This year, the 1662 Award goes to Dora Ndaba for her outstanding contribution over decades to the deciduous fruit industry, specifically her contribution on operational management structures, and in the transformation sphere of the industry. The 1662 Industry Award commemorates…
The 1662 award commemorates the first apples that were harvested in the Company Garden at the Cape in that year – 17 April to be exact. Joy van Biljon, one of the founding members of the Koue Bokkeveld Training Centre,…
Hortgro, the South African deciduous fruit industry organisation, has invested nearly R50 million in bursary schemes over the past ten years. During 2023, 35 undergrad students from eight higher education institutions received financial aid to the value of R1.86m, while…