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Landbou bring sy kant met nuwe boere

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ie vele suksesvolle projekte wat kommersiële boere van stapel stuur, en reeds vir jare van stapel gestuur het om van ontwikkelende boere kommersiële produsente te maak, is ‘n pluimpie in die hoed van die georganiseerde landbou.

Dit is veral die bedryfsorganisasies wat die bul by die horings gepak het.

Dit is nie net omdat hulle moet nie, maar omdat hulle bowenal in die saak glo.

Suid-Afrika het kos nodig, en nuwe boere sal hulle kant moet bring om die land se kosmandjie vol te maak en te hou.

Agri berig gereeld oor suksesverhale en die vele vindingryke projekte wat oral oor die land soos paddastoele verrys.

Natuurlik is alles nie maanskyn en rose nie. Dit vat lank om van ‘n nuwe boer ‘n boer te maak wat kommersieel die mas kan opkom. Maar dinge gebeur.

Suid-Afrika se boere is nie net praters nie. Hulle is doeners wat weet hoe om ‘n wa deur ‘n drif te sleep.

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NUUS/NEWS Droogtefonds bring verligting op groot skaal Agri SA help met humanitêre verlig­ ting in droogtegeteisterde gebiede Boere sê dankie vir droogtehulp Farmers care for farmers Dieselkwessies onder die loep geneem Onteieningswetsontwerp nou voor Gekose Komitee Special permit assists Lesotho citizens in South Africa Is a ‘licence to farm’ on the horizon?

Vrugtebome vir Thusang gaan vroue bemagtig Landbou as plattelandse groeimasjien New farmers trained Key agricultural economic statistics

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Many challenges awaiting developing farmers – Simon Teffo 80 The long road of agricultural insurance in South Africa 83 Rust der Winter project 97 Agriculture 2015: The graphs tell all 128 Protecting our rural communities is a priority 139 NAMPO-gids/Directory

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GEREELD/REGULAR 93 Kompetisie/Competition 103 Agri Fauna 115 Wyn/Wine 117 Water 124 Bewaring/Conservation 131 Uit ‘n ander hoek Highly Commended

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agri Boeke/Books

Boekresensies Book Reviews ‘n Boek verniet Agri gee ‘n eksemplaar weg van elk van die boeke wat op dié bladsy bespreek word. Stuur ‘n e-pos met jou naam, posadres en telefoonnommer na agricompetitions@gmail.com. Sê ook watter boek jy wil hê (slegs een boek per e-pos, asseblief).

Proe die Klein-Karoo (ook in Engels beskikbaar as Taste the Little Karoo) Beate Joubert (Struik Lifestyle) Klein-KarooKokkedoor Beate Joubert se pragtige kookboek is nommerpas as die betowerende skakerings van die Klein-Karoo en ‘n Mediterreense-leefstyl jou na aan die hart lê.

Dié innemende gasvrou van Joubert-Tradauw Wyne, met sy Alfresco Deli naby Barrydale langs die R62, betrek jou by ’n ontdekkingstog met foto’s waar die kleure en geure uit die blad wil klim. Vol foto’s van die betowerende omgewing, geboue, landskappe, veld, blomme en bome, en ontmoetings met haar man, wynmaker Meyer Joubert, en hulle drie dogters en seun maak hierdie boek ‘n heerlike reis.

Tussen die aardse Afrikaanse kosname is daar oral mense wat resepte geïnspireer het soos “Ouma Katy se skaapafval” en “Nita se ‘anderste’ vetkoek en roosterkoek”. Die inhoud word verdeel in Tapas, Trooskos, Kraakvars, Samesyn, Oor die Kole, Soetgoed en Ietsie Ekstra. Ou gunstelinge word nuut voorgesit, maar steeds met die Klein-Karoo-name soos moskonfyt, korrelkonfyt, mosbolletjies, biltong en askoek.

Navrae: jfryer@penguinrandomhouse.co.za Mispa Helena Hugo (Lux Verbi) Die nuutste roman van topskrywer Helena Hugo is ’n wonderlike vertelling van ’n gesin en die verhoudings tussen die gesinslede op ’n plaas in die hartjie van die Karoo tussen 1893 en 1898.

Dit is ’n geskied­ kundige storie wat jou aan die einde van die lees daarvan vir nog ’n paar hoofstukke laat wens.

Caroline is maar 30 jaar oud met die geboorte van haar agtste kind. Al waarop sy hoop, is om te sterf. Die kloof tussen haar en haar man, Willem, lyk onoorbrugbaar, daar is droogte, en die nuwe

baba kan sy net nie aanvaar nie. Dit alles met ’n broeiende oorlog op die horison.

Navrae: nb@nb.co.za Inspirasiejoernaal Lizelle de Bruin (Lux Verbi) ’n Joernaal is ’n uitstekende uitlaatklep vir jou gevoelens en kan help om spanning te verlig. Dit gee aan jou die vermoë om ingewikkelde ervarings in nuttige brokkies op te breek en uiteindelik samehangend te rangskik. ’n Joernaal help jou ook om jou binnewêreld te orden. En hoe meer georden jou binnewêreld is, hoe makliker kom vergifnis, groei en heelheid.

Bekende radiopersoonlikheid Lizelle de Bruin neem jou op ’n kreatiewe reis waar jy leer inkleur, verf, doodle en lysies maak. Een inspirasiestukkie ’n week vul die aktiwiteite aan.

Navrae: nb@nb.co.za Vroue van die Bybel Esté Geldenhuys (Lux Verbi) Bekende radio-omroeper Esté Geldenhuys skryf oor Bybelse vroue vir vandag se vroue. Van Eva, wat haarself uit die tuin geredeneer het, tot Rebekka, wat nie noodwendig een kind bo ’n ander voorgetrek het nie, en Maria, ’n doodgewone meisie wat moes instem tot ’n buitengewone versoek. Dan is daar die vrou by die put, wat so deur Jesus aangegryp is dat sy nie daaroor kon stilbly nie. Die skrywer gee duidelike toepassings vir vandag, maar vra bowenal: Wil jy ware nabyheid met God ervaar?

Navrae: nb@nb.co.za Die Groter en Beter Moeggesoek Blokraaigids Adri Burger (Pharos) Hierdie derde, hersiene uitgawe van die gewilde naslaanbron vir liefhebbers van Afrikaanse blokraaisels, is getiteld die Pharos Groter en Beter Moeggesoek Blokraaigids. Die nuwe uitgawe bevat sowat 300 bladsye meer as die vorige uitgawe.

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agri Stille waters

Stille waters Lees Psalm 104:31-35

Onverbeterlik

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ere, wat is daar vir my te doen as U dan alles klaargemaak het? Ek kan tog nie u handewerk verbeter nie . . .

Ek kán probeer bewerk en bewaar en oor die algemeen gehoorsaam wees aan die stukkie rentmeesterskap wat U aan my toevertrou het. Maar dít is ál bydrae tot u onverbeterlikheid. Daar is niks by te voeg, niks aan te las nie.

luidkeels u Naam te loof nie: Ja, dit is wat ek sal doen: Ek sal juig oor U wat ewige vreugde vind in wat U lankal gedoen het én wat lag oor die dae wat kom.

O Here, laat my jubel oor u werke tot die kranse antwoord gegee en die vulkane finaal tot rus gekom het. Tot die goddeloses tot God teruggekeer en die sondaars hulle opstand laat vaar het.

Here, en wat kan ek sê as U die laaste woord het? Niks wat ek aan die gesprek toevoeg sal hoegenaamd ’n verskil maak of ekstra waarde daaraan verleen nie. Ek kan tog nie u wil verduidelik, of u besluite regverdig of verdedig nie.

U Naam staan geskryf teen elke stuk handewerk wat U met soveel liefde aangepak en voltooi het; u handtekening is die waarborg van u eienaarskap.

Ek kan dus aan niks beters dink as om die mond wat U my gegee het oop te maak en

Mag my klein lofprysing dan aan elkeen wat dit hoor ’n brokkie begrip bied van die Naam wat ons dra.

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Die gids is in ‘n handige formaat, groter gedruk en gebruikersvriendelik, wat daartoe bydra om maklik daardie ontwykende antwoorde op die leidrade in jou Afrikaanse blokraaisel te vind. So, as jy die naam van ‘n berg in Brasilië wat met die letter E begin wil weet, of dalk die eerste naam van die sanger wie se van Cochran is, of as die naam van een van die maangode jou ontgaan het, het jy die Pharos Groter en Beter Moeg-gesoek Blokraaigids nodig.

Navrae: nb@nb.co.za Ek en Prins Donkerkuif Dihanna Taute (Human & Rousseau) Lehandi trek saam met haar ouers van die platteland af Pretoria toe nadat haar pa ontrou was. Maar die nuwe skool is aaklig en haar droom om gewild te word sodat sy

‘n kêrel kan kry, is by die drein af.

Sy sal enigiets gee om Frans Bruwer, die donkerkop rugbykaptein, se hart te verower.

Maar al staan Frans se naam in harte en krulle in haar huiswerkboek, skud dit nie vir Drayke Hunter, die creepy nerd in die straat, van haar spoor af nie.

Navrae: nb@nb.co.za Ek soek my hoed Jon Klassen, wat ook die illustrasies gedoen het (Human & Rousseau) Die beer se hoed is weg en hy soek dit terug. Geduldig en hoflik vra hy al die diere wat hy teëkom of hulle dit gesien het. En nes hy moed verloor, kom ‘n bokkie verby en vra ‘n eenvoudige vraag wat die beer laat besef dat hy tog sy hoed gesien het ... Hierdie eksentrieke en skreeusnaakse prenteboek met ‘n onverwagse wending sal beide grootmense en kinders se tone laat krul

van lekkerte.

Navrae: nb@nb.co.za Hartskombuis: Boerekos van die ABO tot vandag Oorlogsmuseum (samesteller) (Tafelberg) Hartskombuis bevat meer as 100 resepte vir alles van Boereworspastei en liplekker tamatiebredie tot pampoenkoekies en ’n magdom nageregte en gebak. Dit is volgeprop met tydlose Boerekosresepte, historiese brokkies en pragtige foto’s van voorwerpe uit die Anglo-Boereoorlog. Die skrywers verweef die resepte soomloos met inligting oor hoe die Boere gedurende die oorlog kos ingesamel en gemaak het.

Tussendeur is daar fassinerende verhale soos dié van Nonnie de la Rey, vrou van genl. Koos de la Rey, wat op haar eie in die veld oorleef het. Die boek bevat ook etlike resepte van disse wat uit die oorlog dateer, byvoorbeeld bontspan (sosaties), stormjaers (vetkoek) en kommandorys wat die Boerekrygers te velde geëet het.

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’n Blik op ons sektor in onstuimige politieke tye OMRI VAN ZYL, UITVOERENDE DIREKTEUR, AGRI SA

Suid-Afrika beleef tans baie onstuimigheid, politiek, baie swak ekonomiese groei, inflasie, beleidsverwarring en die ergste droogte in dekades. Ons was baie besig op alle terreine. Ons praat met ministers, die visepresident en selfs die president, en uit hierdie ondervindings kan ek vir jou sê dat gesprekke deurmekaar loop en sekerheid, selfs binne die regerende party, is op die laagste punt wat ek nog gesien het.

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en katalisator in die chaos was, ironies genoeg, die pre-Davosen post-Davos-samesprekings waar die hele ekonomie gemerk is vir moontlike degradering.

Hierdie vlaggie het nie verdwyn nie en in Junie is Standard and Poor en Fitch hier om ons ekonomie, ons beleide en dies meer te beoordeel. As deel van die taakspanbesprekings het ons diepgaande navorsing gedoen oor wat dit sal neem om hierdie koers te verander. Ek sal die temas wat ons gemerk het, in ons ekonomiese afdeling hieronder bespreek: 1. Politieke onsekerheid As mens Meredith se boek “The state of Africa” lees, sien mens dat daar ’n aantal historiese post-onafhanklikheidstemas in Afrika is wat in verskeie Afrika-lande afgespeel het.

Politieke mag is ’n wisselvallige ding en sal ten alle koste verdedig word, selfs al word nasies daardeur vernietig. Zimbabwe is ’n duidelike voorbeeld van hierdie mishandeling.

So wat gaan in Suid-Afrika gebeur? Die kristalbal in my hand sê dat die president so lank as moontlik aan sy mag gaan vasklou, en ek dink dat dit die ANC gaan seermaak in die komende verkiesing. Die DA en die EFF gaan beslis hierdie stand van sake uitbuit. Een satirikus het na hierdie partye verwys as die goeie, die slegte en die lelike – jy sal self moet besluit wie val in watter kategorie.

Grond is ’n sleutelspeelbal in die politieke arena – soos dit oral in Afrika is – en verwysings na grondbesetting en die terugneem van grond mag moontlik in die

komende maande opvlam. Gelukkig het ons ’n grondwet en oppergesag van die gereg is steeds oor die algemeen in Suid-Afrika van toepassing. Agri SA sal hierdie instrumente gebruik om seker te maak dat ons lede en die toekoms van ons land beskerm word.

2. Die skep van ’n aantreklike beleggings­omgewing In my loopbaan het ek die geleentheid gehad om te sien watter massiewe internasionale belang daar in Afrika is en hoe ons Suid-Afrika kan posisioneer as die nodus vir groei vir die Afrika-kontinent wat produksie, vaardighede en stelsels betref. Ek was persoonlik betrokke by die verkryging van ’n aandeel in Villa Crop Protection Services deur Land O Lakes en het eerstehandse insig verkry van die enorme voordele wat so ’n deelnemer vir ons ekonomie kan bring.

Sonder interne en eksterne belegging in die sektor sal dit nie groei en ontwikkel nie.

Ons fokus moet daarop wees om ’n klimaat van politieke sekerheid te skep om dit ’n werklikheid te maak.

3. Privatisering van grondhervorming Die regering het hierdie stok nou al vir 22 jaar en alhoewel ons gemengde resultate gehad het, glo ek vas dat georganiseerde landbou die proses kan bespoedig op ’n baie meer volhoubare en bekostigbare grondslag deur openbare private vennootskappe (OPV’s) met die regering te skep.

4. Finansiële stelsels – skep van ’n landbou-ontwikkelingsbank Sonder voorstelle vir ontwikkelingsfinan­ siering, byvoorbeeld die Landbank en sy

bedrywighede in die ou dae, kan ek nie sien dat ons sal vooruitgaan en nuwe toetreders kan finansier op ander kommersiële terme as slegs kollateraal nie. Daar moet ’n buffer wees, of ’n subsidie wat in die befondsings­ oplossing ingebring word om nuwe toetreders by te staan. Die realiteit is dat konsolidasie binne die sektor plaasvind, boere word minder en groter, en skaal is die enigste wyse waarop hulle werklik wins kan maak.

5. Droogtebestuur en -herstel Die regering het nie veel gedoen om die kommersiële en klein boere by te staan om die impak van die droogte te versag nie. Ons het alles probeer maar die fiskale beperkings, politiek en verskeie ander faktore het nie gelei tot die punt van finansiële bystand op die wyse waarvoor ons gevra het nie.

Ons sal voortgaan met die samesprekings en ons sal die situasie monitor en samesprekings hou met die tesourie en dies meer.

Ons moet ons produksiebasis in stand hou. Dit is uiters belangrik om langtermynkossekerheidsprobleme in toom te hou.

Dit is vyf ingrypings wat ons sien as iets wat ons oor die kort tot medium termyn kan implementeer om te help om die sektor vorentoe te neem. Ons het begin om met die onderskeie staatsdepartemente te onderhandel oor sommige van hierdie ingrypings en ons beplan om OPVs te stig om hierdie inisiatiewe ’n hupstoot te gee.

In werklikheid, soos minister Gordhan tydens die laaste BUSA-voorligting vir ons gesê het: “The time for talking about solutions is over. We need to implement them now.”

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agri Viewpoint

Taking stock of our sector in political turbulent times OMRI VAN ZYL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AGRI SA

South Africa is currently experiencing a lot of turbulence, politics, very weak economic growth, inflation, policy confusion and the worst drought in decades. We have been busy on all fronts, talking to ministers, the deputy-president and even the president, and I can tell you from these experiences that discourses are mingled and certainty, even within the ruling party, is the lowest I have observed.

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ne catalyst in this chaos was ironically the pre-Davos and post-Davos discussions, where the whole economy was flagged for a potential downgrade. This flag has not disappeared and, in June, we’ll have Standard and Poor and Fitch here to assess our economy, our policies and the like. As part of the task-team conversations, we did in-depth research on what it would take to turn the bus. I will discuss the themes that we flagged in our economics division below: 1. Political uncertainty When you read Meredith’s book “The state of Africa”, there is a number of historical post-independence themes in Africa that has played out in various African countries.

Political power is a fickle thing and will be defended at all cost – even at the cost of destroying nations. Zimbabwe is a clear example of this abuse.

So what will happen in South Africa? The crystal ball in my hand says that the president will cling to power as long as possible. I think this will hurt the ANC in the upcoming elections and the DA and the EFF will make it their business to exploit this position. One satirist referred to these parties as the good, the bad and the ugly – you will have to decide who falls in what category.

Land is a key political play ball, as it has been everywhere in Africa, and mentions of land grabs and taking land back could flare up in the coming months. Luckily, we have a constitution and by and large the rule of law

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2. Creating an attractive investment environment In my career I had the opportunity to see what massive international interest there is in Africa and how we can position South Africa as the growth node for the African continent as far as food production, skills and systems are concerned. I was personally involved with Land O Lakes acquiring a stake in Villa Crop Protection Services and I have witnessed first handedly the massive benefits that such a player can bring to our economy.

Without internal and external investment in the sector, it will not grow and develop.

Our focus should be on creating a climate with policy certainty to make that a reality.

3. Privatise land reform Government has had this baton for 22 years and, although we had mixed results, I firmly believe that by creating public private partnerships (PPP) with government, organised agriculture can fast track the process on a much more sustainable and affordable basis.

4. Finance systems – create an agricultural development bank Without development finance proposition, e.g. the Land Bank and its operations in the old days, I cannot see us moving forward to finance new entrants on other commercial terms than pure collateral. There must be a layer, or a subsidy brokered into the funding solution to assist new entrants. The reality is that consolidation is taking place in the sector,

farmers are becoming fewer and larger, and scale is the only way to really profit.

5. Drought management and recovery Government has done little to assist the commercial and small farmers with mitigating the impact of the drought. We have tried all avenues but the fiscal constraints, politics and various other factors have not led us to the point of financial assistance in the manner that we asked for. We will continue with the discussions and we will monitor the situation and have discussions with treasury and the likes. We need to maintain our production base. This is essential to curb long-term food security issues, food inflation and the likes.

These are five interventions that we see as something that we can implement in the short to medium term to assist in taking the sector forward. We have started to engage with the various government departments on some of these and intend to form PPPs to kick-start these initiatives.

In reality, as minister Gordhan said to us during the last BUSA brief, “the time for talking about solutions is over. We need to implement them now”.

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Agbiz Congress 2016 – Fit for the future The Agbiz Congress 2016 will be taking place at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, Cape Town, from 1–2 June 2016, and is expected to attract over 200 delegates. The congress, themed “Fit for the Future”, takes place as Agbiz celebrates its 70th anniversary.

Dr John Purchase, CEO of Agbiz, says the congress, which is open to all interested parties, will provide delegates with insight into topics such as the local and global economic situation, land reform, transformation, trade developments, energy solutions, water security and socio-economic scenarios for South Africa. In addition to the congress programme, Agbiz is also hosting a pre-congress workshop on transformation/B-BBEE, as well as a post-congress food, salt and wine pairing tour. The keynote speaker is Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank. Visit www.agbiz.co.za for more detail.

Monsanto-skenking aan Suid-Afrikaanse Vrouefederasie Tydens die Monsanto Vrouedae in 2015 het die DEKALB-kliënte se eggenote ruim bygedra met skenkings van toiletware en persoonlike benodigdhede vir vroue en kinders in nood onder die sorg van die Suid-Afrikaanse Vrouefederasie (SAVF). Die skenkings is in Maart aan maatskaplike werkers van die SAVF in Pretoria oorhandig. “Dit is ongelooflik om te besef dat so iets kleins wat ons as vanselfsprekend aanvaar, soveel vir mense kan beteken,” sê Magda du Toit, kommunikasiebestuurder van Monsanto SA.

GWK launches new origin-on-the-farm brand GWK recently launched a new, proudly South African farmer brand. The “real origin on the farm” products will be marketed under its new Nature’s Farms brand. The announcement was made at the unveiling of the new multi-million rand GWK Farm Foods wheat mill, pasta plant and biscuit factory in Modder River in Christiana. GWK Farm Foods, a subsidiary of GWK, produces ranges of pasta and biscuits, white and brown bread flours, cake flour and maize meal from the new agri-processing facility at Modder River and its already established maize mill Christiana.

“Extension of the product line to include more products from the farm is already planned,” says Pieter Spies, GWK’s managing director. The new Nature’s Farms pasta, biscuits, wheat flour and maize meal will soon be available in major retail outlets in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and the Northern Cape, with the full product line planned for distribution across the country in the near future.

“Nature’s Farms is a true South African farmer brand. GWK is owned by farmers and we are involved at every step of the production process, from supplying inputs to farmers, supporting farmers with the latest in trends and technology, and ensuring the best channels to market products from the farm. “The new brand’s origin on the farm is celebrated with its packaging that showcases farming in a very unique way. To honour our roots, each product line is also named after one of the farms where the raw materials are sourced,” says Spies.

Veiligheidslessenaar se rol onmisbaar Die VKB Dryf vir Veiligheid Gholfdag 2016 het veiligheid in die Vrystaat goed ondersteun. n Bedrag van R320 000 is deur middel van die gholfdag ingesamel vir die VKB/VL Veiligheidslessenaar. Die ondersteuning van VKB aan die VKB/VL Veiligheidslessenaar is baie waardevol, en Vrystaat Landbou (VL) wil die maatskappy graag bedank vir die ruim skenking om na die provinsie se landbouers se veiligheid te help omsien. “Sonder hierdie befondsing sou die VKB/ VL Veiligheidslessenaar nie in staat wees om sy rol ten volle te vervul nie. Ons is baie dankbaar vir VKB asook alle deelnemende spanne se ondersteuning,” aldus Henk Vermeulen, uitvoerende hoof van VL. Die VKB-groep is ‘n trotse landboubesigheid en word besit deur landbouprodusente. “Ons erken die onmiskenbare rol wat die produsente in die welvaart van die maatskappy speel, deur in samewerking met Vrystaat Landbou (VL) strukture te help vestig en te onderhou wat tot die welstand van produsente kan bydra,” sê Jan van der Walt, bemarkingsbestuurder van die VKB-groep. ’n Jaar en ’n half ná die skep van die VKB/VL Veiligheidslessenaar, word die lessenaar se rol in veiligheid deur verskeie rolspelers in die bedryf as onmisbaar beskryf. Dit word beskryf as ’n bron wat waardevolle inligting verskaf wat die plaaslike asook nasionale gemeenskap op die hoogte hou van gebeure in die provinsie en die stand van misdaad in die landelike gebiede, wat op hul beurt ’n reusebydrae tot Suid-Afrika se voedselsekerheid lewer. Die lessenaar hou volledig statistieke by oor alle voorvalle wat die provinsie se boerderygemeenskappe raak, van veediefstal tot plaasaanvalle. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Registrasie nou oop vir wingerdopleiding Registrasie is nou oop vir VinPro se opleidingsreeks vir wingerdwerkers, met die wingerdvestigingkursus wat in Mei afskop. VinPro bring wingerdwerker-opleiding na die wynprodusent se voorstoep in die vorm van ’n omvattende reeks kursusse in die onderskeie streke, in lyn met die vordering van die wyndruifseisoen.

Elke kursus word as ‘n aparte daglange opleidingsessie aangebied. Die reeks bestaan uit ses kursusse, naamlik: • Wingerdvestiging: 10 – 24 Mei 2016 • Snoei: 25 Mei – 19 Julie 2016 • Besproeiing: 2 – 11 Augustus 2016 • Siekte- en Plaagbeheer: 1 – 20 September 2016 • Stokontwikkeling: 4 – 11 Oktober 2016 • Lowerbestuur: 12 – 25 Oktober 2016.

Die reeks word in die Olifantsrivier-, Robertson-, Worcester/Breedekloof-, Paarl-, Stellenbosch- en Swartland-streke aangebied. Besoek www.vinpro.co.za vir die datums van die onderskeie kursusse in elke streek. Die koste vir elke eendagsessie is R250 per persoon (BTW ingesluit). Dit sluit teorie en prakties, middagete, ‘n evaluasie en bywoningsertifikaat in. NQF-vlak 1-akkreditasie is op versoek beskikbaar. Die opleidingskursusse word moontlik gemaak deur ‘n finansiële bydrae van die VinPro Stigting.

