Black citrus farmers reap fruits of transformation project Share Cape Town - A transformation project for black citrus farmers is being celebrated by the industry for having achieved a 40% increase in production during the 2019-2020 citrus season. The Citrus Growers Association’s (CGA) Grower Development Company (GDC) announced that several farms and black growers have increased output by over 40 000 cartons, with one black grower increasing production by 99 000 cartons in just one year. The CGA-GDC, said that last year, black citrus growers produced over 400 000 cartons of fruit for South African grocery stores and supermarkets. In addition, more than 75% of black citrus growers in South Africa export their produce to global markets.