Hou koers met NAMPO-TOEP
Die selfoontoepassing wat ontwikkel is om sake vir besoekers, uitstallers en sakelui tydens NAMPO makliker te maak, bied al die basiese inligting om ’n doeltreffende en genotvolle Oesdag te beleef.
Enigiemand wat die NAMPO-toep aflaai,...
Industry and government collaborate for better biosecurity
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, launched the National Biosecurity Hub at the University of Pretoria (UP) on Tuesday 11 October, saying that it will play a major role in...
Dié lede gee die stokkie aan
Jaap van der Westhuizen, wat Streek 16 die afgelope vier jaar as Graan SA-hoofbestuurslid verteenwoordig het, tree hierdie jaar uit die pos, met Wessel Hattingh wat die leisels sal oorneem.
Jaap is reeds 17 jaar...
CenGen – several milestones to celebrate
From a self-funded beginning to being instrumental in integrating the benefits of DNA/molecular technologies in a wide range of crops, this is the CenGen story … a story of not only utilising opportunities against...
Heffing gee stukrag om lede se saak uit te dra
Richard Krige, visevoorsitter van Graan SA, het tydens Kongres sy dank uitgespreek teenoor Graan SA-lede vir hul getroue bydrae tot die organisasie. Die heffings in Tabel 1 toon die nuwe heffingsbedrag per kommoditeit soos...
Focus on wheat breeding takes centre stage
The Grain SA Research and Policy Centre team manages and coordinates research efforts in a consortium-based approach. The three main research consortia are Crop Improvement, Plant Health and Climate Resilience and were established to...
International open letter condemns plan to amend section 25
‘You do not stand alone against confiscation,’ wrote an international alliance of 33 civil society groups from 28 countries in an open letter to the people of South Africa, declaring their solidarity with them...
Fertiliser quality on par; 2020 survey shows
In 2017 a memorandum of understanding for the funding and management of the fertiliser and lime quality monitoring project was entered into by and between the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (now Department...
Plant health is critical to sustainable and profitable production
The Grain SA Research and Policy Centre team manages and coordinates research efforts in a consortium-based approach. The three main research consortia are crop improvement, plant health and climate resilience and were established to...
Sorghum Cluster Initiative: What’s new with sorghum?
The sorghum industry in South Africa is facing huge challenges as both production and consumption have decreased dramatically in the past few decades. Sorghum production declined in part due to reduced demand, and in...
