Award-winning mango producer says 100t/ha is possible
Jaco Fivaz has a wealth of experience in mango production and has been the farm manager on Mohlatsi farm near Hoedspruit in Limpopo for the past 17 years.
The farm produces a wide variety of mango cultivars, such as Tommy Atkins, Keitt and Sensation, and also has a packhouse, a drying unit, and an achar production facility. The packhouse is used only for about four months of the year, during the harvest season, while the drying unit, which can dry a variety of products, runs throughout the year. The achar unit was started in 2016 and produces between 150t and 600t a year depending on the availability of fruit.
A more recent venture, which opened a year ago, is the farm store, where
