Let the product be your guide. By Anna Mouton. Frank van de Geijn is a senior consultant and post-harvest researcher at Wageningen University and Research. He is with the Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group which focusses on all questions relating…
Trials using ethyl formate yield promising results. By Anna Mouton. “Phytosanitary issues are among the many challenges we face in the international trade of fresh fruit,” said Dr Shelley Johnson, research associate at Stellenbosch University. Johnson has been working on…
Effective fungicide application on stone fruit. By Anna Mouton. Post-harvest decay of stone fruit can cause significant financial losses. Arrie de Kock, senior researcher at ExperiCo, explained how to prevent problems through an integrated approach that includes application of fludioxonil…
A potential multifunctional post-harvest treatment for stone fruit. By Anna Mouton. Dr Olaniyi Fawole is a senior researcher in post-harvest technology at Stellenbosch University. He has previously worked on pomegranates and apples and is currently helping to find solutions to…
What is in the producer’s toolbox? By Anna Mouton Frank van de Geijn is a senior consultant and post-harvest researcher at Wageningen University and Research. He is with the Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group which focusses on all questions relating…
Exploring collaborative solutions across value chains. By Anna Mouton. “Why is plastic packaging so ubiquitous?” asked Lorren de Kock from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). WWF is the largest conservation organisation in the world and is active in…
Will we survive Eskom? By Anna Mouton. “I ‘m here to explain where Eskom has brought us and where it’s going to take us,” opened Paul Nel, energy expert at infrastructure engineering and advisory company Aurecon. Nel has three decades…
The changing landscape of international trade. By Anna Mouton. Stephanie van der Walt of Agbiz Fruit is an attorney and expert in international trade. She described the position of South Africa in a complex and shifting global marketplace and explained…
Real-time information and forecasting of pest and disease development. By Engela Duvenage. Information gathered daily on farms can be fed into effective modelling programmes to take precision farming to a next level. Modelling can help producers time disease and pest…
Managing spray application in the presence of drape nets. By Engela Duvenage. “Drape netting reduces tree canopy penetration. It influences where and how thoroughly sprays are deposited onto leaves, and the amount of chemicals ultimately deposited on the outside and…