Posts Tagged ‘potato producers’
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…
Read MoreCHIPS 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…
Read MoreSuidwes-Vrystaat-kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Petrusburg in 2024/25
Die Suidwes-Vrystaat aartappelproduksiestreek produseer sowat 1.86% van die land se kommersiële aartappels op 954 ha (2024-oesjaar). Die mees prominente kultivars wat in die streek se hoofoes vir tafelverbruik en verwerking…
Read MoreNematode 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…
Read MorePotatoes 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…
Read MoreCeres cultivar trial under irrigation at Donkerbos in 2024/25
Producers in the Ceres production area plant approximately 1.27% of the total area under potatoes in South Africa. Potatoes for processing and table purposes are planted under irrigation (651 ha…
Read MoreAartappels 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…
Read MoreGrowing 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…
Read MoreCeres-kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Donkerbos in 2024/25
Produsente in die Ceresproduksiegebied plant sowat 1.27% van die totale hektaar onder aartappels in Suid-Afrika. Hulle plant verwerkingsaartappels sowel as tafelaartappels onder besproeiing (651 ha in die 2024-oesjaar). Die prominentste…
Read MoreThe 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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