SIZA haal die byt uit oudits GLENNEIS KRIEL

Die vrugtebedryf se etiese handelsprogram, die “Sustain­ ability Initiative of South Africa” (SIZA), help nie net vir produsente om swak plekke in hulle arbeidspraktyke te oor­kom nie, maar ook om te bewys dat hulle vrugte op ’n eties verantwoordelike manier geproduseer word. Onder­ steuning vir die program is besig om sterk toe te neem onder talle groothandelaars in die wêreld.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse vrugtebedryf was een van die eerstes ter wêreld wat die behoefte aan ’n internasionaal erkende etiese standaard raakgesien het. Die resultaat was die ontwikkeling van ’n standaard en program wat Suid-Afrika se unieke produksieomgewing sowel as die etiese vereistes van verskeie handelaars in ag geneem het. SIZA is in Augustus 2012 bekendgestel.

Nicholas Dicey, voorsitter van Hortgro, sê arbeidstoestande in Suid-Afrika is baie uniek in vergelyking met ander lande: “In Europa is plase dikwels net ’n paar hektaar groot en plaaswerk word gesien as ’n nege-tot-vyf-werk. Die meeste Europese werkers bly ook nie op die plase nie, maar in nabygeleë dorpies. In SuidAfrika, daarenteen, is die plase groot en geïsoleerd, met baie werkers en hulle families wat op die plase bly.”

Die bedryf het in 2008 al bewus geword van die groeiende vraag in die mark na eties geproduseerde produkte. Die besluit is dus geneem om ’n eie kode te ontwikkel voordat ander lande kon besluit om hulle idees van goeie arbeidspraktyke op Suid-Afrikaanse produsente af te dwing. “Ons het besef dat dit net ’n kwessie van tyd was voordat die mark etiese oudits van produsente sou vereis, want dit was baie opvallend dat verbruikers in veral eerstewêreldlande nie meer tevrede was om net te weet dat hulle kos veilig was nie. Hulle wou ook weet dat die kos geproduseer is op ’n plaas waar werkers goed behandel en ’n billike vergoeding vir hulle dienste ontvang het,”sê Dicey.

World-class facilities opened at Onderstepoort The University of Pretoria (UP) recently opened its newly built veterinary facilities, the Lesedi Complex, at the University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science in Onderstepoort. This world-class complex, a project made possible by a grant from the National Skills Fund, was completed late last year and is specifically aimed at creating facilities to allow the faculty to increase the annual intake of veterinary students.

The complex includes a multi-disciplinary laboratory, a veterinary skills laboratory, offices for faculty student administration and support services, and a student study centre.

On the photograph is the director general of higher education and training, Gwebinkundla Qonde, and the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, at the opening.

CASE IH extends JXT series tractor range Case IH launched three new JXT tractor models below 50 hp, extending this easy to use, reliable and economical tractor line to provide compact solutions to farmers. The Case IH JXT range offers totally reliable, high performance utility tractors that are real workhorses and great all-rounders. The JXT Series consists of five models ranging from 35 hp to 75 hp, with the addition of three new models. The new JX35T, JX40T and JX45T, available in two- or four-wheel-drive, deliver power and economy in a compact package. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Africa’s largest expanse of wind turbines on its way to Loeriesfontein The first of the 1 098 wind turbine components are on route to Loeriesfontein.

This area will soon become home to the largest expanse of wind turbines on the African continent. Khobab and Loeriesfontein Wind Farms, which together span 6 653 hectares, will produce an impressive combined output of 280MW generated by their 122 wind turbines.This is the equivalent of 240 000 average households being powered each year, providing a massive boost to energy provision in the country.

Transportation has now commenced, with the first wind turbine blades departing from the Port of Ngqura, a deep-water port 20 km northeast of Port Elizabeth.

Unlocking the potential of the honeybush tea industry in South Africa The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) continues to play a pivotal role in the establishment and growth of the honeybush tea industry through research and development since 1993. An event to celebrate the ARC’s research achievements on honeybush was held in Stellenbosch recently. The highlight of the event was when Prof Lizette Joubert of the ARC released the latest sensory wheels, which highlight differences in aroma of individual honeybush species.

Honeybush tea is a young, but growing industry that is unique to South Africa. The tea is naturally caffeine free and rich in antioxidants. Honeybush tea grows in the wetter Eastern Cape mountains and spreads down along the Langeberg and Swartberg mountains into the Western Cape.

Prof Lizette Joubert and her team have been responsible for product research, unlocking the potential of honeybush by unravelling its chemistry.

This guided their efforts together with collaborators aimed at product development and improvement and understanding the health-promoting properties of honeybush.

For more than 20 years the ARC has conducted honeybush tea research that lead to a major achievement of the release of commercial honeybush seeds to industry in 2013.

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Invoer­ regulasies sloer “Die implementering van invoerregulasies vir lewendehawe vanaf die buurlande het nou noodsaaklik geword,” sê dr Pieter Vervoort, voorsitter van die Nasionale Dieregesondheidsforum. “Die implementering sloer nou al te lank en vir almal se onthalwe moet dit nou gefinaliseer word”.

Ingevolge die huidige invoermaatreëls word Suid-Afrika se nasionale dieregesondheidstatus nie goed genoeg beskerm nie. Die land is blootgestel aan beheerde siektes en zoönosis (siektes wat van diere na mense oorgedra kan word). Die huidige regulasies is uit pas uit met Suid-Afrikaanse wetgewing, die riglyne van die internasionale organsisasie vir dieregesondheid, die OIE, en die sogenaamde “terrestrial codes”. Die beheerde siektes wat tans in die permit aangedui word, is dieselfde as wat op die OIE se webbladsy verskyn en dieselfde siektes word byvoorbeeld gelys in Namibië se invoerpermit.

Die versoek dat die invoerregulasies ingestel word, was ‘n eenparige besluit wat tydens die Nasionale Dieregesondheidsforum se laaste vergadering geneem is. Die versoek is ook eenparig ondersteun tydens Agri SA se onlangse bedryfskonferensie.

Die konsultasieproses oor invoerregulasies vir lewendehawe vanaf die buurlande het reeds in Desember 2013 begin. Dr Vervoort het die departement van landbou, bosbou en visserye geluk gewens met die deursigtige wyse waarop dit gedoen is, maar implementering het nou krities noodsaaklik geword weens die feit dat die nasionale dieregesondheidstatus van die land bedreig kan word.

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Partnership will assist small-holder farmers Monsanto South Africa, the Buhle Farmers’ Academy and Mondi Zimele announced a partnership to establish small-holder farmers in rural areas of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. The collaboration will help farmers in these areas to aquire technical, production, managerial, financial, marketing skills and business support services needed to farm. With limited employment opportunities in the greater Piet Retief area, the economic utilisation of available agricultural land is important. These opportunities can, however, only be unlocked with the above-mentioned skills. The initiative seeks to combine the successful agricultural training and business support services that Buhle Farmers’ Academy has developed, with the extensive SMME business skills development and funding services of Mondi Zimele. A new Buhle satellite campus will be established near Piet Retief. It is anticipated that the project will create about 1 757 new permanent jobs, 261 seasonal short term jobs, 1 430 trained beneficiaries and 15 internship opportunities.

The plan is to establish and support 668 sustainable farming enterprises.

The total monetary value of the four year project is R63,7 million with Treasury’s Jobs Fund providing R26,9 million and equivalent matched funding provided by Monsanto SA R7,5 million plus contributions by Buhle, MZ and others. An additional R10 million will be available from Mondi Zimele for start-up loans to farmers administered by MZ. Repaid loan amounts will be recycled in order to help as many farmers who meet the loan criteria as possible to start and grow their businesses.

Studente maak ‘n verskil ’n Groep van 125 veeartsenykundestudente van die Universiteit van Pretoria (UP), onder leiding van Masethe Maime (hoofdieregesond­ heidstegnikus) en Mmatjie Maime (voorligtings­adviseur) van Noordwes se provinsiale departement van landelike, omgewingen landbou-ontwikkeling, het Makapanstad in Noordwes besoek, waar hulle eerstehandse ondervinding opgedoen het oor die hantering van plaasdiere sonder die hulp van standaarddierehanteringsfasiliteite. Afgesien van praktiese ondervinding van inenting, bloei, brandmerk en aanbring van oorplaatjies het die studente ook ’n geleentheid gehad om te hoor van die uitdagings wat opkomende boere ondervind en om advies te gee waar hulle dit nodig geag het. Die boere het hulle bystand baie waardeer.

Neil de Smidt (director of Buhle), Nyiko Maluleke (CEO of Buhle) and Kobus Steenekamp (MD Monsanto SA)

Hans Lombard word 90 Hans Lombard van Hans Lombard Skakelkonsultante het die afgelope dekades diep spore in die landbou getrap met sy skerp joernalistieke vermoë, waarmee hy die boodskappe van sy vele landboukliënte na die media versprei het. Hans, wat nog niks van aftree wil weet nie, het in April 90 geword. Landbouskrywers Noord het vir hom ‘n verrassingspartytjie in Pretoria gereël wat ook deur heelwat van Hans se ander landbouvriende bygewoon is. Op die foto is van links Kallie Schoeman, Hans Lombard en dr Wynand van der Walt.

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Droogtefonds bring verligting op groot skaal CHRISTO VAN DER RHEEDE, ADJUNK-UITVOERENDE DIREKTEUR, AGRI SA

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gri SA se droogtehulpprogram is stewig op pad na R13 miljoen, waarvan R10 miljoen aan provinsiale kantore oor­betaal is. Die aard en omvang van die hulp wat tot sover verleen is, behels die volgende: • Hulp is aan 80 munisipale distrikte verleen.

• Ongeveer 500 boere is reeds gehelp.

• Sowat 20 000 bale voer is reeds aan boere verskaf.

• 131 ton voerpille is verskaf.

• 32 ton mieliemeel en ander tipe niebederfbare produkte is aan plaaswerkers voorsien.

• 75 000 liter water is ook aan drie gemeenskappe gelewer.

• ‘n Wye verskeidenheid konsentrate, energievoeding en lekblokke is aan veeboere verskaf.

• ‘n Proses is gefasiliteer tussen skenkers en landbougemeenskappe om boorgate te sink.

Skenkings van meel, kospakkies, water en ander tipe hulp deur Pick n Pay, Shoprite, BMG, Thuso Milling, Sage Group, die NG Kerk, die Morawiese Kerk, HoopGrasProjek, PWC, Douw Steyn, Pride Milling, Afgri en Hinterland bring ook groot verligting aan plaaswerkers en plaasboere wat noustrop trek. Landelike gemeenskappe te Kwarriekraal in Noordwes, Steynsrus in die Vrystaat en Goedverwacht in die Wes-Kaap het ook waterskenkings en voerskenkings ontvang.

Ons stoutste verwagtinge is inderdaad oortref. Nie noodwendig vanweë die geldelike donasies nie, maar vanweë die welwillendheid van Jan en San Publiek.

Kommunale boere in Steynsrus ontvang voer van Agri SA.

Tonne voer is reeds geskenk, talle maatskappye het hulle trokke geskenk, groot kettingwinkels en ander maatskappye het meel, water en kospakkies geskenk en landboumaatskappye het ‘n reeks intervensies aangekondig om boere in die aankoop van voer en ander produkte by te staan.

Verder is trekkers en baalmasjiene geskenk om mieliereste te baal. Dit stel ons in staat om veel meer te bereik met die fondse en om verligting aan baie meer produsente en hul werkers te bring.

Laastens wil ons net weer die proses vir aansoek om hulp beklemtoon.

Boere moet gaan aanklop by die plaaslike boerevereniging. Die plaas– like boerevereniging moet ook die omstandighede plaaslik holisties assesseer.

Dit beteken hulle moet vasstel wat die

omstandighede van plaaswerkers en opkomende boere behels en die hulp kanaliseer na diegene wat die grootste nood ervaar, ongeag of hul lede is of nie en of hulle wit of swart is.

Alle provinsies wat gehelp word, moet omvattend rekord hou van wie gehelp word met wat en hoe en ons sal ‘n geouditeerde verslag later in die jaar vrystel.

Volgens Agri Noordwes is 149 vragte en 7 450 bale voer al versprei. Hulle is tans met die grootste baalprojek in Koedoeskop besig om ‘n verdere 17 000 bale te baal.

Agri Wes-Kaap is besig om 500 opkomende boere by te staan. In die Vrystaat, Noord-Kaap en Oos-Kaap word daar op groot skaal bystand gelewer.

Derduisende boere en plaaswerkers is al bygestaan.

‘n Vrag voer uit die Wes-Kaap is gereël deur Agri SA in samewerking met Freshgold SA.

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Agri SA help met humanitêre verligting in droogtegeteisterde gebiede Danksy die hulp van bekende kettingwinkelgroepe, meulenaars en maatskappye kon Agri SA in samewerking met die provinsiale Agri-kantore humanitêre hulp aan plaasgemeenskappe en plaaswerkers in die Vrystaat, Noordwes, Noord-Kaap en Wes-Kaap verleen.

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n die Vrystaat het ‘n meelskenking van Thuso Meule van nagenoeg 22 ton in Bothaville verligting aan ongeveer 800 plaaswerkers in Brandfort, Hertzogville, Boshof en Dealesville gebring. Altesaam twee ton meel is ook aan die Lethotheng gemeenskapsentrum te Clocolan gelewer.

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Deur middel van geldelike bystand vanaf Agri SA en produkte deur die plaaslike boerevereniging beskikbaar gestel, kon Agri Noord-Kaap ook inspring om die kosnood by koshuise wat plaaskinders huisves, aan te spreek. In Britstown het die koshuis, wat baie plaaskinders huisves, afgebrand en die kinders met niks gelaat nie. In Middelpos het die kinders nie altyd genoeg om te eet nie.

Verdere hulp vanaf die Bearing Man Group (BMG) is deur hul landboubestuurder Carlo Beukes bewerkstellig. Die publiek is uitgenooi om nie-bederfbare produkte te skenk en ongeveer 1 000 blikkies kos, baie meel, rys en tee is ingesamel wat ook aan boere en plaaswerkers in nood gegee sal word.

Met die hulp van Pick n Pay is daar in samewerking met die Agri SA HoopGrasProjek en Sage Foundation ongeveer 150 000 liters water versprei na gemeenskappe wat erge waternood ervaar.

Die Agri SA Hoop­GrasProjek het ook die Kwarriekraa­lgemeenskap in Noordwes besoek om kos­pak­kies en voer te voorsien.

Dit is verder aan­gevul deur ‘n kosskenking vanaf die PWC-groep. ‘n Skenking van agt ton meel wat deur Douw Steyn vanaf Standerton aan

Agri SA geskenk is, is aan hulpbehoewende gemeenskappe in Noordwes geskenk. ‘n Plaaslike skoolgemeenskap van die Ongopotse Tiro Skool in Mafikeng was van die bevoordeeldes wat meel ontvang het.

Groot was die dankbaarheid op die gesigte van die inwoners van die Goedeverwacht Morawiese Sendingstasie toe water ook daar afgelewer is. Hierdie deel van die Wes-Kaap ervaar intense droogtoestande die afgelope tyd en watervoorsiening is ‘n groot uitdaging.

Volgens Christo van der Rheede, adjunkuitvoerende direkteur van Agri SA, het hierdie bydraes deur die privaatsektor en burgerlike gemeenskap hul stoutste verwagting oortref. “So skep ons ‘n nuwe toekoms van omgee in Suid-Afrika. Dit gee hoop in ‘n tydvak in ons land wat oorheers word deur soveel negatiwiteit. Maar meer nog: dit is nasiebou in aksie, iets wat ons nou meer nodig het as ooit tevore!”

Die Kwarriekraal-gemeenskap in Noordwes ontvang water en kospakkies.

Goedeverwacht-gemeenskap ontvang water.

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TruckStore is a one-stop shop TruckStore opened its first branch in Europe in 2002. The company is part of the Mercedes-Benz company, being the used commercial vehicles retail structure.

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n 2012 TruckStore opened the doors of its first South African branch in Centurion.

This was the first centre outside Europe.

The 30 000 m2 facility TruckStore houses an average stock of above 250 units from all brands and models, including vans, buses and trailers. TruckStore quickly became one of the biggest used commercial vehicles outlets in the Southern Africa region.

“TruckStore is a brand of Daimler AG, operating in various countries. In our case we operate under Mercedes-Benz South Africa Ltd. It is important to note that our products are not limited to South Africa but also extensively sold in the wider Southern

African region. Regardless of our location, the customer can have exactly the same experience in our centre in Centurion as in any other centre in Europe,” explains Bruno Palma, head of TruckStore South Africa.

“Our core business is the retail of used commercial vehicles from all brand models and types. In addition, we offer all MercedesBenz downstream services and products, such as finance through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fleetboard and Charterway under certain conditions,” he says.

Palma says that to procure its products TruckStore has the buy-back of all the Mercedes-Benz brands. “We support the Mercedes-Benz South Africa dealer network by buying the vehicles they receive as trade-ins. We also purchase commer­cial vehicles. This ensures that we have a variety of stock. This enables us to also support our customers when

they need to de-fleet.

“TruckStore allows clients to find the right vehicle to match their objectives and Bruna Palma budget quickly and simply. We have classified our range of vehicles offered as Gold, Silver or Bronze, depending on their price-performance ratio.”

Palma says that the rating system ensures trust and transparency in the purchase process. It also simplifies the selection process, narrowing the decision down to the utilisation/price/performance of the vehicle each farmer is looking for.

“The biggest benefit that farmers get when they buy from TruckStore is peace of mind, through the transparency we offer. We are a one-stop shop providing a wide variety of products. This is especially beneficially for farmers travelling from other provinces,” he says.

All our produce goes through strict quality control.

When you buy a vehicle from TruckStore, you are guaranteed , to get a peach and not a lemon. That s because we separate the bad apples from the good. Our wide variety of vehicles are graded either Gold, Silver or Bronze, depending on their condition. So you know exactly what you are getting and what you are paying for.

TruckStore is one of the fastest growing used commercial vehicle outlets in South Africa, contact us if you’re looking for any particular make, model or age.

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Procedure to apply for donations from the Agri SA drought relief fund South Africa is in the grip of a devastating drought. A drought relief fund is being managed by Agri SA into which donations can be made to assist farmers. Donations from the disaster relief fund are then made available to Agri SA’s provincial organisations to assist farming and farm worker communities in need. The donations must be dealt with as a separate project within each provincial organisation for reporting purposes.

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he following guidelines must be followed to apply for donations at provincial organisations:

APPLICATION PROCEDURE To enable provincial organisations to assess each request properly, they must be provided with the following particulars: • A clear description of the area affected by the drought.

• A brief description of the extent of the drought in the farmer association’s area and confirmation that the district had been declared a disaster area.

• Has the area received any assistance?

• How many farmers live in the area and how many are active members of the farmer association?

• How many farm workers and their dependents live in the area and what are the needs that they are unable to meet?

• A description of the nature and extent of the relief required.

• Quantification (cost) of relief required.

TRAUMA COUNSELLING There may be a need to offer emotional support to members within farmer association context in the form of counselling sessions. To arrange for such a session, the following procedure must be followed: • The farmer association applies at the provincial organisation for such counselling.

• The application must be accompanied by a detailed motivation of the need for such a session.

• The provincial organisation must consider

the request and, after approval, a counsellor may be appointed from the list of available counsellors provided below.

The provincial organisation can also consider a counsellor of its choice who is available within the area.

• A date and venue must be arranged in consultation with the counsellor.

• After the counselling session, the counsellor must provide a brief report with an indication of the number of persons present at the session and feedback on the proceedings. The report must also be accompanied by an indication of the cost as per the amount that had been agreed upon for providing the counselling.

• Payment is made as a donation directly to the relevant counsellor.

COUNSELLORS WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED The following counsellors may be considered: • Reformanda Counselling Services: Dr Frans Minnie, 082 787 4583 • Manne van die Woord: Dawie Spies, 072 178 0311 • EOH Health: Jeanette Theron, 078 120 5125/011 259 5062 The following procedure must be followed for approval and processing of a request: • After a request has been compiled, bearing in mind the above-mentioned aspects, it must be signed off by the chair of the local farmer association.

• The request must then be sent to the

provincial organisation for approval.

• As soon as funds have been approved by the provincial organisations, the relevant farmer association will be informed thereof in writing.

• Funds are paid over to the farmer association which must, after completion of the project, confirm in writing to the provincial organisation that the donation had been used for the purpose for which it was requested.

• A request for and issuing of invoices must be avoided as this could result in a tax obligation, with VAT being applicable. If all funds are dealt with as a donation and declared as such, no tax is payable.

REPORTING TO AGRI SA Provincial organisations are required to make the following information available to Agri SA on a weekly basis. Information must be emailed to Christo van der Rheede at: christo@agrisa.co.za • A statement indicating the amount approved per farmer association, as well as the purpose for which funds were used.

• The following information is required: - Amount of feed (number of bales or tonnage) provided per farmer association.

- Number of kilometres travelled to transport feed.

- Quantity of water provided.

- Type of water equipment made available, such as tanks.

- Number of farmer worker communities (families) supported and the type of assistance they received.

- Other relevant information.

• Photos relating to the relief provided, with an appropriate caption, to be used on Agri SA’s social networks as well as the Agri magazine. If such a photo is sent, it will be assumed that Agri SA has approval to publish it.

• If letters of thanks are received from the communities, copies thereof can also be provided.

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Rolbaltoernooi samel geld in vir boere Pretoria Vriendekring- en Zwartkop-rolbalklub het ‘n spesiale rolbaltoernooi gereël by Vriendekring-rolbalklub, in Groenkloof, Pretoria, om geld in te samel vir Agri SA se droogterampfonds.

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ie toernooi het op 27 Februarie 2016 plaasgevind met 120 spelers en verskeie gaste wat die verrigtinge bygewoon het. Die dag was ‘n groot sukses en is afgesluit met prysuitdeling en ‘n funksie. Alle fondse wat ingesamel is met die toernooi, asook donasies van besighede en individue in Pretoria en omgewing ontvang, is aan die fonds geskenk. Altesaam R 52 000 is ingesamel en die klubs bedank almal vir hulle ondersteuning.

Johan Snyman (tesourier van Vriendekring), Dawid Hanekom (sekretaris, Zwartkop), Christo van der Rheede (adjunk-uitvoerende direkteur, Agri SA) en Danie Erasmus (president van Vriendekring)

Op19 Maart is die tjek aan Christo van der Rheede, adjunkuitvoerende direkteur van Agri SA, by die Vriendekring-rolbalklub oorhandig deur Danie Erasmus, president van die klub, en Dawid Hanekom, sekretaris van Zwartkop-rolbalklub. Die klubs daag ander rolbalklubs in Suid-Afrika uit om soortgelyke toernooie te reël om geld vir boere in te samel.

Merlyn van der Rheede (vrou van Christo van der Rheede) ontvang ‘n ruiker van Danie Erasmus (president van Vriendekring) en Dian Snyman (‘n lid van Vriendekring)

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Farmers care for farmers Agri NW planned and initiated a baling project in the Koedoeskop irrigation area with the support of numerous partners in the agricultural sector. This project commenced on 15 February 2016 and provides baled maize rests to drought stricken farmers throughout the Northwest Province.

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fter the process was stopped for almost two weeks because of good rains occurring in the Koedoeskop area, baling was again resumed on 26 March 2016. The rains caused damage to the fields that were slashed and raked before the rain fell as this material could no longer be used for fodder. Fortunately more fields have been harvested and more farmers joined this worthy project by donating newly harvested material to be baled.

Agri Northwest have overall managed to distribute 215 Interlink truckloads of fodder since the inception of its drought relief effort in November 2015 with 110 loads originating from the Koedoeskop project alone. The 6 000 bales produced at Koedoeskop until now means that they have already exceeded the halfway initial target of 10 000 bales.

All farmer recipients are very happy and grateful for the help they are receiving, especially now that more areas are starting to feel the destructive effect of the persisting drought. None of this would have been possible without the much appreciated help they are receiving from their sponsors, contributors and the farming community of the Koedoeskop area. Agri Northwest would like to express its sincere appreciation and

support from their partners persist. gratitude to all involved.

Agri Northwest would like to acknowledge Despite the large quantities of fodder the support and sponsorships it receives for being distributed throughout the province, this project from the farming community of Agri Northwest is still receiving calls for Koedoeskop, Agri SA’s drought relief fund assistance and reports of animals dying and all the other sponsors and supporters daily. The organisation is aware that a long contributing continuously and very generously and challenging winter season is awaiting to this project! the farming community, regardless of good rains in some areas of the Northwest Province at the end of the summer rainfall season, with little prospect of meaningful growth or recovery of grazing. This will surely be difficult times for food producers, food processers and consumers alike.

Difficult times and situations that can An Interlink being loaded by a sponsored forklift only be mitigated if all The Koedoeskop project seen from the sky involved plan and keep on working together.

