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DRY BEAN PRODUCERS’ ORGANISATION
Here you will find all information and developments concerning the DPO.
Dry Bean Producers’ Organisation
The Dry Bean Producers’ Organisation (DPO) is a commodity organisation acting in the interests of the dry bean industry as a whole.
Beanex
Beanex is an electronic trading platform for beans acting as a reliable brokerage in the interest of both dry bean producers and buyers.
Dry Bean Seed
Dry Bean Seed produces high quality disease-free certified and certified seed for the DPO. Red Speckled and Small White beans are the main types.
Plantovita
Plantovita tests dry bean seed and seed potatoes at their fully equipped laboratory complex at Zeekoegat north of Pretoria.
Coen Bezuidenhout-Saadtoetssentrum
CBS is a property company of the DPO owning two plots at Zeekoegat north of Pretoria, housing an office block, laboratory, processing plant and storage.
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All About Growing Dry Beans
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The Benefits of Beans
Protein comes from plant sources as well as animal sources. In fact, every plant we eat has at least a little bit of protein in it, and some have a[…]
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Dry beans makes for healthy eating and are always in demand.
Dry beans are legumes. They form seed pods that tend to split when the seeds are mature. Three bean species are grown in South Africa: the common bean Phaseolus vulgaris,[…]
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