The beginning Michael Mxokozeli started farming in 2006 in the Grabouw area with three pigs and 20 chickens. By 2010, he stopped farming with chickens, and focused on his pig production, which had grown to 32 pigs. In 2012, the…
The participants of Cape Flora’s two day business skills workshop ranged from being industry stalwarts with 25 years experience in the industry, to new entrants with one year under the belt. The workshop was funded the Post-Harvest Innovation Fund (PHI)…
South Africa is different from other African countries. It has a different history and because of that, it has always had a relatively large upper and middle class capable of buying flowers. Read more…
In order to better understand millennials’ preferences for and barriers to purchasing flowers, the American Floral Endowment and the Floral Marketing Research Fund released a study that helps all segments of the industry understand millennials’ purchasing behaviors. An online survey…
SA’s SANBI Garden wins gold and President Award at Chelsea Flower Show https://www.thesouthafrican.com/chelsea-flower-show-2017/ The Chelsea Flower Show 2017 kicked off on Sunday and hundreds of celebrities, including the Royal family, were able to enjoy the gardens and displays, of which…
PHI Innovate 2017 WEB p66-71 PHI Innovate 2017 WEB p60-61 Cape Flora intro PHI Innovate 2017 WEB p62-65 PHI Innovate 2017 WEB p72-75 To read more, go to: www.postharvestinnovation.org.za
In the last full week before Valentine’s Day, the turnover was € 142 million. This is the highest turnover ever recorded in the history of Royal FloraHolland. Read more…
FROM HORTIBIZ Flower bouquet exports by country Flower bouquet exports by country totalled US$7.9 billion in 2015 down by an average -6.5% for all flower bouquet shippers over the five-year period starting in 2011 when flower bouquets shipments were valued…