Agri Northwest intends to carry on baling as long as maize rests are available, time allows before fields have to be cultivated for a new crop and Bales of fodder being unloaded from a purpose built trailer ready for loading on the Interlink

From left: Barry Breedt, Andries Pretorius, Willie de Klerk and Leonard Snyman

Naude Pienaar (Agri NW), Pieter Wiid (Agri NW), Christo van der Rheede (Agri SA), Boeta du Toit (Agri NW) and Andries Pretorius (Koedoeskop Farmers’ Association).

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WeChat Africa offers donation channel in support of distressed farmers South Africa is in the middle of its worst drought in recorded history, and reports suggest it could cost the economy as much as R20 billion. To assist struggling farmers, WeChat Africa has unveiled a mobile donation channel in partnership with Agri SA. For your first donation, WeChat will refund the money back into your mobile wallet, up to a maximum of R50.

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outh Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought this decade, says Omri van Zyl, CEO of Agri SA. The Agri SA drought fund has been created to help farmers, farm workers and communities in need as the country battles severe food, fodder and water shortages.

Every donation helps.

“We are pleased by the news that WeChat has joined the cause, and is using their platform to encourage people to get involved.

“WeChat has made the process of donating very simple, and we are fully behind the idea of technology being used to reach as many South Africans as possible.”

Users receive a one-time rebate for the money they pledge The WeChat payment platform can be used by anyone with access to an Android and IOS phone. You simply download the application, open up the virtual “wallet” and pledge a small amount to the relief effort.

For every donation, WeChat will refund

the money back into your wallet, up to a maximum of R50. You have the option of donating a second time, putting the rebate you received back into the drought fund.

This, says WeChat, is in order to encourage everyday South Africans to help farmers in need.

The WeChat Wallet is powered by Standard Bank South Africa and the system keeps administrative charges to an absolute minimum. In total, no more than 3% of each individual donation is deducted through administrative charges, meaning the 97% of the donation goes directly to the farmer.

Brett Loubser, Head of WeChat Africa, says: “We noted with concern the numerous reports on the rising number of farmers who’ve applied for emergency assistance, as well as well-meaning South Africans willing to assist them during this difficult period.

The donation channel will allow for WeChat Wallet users to donate to a fund that will allocate resources and funding at the best rate available.

“We are committed to bringing solutions that have a meaningful impact. As such, we want to reward those that, even during these tough economic times, are still willing to play their part in building, sustaining and supporting this crucial industry.

“WeChat is committed to using technology to connect people and businesses. We are pleased that we offer the best affordability for businesses and consumers to connect and transact. We want to make every day easier,” Loubser added.

Once installed, hit the “+” button, tap “Scan QR code”, and hover over the code below. Simply follow the prompts to donate.

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Dieselkwessies onder die loep geneem JOHAN PIENAAR, ADJUNK-UITVOERENDE DIREKTEUR, AGRI SA

Die landbousektor het in 2015 nagenoeg R11 miljard aan brandstof bestee. Dit beteken dat die sektor jaarliks ongeveer 1 miljard liter diesel gebruik en dit spreek vanself dat enige verandering in die dieselprys ’n wesenlike invloed op die kostestruktuur en gevolglik die winsgewendheid van die sektor uitoefen.

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ebaseer op jaarlikse verbruik, is bereken dat vir elke 1c/lverandering in die dieselprys die landbousektor op ’n jaarbasis met R10 miljoen nadelig of voordelig beïnvloed word. Die prystoename wat vanaf 6 April in werking getree het – tussen 90c/l en 95c/l – sal dus, indien dit vir ’n jaar volgehou word, die insetkosterekening van die sektor met bykans R1 miljard verhoog.

Alhoewel die depresiasie van die rand normaalweg die uitvoer van landbou­ produksie in terme van uitvoer­realisasies of pryse gebaseer op invoerpariteit positief beïnvloed, is die uitwerking daarvan negatief op die pryse van ingevoerde insette. Dit was die geval met die onlangse verhoging in brandstof.

Wat die situasie vererger het, is die aankondiging van die minister van finansies in die begrotingsrede van 24 Februarie dat die brandstofbelasting vanaf 4 April met 30c/l sou verhoog.

Alhoewel die terugbetaling wat die landbousektor ontvang ook tot ’n vlak van R2,62/l verhoog het (vergeleke met die

vorige bedeling waartydens dit op R2,50/l vasgestel was), is die netto verhoging steeds wesenlik en sal dit steeds ‘n groot invloed op koste uitoefen.

Die toename in die terugbetalingsvlak geskied volgens ’n ooreengekome formule waarvolgens die landbousektor 40% van die toename in belasting as ’n groter terugbetaling ontvang. Alhoewel hierdie terugbetaling slegs terugeisbaar is op 80% van legitieme gebruik, soos deur die doeane- en aksynswet voorgeskryf word, is die omvang daarvan vir die landbousektor wesenlik. Die waarde daarvan, gegewe voorgenoemde syfers, beloop op ’n jaarbasis nagenoeg R2 miljard (terugbetaling van Padongelukkefonds is hierby ingesluit).

Vir dié rede is dit verstaanbaar dat SARS tans die administrasie van die stelsel in die visier het en daar is in die jongste verlede verskeie oudits op plase gedoen om vas te stel of boere aan die wetlike voorskrifte voldoen. Hierdie ouditprosesse het vanuit ’n boer-perspektief nie in alle gevalle na wense verloop nie. In verskeie gevalle is terugbetalings geweier of vorige betalings herroep. Daarom is Agri SA en affiliasies

soos Graan SA deurlopend in gesprek met SARS om die logboekstelsel te finaliseer sodat dit ook die praktiese situasie op plase in ag sal neem.

In ’n onlangse voorlegging het Agri SA onder meer gevra dat daar vir tipiese plaasvoertuie soos trekkers nie individuele logboeke voltooi moet word nie. Ons het voorgestel dat rekords slegs by hervullings­punte voltooi moet word wanneer brandstof vir sulke voertuie aangevul word.

Dit sal die administratiewe las van die stelsel aansienlik verlig.

SARS het werkwinkels in die onderskeie provinsies gehou om die administratiewe stelsel met belanghebbendes te bespreek en dit wil voorkom of boere in verskeie gevalle ontevrede was met die inligting wat hulle daar ontvang het.

Hoe dit ook al sy, dit is ’n aangeleentheid wat dringend hanteer word om die stelsel algemeen en wetlik aanvaarbaar te maak en ook sorg te dra dat die uitbetalings wat teruggehou word, kan plaasvind en in die toekoms op ’n ooreengekome en wetlik aanvaarbare wyse voortgesit word. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Onteieningswetsontwerp nou voor Gekose Komitee ANNELIZE CROSBY, AGRI SA SE REGSADVISEUR EN PARLEMENTÊRE SKAKELING

Die Onteieningswetsontwerp is op 23 Februarie deur die Nasionale Vergadering aanvaar nadat dit vir maande voor die Portefeuljekomitee op Openbare Werke gedien het.

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ie DA en EFF het teen die wetsontwerp gestem, maar vir heeltemal verskillende redes. Nogtans het die ANC-meerderheid die deurslag gegee en die wetsontwerp is deur die Nasionale Vergadering aanvaar. Dit is egter nog nie die einde van die pad vir die wetsontwerp nie. Dit moet ook nog deur die Nasionale Raad op Provinsies goedgekeur word. Daar is dus nog geleentheid vir verdere wysigings aan die wetsontwerp.

Die wetsontwerp dien nou voor die Gekose Komitee op Ekonomiese en Besigheidsontwikkeling. Dié komitee het die wetsontwerp vir die eerste keer op 1 Maart bespreek.

Die adjunk-minister van openbare werke, Jeremy Cronin, het ‘n voorlegging oor die wetsontwerp gemaak. Daar is heelwat wysigings deur die Portefeuljekomitee aangebring, baie hiervan tegnies. Uit Agri SA se oogpunt is daar ‘n aantal positiewe wysigings, byvoorbeeld dat die volle bedrag van vergoeding (nie net 80%, soos die wetsontwerp voorheen bepaal het nie) betaalbaar is op die laatste datum wat die onteieningsgesag besit neem van die eiendom.

Die onteieningsgesag moet egter uitstaande belastings direk aan die

munisipaliteit uitbetaal voordat die vergoeding betaalbaar is. Munisipaliteite moet binne 20 dae nadat hulle ‘n kennisgewing van onteiening ontvang het, die onteieningsgesag inlig oor alle uitstaande heffings en belastings.

Die eienaar word dan in kennis gestel en indien hy of sy nie die bedrae in dispuut plaas nie, word dit aan die munisipaliteit oorbetaal. Indien die munisipaliteit nie binne die 20 dae reageer nie, word geen bedrae afgetrek nie, maar die eienaar bly aanspreeklik teenoor die munisipaliteit vir uitstaande gelde.

Verder kan die feit dat die eiendom teen ‘n eienaar se sin geneem word, nou wel in ag geneem word indien daar spesiale omstandighede in dié verband aangevoer kan word. Die wetsontwerp is ook nou baie duidelik daaroor dat daar volle toegang tot die howe vir alle tipes dispute is en daar is ‘n mediasie-bepaling ingebou wat gevolg kan word in ‘n poging om ‘n goedkoop oplossing vir dispute oor vergoeding te kry.

Agri SA is wel baie bekommerd oor ‘n definisie van onteiening wat gedurende die portefeuljekomitee-proses in die wetsontwerp ingebring is. Die definisie lees soos volg: “Onteiening is die gedwonge verkryging van eiendom deur ‘n onteieningsgesag

of ‘n staatsorgaan op versoek na ‘n onteieningsgesag”.

Die gevaar van ‘n eng definisie van onteiening is dat dit die deur oopmaak vir die staat om eiendom te reguleer en te beperk op allerlei wyses wat effektiewelik die eienaar van alle waarde van die eiendom kan ontneem sonder om vergoeding te betaal, of om dit aan derde partye toe te ken sonder om vergoeding te betaal.

Dit sou baie beter wees om geen definisie in die wetsontwerp te vervat nie, sodat die howe elke geval op meriete kan beoordeel, nie slegs met verwysing na die verkryging van die eiendom deur die staat nie, maar ook na die verlies wat die eienaar lei. Agri SA sal hierdie kommer, in samewerking met ander rolspelers, onder die Gekose Komitee se aandag bring.

Wat die verdere proses betref, sou die Gekose Komitee van 11 tot 22 April openbare verhore in die provinsies hou.

Die permanente lede van die komitee het van 14 tot 18 Maart, die provinsiale wetgewers op die hoogte bring met die inhoud van die wetsontwerp. Die lede van die Komitee sal op 3 Mei hulle mandate oor die wetsontwerp finaliseer.

Agri SA se affiliasies is versoek om deel te neem aan die provinsiale openbare verhore.

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Special permit assists Lesotho citizens in South Africa ELIZE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, SENIOR MANAGER: LABOUR RELATIONS, AGRI SA

The department of home affairs (DHA) announced a new project to register Lesotho citizens who are currently in South Africa. This is a joint venture between the South African government and the Kingdom of Lesotho.

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ccording to the DHA, about 400 000 Lesotho nationals reside in South Africa. The special permit (LSP) aims to assist students currently studying in the South Africa, those working in the country who are not regularised, or those who are running businesses in South Africa.

The project entails the registration of such citizens with a special permit, which

will be valid for a period of four years. The LSP is mainly aimed at regularising the stay of Lesotho citizens who reside illegally in the country, while also benefitting employers, businesses and educational institutions by alleviating the administrative burden and avoiding absenteeism of those

workers when they are required to resubmit applications for permits.

The cut-off date for LSP applications in South Africa is 30 June 2016. The LSP application will be done online through dedicated offices of VFS Global at www. vfsglobal.com/lsp/southafrica.

What is the role of the CCMA? ELIZE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, SENIOR MANAGER: LABOUR RELATIONS, AGRI SA

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, better known as the CCMA, means different things to different people.

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or workers, it may mean a place where they can obtain social justice and for employers it may mean a place where they are reprimanded.

Employers, especially, may see red when they hear the name “CCMA”. The CCMA, however, may play a valuable role in assisting with labour relations on farms.

Although the CCMA has a mandate to resolve disputes that are referred to them, the institution also has other roles to play.

One such role is to train both workers and employers on, for instance, the interpretation and practical application of key aspects of labour law and processes. By training both parties, it assists with better understanding and compliance in terms of legislation.

Another area in which the CCMA could assist both workers and employers is by helping them to build relationships in the workplace.

These interventions are intended to assist parties to clarify the nature of relationships wanted and then to design and implement systems to achieve these relationships.

The CCMA could also assist with the

management of conflict in the workplace.

This can be done by means of training both the employer and workers to manage conflict better or by intervening in a situation where there is already conflict. In the latter instance, the CCMA can facilitate social dialogue between the parties before a formal dispute has been referred to the CCMA. It can also analyse and identify the problem areas and assist with possible solutions to resolve the conflict.

Another important role that the CCMA can play, is to promote employment security in time of crisis, such as in the recent drought.

The CCMA and Agri SA have already met to investigate the re-activation of the Training Lay-off Scheme (TLS). The TLS is designed to assist employers whose businesses are in distress or facing distress. These employers may contemplate retrenching workers and may become sustainable again after receiving short-term relief.

The aim of the TLS is to provide training to workers that could potentially be retrenched.

The training attempts to teach workers new

skills to enable them to be employed in a different manner in the farming business.

For more information on the TLS, the nearest office of the CCMA or provincial union can be contacted for a presentation in this regard. Not everybody can be an expert on labour law, but with better knowledge we can all work as a team in a peaceful environment. It is important for both employers and workers to better understand the role of the CCMA. The expertise of the CMMA may prevent a dispute or even a strike on the farm. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Is a ‘licence to farm’ on the horizon?

THEO BOSHOFF, AGRI SA LEGAL OFFICER

No general ‘licence’ is currently required but worrying signs are on the horizon.

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s farmers know all too well, a myriad of permits, certificates and authorisations are required to conduct an agricultural enterprise. Ploughing certificates, water permits and environmental authorisations are all familiar forms of statutory regulation aimed at regulating specific activities that may take place on a farm. No general “licence” is however currently required to conduct an agricultural enterprise, but worrying signs are on the horizon.

On 23 February 2016 the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries published the Aquaculture Bill and invited the public to submit commentary. Among other things, the Bill requires every person undertaking an aquaculture activity to obtain an aquaculture licence from the department. Failure to do so, would attract criminal liability.

This requirement would not only apply to new entrants but also be of retrospective application to existing aquaculture ventures.

Aside from the direct effect that this would have on farmers who currently practice aquaculture, it could set a dangerous precedent for the wider agricultural sector and as a result, Agri SA has prepared comments on the Bill in consultation with the aquaculture industry.

The thrust of our comments is based on the belief that the fundamental premise of the Bill is incorrect. The concept of a general licence to practice aquaculture originates from the fishing quotas allocated in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act.

Within this context a licence/quota can be justified as it relates to a public resource that must be protected from over-exploitation.

However, the same justification does not

hold water in the context of aquaculture as these fish stocks are raised in a controlled environment and this constitutes private property as in the case of any other agricultural commodity.

From a legal point of view, the rationality of the compulsory licencing scheme raises concerns about the Bill’s constitutionality in relation to the right to choose one’s own trade, occupation or profession. This problem is exacerbated by the apparent lack of objective criteria against which a licence would be issued.

As the Bill is currently formulated, the minister is afforded a very wide discretion to award, revoke, renew or refuse a licence on the basis that he or she is of the opinion that it would “further the objectives of the Act” or not. Ordinarily licencing and permit requirements are formulated in such a manner that an applicant must be granted a licence if he or she complies with the set requirements.

However, the fact that objective requirements have been omitted in favour of a ministerial discretion in the Aquaculture Bill creates the impression that licences could be granted or refused arbitrarily. In such a scenario it may be difficult to justify the limitation on the right to choose one’s occupation, as well as the right not to be deprived of one’s property arbitrarily.

The Aquaculture Bill is still in the early phases of the legislative process and therefore does not currently have any legal force or effect. However, be that as it may, the current draft raises serious concerns as it could pave the way for a general licencing requirement for other agricultural commodities.

To this end, Agri SA will continue to participate and provide inputs on the Bill throughout the legislative process where the opportunity arises. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Vrugtebome vir Thusang gaan vroue bemagtig Marietjie Odendaal, visie-president van Agri Gauteng wat naby Roedtan boer, droom al lank om die vroue in die klein nedersetting van Thusang te bemagtig. Die nedersetting is baie afgesonder en is twaalf kilometer van Roedtan af geleë.

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dendaal se droom is om vrugtebome aan te plant en op dié manier ‘n tuisbedryf te skep wat konfyt kook en verkoop. Die droom het onverwags werklikheid geword toe ABSA R5 000 vir die projek geskenk het. Malan Seuns-kwekery het die vrugtebome teen ‘n baie billike prys verskaf en 53 bome is aangekoop. Om koste te bespaar, het Odendaal die bome self vervoer.

Op 1 Februarie vanjaar is die eerste stap van die projek geneem en die eerste sitrus- en neutbome is by die gemeenskap se skool geplant. Die kinders het self vooraf die gate vir die bome voorberei.

Ellen van Niekerk, sekretaresse van Agri Gauteng en haar man Tommie, het van Pretoria gery om hand by te sit. Hulle het worsbroodjies, melkysies en sap aan die honger werkendes verskaf.

Nadat agt bome by die plaaslike skooltjie geplant is, is die orige vrugtebome in die gemeenskap se tuine geplant.

Gerrie van Niekerk, Odendaal se plaasbestuurder, het gesorg dat elke boom by die skool beenmeel, kompos en mis kry. Hy het daarna Thusang toe gery en die orige bome in die inwoners se erwe gaan plant. “Ons wag nou dat die laaste drie gate reg gegrawe word sodat die laaste bome geplant kan word,” sê Odendaal.

Die department van landbou, bosbou en visserye is vooraf gekontak om ook hul betrokkenheid te verseker. Salaminah Rankapole, landbouvoorligter in die gebied en haar bestuurder, Melidah Makwanaa, ondersteun die projek.

Odendaal se droom vir Thusang is om die gemeenskap te help om sy potensiaal te bereik. “Die plant van vrugtebome is ‘n eerste stap om ‘n tuisbedryf te vestig. Om die gemeenskap se betrokkenheid te verseker, het Agri Gauteng die Thusang-skool besoek om almal betrokke te kry,” sê Odendaal.

Die volgende stap is om grys water te gebruik om die bome nat te lei. Die skool het onderneem om die water afkomstig van die kleedkamers se wasbakke op te gaar om die drie pekanneutbome wat by die skool geplant is, nat te lei. Die skool het ook ‘n watertenk wat reënwater vir die bome kan opvang.

“Die skooltjie het 290 kinders van graad R tot graad 12 en ek is besonder geraak deur die mooi verhouding wat die personeel met die kinders het. Daar is nie ‘n biblioteek of personeelkamer nie, maar nogtans is ons met ope arms ontvang,” sê Odendaal.

Skoolkinders sit hand by met die plant van die bome.

Marietjie Odendaal, (vise-president van Agri Gauteng), Gerrie van Niekerk (haar plaasbestuurder) en Ellen van Niekerk (Agri Gautengkantoor), heel regs, saam met skoolkinders en ‘n werker wat by die projek betrokke is.

Marietjie Odendaal (vise-president van Agri Gauteng) en Sunday Sathekge (hoof van die skool) tydens die aflaai van die bome.

Sy sê die geesdrif waarmee inwoners die groep ontvang het en die ywer waarmee gate gegrawe is, “was absoluut wonderlik”. >>> bladsy 41

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agri Nuus/News Een van die ABSA KKNK-gesprekke het hierdie jaar gefokus op “Landbou as plattelandse groei-masjien: waar lê die heil tussen grondhervorming en plaaspraktyk?” Dit is aangebied deur Freek Robinson met Christo van der Rheede (adjunk-uitvoerende direkteur, Agri SA), prof Mohammad Karaan (dekaan: fakulteit agriwetenskappe, US) en Darias Jonker (verteenwoordiger van die Saag Jonker Groep, ’n agribesigheid op Oudtshoorn) by die CP Nel-museum in Oudtshoorn op 28 Maart.

Landbou as plattelandse groei-masjien: Waar lê die heil tussen grondhervorming en plaaspraktyk?

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Waar lê die heil tussen grondhervorming en plaaspraktyk?

Die heil na my mening lê opgesluit in entrepreneurskap. Grondhervorming en plaaspraktyk wat nie op entrepreneurskap geskoei is nie en wat nie die entrepreneur of, in die geval van landbou, rekening hou met die aspirasies van die voedselprodusent nie, is gedoem tot mislukking. Entrepreneurs is immers ambisieuse wesens wat eerstens ‘n selfonderhoudende bestaan wil voer en wat berekend reageer op besigheidsgeleenthede wat potensieel ‘n surplus en ‘n wins op die kapitaal wat hulle investeer, kan lewer.

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ntrepreneurskap is egter nie ‘n gewilde konsep in Suid-Afrika nie.

Jaar ná jaar vaar ons maar swak in die Globale Entrepreneurskap Monitor-opname. Dit sê vir ons dat entrepreneursaktiwiteite in die informele en formele sektor nie genoegsaam is om werkskepping, die uitbreiding van markte, styging in produksie en hoër vakke van selfonderhoudendheid en ekonomiese ontwikkeling in landelike gemeenskappe teweeg te bring nie.

Die rol van die entrepreneur in terme van ekonomiese groei en ontwikkeling is goed gedokumenteer. In Asië is entrepreneurs vir die skep van 95% van alle besighede verantwoordelik. Dit maak 60% van die Bruto Binnelandse Produk (BBP) uit en sowat 80% van Asië se arbeidsmag is in diens van hul besighede. Daarenteen is slegs 47% van Suid-Afrika se ekonomies aktiewe bevolking in diens van plaaslike entrepreneurs en die

Deelnemers aan die gesprek was Freek Robinson, Darias Jonker, Christo van der Rheede en prof Mohammad Karaan

kleinsakebedryf beloop slegs 45% van ons BBP. In ‘n land met soveel geleenthede in die landbou word entrepreneurskap egter

gekonfronteer met teenstrydighede op regeringsvlak en in die privaatsektordomein.

Op regeringsvlak het ons die Nasionale >>> bladsy 41

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Dié lêmeel kry top-aandag Dit is reg of weg wanneer jy ’n mededingende mark met ’n nuwe produk betree, sê dr Jakobus Greeff, besturende direkteur van Rowan Feeds in die Delmas-omgewing.

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oute kan veral nie bekostig word wanneer jy daarop roem dat jou produkreeks uiters noukeurig saamgestel en van die hoogste gehalte maar tog bekostigbaar is nie. As jy of jou produk teleurstel, moet jy nie ’n tweede kans verwag nie.”

Rowan Feeds, wat nou sowat een jaar in bedryf is, produseer ’n volledige reeks lêmeelprodukte in sy pasgemaakte en uiters moderne fabriek op die plaas Holfontein. Die bouwerk aan die ten volle geoutomatiseerde fabriek het sowat ’n jaar geduur en volle produksie het in Junie verlede jaar begin.

“Slegs drie mense hanteer die hele fabriek-opset, wat mense-foute uitskakel wat die samestelling en meng van die voere en ander belangrike sake betref. Die hele aanleg word deur die jongste rekenaar- en ander tegnologie bedryf.”

Hoewel dit ’n groot kapitaal-uitleg vereis het, is die pluspunte daarvan ongetwyfeld die feit dat dit arbeidsbesparend is en

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uiteraard gapings vir mensefoute toemaak. “Die besluit met betrekking tot die ligging dra ook kostegewys by om ’n uitstaande dog bekostigbare produkreeks te verseker: dit is in die kern van beide sy grondstofgebied en ook sy vernaamste afsetgebied gevestig. Grondstowwe hoef dus nie ten duurste van ver af aangery te word nie maar op die verste 50km van hier.”

Rowan Feeds glo daaraan dat geen onnodige koste aan kopers oorgedra moet word nie. Daarom word onnodige glans uitgeskakel; die onderneming word byvoorbeeld uit ’n aangepaste plaashuis op die terrein bedryf en die geoutomatiseerde fabriek beperk onnodige uitgawes verder.

Volgens Greeff – wat reeds jarelange bestuurservaring in die plaaslike voerbedryf het – het Rowan Feeds nie beplan om ver buite ’n radius van 100-200 km te versprei nie. “Ons lewer egter nou mededingend tot

sowat 300 kilometer om ons.”

Die lêmeel word in losmaat aan ’n groeiende getal kliënte gelewer.

“Oordeelkundige groei is gesonde groei,” sê hy. “Die feit dat 20 000 ton lêmeel per maand vervaardig kan word, maak egter ruim produksiegroei moontlik.”

Greeff sê dat die omsetgroei in minder as ’n jaar en boonop in een van die swakste landboujare hulle aangenaam verras het.

