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TopFruit Newsletter | August 2021

South Africa is a country with immense potential and possibilities. However, the scenes from 12 July, where uncontrolled and widespread looting took place in Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng, can easily dampen our spirits and reduce our hope for South Africa. These scenes were indeed disturbing and can be described as criminal, but the flip side of this coin could also be that it was a cry for help. I am of the opinion that a large percentage of the South African...

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TopFruit and Planasa accelerate the growth of blueberries in South Africa and beyond - FreshPlaza June 2021

TopFruit South Africa has announced a partnership with Planasa, one of the largest blueberry nurseries in the world, to grow and evaluate varieties emanating from Planasa’s new blueberry breeding programme across sites in Southern Africa. Read more...

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TopFruit Newsletter | May 2021

If somebody asks me what TopFruit does or what our business is about then I normally explain, very enthusiastically, that we are specialists in fruit variety management.  Normally this would require a bit more elaboration, with me painting the full picture from the breeder of a new variety to the end consumer. When understanding sets in it normally creates great excitement.

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