Articles
BREAKING THE EXOTIC MOULD
Article number
1097_2
Pages
25 – 31
Language
English
Abstract
The wider world of Protea cultivation is consistently expanding in terms of the
countries where Protea is being produced, as evidenced by a steady increase in
participating countries at conferences.
Reports from traditional cultivation areas other
than South Africa mainly indicate stagnation or a decrease in production, or failure of
seemingly initially very successful projects.
South Africa however is currently going
through its third wave of increased production, from 400 ha by the late 1990s, to 800 ha
by 2008, and now 1,200 ha of intensively cultivated Protea.
This talk highlights probable
reasons for the lack of growth elsewhere, and investigates likely reasons and possible
routes for the continued expansion of South African Protea cultivation.
countries where Protea is being produced, as evidenced by a steady increase in
participating countries at conferences.
Reports from traditional cultivation areas other
than South Africa mainly indicate stagnation or a decrease in production, or failure of
seemingly initially very successful projects.
South Africa however is currently going
through its third wave of increased production, from 400 ha by the late 1990s, to 800 ha
by 2008, and now 1,200 ha of intensively cultivated Protea.
This talk highlights probable
reasons for the lack of growth elsewhere, and investigates likely reasons and possible
routes for the continued expansion of South African Protea cultivation.
Publication
Authors
D.G. Malan
Keywords
Protea, history, development, breakthrough, cultivation, barrier
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