“Ons kon seker nie ’n veel slegter beginjaar gekies het nie. Dit maak my opgewonde oor die pad vorentoe.”

agri Nuus/News Plattelandse groeimasjien <<< bladsy 39 Ontwikkelingsplan (NOP), Landbou Beleid Aksieplan (APAP) en verskeie aksies, onder meer deur die Nasionale Tesourie, die Land Bank, die Departement van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye en die departement handel en nywerheid, wat ‘n sterk fokus plaas op ontsluiting en kommersialisering van landbougeleenthede en werkskepping.

Die NOP identifiseer verskillende entrepreneursgeleenthede wat sowat 1 miljoen werksgeleenthede kan skep. Dit stel onder meer voor dat die sowat 1,5 miljoen hektaar onder besproeiing met ‘n verdere 145 000 hektaar grond uitgebrei moet word.

Deur middel van die APAP word die ontwikkeling van ‘n billike, produktiewe, mededingende, winsgewende en volhoubare landbou- en seevissery-sektor in die vooruitsig gestel. Dít sê die regering is moontlik indien die aksieplanne wat voorgestel word om die produksie- en verbruikerskant in sektore soos die pluimvee-, rooivleis-, vrugte- en groente-, wyn-, graan-, bosbou-, vissery- en biobrandstofbedryf te ontgin, uitgevoer word.

Onderliggend aan al hierdie planne is grondhervorming en die optimale benutting van kommunale grond om voedselsekerheid en werkskepping teweeg te bring.

Hierdie ideaal wat ‘n sterk entrepreneu­ riese onderbou het en wat helaas sterk steun op die groeiende kleinskaalboerdery dwarsoor Suid-Afrika om saam met kommersiële boere kos te produseer en werk te skep, staan in skrille kontras teenoor die departement van landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming se meer as ‘n duisend disfunksionele Verenigings vir Gemeenskaplike Eiendom (CPA’s) wat grond deur middel van restitusie en herverdeling bekom.

Die departement van landelike ontwikke­ ling en grondhervorming se 2014/15jaarverslag skets ‘n hartseerverslag van binnegevegte, interdikte, geldverduistering, onwettige verkope van grond, wanbestuur en inploffing van produksie op grond wat aan gemeenskappe of groepe oorgedra word. Indien ons sou voortgaan Agri Gauteng <<< bladsy 37 Odendaal het ook met die munisipaliteit van Mookgopong gepraat en ‘n belofte van ondersteuning gekry sodat opleiding in Thusang se gemeenskapsaaltjie en kombuis gedoen kan word.

“Die plan is nie om te wag vir ons vrugtebome om eers te dra nie, maar dadelik na oorskotvrugte of -tamaties te

om produktiewe landbougrond aan gemeenskappe oor te dra, loop ons nie net die gevaar om voedselsekerheid en werkskepping te ondermyn nie, maar ons skep ook staatsafhanklike armoede-strikke waarin ‘n bakhandkultuur en sosiomaatskaplike uitdagings gedy.

Uit ‘n totaal van 1 144 Verenigings vir Gemeenskaplike Eiendom is daar bevind dat slegs 284 verenigings aan die wetgewing van toepassing voldoen.

Altesaam 29 is onopspoorbaar en 17 het die grond verkoop. ‘n Bedrag van R166.4 miljoen is aan 26 verenigings toegeken as deel van die staat se Herkapitalisasie- en Ontwikkelingsprogram. Die belangrike vraag wat die belastingbetaler hier moet vra, is wat is die aard en omvang van die opbrengs op dié belegging van R166.4 miljoen wat deur die staat gedoen is en of dit help bydra het tot die ontsluiting van entrepreneursgeleenthede, voedselsekerheid, werkskepping, welvaartskepping en volhoubare ekonomiese ontwikkeling.

Dieselfde vraag is ook van toepassing op uitgawes wat die departement van landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming volgens sy 2014/15-jaarverslag aangegaan het.

R1.85 miljoen is op landelike ontwikkeling, R2.99 miljard op restitusie en R2.48 miljard is op grondhervorming spandeer.

Dat ons die onregte van die verlede moet regstel is gewis, maar ons moet onthou dat ons ook hier met die toekoms te doen het.

Die toekoms is uitkomsgerig en ons kan nie dat grondhervorming en restitusie werken welvaartskepping en voedselsekerheid in gedrang bring nie. Die 2014/15jaarverslag van die departement van landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming meld hier en daar besonderhede oor werkskepping en voedselproduksie, maar ‘n mens sou graag ‘n interdepartementele gekonsolideerde verslag wou sien oor die suksesse wat behaal word in terme van die uitkomstes soos vervat in die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan, die Landbou Beleid Aksieplan en ander staatsdepartemente gemoeid met landbou soos die Land Bank.

So ‘n gekonsolideerde verslag moet ook die rooi vlae laat wapper wat betref wanfunksionerende instellings

soos Verenigings vir Gemeenskaplike Eiendom sodat daadwerklike stappe geneem kan word om ‘n funksionerende entrepreneuriese kultuur te vestig wat op selfonderhoudendheid en surplusvoedselproduksie afgestem is.

Belangrik egter is tot in watter mate daar nuwe voedselprodusente tot die landbousektor toetree en wat hulle met die geleenthede doen wat deur die staat geskep word deur middel van grondhervorming en restitusie. Dit behoort eerder die staat se kernfokus te wees en aan wie staatsondersteuning op ‘n quid pro quobasis gebied moet word.

Die ander olifant in die kamer is die gefragmenteerde benadering deur die landboubedryf. As daar gevra word wie steun die NOP en wie steun grondhervorming steek amper 98% van die landboubedryf hul hande op. In die praktyk doen elkeen egter sy eie ding. Dikwels staan ons ook baie krities teenoor die regering, maar ons is self skuldig daaraan dat ons nie ‘n daadwerklike poging aanwend om as totale waardeketting, dit wil sê, om as maatskappye aan die insetkant, primêre landbou, prosesseringsmaatskappye, die kleinhandel en dies meer met ‘n holistiese en geïntegreerde plan na vore te tree om nuwe voedselprodusente in die landbousektor te help vestig nie.

Dit het dus tyd geword dat die totale private landbouwaardeketting die voortou moet neem om voedselsekerheid, werkskepping, grondhervorming, voedselproduksie, vaardighede- en landelike ontwikkeling deur middel van die bevordering van ‘n entrepreneurskultuur te optimaliseer.

Dit kan ons net doen as die bedryf verenig en ‘n nasionale aksie van stapel stuur om ‘n inklusiewe, mededingende en groeiende Suid-Afrikaanse landbousektor te help verseker waarin die entrepreneur wat voedsel produseer, kan gedy. Moet dus nie dat ons as landboubedryf dieselfde fout maak as die regering nie. ‘n Entrepreneuriese benadering waarin die voedselprodusent vooropgestel word, is ons enigste hoop vir vooruitgang in die landbousektor.

soek wat verwerk kan word in verkoopbare produkte. Dit is dikwels nie meer lonend vir ‘n boer om die nadrag self te oes nie, en ons hoop vir sulke skenkings. Die vlakte is egter ook ‘n groentemandjie wat baie moontlikhede inhou. Uiteindelik is die wens daar dat ‘n hele tuisbedryf hieruit sal ontstaan met stilhouplek vir motors, padstalletjies en ‘n vetplantkwekery. Dit

moet ‘n plekkie wees wat besoekers lok met verversings en kunsartikels.

“Dankie aan Sunday Sathekge en die personeel van die Thusang-skool vir hul wonderlike ondersteuning!

“Dankie ook aan Santam vir die ruim skenking wat verversings vir die skool en gaste moontlik gemaak het en hulle belofte om met opleiding te help!” agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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New farmers trained ELIZE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, SENIOR MANAGER: LABOUR RELATIONS, AGRI SA

Training and development are key to preparing people for the challenges in life, and even more so for new entrants to the agricultural sector! Agri SA believes that new farmers must be equipped with the right skills and knowledge to make a success of their farming operations.

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gri SA, in collaboration with Enterprises at the University of Pretoria, has therefore developed a training course to assist with the training of new farmers. The contents of the

training course included entrepreneurship in the farming sector; an introduction to agricultural enterprise management focusing on the foundations of business management, risk management, leadership and the nature thereof; and finally, the

development of a business plan.

With funding made available by AgriSETA, a group of new farmers and managers were trained.

Who are these farmers, you may ask?

Let me tell you...

ERNEST VILANDER Van Worcester Ernest is genomineer deur die Tafeldruiwebedryf. Hy sê: “Ons boer tans met druiwe – uitvoer en wyn en is besig om uit te brei met die gedagte om ook werk te skep vir mense in ons gemeenskap.”

KONE KUNDANI Based in Makhado Nominated by Subtrop, Kone farms with avocados and macadamia nuts.

HANS TITUS Van Worcester Ons boer tans met uitvoer- en wyndruiwe en is besig om ons boerderybedrywighede uit te brei.

KENNETH LAWRENCE From Bushbuckridge Nominated by Mpumalanga Agriculture, Kenneth is involved in forestry and sawmilling activities, a renewable energy company, harvesting, sericulture, solar energy and wind energy activities.

SINOVUYO NOHAMBA Based in East London Nominated by Citrus Growers’ Association, Sinovuyo is an assistant farm manager with five years’ experience growing citrus.

ADAM NEFALE From Mutale in Thohoyandou Nominated by Subtrop, Adam farms with macadamia nuts.

DANIEL LETSOALO From Pretoria Nominated by Sappo, Daniel is responsible for developing pig farmers in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northwest.

PETRUS THEUNISSEN Based in Pongola Petrus is the area manager at South African Cane Growers’ Association and holds a BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Economics.

TAARIQ MOTALA Based in Ceres Nominated by Hortgro, Taariq is a farm manager on Motala farm, which produces pears.

ZOLANI MADUNA Based in Sterkspruit near Bloemfontein Nominated by the National Wool Growers’ Association, Zolani was the Eastern Cape Farmer of the Year in 2014 and currently produces for the NWGA. He has eight years’ experience in farming.

Thank you to AgriSETA for the funding.

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PETRUS LETSITSA From Welkom Nominated by Grain SA, Petrus is involved in mixed farming, including sunflower, maize and ground nuts.

CINDY LETLAPA LEHLOGONOLO From Bushbuckridge Nominated by MASDT, Cindy is a broiler farmer with 6 400 chickens per cycle. She operates in the informal market, selling to the local community.

Currently production has stopped due to a lack of working capital.

BABALWA MAGWENTSHU Based in Beacon Bay, East London Nominated by the SA Ostrich Business Chamber, Babalwa is an ostrich productioncontract grower for an abattoir in Grahamstown.

GIFT MAFULEKA Based in Bronkhorstspruit Nominated by Potatoes SA, Gift holds a B. Tech (Agric) in crop pro­ duc­tion. He has been involved in commercial farming for McCain Foods for three years and has been farming for his own account for the past six years.

KGADI SENYATSI Based in Pretoria Nominated by SA Pork Producers Organisation, Kgadi is responsible for the development of smallholder pig farmers in Gauteng, Western Cape and the Free State.

TSHILIDZI MATHIDI From Thohoyandou Nominated by Nerpo, Tshilidzi farms with livestock at Mamusha Boerdery, which is based in the Vivo/Vhembe district.

RAMARUMO MOALOSI From Bultfontein Nominated by Grain SA, Ramarumo plants maize, sunflower and beans but due to the drought was unable to plant maize.

JOHN HARTNICK Van Wellington John is genomineer deur die wynbedryf en is verantwoordelik vir wyndruiwe, wingerdstokke en wyn.

Daar is ook ‘n kelder op die plaas. Wyn word in die buiteland verkoop.

JALENKOSI GUMEDE From Jozini Nominated by Kwanalu, Jalenkosi farms with cotton under the Makhathini Cotton Project.

SAMMAI APPOLIS Van Wellington Sammai is genomineer deur die wynbedryf en is betrokke by ‘n wingerdkwekery. In Meimaand begin hulle om wingerdstokke voor te berei sodat hulle dit kan verkoop.

Jerry Madiba of AgriSETA.

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Nuwe standaarde van luuksheid en vermoëns CASSIE DU PLESSIS, LID VAN DIE SA MOTORSKRYWERSGILDE

Almal in bakkieland weet dat Ford in die laaste tyd berge versit met verkope van sy nuwe geslag Ranger.

Nou is Ford ook aan sportnutskant slaggereed met ‘n nuwe aanslag van die herontwerpte Everest.

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Reg vir ‘n nuwe aanslag, die nuwe Ford Everest (Foto: QuickPic)

a, die ou Everest van 2009 het nooit hier hond haaraf gemaak nie, maar die nuwe een is ‘n perd van ‘n heel ander kleur. Groter, kragtiger, slimmer, mooier. Met toetsbestuur van sy topmodel, die 3.2 liter 4x4 Limited, het hy homself bewys as ‘n besonder bekwame en luukse sportnutsvoertuig wat baie kenmerke met die nuwe Ranger deel.

Nou moet jy weet, die Everest móét in die kol wees, want die super gewilde Fortuner se nuwe model is nou beskikbaar.

Intussen spog Toyota juis dat die nuwe Hilux in Maart, slegs sy eerste volle maand in die mark, die land se voorste verkoper was met 3 273 eenhede.

Die Everest lyk en voel reg om diep spore te trap, maar al sy gawe geriewe en funksies kos geld, en dit is waar die kruks gaan wees. Die Limited-model sal jou R698 900 uit die sak jaag en die XLT, meer in lyn met die bakkie se spesifikasies, R634 900.

Hierdie twee voertuie, beide viertrek, word deur Ford se heerlike 3.2 liter Duratorq TDCi vyfsilinder-dieselenjin (147 kW/470 Nm) aangedryf, met ‘n outomatiese sesgangratkas. Die bakkie is ook met ander enjin-opsies beskikbaar.

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waarskuwingstelsel bied. Laasgenoemde nagedagte geklou het, het die voertuig nou het elektronies beheerde voorsitplekke, ‘n aggressiewe ontwerp met Amerikaanse parkeerhulp met ’n tru-kamera en Bronco-elemente. Sy treeplanke en chroombanddruk-monitering. sierrooster met bypassende deurhandvatsels Die XLT-model het 18 duim-wielvellings, is standaard, terwyl die Limited jou ook met terwyl die Limited-weergawe met 20 duimLED-dagryligte begroet. vellings spog. Daardie laeprofiel-tekkies en Agter daardie sterk voorkoms ferm vering kan egter met jou lyf werk op vind jy ’n stewige bak-op-onderstel‘n sinkplaatpad, alhoewel konstruksie, intelligente vierwielaandrywing en Vir veiligheid is daar sewe jy andersins ‘n gerieflike, gladde rit kry, ook danksy ’n gevorderde terrein­ lugsakke, ’n elektroniese kronkelvere agter teenoor beheer­stelsel. Jy kry stabiliteitsprogram die Ranger se meer ferm dus die beste van twee (ESP), met die Limited bladvere. wêrelde, uitnemende wat ook selfaanpasbare Die balans van veldrywoema, maar kraglewering en ekonomie ook die wêreld van spoedbeheer, is goed vir so ‘n groot byderwetse tegnologie, baanveranderingshulp, voertuig, waar jy die rygerief en dinamika. blindekolmonitering keuse van “Drive”-s en Die viertrekbeheer­ en ‘n voorbotsingSport-modusse van die stelsel kan elektronies waarskuwingstelsel bied. ratkas het. Die versnelling verstel word vir normaal, word aangegee as sneeu/gruis/gras en 11.6 sekondes van 0 sand. Jy het ook heuwel100 km/h en brandstofverbruik ‘n bietjie wegtrek- en af-hulp met die opsie van ‘n optimistiese 8.2 liter/100 km. agterste ewenaarslot. Die grondvryhoogte Die sewe-sitplekkajuit het ‘n gerieflike is 225 mm en jy kan nogal deur water van gehaltegevoel en die Limited se agtersitplekke 800 mm ry wanneer die droogte verby is. kan elektronies platvou. Die vol spaarwiel is Vir veiligheid is daar sewe lugsakke, onder die bakwerk gemonteer en laat nog ’n elektroniese stabiliteitsprogram (ESP), besondere bagasieruimte. met die Limited wat ook selfaanpasbare Heel handig is al die kragsokke en spoedbeheer, baanveranderingshulp, pakplekkies wat deur die motor versprei is, blindekolmonitering en ‘n voorbotsing>>> bladsy 46

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Die Toyota Hilux-bakkie en Toyota Fortuner loop hand aan hand. Dit is nie ‘n geheim dat die Fortuner eintlik die stasiewa-weergawe van die Hilux is nie.

Die nuwe Toyota Fortuner is kragtiger, sterker, gemakliker en aantreklik op die oog.

Toyota weer aan die roer: Nuwe Hilux en Fortuners geloods

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ie Fortuner se onderstel is basies dieselfde as die Hilux se onderstel. Geen wonder nie dat die Fortuner so gewild onder Suid-Afrikaners is nie, want almal weet hoe gehard ‘n Hilux-bakkie is.

As jy ‘n Hilux-bakkie neem en jy maak van hom ‘n sportnutsvoertuig (SNV), gaan hy vir niks skrik nie. Dit is die wenresep van die

Fortuner.

Die Hilux-bakkies is sedert 1969 met ons, maar dit moes eers ‘n pad loop om te bewys dat dit ‘n geharde bakkie is. In 1969 was die Amerikaners die hoofvervaardigers van bakkies in Suid-Afrika en die nuwe Japannese toetreder moes hard veg om naam te maak. Die res is geskiedenis.

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was daar ‘n bekostigbare SNV beskikbaar wat besonder gehard was en wat regtig vir elke padoppervlak kans gesien het.

In 2016 stel Toyota weer ‘n splinternuwe Hilux- en Fortuner-reeks bekend. Hierdie Toyotas is nie net groter as hulle voorgangers nie, maar is ook gemakliker en het ‘n hele reeks tegnologiese bykomstighede om die rit veiliger en meer padvas te maak. Verder is daar ook ‘n nuwe reeks diesel-enjins wat ‘n ekonomieser keuse bied.

Daar is heelwat te vertelle oor die nuwe Hilux- en Fortuner-reekse.

Die nuwe Hilux is groter as sy voorganger.

Dit is byvoorbeeld 75 mm langer. Binne die reeks word daar tussen die “werkmodelle” en die “luukse modelle” onderskei. Die luukse bakkies se bakwerk is effens wyer as die werkmodelle s’n. Die onderstel is egter dieselfde, maar die enjins en bybehore verskil. Die groot pluspunt van die nuwe Hilux-reeks is dat al die bakkies, insluitend die goedkoper werkmodelle, ABSondersteunde remme en ten minste ‘n lugsak vir die bestuurder het.

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Mechanisation and technology: Trends that will change agriculture MICHELL ZAPPA, POLICY HORIZONS, CANADA

Below are technologies related to agricultural and natural manufacturing under four key areas of accelerating change: Sensors, food, automation and engineering.

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ensors help agriculture by enabling real-time traceability and diagnosis of crop, livestock and farm machine states. Food may benefit directly from genetic tailoring and potentially from producing meat directly in a lab.

Automation will help agriculture via largescale robotic and micro-robots to check and maintain crops at the plant level. Engineering involves technologies that extend the reach of agriculture to new means, new places and new areas of the economy. Of particular interest will be synthetic biology, which allows the efficient reprogramming of unicellular life to make fuels, byproducts accessible from organic chemistry and smart devices.

Sensors Air and soil sensors: Fundamental additions to the automated farm, these sensors would enable a real time understanding of current farm, forest or body of water conditions.

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Jy het ook die gerief van ‘n sondak met groot glaspaneel, leerbekleedsel en leerinsetsels in die deurpanele en instrumentpaneel, veelfunksiestuurwiel en ‘n slim “infotainment”-stelsel.

Nou moet ek sê dat al die waarskuwings se “piengs” soms irriterend kan word – veral daardie boodskap wat gedurig gewaarsku het oor “bestuurdersuitputting – vat ‘n ruskans”, kompleet met prentjie van ‘n koppie koffie. Hierdie voertuig het hom duidelik nie versoen met my rystyl op die gelapte, smal paaie van my geweste nie. Ek neem aan dat ‘n mens êrens in die kontroles ‘n manier sou kon vind om dit af te skakel.

Intussen bied die Ranger 3.2 TDCi 4x4-dubbelkajuit ‘n reeks van nie minder nie as 30 modelle, met opsies van twee dieselenjins (2.2 en 3.2) en 2.5-petrolmodel wat jy slegs in die enkelkajuit kry. Die pryse van die dubbelkajuit-reeks alleen wissel van R290 900 – R597 900, met die toetsmodel wat aantree teen R567 900.

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devices such as tractors to warn mechanics that a failure is likely to occur soon. Intratractor communication can be used as a rudimentary “farm swarm” platform.

Livestock biometrics: Collars with GPS, RFID and biometrics can automatically identify and relay vital information about the livestock in real time.

Crop sensors: Instead of prescribing field fertilisation before application, high-resolution

crop sensors inform application equipment of correct amounts needed. Optical sensors or drones are able to identify crop health across the field (for example, by using infra-red light).

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handig met so ‘n groot voertuig – en dubbelsone-klimaatbeheer. Die ritgehalte is uit die boonste rakke, met kraglewering natuurlik dieselfde as by die Everest met dieselfde transmissie. Brandstofverbruik word aangegee as 9.1.

Viertrek word “in-die-ry” geaktiveer, met laestrek- en elektroniese ewenaarslot beskikbaar. ‘n Ougat nuwigheid is beligting van die laaibak. Net jammer daar is nie ‘n kajuitvenster nie. Ek hou ook van

die sluitbare bakluik en verborge pakkompartement onder die agtersitplek.

Intussen is die warm nuus (en bewys van Ford se geloof in hierdie tweemanskap) dat die maatskappy R2.5 miljard in sy Silvertonaanleg in Pretoria belê om die Everest en Ranger hier te vervaardig.

Beide toetsvoertuie kom met ‘n vier jaar/120 000 km-waarborg en vyf jaar/ 100 000 km-onderhoudsplan – nogal met 20 000 km-diensintervalle.

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an intelligent network, such sensors could feed crucial information back to maintenance crews or robots.

Food Genetically designed food: The creation of entirely new strains of food animals and plants in order to better address biological and physiological needs. A departure from genetically modified food, genetically designed food would be engineered from the ground up.

In vitro meat: Also known as cultured meat or tube-steak, it is a flesh product that has never been part of a complete, living animal. Several current research projects are growing in vitro meat experimentally, although no meat has yet been produced for public consumption.

Automation Variable rate swath control: Building on existing geo-location technologies, future swath control could save on seed, minerals, fertiliser and herbicides by reducing overlapping inputs. By precomputing the shape of the field where the inputs are to be used, and by understanding the relative productivity of different areas of the field, tractors or agbots can procedurally apply inputs at variable rates throughout the field.

Rapid iteration selective breeding: The next generation of selective breeding where the end-result is analysed quantitatively and improvements are suggested algorithmically.

Agricultural robots: Also known as agbots, these are used to automate agricultural processes, such as harvesting, fruit picking, ploughing, soil maintenance, weeding, planting, irrigation etc.

Precision agriculture: Farming management based on observing (and responding to) intra-field variations. With satellite imagery and advanced sensors, farmers can optimise returns on inputs while preserving resources at ever larger scales. Further understanding of crop variability, geo-located weather data and precise sensors should allow improved automated decision-making and complementary planting techniques.

Robotic farm swarms: The hypothetical combination of dozens or hundreds of agricultural robots with thousands of microscopic sensors, which together would monitor, predict, cultivate and extract crops from the land with practically no human intervention. Smallscale implementations are already on the horizon.

Engineering Closed ecological systems: Ecosystems that do not rely on matter exchange outside the system. Such closed ecosystems would theoretically transform waste products into oxygen, food and water in order to support life-forms inhabiting the system. Such systems already exist in small scales, but existing technological limitations prevent them from scaling.

Synthetic biology: Synthetic biology is about programming biology using standardised parts as one program computers using standardised libraries today. This includes the broad redefinition and expansion of biotechnology, with the ultimate goals of being able to design, build and remediate engineered biological systems that process information, manipulate chemicals, fabricate materials and structures, produce energy, provide food, and maintain and enhance human health and our environment.

Vertical farming: A natural extension of urban agriculture, vertical farms would cultivate plant or animal life within dedicated or mixeduse skyscrapers in urban settings. Using techniques similar to glass houses, vertical farms could augment natural light using energyefficient lighting. The advantages are numerous, including yearround crop production, protection from weather, support urban food autonomy and reduced transport costs.

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Goscor Power Products sal produkte ter waarde van R25 000 in ‘n gelukkige trekking op die laaste dag van die skou by NAMPO weggee.

Dit behels dat besoekers by die skou die geleentheid sal hê om een van drie DIY-hoëdrukspuite te wen. Om so ‘n Subaruvuurvegter te wen, is ‘n gepaste einde aan Goscor Power Products se eerste Nampo-skou.

Besoek ons stalletjie 56 A-C vir die gelukkige trekking.

