Hortgro

The home of the South African deciduous fruit grower. Our roots date back to the Spring of 1652 when the Dutch East India Company founded the Cape of Good Hope as a refreshment outpost for its passing ships. The South African fruit export industry was “founded” by Percy Molteno in 1892 when he successfully exported a small consignment of peaches to the United Kingdom, that was sold at Covent Garden Market.  Hereafter, the fruit export market blossomed and by 1903 more than 22 000 fruit packages were being exported. At HORTGRO we focus on production, research and technology, communication, markets, and transformation within the deciduous fruit industry.