Landboukrediet in troebel waters
Dit is geen geheim dat die Suid-Afrikaanse landbousektor deur krediet gedryf word nie. Daar is slegs enkele produsente wat vandag nog op ’n kontantbasis kan produseer, veral binne gewasverbouing.
Verder is dit waar dat die...
Eerste reënvalvooruitsigte vir die winter
April 2018
COBUS OLIVIER, wetenskaplike: Voorspellingsnavorsing, Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens
Die eerste aanduidings vir reënval oor die tradisionele winterreënvalstreke is uit. Die voorspellingsisteem wys dat daar ‘n groter waarskynlikheid vir bo-normale reënval (Figuur 1) oor gedeeltes van die...
Feeding the world
September 2017
Hanlie du Plessis, SA Graan/Grain contributor
Hunger not only affects the stomach, it also has direct influence on the development of children all over the world – physically as well as mentally. Too many men and...
Politieke risiko’s en hoe om dit te bestuur
January 2017
DAWIE ROODT, hoofekonoom: Efficient Groep
Besigheid in Afrika is ‘n tweestryd. Aan die een kant is daar die wonderlike geleenthede, maar aan die ander kant is daar reuse uit dagings. Suid- Afrika is nie...
Importance of the poultry industry within the grain and oilseeds value chain
March 2017
DIRK STRYDOM, manager: Grain Economy and Marketing, Grain SA
The poultry industry is currently under enormous pressure. As explained in various reports, this is due to not receiving sufficient anti-dumping support. In December last...
Glyphosate – setting the record straight
Every season, for every field, a producer must make many key decisions – all of which can make or break a harvest. Many of these decisions relate to crop protection, because at every stage...
Land reform: ’Government can’t do it alone‘ – Leona Archary, acting DG of the...
March 2017
LOUISE KUNZ, SA Graan/Grain contributor
Henry Ford, the American industrialist who founded the Ford Motor Company, said, ‘Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress, but working together is success.’ With a shared...
Goeie arbeidspraktyke en -verhoudinge in die kollig
July 2015
— JP Meintjes van Viljoenskroon
ESTIE DE VILLIERS, redakteur: SA Graan/Grain
Mnr JP Meintjes van die plaas Kruispan in die Viljoenskroon-distrik verwag van sy werkers om betroubaar en presies in hulle werk te wees. SA Graan/Grain het...
The scourge of wildlife poisoning
Few countries in the world can compete with South Africa’s wildlife wealth: We have around 24 000 indigenous higher order plant species, over 900 bird species, more than 400 mammals as well as a...
Factors affecting price of maize meal Part 1
March 2018
DR CHRISTO JOUBERT, manager: Agro Food Chains, Market and Economic Research Division, National Agricultural Marketing Council
South Africa has processed between 4,095 and 4,361 million tons of white maize for human consumption over the...
