Above: Werner Naudé and Reynecke Viljoen of Exsa’s technical division (at left). Behind them from left to right are: Heidi de Villiers of IFG South Africa, Sherif El-Beltagy CEO of Belco Agriculture from Egypt, Exsa grower Leon Viljoen, Dr David Cain, Plant Breeder from IFG, Tertia Marcos, International Business Manager at IFG and Tertia’s father Jan. The photo was taken in a block of the IFG variety Cotton Candy at Klein Vaalwater at Trawal.
We recently received a visit from Dr David Cain, Plant Breeder from the Californian IFG (International Fruit Genetics) breeding programmes. Dr Cain regularly visits South Africa and Exsa as part of the ongoing evaluation and growth of the new IFG varieties within the IFG breeding programme. He has visited Exsa over many years and it is always a pleasure and privilege to receive him and learn from him.