Goscor Power Products pronk met sy landbouprodukte by Nampo 2016 Goscor Power Products, reeds welbekend in die landbou as ‘n vooraanstaande verskaffer van ‘n wye reeks gehaltetoerusting, vertoon hul omvattende en bekostigbare produkreeks vir die eerste keer by Nampo 2016.

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s nuwelinge by Suid-Afrika se grootste landbouskou, beloof ons uitstalling om ‘n treffer te wees,” volgens Goscor Power Products se besturende direkteur, Mark Bester. “Ons besef dat in die huidige strawwe ekonomiese tye, boere lank moet nadink oor die aankoop van toerusting, asook watter handelsnaam om aan te skaf. Terwyl dit te verstane is dat prys die besluit sal beïnvloed, kan dit nie ten koste van gehalte wees nie.

“Ons is hier om die boer by te staan en sy aankoopbesluit te vergemaklik deur ‘n reeks produkte te bied wat merkwaardig bekostigbaar is sonder om te gehalte, werkverrigting en duursaamheid in te boed.

Ons reeks Rato-kunsmispompe dien as ‘n goeie voorbeeld. Selfs die duurste enjin sal onklaar raak indien daar kunsmis in die enjin beland. Maar teen dié prys, kan ‘n boer bekostig om selfs twee Rato-pompe aan te koop, gereed vir die volgende

seisoen.”

Goscor Power Products het meer as 30 jaar se ondervinding in vuurvegter­ toerusting. Die Subaru-vuurvegter is spesiaal ontwerp om koste te bespaar, asook veiligheidsvoordele aan verbruikers te bied.

Waterstabiliteit gedurende vervoer is van kritiese belang, veral oor rowwe terrein.

Unieke ontwerpe aan die buitekant van die tenk, soos die optraptenk, en aan die binnekant, naamlik stutte op die kante en plafon, en skotte beperk die beweging van onder meer water.

Verder sorg hoekstutte dat die brandblusser maklik, veilig en sekuur op die voertuig vasgemaak kan word vir veilige vervoer. Die tenk is aan die binnekant swart om UV-strale te verhoed wat ná die opbou van alge kan lei. Dit kan die pomp blokkeer.

Die tenk kan vinnig volgemaak word deur die groot deksel en Venturi-stelsel, (ongeveer 450 mm in deursnee). Dit vergemaklik ook skoonmaak.

Vanuit die bekende en beproefde Subaru- en Lutian-produkreekse sal Goscor Power Products ook die elektriesen enjinaangedrewe industriële en DIY-hoëdrukspuite, asook die petrol- en dieselaangedrewe waterpompe en kragopwekkers by Nampo ten toon stel.

Die reeks Subaru-swysmasjiene en die Rato-kunsmispompe sal besigtig kan word.

“Ons bied spesiale skoupryse op al ons uitstalprodukte en vir die gerief van ons kliënte is al die produkte onmiddellik beskikbaar van ons nuwe handelaar, Latgro Midas, op Bothaville, asook by Kevcor in Bloemfontein,” sê Bester. “Jy kan eenvoudig dieselfde dag jou produkte by ons handelaar gaan haal.”

Goscor Power Products stal saam met twee ander maatskappye in die Goscor Groep naamlik, Bobcat Equipment and Goscor Hi-Reach, op Nampo uit op stalletjie 56 A – C. Kom besoek ons gerus hierdie jaar! agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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BEtrouBaar, EENVoudIg, produktIEF: dIE aXIaL-FLoW stropErs Met die industrie se grootste graantenks, enjins en brandstoftenks stel die nuwe Case IH Axial-Flow® 240 stropers nuwe vlakke van produktiwiteit en doeltreffendheid vir 2015. Die nuwe Axial-Flow-reeks met nuwe enjintegnologie behaal Tier II Final-standaarde vir uitlaatgasse. Die gepatenteerde tegnologie verleen maksimum kraglewering sonder om doeltreffedheid in te boet, wat beter verrigting, suiniger brandstofverbruik, laer temperature en verhoogde duursaamheid en betroubaarheid verseker.

Nou staNdaard op aXIaL-FLoW stropErs* *Terwyl voorraad hou. Bepalings en voorwaardes geld. Finansiering onderhewing aangoedkeuring.

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Monteeraanleg by Grand Island vier 50 jaar van ‘Axial Flow’ ARNO DU PLESSIS, CASE IH

Case IH het verlede jaar ‘n belangrike mylpaal gevier by sy Grand Islandfabriek in Racine, Wisconsin. Dit was ter herdenking van Case IH se vyftigste jaar as stropervervaardiger. Vandag, ‘n halfeeu later, produseer hy steeds die stropers met die grootste enjins, graan- en brandstoftenks.

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ns is baie trots op ons handelsmerk en op die mylpaal wat Grand Island behaal het.

Ons is ook trots op die fabriek se gespesialiseerde kundigheid in die vervaardiging van wêreldklasstropers wat oor die afgelope 50 jaar ontwikkel is,” sê Eric Shuman, Case IH Sr se direkteur vir stropers. “Die Grand Island-fabriek produseer reeds die afgelope 12 jaar CaseIH Axial Flow-stropers. Daar is groot vooruitgang in die ontwerp van die produk en die vervaardigingsproses gemaak,” sê Shuman. “Ons moderne stropers het by Grand Island ontstaan. Die laaste dekade het ons aanhoudend op die maksimalisering van produktiwiteit gefokus. Dit het gelei tot heelwat verbeterings sedert die 2388-reeks.

Om onnodige stilhou te minimaliseer, het ons die graantenks van 6 000 liter tot 14 400 liter op die huidige 9240-vlagskip vergroot. Die brandstoftenks is van 1 000 liter tot 1 200 liter vergroot om ‘n vol dag se werk gedoen te kry sonder om vir brandstof te hervul,” sê Shuman.

“In dieselfde periode het die enjin­ kapasitiet byna van 208kW tot 410kW verdubbel, danksy die nuwe CaseIH FPT 15,9L-masjien. Die gepatenteerde SCRtegnologie in vandag se stroperenjins het tot gevolg dat die maksimum krag gebruik kan word sonder om doeltreffendheid in te boet. Die resultaat is beter werkverrigting, meer ekonomiese brandstofverbruik, laer enjintemperatuur, beter betroubaarheid en duursaamheid.”

Die CaseIH Ecolo Tiger, asook die CaseIH Tigermate word as wêreldklas beskou. Kom kyk gerus.

SPX-spuite is al ‘n ou bekende by die Northmec-standplaas, en die 3230, met ‘n nuwe fatsoen, sal vanjaar sy buiging op die Nampo-loopplank maak.

Wat kan jy by Nampo 2016 oor presisietoerusting (AFS) verwag?

AFS CONNECT ™ TELEMATICA Die Case IH AFS Connect ™-telematica­ stelsel kan eienaars en bestuurders die vermoë gee om masjinerie te monitor en vanaf ‘n skootrekenaar te beheer. Ontleding van die data verbeter logistiek, verminder brandstofverbruik en maksimaliseer prestasie.

XCN-2050 SKERM Die Case IH XCN-2050 ™-skerm kan jou slimmer laat werk. Neem beheer van jou hele boerdery met ‘n stelsel wat jou die duidelikheid, sekerheid en konneksie gee wat jy nodig het.

Sê hallo vir hoëdefinisie-plaasbestuur In die middel van ‘n besige seisoen is die laaste ding wat jy nodig het ‘n ingewikkelde skerm. Die weerstandige XCN-2050-skerm het ‘n groot 30,8 cm (12.1”) hoëdefinisieraakskerm met ‘n skerp visuele en ‘n groter, duideliker beeld. Gebou op die Android ™-bedryfstelsel, integreer die stelsel jou bedryf moeiteloos en die intuïtiewe skerm maak dit maklik vir beide beginners en gevorderde gebruikers om maklik presisieboerdery-oplossings toe te pas. As jy nodig het om die skerm van voertuig tot voertuig te verskuif, is dit letterlik ‘n sprong met ‘n los skroef en enkelkabelkonneksie.

Opsommings van verskillende kartering­­lae soos dekking en spoed is moontlik. Bestuur jou plaas direk vanaf die skerm met die Field Manager (Google maps) met inligting oor lande, AB-lyne en grensinligting, alles op een maklik toeganklike skerm.

Die XCN-2050 het die vemoë om nie net jou masjinerie in ‘n reguit lyn te stuur nie, maar ook om dit self om te draai.

Next swath-tegnologie Wanneer jy nader aan die einde van ‘n ry kom, bereken “Next swath” die outomatiese draai van die voertuig en verskaf dit die beste moontlike pad vir die voertuig om te draai. Hierdie doeltreffende en konsekwente manier van draai spaar tyd en verhoog produktiwiteit. Die tegnologie spaar ook brandstof en verminder skade aan die gewas en verdigting op die land se grense.

Dit kan opbrengs verhoog.

Wat kan jy by Nampo 2016 oor meganisasie verwag?

Alle modelle in die CaseIH-trekkerreeks sal by Nampo 2016 ten toon gestel word.

Dit sluit al die modelle van die klein JX45T (31kW) tot by die kragtige CaseIH STX600 Steiger (447kW) in. Case IH spog steeds met die grootste trekker wat tans in die Suid-Arikaanse mark beskikbaar is. Dit bly ‘n groot trekpleister by Nampo.

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agri Toyota <<< bladsy 45 Daar is beide ‘n 2,4 liter en ‘n 2.8 liter GD-dieselenjin in beide die nuwe Hilux en Fortuner beskikbaar. Die 2.4 GD-enjin het ‘n kraglewering van 110 kW teen 3 400 omwentelinge en ‘n wringkrag van 400 Nm tussen 1 600 en 2 000 omwentelinge. Die 2,8 GD-enjin het ‘n kraglewering van 130 kW en ‘n wringkrag van 420 Nm tussen 1 400 en 2 600 omwentelinge.

Die nuwe dieselenjins is meer as 9% ligter op brandstof. Modelle met die 2.4ℓ GD-enjin het byvoorbeeld die beste brandstofdoeltreffendheid in hulle klas, naamlik 7.3 ℓ/100 km. Die 2.8ℓ-GD het ’n brandstofverbruiksyfer van 8.5 ℓ/100 km. Drie petrolenjins is ook beskikbaar.

Eerstens ’n tweeliter-viersilinder wat 100 kW lewer en ‘n wringkrag van 182 Nm bied.

Dan is daar ’n hersiene weergawe van die vorige 2.7ℓ-enjin, wat 122 kW lewer en ‘n wringkrag van 245 Nm het. Derdens is daar die vierliter-V6 wat 175 kW lewer en ‘n wringkrag van 376 Nm bied. ’n Splinternuwe, soepel vyf- of sesgang­ hand­ratkas is vir die nuwe modelle ontwikkel.

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waarneem. Die stelsel gebruik outomatiese sesgangtransmissie bied. Daar is nou ‘n beheer van enjinverrigting en individuele “intelligente” ratkas in die 2.8 GD-modelle wielremme om die uitwerking van beskikbaar. Dit laat die bestuurder toe om stuuroorywerigheid of stuurtraagheid teen ratte te verander sonder om die koppelaar te te werk, wat voertuigstabiliteit en uiteindelik trap. ‘n Navigasiestelsel is standaard in die veiligheid aansienlik luukse modelle. verbeter. SleepwaDie 4x4-modelle swaaibeheer (TSC) gebruik kan tot teen ‘n snelheid Die nuwe Toyota Hiluxenjinverrigting en individuele van 50 km/u van en Fortuner-reekse se rembeheer om ’n sleepwa in tweewielaandrywing pryse bly mededingend toom te hou deur volgehoue oorskuif na en sommige modelle is swaaibewegings teen te vierwielaandrywing selfs goedkoper al het dit werk. of andersom. Daar is nou meer toerusting as Die nuwe Toyota Hiluxnou ‘n nuwe sesspoed­ en Fortuner-reekse se hand­ratkas beskikbaar, hulle voorgangers. pryse bly mededingend en asook die opsie van sommige modelle is selfs ‘n “intelligente” ratkas goedkoper al het dit nou meer toerusting in die 2.8 GD-modelle. Laasgenoemde as hulle voorgangers. Die nuwe Hilux se kan rat verander sonder om die koppelaar pryse wissel van R228 900 tot R435 900 te trap. Die gewone rembeheerstelsels, vir die enkelkajuit-model, van R333 900 tot sluitwerende remme (ABS), noodremhulp R470 900 vir die ekstrakajuit- en (BA) en elektroniese remkragverdeling (EBD) van R377 900 tot R593 900 vir die is die eerste linie op veiligheidsfront. ’n dubbelkajuitmodelle. Die Fortuner is Nuwe toevoeging is die noodremsein, wat beskikbaar vanaf R429 400 vir die die bestuurders van ander voertuie in die 2.7 VVT-i Raised Body-outomatiese model. geval van noodremgebruik waarsku deur die Die vlagskip in die reeks, die Fortuner noodligte te laat flikker.

4.0 V6 4x4-outomaties, kos R633 400.

Sekere modelle is verder toegerus Al die pryse sluit ’n waarborg van drie met voertuigstabiliteitsbeheer (VSC), jaar/100 000 km en ’n diensplan vir vyf wat geaktiveer word wanneer sensors jaar/90 000 km in. stuurtraagheid of stuuroorywerigheid

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Mechanising pecan farming: ROVIC LEERS’ systems can help MARIUS RAS, GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR, ROVIC LEERS

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he objective of mechanising any process is to become a more competitive producer.

The most important areas of mechanisation opportunity in pecan production are: • Harvesting • Spraying

HARVESTING The value of pecans have become such that THEFT and LOSSES have become the main loss factors to prevent, and mechanising with the correct equipment offers this solution.

• Shaking The COE M7 MONO BOOM Shaker has been designed for large (up to 16m) pecan trees, and has the capacity to strip the tree of all nuts quickly and effectively. No tractor-mounted shaker has this capacity. The standard sweepers in front and behind each wheel assure the minimum of crop being trampled into the ground. If only 5% crop losses due to inefficient shaking and damage to trampled upon crop can be prevented by investing in the COE M7 MONO BOOM shaker, this will translate to a R600 000 crop loss per annum on a 50 hectare farm producing 3 tons/ha!

• Sweeping/Blowing The FLORY 9685/9610 sweeper is independently floated, following the ground contour for a clean sweep of 2,6m width.

The FLORY 2500 Blower with dual blower outlets and adjustable air flow and direction will assure a clean tree line. The FLORY 78 SERIES AIR CAB Sweeper/Blower ads the comfort and tree line accessibility to the features above.

• Harvesting Both the trailed FLORY 860 and the selfpropelled FLORY 8600 harvesters have the exact same harvesting capacities and crop

cleaning characteristics. A low velocity, high capacity fan and a 3-step cleaning process effectively gets rid of pebbles, dirt and sand through the chain and grass and leaves through the suction process.

This all adds up to less dust and wear.

The hydraulically adjustable hitch for the large capacity tow-behind cart assures optimum manoeuvrability, effectively allowing entering into every row and being ready for harvest within 7 – 10m from entrance. The selection of tow-behind carts available is: - 1180-S : Bottom drop, 2 – 2,5 ton crop capacity - 1190-C : Rear discharge, 2 – 2,5 ton crop capacity - 1395-C : Rear discharge with Stick remover & collection box, 3 – 3,5 ton crop capacity

• Transporting The FLORY ST12 Shuttle truck is designed

to keep your harvesting process 100% continuous – no need to drive out of the orchard with the harvester to unload cart. The unique forward/rearward drive capability linked to the drive in auto unload capacity of the rear discharge FLORY cart allows for on-the-go emptying of the cart and a huge improvement of the daily harvesting capacity.

SPRAYING The development of the CIMA STANDARD and EXTREME PECAN spray heads, with the valued assistance of ELVIN ARCHER and JOHAN COETZEE, has resulted in an effective spraying solution, spraying to both sides in PECANS and reaching heights of up to 16m in the orchard. Spray volumes of 1 000 – 1 500 litres/hectare results in an evenly distributed recovery of active ingredient over all tree surfaces. Venturi technology assures consistent flow rates and droplet sizes, minimising loss and the risk of wrong calibrations. The use of ultrasound (optional) results in the spraying of only the trees, not the gaps in between.

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GM maize in South Africa planted on nearly 20 million ha over 16 years

BY ANDREW BENNETT, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, MONSANTO, FOR AFRICA AND ASIA, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY (ABI).

The year 2015 marked the 20th anniversary (18 South Africa) of the global production of GM crops (19962015). The first GM crop in South Africa, cotton, was planted in 1998. GM yellow maize followed in 2000, planted on only 3 000 ha. From 2000-2015, in 16 years, nearly 20 million accumulated hectares of GM maize were grown in South Africa, yielding well over 50 million MT of grain.

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armers’ adoption of this new technology escalated at an unprecedented rate. GM maize peaked from an initial 3 000 ha to a record 2.36 million ha in 2013. This makes biotechnology the fastest-growing crop technology in recent years. South Africa ranks ninth as a global GM crop producer.

In 2015, the worst drought in 35 years took its toll on biotech crops in South Africa.

The biotech hectarage for all GM crops decreased by 700 000 ha (25%) from the intended 3 million ha to 2.3 million ha (2.7 million in 2014). GM maize was planted on 1.8 million ha at an adoption rate of 90% (2.14 million in 2014). White maize accounted for 1.03 million ha, 86% of the total white maize grown. Yellow maize at 0.96 million ha was 92% GM. GM soybeans at 95% adoption rate on 508 000 ha (552 000 in 2014). Biotech cotton 12 000 ha, 100% GM (8 000 ha in 2014).

Economic gains for South African farmers from biotech crops 1998-2014 are estimated at US$1.8 billion and US$245 million in 2014 alone. (Brooks and Barfoot) Dryland yields of maize before the advent of GM averaged 1.5t/ha. Today average yields are 5 t/ha for GM maize, an increase of 70%.

GM maize under irrigation varies from 12 t/ha to 20 t/ha.

According to Wandile Sihlobo, economist at Grain SA, in order to meet the shortfall due to the drought, South Africa is likely to spend between R13 billion and R14 billion between May this year and April 2017 to import 3.8 million tons of maize.

It is interesting to note how much more maize South Africa would have had to import if it were not for the advent of the latest biotechnologies (GMOs) and modern maize germplasms.

The 1991/92 season was the last drought South Africa experienced before the adoption of GM crops. In that year the average maize yield was 0.85t/ha. The 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons have both been drought years. With the adoption of GM maize the average yield today is

estimated at 3.72 t/ ha. If it were not for GM maize and our yield was still 0.85 t/ha, we would have produced only 1.65 million tons of maize. To meet our local requirements we would have had to import 9.4 million tons instead of 3.8 million tons, at an estimated additional cost of R33 billion rand.

The first WEMA (Water Efficient Maize for Africa) DROUGHT TEGOTM WE 3127 conventional white maize hybrid was launched by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in the 2014/15 season for planting by smallholder farmers in five provinces. In Limpopo, yields increased from an average of 0.6 t/ha to 1.4 t/ha. In North West, four smallholders increased their yields from 1.5 t/ha to an average of 2 t/ha. A biotech drought tolerant maize is expected to be launched in 2017.

Tepsy Ntseoane, a smallholder farmer and president of Afasa for the Gauteng province, planted 40 ha of GM maize dryland and increased her yield from 2.3 t/ ha conventional to 7 t/ha.

Researchers at Purdue University in the USA calculated what the world would look like if GM crops were removed from agriculture in the USA. Their conclusion was that maize yields could drop by 11.2% and soybean yields by 5.2%. More dramatically, cotton yields could drop by 18.6%. To fill these voids, 250 000 acres of US forests, pastures and 2.7 million acres globally would need to be converted into cropland.

In addition, commodity prices would rise drastically – maize by 28% and soybeans by 22%.

Africa Adoption of GM crops in Africa is making good progress. Confined field testing of GM crops is currently under way in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria,

Swaziland and Uganda. Biotech cotton is already successfully grown in Burkina Faso and Sudan. In 2015, Sudan increased its biotech cotton by 30% to 120 000 ha (90 000 ha in 2014). Egypt has also produced some GM maize in the past but is not planting at the moment.

The safety of GM crops, including food and feed derived therefrom, is underscored by the millions of farmers worldwide who have planted these crops continuously for 20 years. Not a single incident of adverse effects to humans, animals or the environment, anywhere in the world, has been recorded. Yet for the past 20 years anti-GMO activists continue claiming, without substantiated medical or scientific evidence, that GM crops are a threat to human and animal health and the environment.

One of the most critical campaigns, targeting glyphosate – the world’s market leader herbicide for more than 40 years in 130 countries – claimed it to be “carcinogenic.” However, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) rejected this claim outright stating that “glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans”. Canada Health followed with a similar assurance that glyphosate does not pose a health risk to farmers and other occupations that handle the product. >>> page 59 agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Hundreds of scientific institutions globally concurred. An outcry in the EU to ban the product was rebutted by the EU parliament on 13 April 2016, who voted that glyphosate should be authorised for the next seven years. Globally in 2012, glyphosate was used on 120 million ha of GM and non-GM crops.

Latin America Ten countries in Latin America grew biotech crops. In 20 years, Argentina approved 20 GM crops.

European Union Five EU countries planted 116 870 ha GM crops. Spain leads with 107 749 ha. Spanish farmers in 2012 reported an additional gross margin of 11 million for Bt maize. Nineteen of the 28 EU countries have banned GM crops. They do not plant it, but import more than 33 million tons of biotech soybeans from the USA, Brazil and Argentina, used in 7 000 food ingredients in addition to animal feed.

They are strongly food labelling minded.

Ironically, 10 million tourists from the EU visit the USA annually, where 80% of the food is GM derived, but don’t ask for labelled menus.

Gobally Globally in 2015, some 18 million farmers

in 28 countries planted 179.7 million ha of GM crops (181.5 million in 2014). The one percent decrease was due to droughts in various regions and that major biotech countries, including South Africa, have reached saturated adoption in most GM crops. However, strong growth is expected in developing countries. In 20 years globally, GM hectarage grew from 1.7 million ha in 1996 to 179.7 million in 2015. It is estimated that in the 28 countries farmers

have benefitted by US$150 billion from GM crops. (Brooks & Barfoot) Several new approvals for GM crops were registered in the USA, mainly fruit, potatoes and alfalfa. The first GM animal was approved – a faster growing GM salmon. It is expected to enter the food chain in 2018. Atlantic salmon normally takes three years to harvest on fish farms compared to only 18 months, or half the time, for GM salmon. uppe marketing A13616

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vir saadbehandeling

, • vier kragtige swamdoders vir beskerming teen n wye spektrum saad- en grondgedraagde siektes • beste-in-klas aktiwiteit teen fusarium, pythium en rhizoctonia spesies • groeikragtige mielieplante vir optimale opbrengs

LEES DIE ETIKET VIR VOLLE BESONDERHEDE AMISTAR® bevat asoksistrobien (Wet nr. 36 van 1947, Reg. nr. L7897). VERSIGTIG CELEST® XL bevat fludioksonil en mefenoxam (Wet nr. 36 van 1947, Reg. nr. L6353).

CRUISER® bevat tiametoksam (Wet nr. 36 van 1947, Reg. nr. L7546). VERSIGTIG MAXIM® QUATTRO bevat tiabendasool, asoksistrobien,fludioksonil en mefenoxam (Wet nr. 36 van 1947, Reg. nr. L9494). VERSIGTIG AMISTAR®, CELEST® XL, CRUISER® en MAXIM® QUATTRO is geregistreerde handelsmerke van ‘n Syngenta Groep Maatskappy.

Syngenta Suid-Afrika (Edms) Beperk, Privaatsak 60, Halfway House, 1685. Tel: (011) 541 4000. www.syngenta.co.za @SyngentaSA © Syngenta Ag, 2000. Kopiereg van die dokument is voorbehou. Alle ongemagtigde vermeerdering word verbied.

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Bestuur boerderyrisiko’s met Syngenta se reeks saadbehandelingsprodukte Huidige klimaatstoestande laat geen ruimte vir foute in die volgende plantseisoen nie. Die oes wat tans op die lande is, dui reeds op geweldige verliese, en om die situasie in die volgende plantseisoen om te keer, gaan fyn beplanning en risikobestuur van produsente verg.

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aadbehandeling is ‘n wapen in die oes­opbrengsstryd wat dikwels agter­weë gelaat word. Ironies genoeg, speel saadbehandeling ‘n beduiden­de rol in die ontwikkeling van gewasse. Dit is ook ‘n eenvoudige manier om te verseker dat gewasse hulle potensiaal bereik. Gewasse word beïnvloed deur insekte, siektes en omgewingfaktore wat buite enigeen se beheer is. Deur voorkomende beplanning en die aanpassing van bestuurs­praktyke, kan hierdie risiko’s wel tot ‘n mate bestuur word. “Saadbehandeling is een van die sleutelelemente van risikobestuur en oesbestuur,” sê Lukas Meyer, sleutelrekening­bestuurder vir saadbehandeling by Syngenta Suid-Afrika.

