Tag: fresh produce
Fuel price reprieve, a positive development as 2022/23 agriculture season is about to begin
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business
Following the upswing in fuel prices which reached a recording high during July 2022, the Department of...
First in-store vertical farm launched
PICK n Pay has become the first South African retailer to launch in-store “vertical farms” to show customers a sustainable and locally-grown modern farming...
New online service offers farm fresh produce delivered by the farmer
It doesn’t get fresher than this – a new online platform called FarmDirectSA launched on October 1 and promises to bring you the best produce directly...
Optimising storage and logistics for fresh produce
Most senior executives in the fresh produce industry will admit that levels of wastage are not what they should be. Very few can boast...