A TIME FOR STEWARDS AND LEADERS TO STAY THE COURSE
AS THE CURTAIN IS DRAWN ON ANOTHER YEAR, WE PAUSE TO BREATHE, REFLECT, AND GIVE THANKS. FOR THOSE OF US PRIVILEGED TO SERVE THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, IT IS A DEEPLY FELT MOMENT OF GRATITUDE...
’N TYD VIR RENTMEESTERS EN LEIERS OM KOERS TE HOU
SOOS WAT DIE GORDYN SAK OOR NOG ’N JAAR, RAAK ONS VIR ’N OOMBLIK STIL OM ASEM TE HAAL, TE BESIN EN DANKBAAR TE WEES. VIR DIEGENE VAN ONS WAT DIE VOORREG HET OM...
Trusted advocacy shapes the narrative and policy of agriculture
WHENEVER THE GRAIN SA TEAM APPEARS IN THE MEDIA ALONGSIDE POLITICIANS, WE ARE SURE TO GET COMMENTS – EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE AND IN MOST INSTANCES BOTH. ENGAGING POLITICAL LEADERS HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART...
Betroubare voorspraak vorm landbou se narratief en beleid
WANNEER OOK AL DIE GRAAN SA-SPAN SAAM MET POLITICI IN DIE MEDIA VERSKYN, IS DAAR ALTYD KOMMENTAAR – ÓF POSITIEF ÓF NEGATIEF EN IN DIE MEESTE GEVALLE ALBEI. OM POLITIEKE LEIERS TE BETREK WAS...
WHEAT AT A CROSSROADS: hard realities and future options
AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST VALUABLE SECTORS, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE FOOD, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, AND WORK. YET FEW INDUSTRIES HIGHLIGHT THE GAP BETWEEN NATIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND FARM-GATE REALITIES AS SHARPLY AS WHEAT.
Wheat producers face...
KORING BY ’N KRUISPAD: harde werklikheid en toekomsopsies
LANDBOU IS EEN VAN SUID-AFRIKA SE WAARDEVOLSTE SEKTORE EN BIED BEKOSTIGBARE VOEDSEL, BUITELANDSE VALUTA EN WERK. TOG IS DAAR MIN BEDRYWE WAAR DIE GAPING TUSSEN NASIONALE VERWAGTINGE EN PLAASHEK-REALITEITE SO DUIDELIK IS AS BY...
Biosecurity a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture
IT’S ONCE AGAIN THAT EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY GATHERS IN THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY FOR NAMPO CAPE. THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR’S SHOW, ‘SMART TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICIENT RESOURCE...
Biosekuriteit ’n hoeksteen van volhoubare landbou
DIT IS WEER DAARDIE OPWINDENDE TYD VAN DIE JAAR WAT DIE LANDBOUGEMEENSKAP IN DIE SUIDE VAN DIE LAND SAAMTREK VIR NAMPO KAAP. DIE TEMA VIR VANJAAR SE SKOU, “SLIM-TEGNOLOGIE VIR DOELTREFFENDE HULPBRONBESTUUR”, BEKLEMTOON DIE...
Consumer welfare, agricultural realities and science
IN RECENT MONTHS, TWO MAJOR REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BROUGHT THE REALITY OF CONSUMER WELFARE, AGRICULTURAL REALITIES AND SCIENCE INTO SHARP FOCUS.
The first, a welcome decision by Minister John Steenhuisen and the Department of Agriculture...
Verbruikerswelsyn, landbourealiteite en wetenskap
DAAR WAS IN DIE AFGELOPE MAANDE TWEE BELANGRIKE REGULATORIESE ONTWIKKELINGS WAT DIE WERKLIKHEID VAN VERBRUIKERSWELSYN, LANDBOUREALITEITE EN WETENSKAP SKERP IN FOKUS GEBRING HET.
Die eerste was ’n welkome besluit deur minister John Steenhuisen en die...