“Hoewel dit nie onderhandelbaar is nie, is dit veral nóú krities as gevolg van die droogte en die feit dat produsente voorberei vir ‘n nuwe seisoen wat ewe min belofte van genoeg reën inhou. Soos dinge nou staan, kan produsente dit nie bekostig om foute te maak of kortpad te kies wat die volgende seisoen betref nie.”

Volgens Driekie Fourie, nematoloog by die afdeling Omgewingswetenskappe en Bestuur aan die Noordwes Universiteit, stel ‘n gesonde begin die grondslag vir sterk plantgroeiprestasie. “Saadbehandeling beskerm ontkiemende saad en jong saailinge beslis gedurende hierdie die kritieke periode van standvestiging”. Ontkiemende saad en jong saailinge is nie in staat om hulleself teen indringer-patogene en -plae te beskerm nie.

Hierdie beskerming vroeg in die seisoen gee plante, waarvan die saad behandel is, ‘n voorsprong bo onbehandelde plante wanneer dit kom by die realisering van opbrengs-, gehalteen winspotensiaal.” Saadbehandeling is dus ongetwyfeld net so belangrik soos die saad self.

Tydens saadbehandeling kan drie basiese chemiese groepe plantbeskermingsmiddels op die saad geplaas word, naamlik swamdoders, insekdoders en aalwurmdoders.

Swamdoders beskerm die jong saailing teen grond- en saadgedraagde swaminfek­sies, terwyl insekdoders die jong saailing tydens die eerste paar weke teen grondinsekte sowel as bogrondse insekte beskerm. Aalwurmdoders beskerm die jong saailing teen aalwurms tydens die eerste paar weke, waarna die plant sterk genoeg behoort te wees om self die aanslag van aalwurms te kan weerstaan. In gebiede waar buiten­ gewoon hoë aalwurmbevolkings voorkom, word aanbeveel dat saadbehandeling saam met ‘n grondbehandeling (oftewel invoor-behandeling)

gedoen word. Hoewel daar talle maatskappye is wat skynbaar in saadbehandelingsprodukte spesialiseer en “wondermiddels” bemark, is dit noodsaaklik dat produsen­te seker maak dat die middels wat gebruik word wel as saadbehandelingsprodukte op die teikengewas geregistreer is. Sodoende sal die produsent gemoedsrus hê dat hierdie produkte getoets is en dus veilig is vir beide die saad en die omgewing. Vooraanstaande agri-ondernemings soos Syngenta bestee baie tyd en geld om nuwe molekules te ontdek en gepaste produkte te formuleer wat aan streng vereistes voldoen.

Die volgende aspekte speel ‘n rol in ‘n produsent se beplanning rondom saad­ behandeling vir die komende plant­seisoen:

Tyd van besluitneming Saadbehandelings kan op een van twee maniere aangewend word. Produsente se voorkeur­metode beïnvloed hulle tyds­bereke­ning. Industriële behandeling – wat deur saad­maatskappye gedoen word – vind reeds vroeg in die jaar plaas.

Produsente moet dus reeds tydens die eerste geprek met hulle saadverskaffer besluit of hulle behandelde saad wil koop of nie. Gewasse waar behandelings reeds vroeg plaasvind, is onder andere mielies, sonneblom, sorghum en koring.

Saadbehandeling wat op die plaas gedoen word, vind nader aan planttyd plaas, wat meer tyd vir besluitneming laat. Maar selfs met plaasvlaksaadbehandeling moet vroegtydige beplanning saam met chemiese verksaffers gedoen word om die beste beskerming vir gewasse te verseker.

Tipe middel of kombinasie van middels By die keuse van middels is dit van kardinale belang dat produsente na die geskiedenis van hulle grond of omgewing kyk. ‘n Breëspektrumswamdoder word as minimum behandeling vir beskerming teen die mees algemene saailingsiektes, soos fusarium, pythium, en rhizoctonia, aanbeveel. Dit is gewoonlik een middel wat verskeie aktiewe bestanddele bevat. ‘n Voorbeeld is MAXIM QUATTRO®, ‘n nuwe produk uit die Syngentastal, wat uit vier aktiewe bestanddele bestaan en ook ‘n nuwe aktiewe bestanddeel, tiabendasool, bevat. Andersins kan ‘n kombinasie van middels gebruik word, afhangend van die siektes wat in ‘n produsent se omgewing voorkom.

Indien grondinsekte soos swartmieliekewer, doodhouertjie en draadwurms voorheen probleme in ‘n produsent se omgewing ver­ oorsaak het, word ‘n insekdoder as saad­ behandeling aanbeveel. Dit is wenslik om voorkomend op te tree, aangesien kuratiewe

behandeling na planttyd nie altyd moontlik is nie.

Die laaste faktor om in ag te neem, is aalwurms, wat in alle gronde voorkom.

Produsente moet bepaal of die tipe aalwurm in hul grond skadelik of onskadelik is en of die populasie daarvan groot genoeg is om skade aan hul gewasse aan te rig. Oor die algemeen ondervind produsente groter probleme in sanderige grond (wat meer in Suid-Afrika se westelike somergraanproduksiegebied voorkom) as in swaarder gronde. Die kruks van die saak is dat produsente moet weet wat die moontlike probleme in hulle grond kan wees en dan voorkomend optree om die risiko van swak saailingontwikkeling aan te spreek. Ken dus die status en geskiedenis van jou grond. Hou in gedagte dat enigiets wat in die eerste vier tot ses weke van ‘n plant se ontwikkeling verkeerd gaan, baie moeilik of glad nie reggestel kan word nie.

As deel van Syngenta se rentmeesterskap­ program word produsente aangeraai om die etiket op elke sakkie saad deeglik te volg. Dit verseker die veiligheid van werkers sowel as die omgewing. Alhoewel saadbehandelings en die tegnologie wat daarmee saamgaan die impak op mens, dier en omgewing beperk, moet produ­sente onthou dat dit chemiese plaagdoders is wat met die nodige omsigtigheid hanteer moet word.

Buiten saadbehandeling moet alle produsente ‘n basiese kontrolelys volg wat die volgende besluite behels: • Die regte chemiese en/of meganiese program om die grond voor te berei; • Die keuse van die baster of kultivar wat hulle gaan plant; • Die keuse van die regte saadbehandelingsprodukte; • Die regte chemiese spuitprogram; • Beplanning van die mees geskikte boerderypraktyke vir die gewas.

Syngenta, as elke produsent se SmartFarmvennoot, kan nie genoeg benadruk hoe belangrik dit is om saadbehandeling toe te pas nie. Hierdie veilige en moderne tegno­logie het onlosmaaklik deel van moderne landbou geword en is ‘n addisionele manier om boerderyrisiko te beperk. Syngenta het dalk nie die oplossing vir die wispelturige weer­toestande nie, maar ons het wel die kennis en produkte om gewasse te beskerm en die beste van produsente se insetbelegging te maak.

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Kyk holisties na saadaankope Die verskil in oesopbrengs van die verskillende saadgroepe se kultivarpresteerders is soms so marginaal dat mielieboere twee keer moet dink voordat hulle hul saadkeuses maak.

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y kry dikwels in proewe dat die voorste vier of vyf presteerders in ’n gebied slegs met ’n breukdeel van ’n ton verskil,” sê Eben Pietersen van die plaas Tweedepoort in die Amersfoort-omgewing. “Dit regverdig dus ’n kykie na ander faktore, insluitend die prys van saad.”

Pietersen sê dat hy hom nie deur vooropgestelde idees oor saad laat lei nie. “Ek maak somme oor die saadprys, saadprestasie en uiteraard eienskappe soos droogte, hitte en siekteverdraagsaamheid.

Objektief gesien, behoort ek my dus nie te laat lei deur groot saadname en ander se menings oor saadprestasie nie. Dis die rand en sent wat tel.” ’n Eenvoudige voorbeeld: indien jou mieliesaad R1 000/ha goedkoper uitwerk as die mededinger s’n en jy plant 1 000 ha, beteken dit reeds R1 000 000 in die sak.

“Dit maak dus ekonomies sin om na opbrengspotensiaal én prys te kyk.”

Dit beteken nie dat hy enige saadgroep blindelings sal ondersteun indien hy meen dat sy grond of die aard van die seisoen – soos vanjaar se droogtejaar, wat reeds vroeg voorspel is – dalk ’n ander saad beter sal behandel nie. “Ek is dus oop vir oortuiging. Maar in die onlangse jaar of drie het ek baie sterk op United Seeds se twee geelmieliekultivars US 9610 en US 9640 gesteun. Hulle het my baie goed behandel en hulle vaar uitmuntend in die meer marginale mieliegebiede, soos hier by Amersfoort.”

Pietersen plant reeds vyf of ses seisoene lank United-saad, meestal as deel van ’n saadpakket wat verskillende saadgroepe se presteerders insluit – soos deur die kundiges aanbeveel word. “Vanjaar het ek egter net US 9610 en US 9640 geplant.”

Dié twee United-kultivars se droogte­ verdraagsaam­heid en siektebestand­heid het die deurslag gegee. “Nie dat ek met beskeie prestasie onder droogtetoestande tevrede is nie: ek het in die verlede al tot 9 ton/ha op droëland met US 9610 behaal. Hoewel US 9640 maar sowat twee seisoene op die mark is, is ek tot dusver baie tevrede met sy prestasie.”

Een van die US-eienskappe waarvan Pietersen hou, is die meerkoppigheid van die mielies. “Een groot kop lyk indrukwekkend, maar twee of selfs drie kleiner koppe se gesamentlike massa klop byna klokslag die een grote s’n.”

Tienie von Wielligh, streeksverteenwoor­ diger van United Seeds vir die Bethal/ Hendrina-gebied in Mpumalanga, bevestig dat van die United-kultivars drie en soms selfs vier kleiner koppe het en baie goed vaar in droogtejare, soos vanjaar. “Hulle is ook dankbare mielies wat baie goed herstel indien hulle reën kry ná dit lank weggebly het. Elke beskikbare druppeltjie word opgeneem danksy die kultivars se bogemiddelde wortelontwikkeling.”

US9610 Afgesien van die goeie en bestendige op­brengs, siekteweerstandigheid, het United Seeds se kultivars die afgelope droë seisoene ook gewys dat dit hitte en droogte kan hanteer.

Dit beteken egter nie dat ’n kultivar soos US 9610 swak vaar onder besproeiing nie.

“Boere wat aanvullend besproei, het al tot 12 ton/ha afgehaal,” sê Von Wielligh.

Met ’n lae plantestand van 29 000 plante per hektaar is 9,2 ton/ha nie vergesog nie, verseker hy. “Met redelike reën – nie skouspelagtig nie – was 8 ton/ha gemiddeld verlede jaar nie ongewoon nie.” Volgens Von Wielligh is United Seeds se kultivars sedert 2005 uit twee lande se genepoele ontwikkel: Suid-Afrika en Hongarye. Dit is dus moontlik om die beste eien­skappe van dié lande se mielies saam te voeg.

Dr Gabor Barla-Szabo van Hongarye, wat uitgebreide kennis het van planteteelt, -tegnologie en metodologie, is betrokke by die teel van die verskillende kultivars.

Saam met dr Tobie Wickens, wat reeds by verskillende saadgroepe die teler of hulpteler van verskeie mieliepresteerders was, maak hulle ’n gedugte span.

Pietersen stem saam dat die Unitedmielies nie te dig geplant moet word nie.

“Ek werk met ’n stand van 35 000-40 000 plante per hektaar. Hiermee kan ’n geil opbrengs behaal word.” Ongelukkig het hy vroeër die seisoen ernstige haelskade ervaar, wat veral sy US 9640-aanplantings geraak het. “Nou sal ons egter kan beoordeel hoe goed dié mieliekultivar se herstelvermoë is.

Ek hoor net goeie dinge van hom.”

Hy hou bepaald van United Seeds se twee geelmieliekultivars wat hy plant, sê Pietersen.

“Ek kry ook goeie diens van die groep, wat my saadkeuse regverdig.”

• United Seeds het ook verskeie ander geelmielie-kultivars, waaronder US 9620, US 9630, USL 9690 R*, USL 9696 R* en die kuilvoerbaster Silmaster. Witmieliekultivars sluit in US 9755 en US KEP en die groenmieliepakket bestaan uit die twee kultivars SR 52 en US 9911. *Roundup Ready is geregistreerde handelsmerk van Monsanto agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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PANNAR spog met nuwe mieliebasters PANNAR is trots op Suid-Afrika se boere en ons is daartoe verbind om hulle ten alle tye vir volgehoue sukses te ondersteun. Ons bied die volledigste gewas- en saadportefeulje in Afrika, gerugsteun deur meer as 50 jaar se kennis en ondervinding in gewasproduksie onder Afrika se uiteenlopende toestande. Ongeag die gewas wat jy verbou of die uitdagings wat die natuur bied, kan ons die regte kultivars aanbeveel. Ons stel graag die nuwe basters met die tweedegenerasie-insekweerstandsgene* bekend.

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Nuwe witbasters ANNAR se witbasterpakket beskik oor goeie prestasie, aanpasbaarheid en stabiliteit vir goeie risikobestuur.

PAN 6B-465B en PAN 6Q-865BR Die nuwe witbasters in die medium­ groeiklas beskik oor die tweedegenerasie MON89034-stronkboorderweerstandsgene vir selfs beter beheer van stronkboorders.

Die dubbelaksie van MON89034 behoort insekweerstand in hierdie basters vir ‘n lang periode te ondersteun. Die basters word veral vir die westelike produksiedele aanbeveel.

PAN 6B-465B is soortgelyk aan PAN 6Q-445B en PAN 6Q-345CB, terwyl PAN 6Q-865BR soortgelyk is aan PAN 6R-845CBGT. Dit is by uitstek droëland­basters wat goed aangepas is vir al die mielie­produserende gebiede.

Hulle word as deel van die hoofaanplanting in die Noordoos-Vrystaat, Noordwes-Vrystaat en Noordwes-produksiestreke aanbeveel.

Ons beveel aan dat die basters tot voor die middel van Desember in die gebiede aangeplant behoort te word. Die pakket word ook as deel van die hoofaanplantings vir die oostelike Hoëveld, asook vir die noordelike gematigde en misgordelgedeeltes van KwaZulu-Natal aanbeveel. Poog om hierdie basters binne die optimale

PAN 6B-465B

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plantperiode vir hierdie gebiede aan te plant.

Hierdie basters bied goeie weerstand teen Diplodia kopvrot, grysblaarvlek en kop- en pluimbrand. Dit beskik oor goeie staanvermoë en sterk meerkoppigheid.

Nuwe geelbasters Die geelmieliepakket van ultra-vinnige, vinnige en mediumbasters vorm ’n gedugte pakket vir goeie langtermyn-risiko­versprei­ ding. PANNAR se ultra-vinnige geelbasters is staatmakers onder besproeiing in al die produksie­gebiede en onder droëland in die oostelike produksiestreke.

PAN 4B-376B Dié nuwe geelbaster in die vinnige groei­ klas beskik oor die tweede generasie MON89034-stronkboorderweerstandsgene vir selfs beter beheer van stronkboorders.

Dit is soortgelyk aan PAN 4R-576R en PAN 4R-776BR. Dit is by uitstek ‘n droëland­ baster wat goed in die produksiegebiede van die sentrale Hoëveld, Oos-Vrystaat en die koel dele van KwaZulu-Natal aangepas is. Dit toon goeie weerstand teen Phaeos­phaeria-blaarvlek. Dit beskik oor goeie staanvermoë en toon geen sensitiwiteit teenoor sulfonielureum nie. Die YieldBoostswamdoderspuitprogram word in gebiede

PAN 6B-410B

waar blaarsiektes gewoonlik verwag word, aanbeveel vir optimale produksie.

PAN 6B-410B en PAN 6R-710BR Dié nuwe geelbasters in die mediumgroei­ klas beskik oor die tweede generasie MON89034-stronkboorder­weerstandsgene vir selfs beter beheer van stronkboorders.

Die basters beskik oor dieselfde genetiese agtergrond as PAN 6Q-408CB. Hierdie basters lewer baie goeie resultate onder droëlandproduksie, met goeie stabiliteit in die oostelike en westelike produksiestreke.

Dit is belangrik om die reeks medium­ basters teen die aanbevole plantestand vir die betrokke produksiestreek aan te plant.

Wees versigtig met te hoë plantpopulasies wat die reeks se prestasie kan benadeel.

Onder besproeiing of aanvullende besproeiing pas die basters goed in waar slegs ’n enkele mielieoes verbou word.

Dit bied ook goeie weerstand teen roes en noordelike blaarskroei (NCLB). Die basters beskik oor goeie staanvermoë en droogteverdraagsaamheid. Dit toon nie sensitiwiteit teenoor sulfonielureum teen die aanbevole dosis nie. *ROUNDUP READY®, GENUITY® en ontwerpe is handelsmerke en word onder lisensie van Monsanto Technology LLC gebruik. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Data-gerigte produksie Landbou word voortdurend gekonfronteer met uiteenlopende uitdagings. Die gebruik van tegnologie kan baie help om dié uitdagings en ander risiko’s die hoof te bied omdat die behoorlike toepassing van die inligting wat ingesamel word, gebruik kan word om risiko’s te verminder.

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ie gebruik van slimfone en tablette bring nuwe moontlikhede na die plaas en as dit deel uitmaak van die bestuursproses, kan die data op die ou einde meer geld in die boer se sak beteken. Daar word voorsien dat die gebruik, toepassing en stoor van landbou- en produksiedata die bedryf in sy geheel gaan verander en daarom ontvang datawetenskap ook al hoe meer prominensie in die landbou.

Monsanto is reeds ver gevorder om ook hierdie tendens in ons produkaanbiedinge in te sluit. Deur The Climate Corporation, ‘n divisie van Monsanto, help ons boere om ingeligte besluite te neem. Die uitgangspunt is om die inligting wat genereer word, te meet en in verteerbare vorm aan kliënte te bied. Besluite wat so geneem word, beteken dat elke stukkie grond meer effektief bestuur en gebruik word.

Gedurende Mei besoek een van The Climate Corporation se kundiges Suid-Afrika om toepassingsmoontlikhede te ondersoek.

Monsanto is ook besig met ‘n in-diepte navorsingsinisiatief oor presisieboerdery en databestuur onder Suid-Afrikaanse produsente.

“In ons produkontwikkeling soek ons na oplossings wat dit vir die produsent makliker kan maak om sy uitdagings beter en makliker te bestuur. Ons is verbind tot die ontwikkeling van ‘n wye reeks geïntegreerde oplossings om produsente te ondersteun en ons navorsing fokus op die verbetering van produktiwiteit van boere, ongeag die grootte van hulle onderneming en die manier

waarop hulle verkies om voedsel te produseer. Ons produkte word ontwikkel om ‘n bydrae te lewer tot die vermindering van die landbouvoetspoor in die omgewing, maar fokus ook op die beskerming van die bestaande hulpbronne in die omgewing deur die impak van omgewingstoestande te verminder,” sê Magda du Toit, kommunikasiebestuurder van Monsanto in Suid-Afrika.

Monsanto is baie trots op die nuwe DEKALB-produkte wat vanjaar bekend gestel is. Hierdie basters vul die bestaande DEKALB-reeks aan en is beskikbaar vir die komende plantseisoen. Die produkte is: DKC74-74BR en DKC74-26R; DKC71-44B en DKC71-42; DKC68-58BR en DKC6856R; DKC62-52BR en DKC64-54BR; en DKC63-53. DKC63-53, DKC65-52BR en DKC64-54BR is ultra-kort groeiseisoen kultivars spesifiek geskik vir vol besproeiing met ‘n plantestand van sowat 80 000 plante/ha.

Van die ander uitstaande eienskappe van die kultivars is: • Nuwe genetika met uitstekende opbrengspotensiaal.

• Wyd aanpasbaarheid.

• Stabiele prestasie oor verskillende omstandighede.

• Vinnige afdroging.

• Goeie graankwaliteit.

• Goeie siekteverdraagsaamheidpakket.

• Goeie staanvermoë.

• Meerkoppigheid.

Dit is nou die ideale tyd om jou DEKALBsaadverteenwoordiger of -makelaar te kontak om te gesels oor jou pakketkeuse en om te kyk na nuwe kultivars en saadbehandelings en hoe dit kan inpas by jou beplanning vir die volgende seisoen se aanplantings.

By Nampo het besoekers wat by die saadproewe aandoen die geleentheid om meer oor die nuwe basters uit te vind. Daar sal verskeie kundiges wees wat kliënte met advies en aanbevelings vir die verskillende verbouingsareas kan bedien. Benewens die mielie en katoenkultivars is daar ook stand-, rywydte-, chemiese-, plantdatum- en aalwurmproewe geplant.

Kom maak ‘n draai by ons stalletjie in die Roodebank Saadsaal of gaan loer in by die saadaanplantings. Wees ook op die uitkyk vir die DEKALB publieke vervoerwaentjie wanneer die bene en voete moeg geloop is.

Monsanto is ook een van die trotse borge van die Nasie in Gesprek-program wat tydens Nampo opgeneem word.

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KEY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS*, 2014 COMPARED TO 2015 MARTINA BENADÉ, AGRI SA

The purpose of these indicators is to determine a broad overview of the financial position of the agricultural sector mainly for 2015 in comparison with the previous year. Basic statistics were provided by the Directorate Statistics and Economic Analysis of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

2014 2015

% Change

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Gross farm income (R million) ¨ Field crops (R million) ¨ Horticultural products (R million) ¨ Animal products (R million)

217 786 56 606 58 830 102 351

226 727 51 019 63 675 112 033

4.1 -9.9 8.2 9.5

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Expenditure on intermediate goods and services (R million)

116 328

124 430

7.0

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¨ Fuel (R million) ¨ Seed and Plants (R million) ¨ Farm feeds (R million) ¨ Maintenance and repairs (R million) ¨ Labour remuneration (R million) ¨ Interest paid (R million)

10 654 7 098 33 147 16 619 15 599 6 996

11 147 7 808 35 799 17 450 16 318 7 624

4.6 10.0 8.0 5.0 4.6 9.0

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Net farm income (R million)

75 778

73 414

-3.1

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Cash flow of farmers (R million)

77 293

76 714

-0.7

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Producer price index (2010 = 100) ¨ Field crops ¨ Horticultural products ¨ Animal products

144.4 167.2 136.5 138.4

153.2 183.5 139.5 146.7

6.1 9.7 2.2 6.0

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All farming requisites index (2010 = 100) ¨ Machinery and Implements ¨ Materials for fixed improvements ¨ Intermediate goods Feeds Fuel Seeds Packaging material Fertilisers Maintenance & Repairs

142.3 142.8 129.5 142.9 146.4 141.5 158.1 144.9 124.6 139.0

147.2 151.1 138.9 147.2 152.7 136.1 164.8 150.4 127.5 145.7

3.4 5.8 7.3 3.0 4.3 -3.8 4.2 3.8 2.3 4.8

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1.01 1.17 0.96 0.97

1.04 1.25 0.95 1.00

3.0 6.8 -1.2 3.1

116 576

133 089

14.2

32%

34%

Weaken

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364 181

393 168

8.0

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192 105 56 726 115 351

208 196 61 049 123 923

8.4 7.6 7.4

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SA Exports (agricultural products only) (R million)

81 300

86 090

5.9

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SA Imports (agricultural products only) (R million)

61 038

67 244

10.2

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24.5 121.3 131.4

130.2 126.8 138.0

4.6 4.5 5.0

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Important cost items (R million)

Terms of Trade (2010 = 1,00) ¨ Field crops ¨ Horticultural products ¨ Animal products Farming debt (R million) Debt ratio (Liabilities : Assets) % Value of Farm assets (R million) ¨ Land and fixed improvements (R million) ¨ Implements, motor vehicles and tractors (R million) ¨ Livestock (R million)

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Many challenges awaiting developing farmers – Simon Teffo LIVHUWANI NGWEKHULE, TRANSFORMATION MANAGER: AGRI SA

Simon Teffo is still in his early years as a farmer, but he is already showing the potential to go far in the cut-hroat farming industry. He farms near Randfontein on the Gauteng West Rand on the farm 47IQ Doornfontein.

H

e applied for a farm in government’s land reform programme way back in 2001.

“It was really a long wait and I almost gave up my farming dream”. Eventually, in 2009, Simon got the farm from the department of rural development and land reform. The farm comprises 325ha, of which 124ha is arable land and there are also some 90ha for grazing. “I missed out on other good farms, like many other applicants, when the farmer who was selling could not wait for government to complete the purchase process, and decided on selling the farm on the open market to someone else.

“I grew up on farms, ploughing maize with draught animals and my mom used to raise pigs until theft became a major problem and we decided to stop our farming activities. Even when I applied for the farm, I was still thinking of raising pigs, but I had to use it for maize production as there is a sizable portion of arable land.

