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Grapes
Today, South Africa is the third-largest producer of table grapes in the Southern Hemisphe..
chillies
The chilli plant has green elongated oval leaves that narrow to pointy ends. The chilli plant can be..
Lettuce
lettuce is cultivated throughout the world in both open fields and in greenhouses. Controlled ..
Onions
Onions have been used as food for centuries and are believed to have evolved in the arid regions of ..
broccoli
Broccoli does best on well-drained, sandy loam soils that are high in organic material or that have ..
asparagus
Asparagus can be planted in a wide climate range. It does best when the temperatures during the prod..
apples
The South African apple season is counter-seasonal to the Northern Hemisphere apple season, which me..
corn
Sweet corn is a warm-climate crop and is frost-sensitive. It does best when temperatures range from ..
Cabbage
Cabbage grows best under cool conditions and is popular throughout the world because of its adaptabi..
kale
Kale leaves provide an earthy, yet slightly peppery flavor. Kale can be used raw in salads but is be..
Spring onion
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fresh celery
Celery plants are normally harvested when they are about 40 to 50 cm high. The celery root system is..
beetroot
Although beetroot is a cool-weather crop, using a hybrid cultivar intended for summer production off..
Potatoes
Potatoes are grown under a wide range of conditions - from irrigated commercial farms in Egypt ..
banana
The banana plant grows to about 8 m tall. It has a true stem that forms underground above the extens..
brinjals
The brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a warm-season crop grown for its edible fruit. Climate is one of ..
peanut butter
Peanut butter is the kind of food topic that South Africans feel very strongly about. Peanut butter ..
sugar
The South African sugar industry is one of the world’s leading cost-competitive producers of high-qu..
mixed peppers
Sweet pepper is a tender plant with green oval-shaped leaves that narrow to a pointy end. The pepper..
Oranges
Oranges are by far South Africa’s biggest citrus type and account for around 60% of South African ci..
spinnach
A leafy plant with slightly glossy crisp dark green leaves 25 to 30cm long and 10 to 20cm wide. Leav..
mango
Mangoes can be grown in a wide variety of climates from tropical to arid. The bulk of South African ..
Pears
Pear trees, like apple trees, grow best in temperate zones – regions with cold winters and moderate ..
macademia
Macadamia nuts were already established in the Durban Botanical Gardens in South Africa in 1915, the..
lemon
Lemons are mainly cultivated in temperate climates, while limes are generally produced in tropical a..
cane
During the 2018/2019 season, there were more than 20 000 registered sugarcane growers farming in Kwa..
squash
A healthy bee population ensures good and timeous pollination. The plant has a taproot that can desc..
soybeans
This is the fourth largest crop in the world after maize, wheat and rice.Soybeans are an important s..
wheat
Wheat is an important cereal crop ranking second after maize in terms of the area planted and produc..
sorghum seeds
Sorghum bicolor is an African crop, which is widely distributed throughout the world. Different cult..
carrots
Carrots belong to the same family as celery, coriander and parsley. Initially the roots were long an..
wines
South African wine has a history dating back to 1659, with the first bottle produced in Cape Town by..
