by Carien Daffue | Aug 19, 2026 | apples, climate change, drones, fruit industry, Irrigation, Orchards, seasons, seisoene, Spraying
South Africa’s commercial apples, pears, plums, peaches and nectarines all come from trees shaped by a very different world: the cold winters of the northern hemisphere. These are trees built for winter shutdown. They survive freezing conditions by switching off, and...
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 | Aug 19, 2026 | climate change, drones, Irrigation, seasons, soetrissie, Spraying, the future, Vegetables
Rita van der Merwe GEWASBESTUURDER: SPESIALITEITSEGEWASSE – BASF Die aartappelbedryf is een van die hoekstene van landbou in Suid-Afrika. Saam met mielies en koring verteenwoordig aartappels een van die drie belangrikste bronne van koolhidrate in die dieet van...
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 | Jun 1, 2026 | apples, Brassica, fruit industry, Irrigation, Macadamia, Nuts, olives, Orchards, pepper, soetrissie, Vegetables
Netafim From producer to consumer, everyone is well aware of the statistics around water scarcity, agricultural water use, and increased food demand driven by population growth. For many years, the challenge has been clear: produce more food while continuously...
by Carien Daffue | May 27, 2024 | Irrigation
Time spent in the field this irrigation season has alerted the Netafim Field Team of the extremely poor and worsening quality of available irrigation water in certain areas. According to Dexter Neethling, Product Manager at Netafim South Africa, water quality has...
