Posts by Hanrie Greebe
City of Tshwane ordered to invest R18m in produce market refresh [Media Coverage, The Citizen]
“South Africa’s market agents body is not the only entity that has raised concern over the matter, Potatoes SA, earlier this year, called for the privatisation of the Tshwane Market,…
Read MoreWhy potato farmers are not making money [Media Coverage, Food For Mzansi]
Judging from the price of potatoes in stores, consumers might think that farmers are making a killing. However, very little ends up in their pockets. Potatoes SA gives us insight…
Read MoreCheap as chips? In SA, not quite, if they’re frozen [Media Coverage, Daily Maverick]
Asked about the call to scrap import tariffs on frozen fries, Potatoes SA concurred that South Africa faced a real risk of dumping, should Europe have an over-supply of product…
Read MoreGolden harvests [Industry News, Video and Gallery]
Potatoes SA visited Aldrin Lawrence, Potatoes South Africa 2022 Enterprise Development Farmer of the Year on 2 November 2022, to look, learn and inspire as he harvested another bumper crop.…
Read MoreAfrican Farmers’ Association honours Tshianeo Mathidi [Potato Industry News, Limpopo Mirror]
[Mr Tshianeo] Mathidi, who is a well-known potato farmer in the Thohoyandou area, was greatly humbled by the honour bestowed on him. “This is humbling and fulfilling. It was by…
Read MoreFarmers get R34 for 10kgs of potatoes. Here’s what retailers charge [Media Coverage, Business Insider South Africa]
‘Currently South Africa’s farm-gate price for potatoes averages R34 for a 10kg bag, Potatoes SA has said. At one unnamed store, the association found a 10kg bag of potatoes priced…
Read MoreFood prices in SA [Media Coverage, eNCA]
“Some shops are overpricing potatoes while consumers are struggling to make ends meet. That’s the view of the Potato Nation after it found a store pricing potato’s out of the…
Read MorePSA “trending on Twitter hashtag” [Media Coverage, Durban Youth Radio FM]
Potatoes SA’s consumer pricing campaign – update [News Coverage, eNCA]
Potatoes SA talks to eNCA about its latest #PostYourPrice consumer campaign.
Read MoreNW-boer is Aartappelboer van die Jaar [Nuus, Landbou.com]
“Mnr. Murray Thompson van Anthorn Farming by Christiana is as vanjaar se Syngenta Nasionale Aartappelboer van die Jaar aangewys.” Lees meer…
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