About Us
Cultivating the Future
20+ Years of Innovation
For more than two decades, Culdevco has been a trusted name in the international arena of deciduous fruit licensing. Our strength lies in an optimised approach to identifying, evaluating, commercialising, and marketing profitable stone fruit, pome fruit, dried fruit, canning fruit, and table- and raisin grape cultivars.
We collaborate with a network of experienced evaluators, technical advisors, producers, and independent organisations to select cultivars that give our clients a competitive edge. This collective expertise ensures that the varieties we license deliver both profitability and sustainability across the entire production and supply chain.
With low-risk, high-value cultivars across multiple categories, we remain committed to working closely with our valued partners — from growers to marketers — to achieve lasting success for all involved.
Extensive Range of Proven Cultivars
Over the years, our exclusive rights portfolio has grown to more than 150 varieties, marketed locally and worldwide. This is a testament to our sustainable success is our long-standing partnership with the ARC – a relationship that has already spanned a decade and has been renewed for another 10 years, allowing us to bring even more of our unique varieties to global markets.
Partnering with producers across the globe
We work with a vast network of licensees across the globe, including in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, the UK, Tunisia, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Chile, and the USA, to name just a few.
In South Africa, Culdevco (Pty) Ltd follows an open policy: any pome fruit, stone fruit, canning fruit, dried fruit, table grape, or raisin grape producer may access our varieties, provided they meet our terms and conditions.
For producers outside South Africa, our varieties are available through local Culdevco licensees. We encourage international growers to connect with their country’s licensee to explore the cultivars best suited to their needs.
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