Staatmakers word gegroet
November 2015
WIM VENTER, Oesdagbeampte: Graan SA
Graan SA se NAMPO Oesdagkomitee het in Junie vanjaar tydens ‘n smaakvolle middagete op NAMPO Park, van drie staatmakers wat op die Oesdagkomitee gedien het, afskeid geneem.
Tydens die geleentheid...
Droogtehulpprojek vir Kaapse produsente geloods
July 2017
ALZENA GOMES, skakelbeampte, Graan SA
Met die knellende droogte wat veral skaapboere in die Noord- en Wes-Kaap beleef, het Graan SA op 1 Junie ‘n droogtehulpprojek geloods. Dit volg nadat ‘n groep produsente in...
When Grain SA and the Jobs Fund join hands …and the story of two...
October 2016
JENNY MATHEWS, SA Graan/Grain contributor
It is common knowledge that Grain SA has long been committed to farmer development and assisting previously disadvantaged farmers in the commercialisation process. Another important part of the development programme has...
Inspirasietoekenning ’n Beter Suid-Afrika is moontlik
November 2018
LOUISE KUNZ, SA Graan/Grain redaksiespan en HELENUS KRUGER (foto)
Graan SA het vanjaar as ’n organisasie besluit om die redakteur van die Landbouweekblad, mnr Chris Burgess, met die Inspirasietoekenning te vereer. Hy ontvang hierdie prestige-toekenning vir sy...
Conversion to no-tillage: Perspectives from Argentina
October 2018
STEPHANO HAARHOFF, Department of Agronomy, Stellenbosch University and DR HENDRIK SMITH, conservation agriculture facilitator, Grain SA
Food production is under constant pressure due to variable environmental factors and a growing population. Crop production practices...
Graanprodusent van die Jaar Boerdery ’n uitdagende, dog hoogs vervullende beroep
November 2018
LOUISE KUNZ, SA Graan/Grain redaksiespan en HELENUS KRUGER (foto)
In Prediker 4 lees ons dat twee beter is as een, omdat hulle saam meer in hul werk bereik. Mnre Johan en Dirkie van As is ’n...
Graan SA-voorlegging aan Grondkomitee: Graan en grondhervorming het noue verband
October 2018
MARIËTTA CRONJÉ, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
Graan SA is van opinie dat die huidige Grondwet voldoende en ruim genoeg is om die regering in staat te stel om regverdige en onpartydige grondhervorming op ’n volhoubare manier te...
Hoop, vreugde en dankbaarheid
December 2018
Die jaar 2018 was vir my vol pyn. Dit was ’n uiters intense en emosionele jaar. Daar was die pyn van lae graanpryse en finansiële lewensvatbaarheid. Dan was daar die emosies van onveilig...
Farmer of the Year: Celebrating learning, development and growth – meet the nominees
September 2018
LIANA STROEBEL, development co-ordinator: Western Cape, Grain SA
It is that exciting time of the year again where the nominees for the 2018 Grain SA Farmer of the Year competition have been identified. We...
Farmer Development Programme partners invest in food security
January 2018
JANE MCPHERSON, manager: Farmer Development, Grain SA
Grain SA has been involved in farmer development since its inception in 1999 and the relevance of this programme has increased over the years.
Because of the political...
