by Carien Daffue | Aug 19, 2026 | Berries, climate change, Irrigation, pepper, seasons, soetrissie, the future, Vegetables
South Africa’s pepper crop is steadily leaving the open field. Across the main production areas, more growers are moving sweet peppers into tunnels, net structures and greenhouses in pursuit of the consistent yield, fruit quality and season length that open-field...
by Carien Daffue | Jun 1, 2026 | Berries, fruit industry, Irrigation, Orchards, seasons, Spraying, the future, Vegetables
South Africa’s citrus producers have been exporting fruit to Europe for more than 110 years. In that entire period, not a single consignment has been found to have transmitted citrus black spot to European orchards. Yet every year, EU phytosanitary regulations tied to...
by Carien Daffue | Nov 23, 2023 | Berries, fruit industry, Orchards
Craig Shephard APPLIED AGRICULTURAL REMOTE SENSING CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND MACADAMIA SOUTH AFRICA Under a Macadamias South Africa NPC (SAMAC) initiative, researchers at the University of New England’s Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC) have...
by vf_admin | Jul 12, 2022 | Berries, Irrigation
Netafim South Africa Blueberries are a very special crop. It is challenging to produce, due to its sensitivity to water stress, salinity and acidity levels. It is typically grown in cool climates with specific growing protocols. This makes moving production to warmer...
