May 2020 be a turning point in our history
Looking back on the year 2019, it was one with a meagre yield, except perhaps for the Rugby World Cup! The expectations of more clarity on land reform and a master plan for agriculture...
Advice from the home straight
This is the second last editorial I will write for SA Graan/Grain. The plan is still for me to lay down the reins as CEO at the end of August 2021. Last month an...
Plan for the long haul now
We all know that timely planning for a long journey is essential, especially when taking on unfamiliar and lesser-known destinations. I just realised this again with our family’s recent trip to the beautiful Botswana,...
Our ability to make the basic and the desirable happen
An announcement on a flight I was on recently just reminded me of our economic state of affairs. The captain explained that they had tried different heights, that the specific one was the best...
Create ample shadow for the future
A team from Grain SA recently attended the annual Global Leadership Summit. One of the quotes that gave me renewed energy and vision was the remark by Todd Henry: ‘A society grows great when...
’n Plan om SA deur die winter te dra
Die winter is hier. Die Kaapse weer het reën gebring vir planttyd en die ryp is besig om ons somergewasse te help afdroog sodat die oes ingesamel kan word. Die menigte voorspellings dat ons...
Geared for the new season
As times and needs change, it is necessary to make adjustments within organisations and businesses from time to time to ensure that the focus is right and that the teams are adequately equipped to...
Mag 2020 ’n draaipunt in ons geskiedenis wees
As ek terugkyk oor die jaar 2019 het dit maar ’n karige opbrengs gelewer, behalwe dalk vir die Rugbywêreldbeker! Die verwagtinge van meer duidelikheid oor grondhervorming en ’n landboumeesterplan wat die sektor kan vorentoe...
Dit sal ook verbygaan
Ek het nou die dag ’n byeenkoms bygewoon wat gehandel het oor die verlies wat mense in die COVID-tyd beleef.
Kundiges het gepraat oor kinders wat nie matriekafskeid kon hou nie en ook nie die...
The future beckons
Over the past few decades, we have become accustomed to incredible population growth, particularly in Oriental countries such as China, India and Indonesia. Through policy China could turn it around and the Chinese population...
