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Post-Harvest Innovation Programme (PHI)

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The Post-Harvest Innovation (PHI) Programme is a public-private partnership between the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum (FPEF), with the FPEF as the implementing partner. The Programme is funded by the DSI’s Sector-Specific Innovation Fund. PHI is directed at developing innovative technology in the postharvest leg of the fresh fruit value chain, to develop and maintain the global competitiveness of the South African fresh fruit industry. The DSI’s premise for initiating and supporting the PHI Programme, launched in 2007, was based on the need to address the innovation challenges for building a competitive and sustainable fresh fruit export industry.

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Pomegranate Association of South Africa (POMASA)

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The Pomegranate Producers Association of South Africa (POMASA) was established in 2009, with the main purpose of providing a structured platform through which industry specific matters could be addressed with a common benefit for its members.

The pomegranate industry gained popularity over recent years. As the industry became more commercialised, pomegranate producers realised the mutual benefits of forming an industry body through which common focus areas can be identified and addressed by the association.

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Merino Landskaap (ML)

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Merino Landskaap advocate the breeding of Merino Landsheep.The Merino Landsheep delivers a good crop of white wool with an average micron of 22 – 28 and an A length at 12 months even with lactating ewes.  A very informative fact is that only 2 pure white wool breeds participated in the above mentioned Phase C tests.  Thereby it has been proved that the Merino Landsheep can be crossed with any pure white wool breed without any problems of soiling of the wool of even the weakening of the fleece.

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Maize Trust (MT)

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The Maize Trust was founded in August 1998 to promote the South African maize industry. The Trust serves the industry through financial support for institutions and organisations with programmes aimed at market and production related research. The secondary objectives of the Trust are to fund the assimilation and dissemination of market information and to broaden market access for the benefit of the maize industry.

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Khanyisa Food Garden (KFG)

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Khanyisa Food Garden is a registered NPO which is growing vegetables and sell at a lower fee for the impoverished community of Khayelitsha .We also supply the needy with vegetables.Khanyisa is curre ntly hosting 16 learners from CPUT Agriculture students assisting them with 10 months practical work to achieve their Diploma.

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Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops (ARC-ITSC)

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The Tropical and Subtropical Crops Division of the Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) provides sustainable and appropriate technologies for production and post-harvest handling of citrus and subtropical crops in order to enhance food security and nutrition, global competitiveness and wealth creation by addressing national priori?ties through its research agenda and related activities.

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Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR)

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The ICFR provides research capability and applied research solutions through multi-year projects and platforms, which target tree improvement and sustainable production, with focused expertise in tree breeding, integrated pest management (IPM), spatial technologies, analytical laboratory methods, and research technical support that extends beyond the forestry industry to other commercial tree crops. The ICFR is situated in the heart of plantation forestry in KwaZulu-Natal and is home to a research nursery, a well-equipped analytical laboratory, and a comprehensive library of forestry literature.

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