Tag: Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum

Congestion at the Port of Cape Town is still causing deciduous fruit to leave the country much slower than is needed for these perishable exports. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Citrus, wine exporters smile as Cape Town port returns to normality

by Noluthando Ngcakani

12th September 2020

While choppy waters may have calmed at the Port of Cape Town, disruptions at the hands of the covid-19 pandemic have unmasked many challenges at the troubled port, say exporters ...

Five things happening in SA agriculture today, 2 September 2020

by Sinesipho Tom

2nd September 2020

Although spring didn’t leap to welcome us yesterday, the agricultural agenda has sprung today! At the top of the watchlist the International Confederation of Agriculture and Food invites you to ...

‘The world doesn’t owe you anything,’ says newly appointed CEO

by Sinesipho Tom

15th June 2020

For the newly appointed CEO of Fruit South Africa, Fhumulani Ratshitanga, hard work, discipline, focus and respect were the building bricks at the foundation of her success. "I never let my gender or the colour of my skin undermine my capabilities," says the 41-year-old woman who ...

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 12 global awards in the first three years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.