TwyPack Packhouse in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, and StellenPack in Paarl, Western Cape
Export-grade surplus represents one of the most significant and most underutilised opportunities in food rescue. South Africa’s agricultural sector consistently produces world-class citrus, but a meaningful portion never reaches its intended export market. Cosmetic imperfections, sizing variations, overproduction, and last-minute order changes all create a stream of nutritious, high-quality produce with nowhere to go.
Rather than allow this fruit to go to waste, OneFarm Share brought together a network of partners determined to redirect it to the communities that needed it most. Working in close coordination across two provinces, five organisations came together to make this rescue happen:
- OneFarm Share — providing transportation logistics and coordinating the end-to-end programme, from packhouse to community
- ClemenGold International — identifying and releasing surplus citrus from their packhouse operations
- SA Harvest — mobilising their distribution network and 200+ beneficiary organisations nationwide
- Agrimark — providing critical bulk Agrimark bins to move volume efficiently from the packhouse to the distribution hub
- CHEP — contributing bin and pallet infrastructure to support the movement of produce at scale
366 tonnes of surplus citrus, 15–18 truckloads, were identified across both packhouse sites at the end of the citrus season.With perishable produce and tight timelines, coordinated logistics were essential. OneFarm Share managed the programme flow from surplus identification through to final handover, ensuring the fruit arrived in the right condition at the right time. SA Harvest then channelled the rescued citrus through its extensive network of beneficiary organisations, spreading the impact across communities throughout South Africa.