Fertasa besin oor impak van COVID

Op 13 April 2022 het Fertasa (Fertilizer Association of Southern Africa) hul jaarlikse kongres aanlyn gehou. Dr Pieter Haumann, voorsitter en hoof- uit­voerende beampte (HUB), het die kongres hartlik verwelkom met ’n paar woorde...

Manufacturers grapple with steel shortages

The South African agricultural sector has not been spared the global trend of steel shortages created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtually without exception, major steelmaking economies around the world struggled to meet the rebound...

Februarie se helde is: Oom Broer Stapelberg, Ben van Rensburg en Edie van Wyk

Stigterslede leer boere weer vertrou Februarie se wennominasie vir die Graan SA/John Deere My Hero-reeks kom uit Piet Retief, Mpumalanga. Die voorsitter van die Piet Retief-studiegroep, Rian Maree,­ vertel dat die groep sy ontstaan gehad het...

Nampo Alfa 2022 gaan voort

Nuusvrystelling: 24 Augustus 2022 Graan SA en ALFA Ekspo bevestig dat NAMPO ALFA op Nampo Park steeds voortgaan vanaf 29 September tot 1 Oktober 2022. Minister Didiza se aankondiging rakende die verbod op die vervoer van...

SA more food secure despite fragile global score

Amidst an international deterioration in global food security for the third consecutive year, South Africa’s position out of 113 monitored countries has improved from 70th in 2021 and 69th in 2020 to 59th in...

Gespreksforum raak verskeie knelpunte aan

Nasie in Gesprek het vanjaar sy tiende bestaansjaar met ’n wye verskeidenheid onderwerpe gevier – van die land se swak pad- en spoorweginfrastruktuur tot by die uitdagings wat die hedendaagse jeug in die gesig...

Growth potential abounds for sorghum, study shows

Did you know that the humble sorghum grain is high in dietary fibre, assists in digestion, prevents celiac disease and allergies, is rich in antioxidant phenolic compounds – and yet is the least utilised...

Vrae oor geloofwaardigheid by Kongres beantwoord

Daar is tydens dag een van Kongres ’n uur ingeruim vir produsente om vrae rakende die geloofwaardigheid van die Suid-Afrikaanse graanmark aan die kongrespaneel te stel. ’n Kort oorsig word hiermee aan produsente, wat...

Pioneers in agriculture celebrated

The Inspiration Award is presented annually at Grain SA’s awards ceremony to individuals or organisations in appreciation of their excellent contribution to the grain industry. This year the award went to two recipients: Dr...

A new direction in waste management

South Africa is littered with solid waste of which a very large percentage is primary and secondary packaging of all types of commodities. Think about toothpaste: it is sold in a plastic tube which...

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