Andrew Boxall had been growing the finest strawberries in Kent and that in the past 10 years Andrew had been supplying “Local” strawberries to ASDA in Kent.
The sweet, melodious sounds of Xhosa women singing resonates over the strawberry fields on a Geelhoutboom farm where all types of berries thrive alongside a clear mountain stream
A report compiled for the British government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has further illustrated the crucial role of seasonal migrant workers and the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Scheme (SAWS) to the horticulture sector.
Four of Europe`s leading berry companies involved in developing new varieties are going to be speaking at the Global Berry Congress organised by Eurofruit Magazine.
South Africa: Exponential growth in 2006
It has always been Well Pict European’s belief that how ever good a marketer you employ, real new business comes from providing new varieties or existing vari...
First WPE South African strawberry exports
For the first time since sanctions were imposed on the South African economy, strawberry exports have once again found their way onto European supermarket s...
What about Prophet in SA?
Well Pict European has been using the system PR2 since April 2003. At the end of October WPE director Aurel Voiculescu and Mark Peachy (Prophet Plc) paid a visit to Well Pic...
SA Strawberry School
Developing soft fruit production in South Africa was always going to be a challenge for Well pict European. As the industry develops, the issue of good labour has become more and...
South Africa: 60% market share
A combination of excessively high rainfall and limited agronomic knowledge of the new PSI/BGI varieties introduced by Well-Pict European brought last season (04/05) to ...
Developing trust
The WellPict trust is now fully up and running in South Africa. The trust represents about 70% of the country`s strawberry production and membership of raspberry and cherry growers i...
A woman’s touch
Small in stature, big of heart – this is probably the best description of Tess Gebers. Well Pict European South Africa is proud to have her flying our colours in the Eastern Cape Prov...
Breaking new ground in SA
Well-Pict European SA had its EurepGAP audit at the beginning of July and are pleased to announce that they are the only farm and packhouse growing strawberries in South Afr...
Working together to develop the South African berry business
After some harsh lessons in both people and production Well-Pict European is starting to make some real headway into creating a South Afri...
Mastered in four years
We arrived in South Africa four years ago full of preconceptions and enthusiasm about creating a strawberry business to feed the increasing demand for supply in our European bu...
Well-Pict European South Africa
We are glad to report that Ridgewood Farm is doing very well, despite the rocky start to the year. In February we saw the end of one of the driest summers that we have...
South African Update
During January Martin Seymour, David Johnston all paid a visit to their colleagues in South Africa. The Engineered Farming Solutions (EFS) team had made huge developments over th...
South African strawberries making a comeback
South African strawberries are set to re-emerge on UK supermarket shelves thanks to the market expansion of international soft-fruit procurement company ...
Helping double national demand.
The 2005 South African strawberry season has had an unusual start, with warm weather conditions being experienced in the north of the country. This has enabled growers...
Commitment endures hail for first commercial SA crop
2004 was the first year PC-592 Endurance and BG-269 Commitment were grown commercially in South Africa.
As expected, they have had mixed success....
Woolworths – The Premier Berry Retailer in South Africa
In Southern Africa the name Woolworths is synonymous with consisten, exceptional quality and real value across a wide range of merchandise. Fou...
Well Pict South Africa Leading The Supply Of Sabrosa
Well Pict European South Africa supplies strawberries and raspberries to the UK, and, according to the company’s Chris Charter, strong demand fo...
The sweet, melodious sounds of Xhosa women singing resonates over the strawberry fields on a Geelhoutboom farm where all types of berries thrive alongside a clear mountain stream and the reflection of t...
Breeding Diversity
The roots of Stargrow South Africa began in 1992. Michiel Prins and Chris Godman started a rootstock business that produced clonal rootstocks of apples, pears and stone fruits. Thi...
Morestar
Morestar Estate is a South African Agricultural Enterprise involved in production, packing & marketing of fresh produce. Morestar is the Afrikaans translation for Morning Star, derived from ...
WELLPICT EUROPEAN SOUTH AFRICA http://www.wellpictsa.com
Ongoing investment in our 55ha farm and modern 1200m2 BRC compliant pack house in the Southern Cape of South Africa has ensured both a reliab...