New harvest, new opportunities

South Africa’s potato industry is entering a moment of quiet reinvention. From changing consumer demand and new market channels to innovations on the farm and beyond the packhouse, fresh opportunities…

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CHIPS January/February 2026

Topical • Aktueel / Regulatory • Regulatories8 Potatoes SA: Transforming with vitality11 2025 Sandveld-gholfdag maak ruim gemeenskapsbydrae Industry information • Bedryfsinligting14 Market monitor: The first 44 weeks of 2025 at…

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Nematode control: Can we do without fumigation?

Potatoes are mainly produced on intensively farmed land, which contributes to nematode-induced problems specific to the crop. Root-knot and lesion nematodes are recognised as one of the primary constraints in…

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Potatoes SA: Transforming with vitality

Stories of determination and growth were central to Potatoes SA’s eighth Transformation Symposium, aptly themed “Old Roots, New Shoots: Revitalising and fostering new partnerships”. The event took place at the…

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Aartappels is veelsydigekoningskos

Aartappels SA se 2025-veldtog op LandbouRadio het in September op ‘n einde gekom en behels ‘n insiggewende reeks praatjies deur voedingkundiges, navorsers en ander rolspelers oor onderwerpe soos aartappelvariëteite, hul…

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Growing success in Eastern Cape soil

Jay Jay Farming, a youth-led agricultural partnership between Mzimasi Jalisa and Siphe Joyi, is steadily making a name for itself in the heart of Baziya, near Mthatha in the Eastern…

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The value of our fresh produce markets

As new technology rapidly reforms agriculture, a growing narrative suggests that our fresh produce trade is propped up by so-called ‘outdated’ systems. But before we throw out the rulebook, we…

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