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Article from : https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/641/187318.html South Africa’s macadamia industry is the largest producer globally, but its competitive advantage could be under threat due to a lack of collaboration with government. “For the long term, as an industry, we are not leveraging our reputation and premium supplier status in the global macadamia market as strategically as possible,” says…

RedSun Hortitech For the month of LOVE this February, the RedSun team would like to place emphasis on our genuine passion and love for all things farming! The love for growing and helping farmers grow from strength to strength with our trees, which have been grown and tended with the utmost care to ensure our…

Dennis Fisher with Felix Instruments https://www.freshplaza.com/article/2197946/we-have-developed-an-instrument-to-measure-the-ripeness-of-avocados/ Avocados have different stages of ripening and growers, shippers, as well as retailers, want to offer an avocado at the perfect stage of ripening to ensure a high-quality eating experience. Felix Instruments is eager to announce it has developed an Avocado Quality Meter to gauge the ripeness of avocados,…

By: Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist Printer Friendly Version Image by bugjuice The beautiful macadamia tree is the source of expensive but richly flavored nuts prized for their sweet, soft meat. These trees are warm region plants only, but growing macadamia nuts in southern California and other areas with tropical climates is possible. If…

Article extracted from: https://www.agtag.co.za/category/14/post/21557 In the last decade there has been a 112% increase in the volumes of macadamias exported around the world. Photo supplied Afgriland January/February 2019 Nuts and its health benefits are widely understood. The 60% rise in global tree nut consumption is testament to consumers increasingly opting for healthier food choices. Growth…

A new technique to grow avocados faster means that shortages of this popular fruit might soon be a thing of the past. Tests and research are to start soon. These should help avocado farmers expand their plantations and production at an accelerated pace. The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) in Australia is…

STATISTICS ON THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN MACADAMIA INDUSTRY Updated 14 May 2018 NEW PLANTINGS According to the latest tree sales data received from nurseries for 2017, the Macadamia industry is still growing rapidly. In 2017 the Southern African Macadamia Industry planted 5000 new hectares Macadamias. Mpumalanga remains the major production region in South Africa, still with…

It may surprise you to know that our little country, South Africa is the largest macadamia nut producer in the world with production increasing by 4000 Hectares a year. They’re mostly grown in the Limpopo region as they do well in more tropical areas where avocados, papayas, mangoes and bananas are grown. ALSO READ: How much of our yearly avocado crop…

Think you’d have to be crazy to incorporate macadamia nuts into a healthy diet? Like eggs, nuts have long gotten a bad rap for due to their high fat content. But, as it turns out, some nuts (like the macadamia) might be more nutritious than once suspected. Studies show that macadamia nuts are actually good…

‘We have seen a 25% increase in the value of tree nuts between 2013 and 2014. The value of this industry stands at US$33,7 billion’ – Goretti Guasch, executive director of the International Dried Fruit and Nut Congress. Anita Gould/flickr.com The demand for tree nuts and macadamias in particular is showing no signs of slowing…