SA produces enough food – STILL PEOPLE ARE STARVING
According to the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) of 2022, South Africa is regarded as the number one country in Africa in terms of food security due to its developed agricultural sector, stable food...
KALM, STRATEGIESE DENKE SAL ONS DEURDRA
Landbou is maar altyd in ’n krisis of op pad na ’n krisis. Sokrates, soos aangehaal deur Xenofon ongeveer 400 jaar voor Christus, het gesê: “...for my part I agree with all you say;...
CALM, STRATEGIC THINKING WILL SEE US THROUGH
Agriculture is forever in a crisis or heading into a crisis. Socrates, as quoted by Xenophon some 400 years before Christ, stated: ‘…for my part I agree with all you say; only, one must...
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...
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...
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...
GRAIN PRODUCTION BEFORE POLITICS: the seed of stability
ON THE WAY BACK HOME AFTER NAMPO 2025 I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT MADE THIS YEAR’S EVENT SO SPECIAL. THE ANSWER LIES NOT ONLY IN THE LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS, BUT IN THE UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST...
FROM LAB TO FIELD – the role of timely regulations
The agricultural sector is at the crossroads of profound transformation, driven by advancements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.
These innovations promise to revolutionise how food is produced, processed, and distributed, offering solutions to...
What is the alternative?
It always sounds so easy when one reads about or listens to passionate motivational speakers or strategies that emphasise the importance of resilience – and when we are admonished to listen beyond the noise...
