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Original article: https://tech.eu/2023/04/14/over-80-billion-went-to-agritech-in-europe-in-the-last-20-years-will-there-be-enough-high-quality-food-for-all/ With the world population growing, Agritech companies share the same mission – using innovation to help fulfil the ever-growing needs of the global population while tackling some of the excesses of climate change. The United Nations predicts that by 2050 the world population will rise to almost 10 billion. With such a…

Impeccable biosecurity reassurance for RedSun Hortitech clients Cropwatch Africa audited RedSun’s nursery and mother blocks for Acanthococcus ironsidei (Macadamia felted coccid) in March 2023. Our stringent adherence to impeccable biosecurity practices pays off – Cropwatch Africa reports that ‘the farms and nursery were in good condition with no possible biosecurity hazards seen.’ Farmers can buy…

Managing our business through the difficult times faced by the macadamia and avocado industries brings our principles back into focus – who we are, why we do what we do and how we do it must remain consistent.  It is incumbent on us to look to the future in order to manage the challenges and…

Cross – Pollination Benefits in Macadamias | Philip Lee, CompleteLee Nuts Consulting In collaboration with RedSun Hortitech It has been known for some time that cross-pollination in macadamias improves nut set and nut size, thereby improving both yield and quality compared with nut production arising from self-pollination. Only recently, however, have research results started to quantify…

ORIGINAL ARTICLE FROM: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-02-27/macadamia-prices-drop-amid-global-glut/102003538?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link If you have never tasted a crisp creamy macadamia kernel, or it has been a while, Australian growers say now is a critical time to buy the native nut and help them weather a global glut and savage price cuts. Key points: After record highs a few years ago the farmgate…

Sustainable farming and healthy eating are no longer the domain of greenies or bunny-huggers, this is the future of the human food supply chain. It’s no longer good enough to dump mountains of fertiliser on fields and hope that the yields will improve to match demand, because firstly, it doesn’t and secondly, the toxicity in…

The world’s population reached, and passed, eight billion people on 15th November 2022, reinforcing RedSun Hortitech’s drive to bend the curve to sustainable farming. Eight billion hungry people to feed creates massive strain on agriculture; to remain competitive and meet the growing demand, farmers have to farm differently and that means utilising Technology and strong…

The South African macadamia industry From humble beginnings when the first macadamia seeds were imported into South Africa by Reim’s nursery at Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal in 1935, the South African macadamia industry only really gathered momentum with the establishment of commercial orchards in Levubu and Tzaneen in Limpopo province, around Nelspruit and Burgershall in Mpumalanga and…

Considering the massive challenges South African agriculture is facing this year, what makes young farmers want to farm?  Agriculture in South Africa is facing tremendous challenges, yet current research reveals that the average age of a farmer in SA is 53. His counterpart in the United States is 67 – that’s a ripe age to…

RedSun Hortitech recently participated in a very interesting discussion hosted by the WMO regarding accessing and developing the India macadamia market. A great deal of information was unpacked and communicated, and we are pleased to share some highlights with you.   CURRENT MARKET STATUS India is the second most populated country in the world with…