The source of the ‘worst outbreak’ of listeria in South Africa was confirmed yesterday by health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, as coming from processed meat plants in Polokwane and Germiston. Press Release - Clean bill of health for SA deciduous fruit...
SIZA, the South African sustainability standard for social and environmental assurance, is the first to reach FULL (100%) equivalence when benchmarked against SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA). Click on the link below to read the complete article. SIZA FSA Gold Equivalence_Media release_final...
The South African Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum (FPEF) launches the 2018 edition of the Fresh Produce Export Directory at Fruit Logistica: Berlin 2018 on 7th February at a cocktail reception hosted by the FPEF. According to the CEO of the FPEF, Anton Kruger, this directory...
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) released the 3rd Crop Estimate for the 2017/18 table grape season with upper and lower limits about 12,2% and 18% lower, respectively than the previous 2016/2017 season. The new estimate is between 55,4 million and 59,3 million cartons. SATI Press Release...
Stephen Hobson, director at Agrifusion, closed the seminar with an update and overview of the draft AgriBEE codes and the implications for the industry. He mentioned the ongoing uncertainty as to when the AgriBEE codes will be gazetted and unpacked the impact of the changes...
Dr Konanani Liphadzi, CEO of Fruit South Africa, delivered a talk on transformation in the fruit industry. She shared a little about the transformation journey within the Fruit SA board and highlighted the priority within Fruit SA to drive Fruit Industry Transformation, necessitated by the...
Professor Jonathan Jansen served as the key note speaker and delivered an energetic, hard-hitting and entertaining talk, which got to the heart of the matter. The title of his talk was “How to Transform with Integrity”. A key message conveyed by Professor Jansen was that...
The 24th International Agribusiness Exhibition and Seminar, took place at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Manila, Philippines recently. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa, as well as Fruit South Africa, is participating this year. Mr Anton Kruger represented the FPEF...
Dear FPEF members, Our recent survey amongst members has delivered interesting results that I would like to share with you ...