“After receiving the farm, I had no operational funds and had to wait for the recap money to be approved before I could start farming full time”, says Simon.

“Then, in 2012, I got some recap funding and managed to buy a four-row planter, a 76kW tractor, a ripper, a fire extinguisher, as well as cover some inputs costs. I then decided to quit my job, as I had the finance that I required. After quitting, I did some two years planting on my own and then realised that I lacked a number of skills in agriculture and therefore I decided to seek assistance. That is where Senwes came into play.

Simon planted without any assistance or financial assistance for a year or two, but realised that it was not working out and that his farming dream could soon evaporate – even though he owned a farm. He approached a number of financiers and was declined – like many emerging farmers.

Access to finance is a serious challenge if you don’t have security. However, after contacting Julias Ramohlabi of Senwes, an agribusiness operating in North West, the Free State and Gauteng, things changed for the better. Ramohlabi arranged and applied

Simon Teffo

for finance on Simon’s behalf at Senwes, which was approved – to the surprise of even Simon.

“The Senwes finance, together with the recap, really assisted me greatly in trying to achieve my dream,” beams Simon.

Ramohlabi stated that one of the main advantages of Senwes is that it immediately puts you on its mentorship programme on farm skills development and technical advice. This was heaven-sent to Simon, as he had little technical knowledge and a lack of commercial farming skills.

Recently, Simon also joined the study group of Grain SA, which is a commodity association responsible for the development of grain farmers. “I’m still new to the study group, so I still have a lot to learn,” says Simon.

This year Simon planted 120ha on his farm and also some 250ha on the neighbouring farm that he is leasing from the municipality. The total number of leased land from the municipality is 500ha and he plans to extend his planting next year. The rest of the remaining 250ha is planted with grass for baling, in collaboration with a neighbouring commercial farmer.

Simon says he is facing many challenges on the farm, such as a lack of skills and finance, as well as weather conditions.

With regard to the maize he plants, he never competes with the markets. As he is still at the beginning of his farming career, farm machinery also constitutes a major challenge. “I bought one tractor a year since I started planting and I now have a total of six tractors, bought mainly secondhand, as tractors are very expensive,” says Simon.

With regard to harvesting, Simon has no harvester, as it doesn’t make economic sense to buy one at this stage. He relies on his neighbouring commercial farmer, who is a good friend and mentor and who is always willing to help. This goes to show that commercial farmers are really playing an important role in the development of emerging farmers in their vicinity.

“I expect more than five tons per hectare on average in normal years, but this year the drought will reduce our yield, as it was very dry when we planted and germination was not sufficient. However, the drought in our areas is not as bad as reported in other areas,” concluded Simon. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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STRATEGIESE LANDBOUVENNOOTSKAPPE Agri SA en die Agri Securitas Trustfonds het strategiese vennootskappe met die privaatsektor gesluit tot voordeel van lede van die landbousektor. Dié ondernemings maak finansiële bydraes tot Agri SA en die Trustfonds se werksaamhede.

STRATEGIC AGRICULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS Agri SA and the Agri Securitas Trust Fund have concluded strategic partnerships with the private sector to the benefit of members of the agricultural sector. These businesses make a financial contribution to Agri SA and the Trust Fund’s activities.

Nissan SA Nissan SA is by die Agri Securitas Trustfonds betrokke en dra by tot die fonds se landelike beveiligingsprojekte. Gebruik die vlootkode, F14911, by u handelaar wanneer ‘n Nissan-voertuig aangekoop word, sodat Nissan SA sy bydrae tot die Trustfonds kan maak. Besoek www.nissan.co.za. l Nissan SA is involved with the Agri Securitas Trust Fund and contributes to the Fund’s rural safety projects. Use the fleet code, F14911, when you visit your dealer to purchase a Nissan vehicle so that Nissan SA can make its contribution to the Trust Fund. Visit www.nissan.co.za.

T&E FinOps Dié maatskappy het die gesinsbeskermingsplan in samewerking met Agri SA ontwikkel, waarin onder meer voorsiening gemaak word vir dood, ongeskiktheid, trauma, hospitaalkontant en passiewe oorlogvoeringvoordele. Kontak Tiens Theron, 082 386 1593. l The company has developed a family protection plan in collaboration with Agri SA which, among other things, makes provision for death, disability, trauma, hospital cash and passive-war benefits. Contact Tiens Theron, 082 386 1593.

CrisisOnCall CrisisOnCall beskik deur middel van verskeie diensverskaffers oor die infrastruktuur om mediese hulp, reismonitering, padbystand en vele meer, aan lede regdeur die land te bied. Kontak deur te sms, coc Agri SA na 33282. l CrisisOnCall, via its various service providers, has the necessary infrastructure to provide medical assistance, travel monitoring, roadside assistance and many other services to members throughout the country. To contact CrisisOnCall, send an sms, coc Agri SA to 33282.

Sonfin Dié maatskappy spesialiseer in groenkragoplossings en bied doelgemaakte oplossings aan kliënte, wat in hulle eie kragbehoeftes wil voorsien. Kontak Chris Schutte met verwysing AgriSec/Sonfin, 087 751 1216. l The company specialises in green energy solutions and can offer custom-made solutions to clients who wish to meet their own energy needs. Contact Chris Schutte, 087 751 1216, and use AgriSec/Sonfin as reference.

AliSom Die ooreenkoms met Vodacom bied deur die maatskappy se “fulfilment partners”, soos AliSom, die landbou toegang tot moderne tegno­logiese oplossings op die sellulêre-, satelliet- en dataplatforms. Kontak ES Saayman, 079 985 5445 of e-pos ebuadmin@alisom.co.za l The agreement with Vodacom offers through the company’s “fulfilment partners”, such as AliSom, members of the agriculture sector, access to modern technological solutions on cellular, satellite and data platforms. Contact ES Saayman, 079 985 5445 or email ebuadmin@alisom.co.za.

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The long road of agricultural insurance in South Africa KOSIE VAN ZYL, AGRI SA

Agri SA was involved over a long period with a process aimed at finding ways and means by which farmers could benefit, via a government-assisted scheme, from agricultural insurance, similar to that which fellowfarmers in other countries enjoy.

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n Agricultural Risks Insurance Scheme was advocated by the Strauss Commission Report, way back in 1996, which recommended that government should enter into a risk-sharing agreement with the private sector to assist farmers, producers and the agricultural community as a whole, which obliges the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (DAFF) to practise disaster risk management and to fulfil the consequent role of agriculture risk insurance. This recommendation was wholeheartedly accepted by Agri SA. In 2002, the then national department of agriculture conducted a study to establish risk management strategies for the agricultural sector in South Africa. The study was jointly conducted by government, the insurance industry and Agri SA, which represented organised agriculture, with the support of the USA/SA Bi-National Commission (USA/SA BNC Program on Risk Management).

The objectives of the programme were as follows: • To educate farmers on the five basic risks of farming, namely production, marketing, financing, legal and human resources risks.

• To foster the development of a strong insurance provider for delivery of insurance products specifically for South

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Africa and the unique needs of the South Africa agricultural sector.

• To develop a legislative framework for crop insurance.

In 2003, Agri SA, being a member of the Committee on Agricultural Insurance (of the national department of agriculture), prepared a cabinet memorandum on the draft Bill on Agricultural Insurance (ARI Bill), which could be regarded as an amended alternative to the Bill, which was prepared by the USA/RSA Task Team, with the difference that it would allow coverage for all agricultural producers, including livestock producers.

The underlying objective of such a scheme was to assist in reducing uncertainty and dealing with risks in the agricultural sector. The maximum amount of flexibility was built into the proposed bill, so as to allow the agricultural insurance programme to grow and expand via parliament, without a need for further amendments.

By virtue of their mandate, the National Treasury (NT) had to scrutinise the cabinet memorandum before submitting it to cabinet. The main concerns were related to the compulsory enrolment in the scheme by all farmers, as farmers take different positions on insurance, based on their perceptions of risk, their income, their asset base and the type of farming activities they undertake.

However, it was the considered opinion that the Agricultural Risks Insurance Bill was too complex and cumbersome and should not be proceeded with. The key principle and supporting initiatives should rather be accommodated under a focussed strategic policy response framework, in terms of the provisions of the Disaster Management Act (2002). The result was that the cabinet memorandum was never tabled.

In 2007, given the magnitude of disaster risk management and the importance to the private sector and, more in particular, the agricultural sector, the Crop Technical Committee of the South African Insurance Association took the initiative to commission the following study: To provide a position paper on agricultural insurance, especially on the potential role of crop insurance in the South African agricultural sector, within the context of South African disaster risk management and the new Agricultural Finance Strategy, taking the following into consideration: - A discussion on the various aspects of disaster risk management, with drought as a particular hazard.

- A discussion on disaster management legislation in South Africa.

- An overview of agricultural development finance.

- Agricultural insurance in South Africa.

- Interaction with role-players. >>> page 81

agri Nuus/News - An overview of international experience in agricultural insurance by the World Bank.

- The economic rationale for public intervention in agricultural insurance markets.

- A world-wide summary of crop insurance systems.

- Recommendations for South African agricultural insurance.

- A Risk Vulnerability Profile Study (probably by the University of Pretoria).

- A proposed South African Crop Insurance Strategy.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY In addition, a desk-top study was conducted on the insurance systems in India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Malawi, the USA, Spain, Canada, Portugal, Sudan, Turkey, Brazil and Mauritius, with the following main findings: • Public intervention is justified to correct market or regulatory imperfections in various forms, the most common of which is direct premium subsidies (32% of surveyed countries), varying from 33% of the estimated actuarial rates in India, while premiums vary from 50% (Spain), to 70% (Guatemala) to 80% (Italy).

In non-subsidised private commercial insurance in most lower to middleincome and low income countries, the levels of penetration are very low. Most of these programmes are at the pilot development stage, while countries with premium subsidies, crop insurance penetration rates for voluntary, as well as mature schemes are very high – Israel 90%, Canada 63% and Spain 26% – as examples. Governments subsidise administrative and operational costs in 16% of the countries surveyed and are particularly doing so in Asia (India, Japan, the Philippines).

• The question of compulsory versus voluntary is debatable. Compulsory insurance is sometimes invoked when a minimum participation is required to pool risks and cover fixed costs.

From the 64 countries participating in the World Bank survey, 77% of agricultural insurance is voluntary, while 13% is compulsory – regarding both crop and livestock insurance. Some 10% is compulsory (conditionally) for borrowers of crop production or livestock investments. Several developing countries, including the Honduras, India and the Philippines, provide compulsory credit-linked crop insurance to borrowing farmers, aimed at transferring the

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farmer’s default risk as a result of adverse events, to the insurance industry – thus increasing the farmer’s creditworthiness. Voluntary insurance, on the other hand, although the level of penetration is very low, can buy time to customise agricultural insurance programmes in accordance with the need of beneficiaries.

Half of the surveyed countries have some form of crop insurance legislation, with marked differences across regions.

In Europe, 71% of countries have some form of crop insurance legislation, with just 30% in Latin America and the Caribbean. Regarding Australia and New Zealand, both countries’ private commercial insurers compete for business with no subsidy distortions.

No governments in low income countries provide crop reinsurance. In high income countries, 52% of countries surveyed support crop reinsurance, including the governments of Canada and the United States, and 38% of European countries.

In Latin America, which traditionally had a high level of government intervention, only Brazil and Mexico support crop reinsurance.

Index-based solutions can complement traditional crop insurance (selective perils) or be a viable alternative in developing markets with predominantly small farming units. The interest in weather index-based crop insurance is growing, particularly in developing markets (Africa, Asia), with numerous foundations/donor organisations that are prepared to assist with the development of adequate risk transfer solutions (Malawi) and index-based livestock insurance in Mongolia.

Indemnity-based crop insurance, which includes hail insurance and peril crop insurance (combined insurance in Europe) and yield-based indemnity products, which include Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI), yield shortfall cover and crop insurance, combining protection against both the loss of the physical crops and loss in the market price.

Individual grower peril crop insurance is still the most common product offered in 69% of countries, while yield-based MPCI is the second most popular product, marketed in 63% of the 65 countries surveyed .

Several countries (11% of the total surveyed) had developed special agricultural insurance delivery channels, programmes for small and marginal

farmers or special subsidy support to these farmers. (India provides a 10% premium on top of special capped premium rates.) Brazil provides a crop credit insurance guarantee as support for these types of farming operations.

• For example, strong public reinsurance programmes are being developed in India, Portugal, Spain and Mauritius.

Recommendations accepted by the South African Insurance Association on Agricultural Insurance

Legislation • A legislative measure should be established for the establishment of a sound agricultural insurance system, as well as long-expected agricultural insurance, to allow for public-private partnerships, offering technical and economic resources to protect the rural population against natural hazards.

• The driving force that can be regarded as the hub of the Bill is the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA), which came as part of the insurance-based solution to risk management, provided by the USA/RSA team, previously referred to. This detailed SRA will be a contractual agreement between government and the private sector, specifying reinsurance terms, expense reimbursement and the responsibility of each party participating, which will, eventually, form part of each and every insurance policy issued by institutional arrangements: Management entity • A management entity should be established in the form of a corporation or an agency, by the insurance companies writing agricultural business, in order to carry out all tasks of the pool created for this purpose, within the context of the law.

Risk-sharing and reinsurance • All premiums collected by insurance companies and total risk will be transferred to the pool.

• The pool holds the authority to retrocede the risks to insurance companies (subject to acceptance).

• In cases where sufficient retrocession is not realised, government will automatically take responsibility.

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Financial implications • The determining of the financial implications for the fiscus is essential and still valid.

South African crop insurance PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) Strategy The proposal from Munich regarding a consolidated South African crop insurance strategy was recommended. Unfortunately, these recommendations were not acceptable to the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, which was mainly due to the fact that it would take too long to put the recommendations in operation, a lack of funding, as well as financial implications for the fiscus, although the principles were found to be sound.

Almost six years later, in 2013, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) started a process to develop the terms of reference for an agricultural insurance policy framework via a publicprivate partnership (PPP) model. The company, Andisa (partnering with Agrista), with Mr Duncan Pringle as project leader, was contracted.

The main tasks for the project are considered to be the following: • Carry out a global market study (including expert interviews) with regard to international industry practice in agricultural insurance. This analysis will focus on key countries that were of significant relevance to the development of agricultural insurance and for key industry role-players. The market study on crop insurance includes livestock and forestry, when considered to be of importance, but excludes fisheries. Based on this analysis, come to a conclusion on best industry practice.

• Analyse existing public-private partnerships in agricultural insurance, evaluate the benefits of PPPs and outline a proposal for a PPP for agricultural insurance in South Africa.

• Analyse other government support instruments in the case of catastrophic events; and their advantages and disadvantages, compared to support via a PPP in agricultural insurance.

• Analyse the South African market for agricultural insurance, both from a farmer’s and a reinsurer’s perspective and outline both achievements and shortcomings in order to develop a sustainable public-private partnership.

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organisation and administration of smallholder farmers in order to make them “insurable” for reinsurance companies.

• Develop the key characteristics for a PPP in agricultural insurance, giving options for the set-up in conjunction with a cost estimate for the fiscus. For this task in particular, it will be required to receive available statistical information from DAFF – for example on grants given following catastrophic events.

• Propose a sustainable institutional framework and structure for the provision of agricultural insurance via a PPP in South Africa.

Deliverables A comprehensive report that will contain the following: • A comparison and review of international agricultural insurance schemes.

• An overview and review of existing government support instruments in the event of catastrophic events.

• An analysis of the existing South African agricultural insurance market from both a demand (farmer) and supply (insurance) point of view, including any shortcomings of the existing set-up.

• Offer a proposal on options to establish a public-private partnership for agricultural insurance in South Africa.

Agri SA was one of the participants to the process and the project was finalised by the end of 2013. The recommendations of the consultant’s report were accepted by stakeholders in general but, due to the high cost of the proposed pilot projects, this proposal had to stand over. Despite the position taken by stakeholders, DAFF took the decision to approach the World Bank for assistance for an agricultural insurance system along the same lines as they had done in several developing countries.

Agri SA attended a meeting with representatives from the World Bank, facilitated by the National Treasury, which took place on 8 March 2016. This put them in a position of being well informed on the crop insurance situation in South Africa. It was clear from the onset that the brief the World Bank had, was to focus on small-scale farmers and that the final report of Agrista (2014) was the basis for how the model should operate. There was a debate on at which point small-scale farmers would qualify for this assistance, because these farmers normally “emerge” from the subsistence farming environment.

Data of small-scale farmers seems to be a problem, but with the cooperation of

stakeholders and the data already available, it would be possible to find a solution. The two main features of the Agrista Report that were highlighted, were the subsidisation of insurance premiums, probable at a rate of 50%; and a stop loss of 150%, which meant that government, as a last resort, would take care of 50% of the losses of insurance companies and reinsurers, should a disaster occur. Losses can also be measured via weather-based methods, like rainfall and temperatures. The World Bank, however, saw the absence of an Act to regulate the system as an impediment, as well as the absence of an institution that could act as an implementation agency, but thought it was feasible for this function to be outsourced.

The situation of commercial farmers being unable to obtain sufficient insurance with affordable premiums, as well as the fact that a Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) was not available, was fully discussed.

At this point, the representatives from the World Bank expressed their concerns regarding the critical situation of crop insurance companies in South Africa. Most of these companies could not keep on losing money, which meant that more than 30 insurance companies went bankrupt, with only about three or four still being active. Most of the reinsurance companies left the country, putting agricultural insurance under even more pressure. This resulted in the fact that the risk cover are getting increasingly smaller, with the end result that farmers, especially those in marginal areas, find it very difficult to obtain insurance. This problem is so serious that the whole system could collapse. The fact is that only R176 million of crop insurance is taken out annually, which is small in comparison to the total input costs of R175 billion, as well as comparing it to other countries, where a subsidy on premiums can be as high as 60%.

Conclusion It is clear that agricultural insurance in South Africa, as indicated by the World Bank, is not in a sound state. The final Agrista Report (2014), as well as previous other reports on the subject, provides the foundation for a holistic approach by all sections of the agricultural sector.

Fragmentation, as proposed in the World Bank’s brief, does not solve the overarching problem. Although Agri SA should continue to be part of any process to include commercial farmers in the design of any future system, will need political will, as well as serious deliberations with the relevant authorities.

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Rust der Winter project: Are we making progress?

The objective of the Rust der Winter project is to transform the Rust der Winter area into an agricultural hub of note, where farmers will be given the opportunity to participate in the agricultural value chain as a whole.

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here are currently 120 farmers leasing 35 000 hectares of land from the Gauteng and Limpopo provincial departments of rural development and land reform. Less than ten of these farmers are farming on a commercial basis. All of the participating farmers are livestock farmers, although there are about 1 500 ha of arable land under irrigation. None of the crop farmers are able to farm without the assistance of commercial farmers, due to financial constraints and a lack of farming equipment.

A proposal was drawn up pertaining to the development of the area. This will be presented to the ministers of agriculture, forestry and fisheries and rural development later this year. This proposal entails the following: • An agricultural co-operative is to be registered to take ownership of a mechanisation ring, equipped with all the necessary equipment, such as tractors and equipment for crop farming, as well as other farming activities. No farmer will be dependent on strategic partners any longer, as far as this part of his or her farming enterprise is concerned. Financing via recap programmes will have a far smaller effect on the budget, as the expenditure per farmer will be less than a third of the normal expenditure on mechanisation.

• Processing facilities will be constructed with farmers also having shares in these businesses, which will be funded by the BEE Fund in terms of which financing for collateral will be made available to farmers.

• Beef, lamb, goat and all other meat farming enterprises will be undertaken on an intensive scale.

• Livestock handling facilities will be shared.

• Training, mentoring and coaching will be done, with the difference that mentors will be properly managed.

• Farming enterprises will be established, with the farmer given the opportunity to gain momentum from a slow start in

MP Mahlangu (left), a commercial farmer, and Willem Basson from Agri Gauteng

year one to reaching the full momentum of a commercial farmer in year five.

• All financials would be handled by a well-established auditing company.

What is in place?

Information was gathered and more than 40 business plans were developed, while the remainder is still in process.

Some of the farmers already received training in the production of seed maize and business management. Training in cattle disease identification is to follow shortly.

Communication was also addressed, as the Agri Gauteng members had, in terms of the Gauteng Social Compact Plans’ annual project for 2015, received twoway radios from GDART, which are to be utilised for purposes of communication in general, safety and fire-fighting. The application for the radio license is currently in process. The follow-up project, which will be providing internet facilities, as well as road surveillance cameras to the rural area of Rust der Winter, is underway. The internet connection will also be utilised for training, the monitoring of farming projects etc.

The ongoing vehicle support from

Nissan made it possible to gather all the information for this project and to assist farmers in the Rust der Winter area with agricultural development, by supplying two Navara bakkies for this project. The vehicles are also utilised to support aspiring farmers throughout Gauteng, as well as in areas in other provinces close to the border of Gauteng.

As the new financial year commenced in the beginning of April, business plans for recapitalisation will have to be developed for the farmers, in order to bring them another step closer to the status of independent commercial farmers.

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There is no monthly subscription fee when you purchase our products, only a once-off fee. A product such as our community home alarm system, for instance, was developed after thorough research has been done. Our products unite communities in fighting crime. Our product list include the following: cattle/animal, horse and sheep/goat/pig GPS tracker, vehicle/asset/cargo GPS tracker, truck/bus and train/trams MDVR black box, vehicle dashboard DVR black box, driver fatigue alarm system, community 3G home alarm system, wireless video CCTV transmission system, thermal and laser CCTV cameras and the electric steel/rope fence powered by either Eskom electricity supply or solar supply. The signal extenders are also especially suited for remote areas.

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agri Promosie/Promotional Wilgher se innoverende produkte word ontwerp om die installering en onderhoud van selfdoenprojekte (DIY) te vergemaklik. Die firma se unieke en vindingryke produkreeks is omvattend en die reeks word voortdurend uitgebei. Dit is waarskynlik net ‘n kwessie van tyd voordat jou gereedskapskas een van Wilgher se produkte gaan bevat.

Wilgher are raising industry standards with revolutionary innovation The inventor of the Wilgher Trap, Willem Kok, recently launched his very own brand of products, simplifying workloads and increasing productivity for any and all industrial jobs.

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he Wilgher Trap is a greatly improved version of the P-Trap.

For those who aren’t familiar with either of these, simply put, the P-Trap is a waste pipe generally found under basins, baths, sinks and showers. It keeps a constant water level and is supposed to trap debris and prevent clog formations deep within the plumbing system. It is also supposed to stop sewer gases from passing into the home.

“Supposed to” are the operative words when describing the P-Trap. Do you ever have the problem of returning to your vacation home after a few months to find a foul stench in the kitchen and toilet?

That’s because the water in the P-Trap has evaporated, leaving the surrounding environment contaminated.

This is just one example in a plethora of scenarios as to what can go wrong with this flawed and outdated device.

Those that own a boat or have spent time on a ship will also know that the constant motions can often leave messy situations in the lavatory quarters. The P-Trap just doesn’t belong in any modern plumbing system no matter if it’s on a boat, mobile home, restaurant or hotel. It’s an environmental hazard and poses all sorts of sanitary issues.

Thankfully the P-Trap no longer has to be the only choice for plumbing installations.

Kok, an inventor and innovator, has created the alternative. He integrated a one-ofa-kind self-sealing diaphragm inside of a valve, replacing the old unit with this oneway flowing fixture, known as the Wilgher Trap.

This revolutionary product boasts, both, a water-saving and space-saving design, which works fluently in preventing waste and sewer air escaping into the atmosphere. It is a total game changer for the plumbing industry.

With over 14 years of experience as a qualified plumber, locally, as well as in Australia and New Zealand, Willem’s innovation doesn’t just end in the world of plumbing. When it comes to efficiently executing small tasks with maximum ease, Willem and his team’s uniquely designed products are the benchmark at which the contracting industry are setting their standards.

The objective to any contracting job is to save as much time and as much money as possible, and the way to do this is to reduce wastage of paint as well as mistakes. With the Wilgher way, you save a considerably larger amount of time and money through reducing paint waste.

The Wilgher innovative tools range is the epitome of the quick and easy, costeffective, solution.

Let us start with the Pour & Store.

Wilgher’s simple yet efficient Paint Lids let you pour the paint precisely as you need to, reducing spillage, then just simply close the self-sealing cap.

Then there is the Professional Paint Tray, another brilliant paint-saver. Firstly, it has a built-in holder for the roller and brushes and can be used horizontally or vertically by clipping onto one’s belt. Secondly, it has a removable cap that allows you to pour any remaining paint back into its bucket, all without spilling a drop.

How often do you run into the problem of messing on the skirting when painting a wall? Ordinary brushes simply don’t cut

it when it comes to getting those accurate edges. Instead of wasting time and cash on taping, use the Sureline Edger ™ for perfect framework, every time. “I had the vision to call it Sureline, because you are sure of the line that you paint,” says Willem.

