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...
Grain commodities: Looking back and ahead
Dr Werner Rossouw, a grain trader and director of Silostrat, addressed the Grain SA Congress on lessons to be learned in the grain trading environment. He had Congress delegates hanging on his every word...
Voetspore…reflekteer vandag oor joune, want dit is môre se nalatenskap
Ná groot onsekerheid die afgelope jaar moes Graan SA krities reflekteer en beslissende stappe doen om ’n nuwe voetspoor vir boerdery en plaaslike voedselproduksie te skep. Die organisasie het homself daartoe verbind om steeds...
100 jaar (of langer)-mylpale gevier
Verskeie landboubesighede vier vanjaar hul eeuwording of selfs langer in die landboubedryf. Graan SA het tydens Kongres erkenning aan die volgende maatskappye gegee wat vanjaar 100 jaar oud is: BKB, Landbouweekblad, OVK, Overberg Agri,...
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...
Ontsluit mensekapitaal met effektiewe leierskap
April 2018
JOHAN SMIT, besturende redakteur, SA Graan/Grain
Motivering word dikwels verpak in ‘n energieke praatjie wat deur ‘n dinamiese individu gelewer word. Soms kan motiveringsprekers luidrugtig (en selfs driftig) raak soos wat hulle jou uit jou...
