Posts Tagged ‘potato producers’
Limpopo-kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Dendron in 2024
Limpopo is ‘n groot aartappelproduksiestreek waar ongeveer 24.8% van die land se totale kommersiële aartappels deur 121 produsente op nagenoeg 12 760 ha geproduseer word. Die mees prominente kultivars wat…
Read MoreVerwerkingskultivarproef onder besproeiing: Loskopvallei 2024
Die Loskopvalleiomgewing is ‘n aartappelproduksiestreek waar sowat 3.3% van die land se kommersiële aartappels, hoofsaaklik vir verwerkingsdoeleindes, deur 18 produsente op ongeveer 1 715 ha produseer word (2024-oesjaar). Die prominentste…
Read MoreHandevat verdubbel die waarde van oorskot varsprodukte
Hongersnood in Suid-Afrika is nie altyd te wyte aan voedseltekorte nie, maar dikwels bloot ‘n toeganklikheidsprobleem onder gemeenskappe wat ekonomies swaar trek. Ongeveer 18 miljoen mense in die land ly…
Read MoreHarvesting hope: Water and rivers powering the Limpopo potato heartland
Potato producers across Limpopo depend on four key rivers for irrigation. These are the Limpopo, Mogalakwena, Palala, and Mogol rivers. These waterways, together with their associated dams, continue to support…
Read MorePotatoes SA Research Symposium embraces innovation
Evolution, innovation, and enablement – these were the three focus areas of this year’s Potatoes SA Research and Innovation Symposium held on 23 and 24 July at the CSIR International…
Read MoreEastern Free State product trial under dryland conditions at Betlehem, 2021 to 2023
Approximately 18.5% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes are produced on 9 523 ha, 71.8% of which are planted under dryland conditions (2024 harvest year). The most prominent cultivars planted in…
Read MoreWestern Free State cultivar trial under irrigation at Bultfontein in 2024
Approximately 51.1% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes are produced by 38 producers on 6 871 ha (2024 harvest year) in the Western Free State potato production region. The main cultivars…
Read MoreWestern Free State cultivar trial under dryland conditions at Kroonstad in 2024
The Western Free State is a major potato producing region in which 38 producers produce approximately 51.1% of South Africa’s commercial potatoes on 6 871 ha (2024 harvest year). The…
Read MoreG20 MACS: What it means for transformation in the potato industry
From 26 to 28 May 2025, Limpopo had the distinct honour of hosting the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) at The Ranch Resort in Polokwane. This marked a…
Read MorePotato harvesting by EDP projects in the Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape continues to show remarkable progress in the development of its emerging black potato producers through structured support programmes, such as the Potatoes SA Enterprise Development Programme (EDP).…
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