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...
Grain SA’s footprint eliminating hunger in Limpopo
Due to a high demand in Limpopo for the development of grain producers, Grain SA’s Nelspruit farmer development office decided to take up the challenge and started to service the region in late 2018....
Hoë reënval kan stroopproses in die wiele ry
Die effek van La Niňa is oral in die land duidelik waarneembaar, maar landbouers is tans veral bekommerd oor sojabone en mielies wat weens nat toestande nie gestroop kan word nie.
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Jan Labuschagne van die...
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...
Choosing the right institution of higher education
Private institutions offering higher education alongside government-run institutions have become increasingly customary – and agricultural colleges do not fall behind.
The question then is: ‘What should prospective agricultural students look for when choosing an institution...
Navorsing verbeter doeltreffendheid op plaasvlak
Die landbousektor is soortgelyk aan ander bedrywe wanneer dit kom by produksieprosesse, voorsieningskettings, fasiliteituitlegte en mensehulpbronbestuur en benodig meer bedryfsingenieurs wat toegepaste navorsing doen om praktiese waarde op grondvlak toe te voeg.
Uitdagings is ook...
Dié gids maak netwerk maklik
Graan SA se inligtingsbylaag, die Graangids wat jaarliks in Afrikaans en Engels uitgegee word, is ’n onmisbare stuk gereedskap in enige graanprodusent se hand. Met praktiese en waardevolle inligting rakende saad, werktuie, toerusting, bemesting,...
Growing black farmer-contribution to the national grain crop
‘We are passionate about growing grain farmers towards commercial success. Our vision is for building a competent sector which has skilled commercial farmers who are sustainably contributing to national food security,’ says Derek Mathews,...
Identifying losses in smallholder farming
The Rapid Loss Appraisal Tool (RLAT) for agribusiness value chains has been recognised by stakeholders and users as a promising tool to detect losses along the maize value chain in a quick, participative and...
Researchers discuss the effect of climate change on grain production
A panel discussion on climate change and its impacts on our past, current, and future research trends was held as part of the second National Grain Research Programme (NGRP) research day at Stellenbosch University...
