Addressing the elephant in the room
April 2018
JENNY MATHEWS, SA Graan/Grain contributor
Prof Mohammad Karaan was to address Congress about ‘Policy environment for future sustainable commercial and developing grain production’ – but he said much, much more. His quiet presence held his audience...
A look at the seven wonders of grain production
April 2018
JENNY MATHEWS, SA Graan/Grain contributor
Prof Fred Below is Professor of Plant Physiology in the Department Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois. Illinois is right in the centre of the lush maize belt and it...
Met die louere wegstap
SA Graan/Grain dekking van Kongres 2019
Die SA Graan/Grain redaksie bring hierdie samevatting oor vanjaar se Graan SA Kongres aan ons lesers en lede van die organisasie wat nie persoonlik Kongres bygewoon het nie. Dit...
The power of relationships – a story of two game rangers
Game rangers Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo have worked together for more than 23 years. Holding up a large brown seed, Alex demonstrated their symbiotic relationship in the bush. Neither the thumb...
An objective look at land reform
Mr Malcolm Ferguson (retired ambassador and associate: In Transformation Initiative) was invited to Congress to reflect on ways to make a new footprint in the South African grain industry.
First a word of caution
He cautioned...
Wegbreeksessies plaas bedryfsaangeleenthede onder die soeklig
Die liggingsdifferensiaal het aansienlike aandag op die wegbreeksessies gekry na aanleiding van die besoek van dr Matt Roberts en sy verwagte verslag en aanbevelings. Die uitbreiding van die kontantmark is ook bespreek.
Navorsing het heelwat...
Building climate resilience
April 2018
JENNY MATHEWS, SA Graan/Grain contributor
The term ‘climate resilience’ refers to ‘the ability or capacity of a community to bounce back or weather the storm through resisting, absorbing or accommodating the shock of an...
