Efficiencies across the board deliver a great year for SAFE
Twenty seventeen has been a good year for SAFE. That’s the opinion at both ends of the business – from production to marketing – as well as in the engine …
Month: November 2017
High praise for SAFE crèche programme
Farmers throughout South Africa should follow the example set by SAFE at its Bonathaba and Zwartfontein farms near Wellington, says pre-school teacher, Ingrid Broodryk. For many years Broodryk did a …
Infrastructure upgrades at SAFE farms in time for grape harvest
Infrastructure upgrades at SAFE’s Bonathaba and Zwartfontein farms near Wellington in the Western Cape are nearing completion, and will be operational in time for the December grape harvest. “We have …
Worldwide shortage boosts demand for SAFE early grape harvest
In week 47 workers on SAFE farms around the Northern Cape started picking Early Sweet and the first Prime Seedless grapes for packing and export to Europe and the Far …
Profile on Nuwepos Farm Manager Nico Schade
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.
Fairtrade certification gives SAFE an edge in leading European markets
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 …
After returning farm to profit: SAFE says goodbye to Kangela
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 …