Nico Schade began working at Nuwepos when he was 24 years old, growing the farm to the success it enjoys today. Nico believes that his success arises from treating everyone working on the farm with respect and by working alongside them in the field as much as he can. He sets clear goals to be achieved as motivation and he believes that hard work and commitment are the ingredients of a “recipe” for success.
SAFE is reaping a profitable harvest from new markets in Switzerland thanks to their hard won Fairtrade accreditation programme. This is the view of Wibo van den Ende, marketing and …
SAFE recently ended their successful 11-year production and management agreement with Kangela Citrus Farms – after turning the previously stressed farm to profit. Kangela, in the Eastern Cape near Addo …
Software experts at SAFE are harnessing the power of award-winning Openbravo software to streamline everything SAFE does – globally, centrally and in real time- to deliver greater efficiencies, reduce costs …
Tiaan Visser lives to lead by example. He believes that only by respecting other people will you be respected. And with mutual respect a team can achieve greatness – as reflected in Nuweland’s motto “respect earns respect”.
Cape Town-based producer and exporter SAFE (South African Fruit Exporters), has achieved via Global Fresh what many companies across the world can only dream of – a significant relationship with …
SAFE’s reputation for the consistent delivery of high quality produce has resulted in global markets welcoming the South African based exporter with open arms. This is the good news from …
The drought in the Western Cape is taking farmers deep into unexplored territory forcing them to dig deep into their hard won knowledge of farming and bring in the best …
Christie Henn is a farm manager with a passion for sustainable farming and a real heart for his farmworkers. Under his leadership Bonathaba, the SAFE table grape and citrus farm near Wellington of which he has been senior manager since 2006, achieved a Confronting Climate Change B-grade certification last year.
As South Africa’s citrus season draws to a close and spring is announcing the start of the table grape season, the Cape Town-based producer and exporter, SAFE (South African Fruit Exporters) will continue to maximise its strongest selling point – a seamless farm-to-fork package – to promote top-quality SA fruit to overseas markets.
