Tru-Cape's Pieter Graaff named Western Cape Farmer of the Year
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing's chairman Pieter Graaff has been named by the Agricultural Writers Association as the 2018 Western Cape Farmer of the Year. He is now in line for the national title of South African Farmer of the Year, expected later in November.
L-R: Roelf Pienaar land Pieter Graaff of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing
In commending Graaff, the association said that Graaff, through his Witzenberg Properties holdings, is the single biggest apple producer in South Africa with a 2018 production of 46,783 tonnes.
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing’s MD, Roelf Pienaar, says, "Our heartiest congratulations to our chairman, Pieter Graaff, on this notable accolade and achievement. Tru-Cape is blessed to have a number of our growers and employees celebrated by peers in the industry. For Tru-Cape, Pieter’s forward-thinking approach to planting new varieties and further developing his cherry crop adds much value to Tru-Cape’s product basket. We also recognise the cogent and fiduciary duty that he performs as our chairman.”
