NAMPO KAAP: Meer voete, meer om te sien
Bredasdorp maak gereed om besoekers aan NAMPO Kaap te verwelkom. In 2018 het sowat 16 000 belangstellendes die eerste NAMPO Kaap besoek. In 2019 het die getal besoekers tot ongeveer 23 000 gegroei en...
Rain or sunshine on the SA horizon?
Food insecurity is on the rise. Price hikes over the past year – especially that of fuel and consequently food – have had a major impact on households and even more so on the...
Waar staan sake met grondbone?
’n Simposium om te bepaal waar die grondboonbedryf hom tans bevind, het gesorg vir aanbiedings oor teling, plantsiektes, agronomie en markte. Tydens die paneelbespreking het brandpunte in die bedryf duidelik na vore gekom.
Die simposium,...
Driving new innovations to address rising input costs
Escalating input costs were at the centre of discussions at this year’s Grain SA Congress.
Dr Pieter Taljaard, CEO of Grain SA, hosted the first of two panel discussions on day one of Congress, during...
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...
Integriteit en geloofwaardigheid – ’n blik op die graanmark
Die 2020-jaar het die hele wêreld op ondenkbare wyses beïnvloed en verandering teweeggebring. En al was masker dra almal se voorland, is ’n paar kontrasterende realiteite terselfdertyd ontmasker.
2020 was ’n goeie jaar vir produksietoestande,...
Dr Ntladi has great plans for groundnut breeding in SA
Since his appointment as researcher: Groundnut Breeder at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in August last year, Dr Solomon Ntladi has not let the grass grow under his feet.
Being previously employed in the private...
Impact of EU trade agreement on local wheat industry
The SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is an important agreement between the European Union (EU) and six members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Most...
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...
Consistency is the only way to remain authentic
When I started at the Syngenta Leadership for Agriculture Academy in 2020, I did not know what to expect. All I remember from the opening night are the words from Grain SA CEO, Jannie...
