LEARNING FROM A NEIGHBOUR
April’s hero: Dawie du Plessis
This month the judges were excited to read about a nominee from the Swartberg area in KwaZulu-Natal. Dawie du Plessis is a third-generation commercial producer who is well-known for his...
March’s hero: Koos Mthimkulu
‘I’m a BETTER FARMER today BECAUSE OF HIM’
The nominee in the My Hero series that caught the attention of the judges in March, hails from Senekal in the Free State. Koos Mthimkulu started out...
‘What we are doing is making a difference’
One of the finalists in the Potential Commercial Farmer of the Year category of Grain SA’s Farmer of the Year competition, is Tamsanqa Raphael Masuku (74). He farms with his wife, Nonhlahla (72), on...
Mentorship: Supporting a vision, conquering division
When Grain SA first introduced its mentorship programme, the goal was to change the lives of smallholder farmers by improving their agricultural practices. Through the years it has become clear that the programme does...
Hands-on approach brings results for Jerry
It has been proven that people learn much faster from doing something, rather than just learning about it through books and lectures or by simply watching someone else. Jerry Mthombothi, Grain SA development co-ordinator...
Met kundigheid en kalmte loop hy voor
Boeta du Toit, wat sedert Januarie 2006 tot en met Junie vanjaar as uitvoerende hoofbestuurder van Agri NW gedien het, se leiding en waardevolle insigte het grootliks bygedra tot die vorming van landboubeleid en...
