Located in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, Sitrusrand, started as a 10-hectare mixed farm now stretches for 60 kilometers along the Sundays River. It has 1,400 hectares dedicated to citrus fruits which the business packs itself. Employing 1,500 people, Sitrusrand exports citrus fruit to many countries. I was spending every single minute of the day in there, and I remember how tough it was sorting fruit by hand, making decisions between four classes of fruit. This made it possible to dedicate one packhouse exclusively to oranges, another to lemons, and another to soft citrus.
