At SIZA, our unwavering commitment to assist the South African Agricultural Industry with their sustainability and continuous improvement drives our actions to ensure it meets global market needs and requirements.
The SIZA Emerging Grower Programme is an initiative aimed at supporting and empowering new and aspiring growers within the agricultural industry as part of transformation initiatives. This comprehensive programme spans over a three-year duration and is designed to assist growers who have never been audited before.
Although loadshedding is a burden and has an economic impact on agriculture, the opposite is also true that the South African agricultural landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation — one that is not only helping farms thrive but also contributing to a more sustainable future within the sector.
According to SIZA’s audit process and methodology, the SIZA Social and Environmental Standards undergo a comprehensive review every three years.
SIZA has heard and recognised retailers’ and buyers’ need for a cost-effective and streamlined monitoring programme to evaluate and monitor their supply chains and, therefore has incorporated a digital recordkeeping traceability functionality as part of the well-established MySIZA platform.
The spotlight is on those who are not content with minimum compliance but are embracing a proactive approach, championing a best practice mindset.
SIZA CARES (the Creating Awareness and Resilience in Environmental Sustainability programme) is a voluntary environmental sustainability programme that focuses on creating awareness and resilience among farms and packhouses.
Food is a basic human need, and a healthy diet is crucial for our health and wellbeing.
Over the past few decades, knowledge surrounding the rise in temperatures and the subsequent effects on the climate has become the main driving force behind sustainable business practices.
Water is a finite resource, meaning that it cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption.