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...
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...
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...
WEGBREEKSESSIES sit koppe bymekaar oor aktuele sake in bedryf
April 2018
SA GRAAN/GRAIN REDAKSIESPAN
Die verhoging van opbrengste deur middel van nuwe tegnologie en die daarstelling van eindpunttantiemestelsels was een van die belangrikste besprekingspunte tydens die afgelope Graan SA Kongres se wegbreeksessies.
Die wegbreekgroepe is dit eens...
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...
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...
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...
