Our Story

1993

Sowing The First Seed

With farming and consulting experience in South Africa and abroad, Barney and Ann Isralls establish Vegtech to make international expertise, technologies and products available to local farmers.

2000

Becoming a Greenhouse Business

Greenhouse builder Yamko Yadpaz invests in the business, bringing about our transition from agricultural products supplier to greenhouse solutions manufacturer and builder.

2001

Putting Down New Roots

We move to new premises in Kraaifontein Industria in Cape Town, which are strategically located close to the port, main transport routes, and a major agricultural hub.

2004

Branching Into New Regions

We establish premises in Isando, Johannesburg, to better serve our customers in the country’s northern provinces.

2006

Welcoming A New Partner

Netafim, the world leader in precision irrigation solutions, buys Yamko Yadpaz’s share in Vegtech.

2013

Cultivating Our Capacity

We establish our engineering and project management team, which enables us – empowered by Netafim’s precision farming tech – to conceptualise, engineer and build cutting-edge, turnkey undercover farming solutions for Africa.

2020

Growing Our Footprint In Africa

We start our first greenhouse project in Chad, marking our presence in 25 African countries.

2021

Changing Our Name To Vegtech Netafim

Our new name reflects our ongoing partnership with Netafim. This change also affirms Netafim’s commitment to becoming the world’s leading greenhouse company.

Our Purpose

Helping farmers grow

As farmers and agronomists, we understand the challenges facing growers in Africa today – including the need to produce more food with increasingly scarce resources. Which is why we’re committed to creating innovative and sustainable undercover growing solutions that help farmers to minimise their risk and maximise their yield.

Our Partnership With Netafim

Local knowledge, global reach

We’re proud to be in partnership with Netafim, the global leader in precision irrigation solutions for sustainable agriculture. Together, as Vegtech Netafim, we help farmers achieve growing success, regardless of climate or conditions, by offering them the very best products available in the market today.