Good news comes from our actions
While in lockdown, South Africans have been bombarded with negative news, while the whole world’s focus is on the rising death toll and the coronavirus devastation. One can easily feel overwhelmed and it is...
’18 se Groot Griep
Beste Grootneef
Oupa het soms vertel van ’18 se Groot Griep. Dit was ’n snerpende winter. Die suidewind het egter nie net kapok oor die vlaktes gejaag nie, maar ook ’n ongenaakbare griep oor die...
Farming = life
‘Investments in agriculture are the best weapons against hunger and poverty – they have made life better for billions of people.’ These words were spoken by the American business magnate, Bill Gates, who doubled...
Waar is Justitia?
Beste Grootneef
Sy was ’n mooi vrou – lank en slank met hare wat oor haar skouers val. Sy staan steeds effe vooroor en luister. Haar oë is bedek met ’n blinddoek, sodat sy met...
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...
“I like your humble spirit”
Beste Grootneef
Dit was op ’n Donderdag toe ons by die “Friday Market” gestop het. Iewers op die pad tussen Ras al Khaimah en Fujairah. In die middel van die woestyn, aan die voetheuwels van...
Mentorship creates a platform for growth
Although Liana Stroebel, Grain SA’s provincial co-ordinator in the Western Cape, is not a mentor in Grain SA’s Farmer Development Programme, she might as well be seen as one. According to the definition, a...
Ter sake / On the agenda
A monthly SA Graan/Grain feature with important dates, multimedia links, Grain SA diary events as well as current grain-related news bits.
Potpourri van nostalgie
Beste Grootneef
Versoeningsdag, Kersdag en Oujaarsdag. Vader Tyd keer elke jaar dié drie dae in ’n stroomversnelling vas op pad Nuwejaar toe. Dan breek die nuwe jaar se stroom oor die keerwal en vat almal...
Farm to thrive and not just to survive
The main objective of the Farmer of the Year competition is to celebrate the learning, growth, development and hard work of the thousands of farmers in the Grain SA Farmer Development Programme. Although the...