The Silicone Removers have three sharp edges that form the ideal shape to fit in hard to reach gaps and scrape at a perfect 90° angle. They come in a plastic version and in a steel version, the latter of which is especially great for removing grout, as well as silicone.

The Wilgher Spray Wipe is yet another reason to fearlessly apply your silicone because it enables fast and easy removal of any excess or mess. Simply spray the freshly applied silicone, then spray a bit on your finger and run it over the applicable area to effortlessly remove the excess. It may be used with any colour silicone and on any surface. “No mess, no fuss.” Willem says, “The Wilgher Spray Wipe works without >>> page 90 agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Vipa wil diep spore in die landbou trap Vipa Holdings is van plan om nog diep spore in die landbou te trap. Dié vervaardiger en verspreider van volhoubare landbouprodukte het ‘n sterk humanitêre etos wat ‘n lang lewe vir ons planeet wil verseker.

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á meer as ‘n dekade van bewese sukses in die landbousektor, is Vipa Holdings ‘n krag in die SADC-streek, en in die res van die wêreld, om mee rekening te hou.

As toonaangewende handelsmaatskappy word VIPA bestuur deur die stigter en uitvoerende hoof, David Smillie, wat sy passie vir volhoubaarheid, gehalte en uitstekende diens met die hulp van sy betroubare span uitleef.

Vipa se hoofkantoor is in die Point-area in Durban geleë naby die maatskappy se gesofistikeerde vervaardiging- en laagfasiliteit (coating) en die hawe vir die gerief van verskeping en vervoer van sy produkte.

Volhoubaarheid Vipa verskaf kunsmis wat die natuurlike biologie van grond verbeter en beskerm en dus ‘n balans verseker tussen die

David Smillie, uitvoerende hoof van Vipa Holdings

Vipa Holdings se hoofkantoor is in die Spinnaker-gebou in Durban.

voedingswaarde van die gewasse en die hoë opbrengste wat nodig is om te voldoen aan die groeiende vraag na voedsel.

CarbonBlack N-kunsmis is ‘n natuurlike produk wat verkry word van volhoubare, geoeste Eucalyptus-bome. Die kunsmis bevat 45% koolstof. Meeste koolstowwe word vernietig met die toediening van chemiese kunsmis in die grond.

CarbonBlack N vervang dié verlies in die grond.

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Convert any aerosol can into a spray gun with the innovative Trigger Grip. It’s easy to use and improves spray control all the while keeping your hands and gloves clean. Great for use with poisonous or toxic-gas spray cans.

The Wilgher Step Ladder & Loader is your 2-in-1 solution for when you need a boost. Made with a taught steel frame, it quickly and effortlessly converts between a step ladder and a trolley/hand-truck, which supports loads up to 135 kg.

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something you’d see at the weights section of the gym, but the Roller Squeegee is a robust little number which belongs squarely in the paint industry. This nifty metal wire is designed for easy cleaning of rollers, and saves the optimal amount of paint. “The Roller Squeegee is environmentally friendly, because you don’t waste all the paint down the drains,” Willem explains.

These are just some of the never-beforeseen products that Wilgher is introducing to the national and international market, with more exciting products still to come.

Calling all hardware stores that want to raise their standards, this is for you.

“We are, as Wilgher, industry innovators,” says Martin Maritz, one of the company directors. “If it’s the plumbing industry, if it’s the paint industry, if it’s the mining sector.

“We implement change through innovation.” The precision equipment which they have created, and continue to create, will inspire and introduce a new systematic approach to industries that strive for improvement and perfection.

For more information on the Wilgher Trap and any of the other products visit www.wilgher.co.za, email info@wilgher. co.za or call them on 0861 945 4437.

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Vipa <<< bladsy 90 Koolstof is ‘n natuurlike voedsel wat mikrobiese aktiwiteite in die grond verhoog en sodoende help om die noodsaaklike ontbindingsproses vir die doeltreffende opname van kunsmis te bespoedig.

“Ons beklemtoon gesondheid in teenstelling met net oes van ‘n gewas. Klem op gesondheid verhoog opbrengs,” sê Smillie.

“As jou grond gesond is, dan is jou gewasse gesond. Jou kliënt se bankbalans is dan ook gesond, sowel as die eindverbuiker. Fokus op die lang termyn is volhoubaarheid van die aarde. Dit is die enigste waarborg vir voldoende voedselproduksie vir toekomstige geslagte en ook die volhoubaarheid van ons planeet.”

Smillie glo dat Vipa-produkte boere se insetkoste met verloop van tyd dramaties sal verminder weens die verhoogde opname van die kunsmis in the grond. “NGOs in die SADC-streek het reeds begin om kleiner boeregemeenskappe op te voed oor produkte soos CarbonBlack N om ‘n langtermyn-volhoubare gesonde oes op ‘n veel meer kostedoeltreffende manier te verseker,” sê hy.

Globale uitbreiding As een van die belangrikste spelers in die kunsmisbedryf, voer VIPA-kunsmis op grootmaat in vir verspreiding in die hele SADCstreek. Die firma het sy visier ook op groei in die wêreldmark, en verskaf reeds van sy veredelde produkte aan Brasilië, Mauritius, Nieu-Seeland en lande in Afrika.

Met kantore naby die Durbanse hawe en in Johannesburg is die maatskappy goed geleë vir verdere uitbreiding in Afrika.

Gegewe die wêreldwye voedseltekort en die groot behoefte om landbou in Afrika te bevorder, glo Smillie die tyd is ryp om na die vasteland en na die buiteland uit te brei. “Dit is noodsaaklik om innoverend te wees as ons wil tred hou met ‘n groeiende bevolking en die toenemende aanvraag na meer kos,” sê hy.

Strategiese vennote Vipa is in ‘n vennootskap met Moore Stephens, een van die grootste internasio­nele rekeningkundige en adviserende net­werke (wat ook ‘n aandeelhouer in Vipa is).

Moore Stephens het ‘n wye netwerk asook kundigheid in Afrika.

“As finansiële beplanners, is ons vennoot in staat om ons te lei tot groei in buitelandse markte. Met kantore regoor Afrika is ons in staat om voordeel te trek uit hulle finansiële kundigheid en kontakte.”

Jeff Blackbeard, Afrika-adviseur vir Moore Stephens, sê hulle help entrepreneurs verstaan waarin hulle regtig goed is en vul dan hul besigheid aan deur betrokke te raak by hulle bedrywighede, finansies en by die verkoopaspekte van die besigheid.

“Dit is wonderlik om in staat te wees om ‘n besigheidsidee soos dié van Vipa te ontwikkel. Deur middel van Moore Stephens se kantore regoor Afrika help ons kliënte om markte te ontwikkel,” sê Blackbeard.

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Drupbesproeiing het vele voordele Drupbesproeiing is tans ‘n baie gewilde keuse by besproeiingontwerpers en -boere.

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ie droogte in die land bring mee dat boere mooi moet besin oor die keuse van ‘n besproeiingstelsel. Drup is een van vele keuses as dit by besproeiing­stelsels kom, maar is gewild omdat dit voordele het.

Drup is egter net doeltreffend as die stelsel baie goed ontwerp is en baie goed bestuur word. In die geval van drup word water deur middel van ‘n netwerk van pype vanaf die waterbron verplaas tot naby aan die gewas se wortelsone. Alhoewel die water gelokaliseerd toegedien word, versprei dit onder die drupper in die grond, in die vorm van ‘n omgekeerde ui. Hierdie bekende verspreidings­vorm word beïnvloed deur kapillêre kragte in die grondstruktuur, sowel as die druptempo van die drupper. Die tydperk wat die drupper op daardie punt drup, speel ook ‘n rol. Dié tipe toedienning bied die volgende voordele: • Meer doeltreffende waterbenutting (waterbesparing); • Beperkte vervoerverliese, byvoorbeeld verdamping vanaf die grondoppervlak; • Drupbesproeiing werk nie korsvorming in die hand nie, en is nie struktuurvernietigend nie;

• Drupbesproeiing verhoed horisontale, sowel as vertikale erosie; • Drupbesproeiing maak plaagbeheer meer doeltreffend en kostedoeltreffend; • Goeie skeduleringspraktyke skep ‘n gebalanseerde grond/water/suurstofverhouding, wat weer aanleiding gee tot goeie water- en voedingstofopname in die wortelsone.

Sitrus en ander landbougewasse kan en sal maksimale opbrengs lewer wanneer klimaat/water-toediening, grondgesondheid en plantvoedsel in optimale balans verkeer.

Die een aspek, watertoediening, kan ons beheer. By Agriplas bied die Vered-reeks produkte ‘n uitstekende voertuig vir doel­ treffende drupbesproeiing. Die hart van drupbesproeiing is die drupper wat gebruik word in die vervaardigingsproses van die drupperpyp.

Die Vered-drupper in die Agriplas-stal bied ‘n uitstekende bekostigbare alternatief met die volgende tegniese eienskappe:

• ‘n Platdrukregulerende drupper met unieke regulerende eienskappe; • Die platdrukregulerende drupper het ‘n groot inlaatfilter wat verstopping verminder; • Druppervloeitempo is beskikbaar in 1.2, 1.6, 2.1, 3.5 liter per uur.

Die Vered-drupperpyp is beskikbaar in 17 mm pypdiameter en in wanddiktes van 0.6 mm en 0.9 mm. Agriplas is die enigste plaaslike vervaardiger van beide plat- en silindriese druppers, onder meer ook LIN, ADI, IDIT en MINILIN. Kontak ons tegniese adviseurs of besoek ons webtuiste by www.agriplas.co.za vir meer besonderhede, of kontak ons hoofkantoor by tel no (021) 917 7177.

Perfekte oplossings in besproeiingsbestuur

Doen navraag by jou naaste besproeiings handelaar oor Agriplas Produkte

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Eco-Fert se bio-vriendelike produkte beïndruk Eco-Fert se bio-vriendelike produkte en -programme is hoofsaaklik daarop gemik om volhoubare produksie deur die vervaardiging van koolstof en humus te verbeter.

Die grondstowwe vir ons produkte het hoofsaaklik ‘n marieneoorsprong, maar sluit ook plant-, minerale- en dierbronne in.

Eco-Fert lê klem op: • goeie bestuurspraktyke; • wisselbou; • dekgewasse; en • bemestingsprogramme.

Die doel is om grond nie te versout of te versuur nie, om elementwanbalanse reg te stel, en om soute, pH, grondwaterinhoud, koolstofinhoud, kompaksie, grond­ struktuur, organisme-tekorte en plantsiekteweerstand te verbeter. Tekorte en wanbalanse werk negatief op produksie in, terwyl die herstel daarvan grondwaardes opbou. Dit verhoog produksie en wins aansienlik.

Die rol van meso- en mikro-organismes, wat plantreste en toegediende bemesting na plantopneembare vorms neem, is in die jare ná die Tweede Wêreldoorlog erg verwaarloos. Dié organismes speel ’n belang­rike rol by die bogenoemde ontoereikende grondeienskappe. Grond­probleme moet dus eers met regstelaksies verbeter word. Dit skep ‘n gesonde basis om die regte besluite oor bemesting per gewas en produksie­ volume te maak. Kontak Eco-Fert by tel. (086) 100 5051/083 715 6160 of e-pos admin@eco-fert.co.za vir meer inligting. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Sensetion is nuwe ontwikkeling in waterbestuur Dacom het reeds 30 jaar se ondervinding in die landboubedryf en word as ‘n wêreldleier op sy gebied beskou. Dié onderneming se fokus is om boere en landboubesighede te ondersteun met die optimalisering van hulpbronne deur die ontwikkeling van slimaanlyndienste. Dacom help boere dus om die gebruik van landbou-insette soos water, kunsmis en plaagdoders te verminder om sodoende volhoubare voedsel meer kostedoeltreffend te produseer.

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acom, in vennootskap met Rhomberg Instruments, werk nou saam om ondersteuning aan die landbougemeenskap in Suid Afrika te bied. Die Sensetion Smart Moist Sensor is een van die produkte uit die firma se stal wat reeds groot aandag trek.

Wat is Sensetion?

Die volgende is kenmerke van dié sensor: • Dit is die nuutste ontwikkeling in waterbestuur vir die landbou.

• Dit is ‘n slim, maar eenvoudige grondvogsensor met ‘n applikasie (app).

• Dit word maklik en eenvoudig geïnstalleer.

• Die sensor meet die grond se voginhoud by die wortelstelsel in millimeters.

• Dit bied maklike toegang tot optimale besproeiingsadvies, enige plek, enige tyd deur ‘n slimfoonapplikasie in die palm van jou hand.

• Dit beskik oor ‘n geïntegreerde sonpaneel

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wat die battery optimaal herlaai.

• Dit beskik oor ‘n geïntegreerde datameganisme wat data stoor en metings met behulp van ‘n GPRS-sender stuur.

Installasie-advies vir Sensetion • Minimum een sender per besproeiings­ area; • Moet op die droogste gedeelte van die besproeiingsarea geïnstalleer word; • Naby of tussen plante (onthou om nie die sonpaneel te bedek nie); • Naby ‘n drupstelsel (25 cm); • In die lande, nie naby die pad nie; • Draai sensor in tot by die merk (dit hang egter af van ‘n gewas se wortelstelsel); • Vlak wortelstelsels ongeveer 10 cm onder die merk; • Dieper wortelstelsels ongeveer 10 cm bo die merk; • Wingerde, aan die punt van die wingerdry – 30 cm bo die lyn.

Die Sensetion-app verskaf enige plek, enige tyd, toegang tot optimale besproeiings­

advies. Met die Sensetion-grondvogsensors kan eerstehands gesien word watter plantasie besproeiing nodig het en ook hoeveel water dit benodig.

Die advies word verskaf in hoeveel mm vog beskikbaar is vir die gewas en hoeveel mm besproeiing nodig is. Met behulp van die slimfoon-app, kan die plaaslike toestande verander of aangepas word en die grondvogmeting kan gestel word om aan te pas by die tipe grond.

Die app is deel van die maklike Sensetion System. Grondvogsensors is intelligente sensortegnologie wat maklik installeerbaar is sonder enige eksterne kragstoevoer, drade, eksterne sonpanele en dit is nie nodig om batterye te vervang nie. Die app gee die nodige inligting in eenvoudige en maklike terme: mm vog nodig, mm vog beskikbaar, ‘n aanduiding van vog die laaste drie dae gebruik, die temperatuur van die grond op vogvlak, GPRS-sterkte en toegang tot Crop-r geskiedenis grafieke en advies.

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Die Sensetion werk vir ons, sê dié boere Chris van Niekerk en Bernard Conradie van Zanddrif in die Koringberg-area, sê Dacom se Sensetion werk vir hulle.

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“Ek gebruik die Sensetion saam met ‘n graaf om sy volle potensiaal te ontsluit en sodoende seker te maak dat die stelsel reg werk. Dis baie lekker om die direkte besproeiingsinligting op my foon te kry. Dit sê vir my presies hoeveel vog beskikbaar is en hoeveel ek nog kan byvoeg. Dit is nie nodig om grafieke te ontsyfer nie. Dit is ook nie nodig om rond te ry om data bymekaar

te maak nie. Die Sensetion-app werk maklik.

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staan, kan ek onmiddellik ‘n besluit neem.

“Wat baie prakties is, is dat die probe so beweeglik is en so maklik installeer en uithaal, twee tot drie minute en dis klaar!

Ongelooflik lekker.”

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Q4 Fuel doen dit veilig en ekonomies SA boere het verlede jaar n reuse bedrag van R114, 4 miljard aan intermediêre goedere en dienste bestee waarvan die brandstof gedeelte 7,6% of R8,694 miljard was. Boere is gevolglik deurentyd bedag op die uitwerking wat minderwaardige brandstof, die ondergemiddelde prestasie en verkorte lewensduur van toerusting weens swak brandstof het op hul uitgawes.

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ir Q4 Fuel is dit uiters belang­ rik dat al sy kliente aan wie brandstof gelewer word, insluitend boere, ten alle tye kan staatmaak op top diens en gehalte.

Volgens Francois du Preez en Dreyer van Niekerk, wat saam die Q4-besigheid tien jaar gelede gestig het, bly die Q4leuse “om dit die eerste keer reg, veilig en ekonomies te doen”. Dit bly die grootste uitdaging in die bedryf.

Aangespoor deur hul ervaring in die korporatiewe wêreld en hul begeerte om ‘n eie onderneming te vestig, het Francois en Dreyer die onderneming in die brandstof­bedryf met min ervaring begin. Deur ten alle tye op goeie sakebeginsels, betroubare en bekostigbare diens te let, het Q4 egter jaar vir jaar gegroei. Vandag opereer Q4 landwyd met opwindende planne vir die volgende paar jare insluitend die bevestiging van hul eie vulstasie op die N4-snelweg op pad Rustenburg toe.

Wat ‘n groot bydrae lewer, is die feit dat beide Francois en Dreyer chemiese ingenieurs is en boonop hul bestuursvernuf deur toepaslike bestuurskwalifikasies aangevul het met ‘n gesogde MBA-kwalifikasie.

As direkteure bestuur hulle, saam met Thabo Ratune, die daaglikse ondernemings en verskillende afdelings van Q4.

Met staande kontrakte met beide Sasol SA en Engen as verskaffers, kan Q4 met gemoedsrus gehaltebrandstof aan hulle kliënte aflewer.

Bestellings word deur middel van topgehalte toerusting en puik kommunikasie op ‘n veilige en betroubare manier beheer.

Volgens George Swanepoel, verkoopsbestuurder van Q4, het die Q4 vloot van Mercedes Benztrokke tot 52 moderne eenhede gegroei. Dit sorg vir landwye brandstofaflewering, betyds, doeltreffend en betroubaar. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Agriculture 2015: The graphs tell all MARTINA BENADÉ, AGRI SA

Agriculture’s prominent but indirect role in the economy is a function of backward and forward linkages to other sectors. Purchases of goods such as fuel, fertilisers, chemicals and implements form backward linkages with the manufacturing sector, while forward linkages are established through the supply of raw materials to the manufacturing industry.

Contribution of agriculture to the gross domestic product in SA, 1999 to 2015

Despite its relatively small share of the total GDP, primary agriculture is an important sector in the South African economy and remains a prime provider of employment, especially in the rural areas, and a major earner of foreign exchange. During 2015 the value of primary agricultural production was R233 237 million, while this sectors’ contribution to the gross domestic product was R83 497 million or 2.4%.

Gross income from agricultural products

The gross income from agricultural products increased from R217 786 million (2014) to R226 727 million (2015) – 4.1%.

Horticultural products (8.2%) and animal products (9.5%) showed significant increases during 2015. Income from field crops decreased with 10%.

Gross income – Individual products

Volume index of agricultural production

During 2015 the estimated volume of agricultural production was 1% lower than in 2014. Volumes of field crops decreased with 17% while the volumes of horticulture and animal production increased with 4.2%.

Income from poultry meat (9%), pigs (10.4%), cattle and calves (13.3%), deciduous fruit (14%) and citrus (13.3%) increased during 2015 compared to 2014. Income from sunflower seed (18%), sugar cane (12%) and maize (14%) decreased during 2015, largely because of the drought. >>> page 98

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Value of farm land and fixed improvements

The net farm income (after the deduction of all production expenditure) decreased with 3% to R73 414 million in 2015.

The total value of capital assets amounted to R393 168 million. Land and fixed improvements amounted to R208 196 million.

Expenditure on intermediate goods and services (2015)

Cash flow of farmers 2008-2015

The cash flow of farmers for 2015 amounted to R76 714 million (R77 293 million) – a decrease of approximately 1% compared to 2014. The decrease of the net farm income was one of the factors that had an influence on the decrease of the cash flow position of farmers.

Agricultural debt as % of assets and net income as % of turnover

Expenditure on intermediate goods and services for 2015 was estimated at R124 430 million, an increase of 7% compared to 2014. Farm feeds, maintenance and repairs, farm services, fuel and seed and plants remained big expenditure items, and accounting for 29%, 14%, 13%, 9% and 6% of total expenditure on intermediate goods.

Producer price index (2005-2015)

Farm debt at the end of December 2015 is estimated at R133 089 million compared to the R116 576 million of 2014.

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The gross investment in respect of fixed improvements for 2015 compared to 2014 increased by 4.2% to R4 662.1 million. In the case of investment in machinery and implements a decrease of 4.8% was reported. The livestock inventory decrease with R1 306 million compared to that of 2014.

Tractor Sales

The average price index of all farming inputs increased by 3.4% in 2015. Prices of intermediate goods, as a group, increased during this year by 3% compared to an average increase of 7.3% in the price of materials for fixed improvements.

The cost squeeze for SA farmers, 2008 to 2015

Tractor sales for 2015 decreased by 9.6% to 6 747 units compared to the 7 466 units of 2014.

South African Agricultural Export and imports 1990-2015

Terms of trade serve as norm to indicate to what extent producer prices of agricultural products keep pace with the prices of farming requisites. During the year ended December 2015 the terms of trade of agriculture strengthened slightly (3%). In the case of field crops and animal production the terms of trade increased respectively by 6.8% and 3.1%. In the case of horticultural products the terms of trade decreased by 1.2% during the corresponding period.

Investment in Agriculture

The value of agricultural exports increased from R81 300 million (2014) to approximately R86 090 million in 2015. South Africa’s most important export products are citrus, wine, grapes, apples/pears/ quinces, nuts and wool. Agricultural imports during 2015 amounted to R67 244 million, R6 206 million more than in 2014. During this period, large quantities of wheat and meslin, rice, poultry meat, palm oil and oil cake were imported. With serious drought conditions encountered in large parts of the country, this picture might change within the next 12 months. According to estimates, 2016/17 total maize imports will be 3.8 million tonnes, of which 2.7 million tonnes will be yellow and 1.1 million tonnes white maize.

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kataklismiese gebeurtenis soos ’n vulkaan sof die skaliegasspook nie in die Karoo ontstaan, sal hierdie minerale genoeg vrese deur die Karoo ontbloot word en na die oppervlakte gestuur het nie, is daar reis. Die kans dat so iets sal gebeur, is nou reeds aanduidings dat ondenkbaar omdat die Karoo se sediment mynmaatskappye die Karoo in uiters stabiel is en daar geen wesenlike die oog het vir die ontginning van uraan tekens van seismiese aktiwiteit is wat ’n vir die regering se beoogde kernkragvulkaan tot geboorte kan roep nie. ontwikkelingsprogram. Hierdie program is Plaas egter die mens in die Karoo as erg verdag, veral in die lig van die betrokke ontginner van die aarde se minerale en minister wat haar vorige portefeulje van die fiasko mag selfs groter as ’n vulkaan landbou versaak het. wees. Die aarde het die minerale veilig in Kernkrag is op sigself nie ’n slegte opsie sy boesem geberg, maar as dit oopgekrap nie, maar as daar gepraat word van die word, is dit soos ’n kanker wat elke dag sy ontginning van uraan, begin die noodseine tentakels versprei. oor die Karoo weergalm.

Ja, ’n mens sal sekerlik hoor hoe Die Karoo, soos enige ander plek op veilig alles gaan wees, maar kyk net by aarde, het in sy verborge gesteentelae die venster van ’n vliegtuig uit hoe die minerale wat al vir die afgelope paar oostelike Hoëveld se honderd miljoen jaar steenkoolvelde lyk. daar lê. Ongeag of dit Dan is daar geen steenkool, skaliegas Skrywers en ander manier as of uraan is, het dit geskiedkundiges het al om uiters skepties te nog nooit die lewe beweer dat die Derde wees nie. Natuurlike op aarde bedreig Wêreldoorlog sal ontstaan uraanerts bevat ’n nie omdat dit in die as gevolg van ’n dispuut baie klein persentasie gesteentes diep in die van die gesogte aardkors vasgevang oor water. Ek glo egter uraan-235 wat radiois. Slegs as daar ’n die groot en finale oorlog sal ontstaan oor die hebsug van mense wat die aarde met onvolhoubare ontginning wil vernietig.

aktief genoeg is om die energie vir kernkragsentrales te voorsien. Die uraan moet gesuiwer en verryk word totdat dit ten minste 3% uraan-235 bevat voordat dit as brandstof vir kernkragsentrales geskik sal wees. So waarom dan vrese?

Dit is bloot so dat as ertsliggame blootgelê word, die aarde sy beheer oor die erts verloor en die beheer daarvan aan die mens oorgee. Skadelike eienskappe van minerale manifesteer dan in die tyd wat die minerale ontgin word en die rou wonde van die aarde waar die ontginning plaasvind, lê ook soos kankerwonde wat nooit genees nie. Die stof van byvoorbeeld uraanerts is iets wat ’n mens nie graag oor jou plaas wil laat waai nie en hoe keer ’n mens dat dit gebeur as die ertsliggaam blootgelê word?

Grondeienaars en boere in die Karoo sal moet begin plaashekke sluit en hulle eiendom beskerm teen die gulsiges wat uraan en skaliegas wil ontgin ten koste van die ongereptheid van die Karoo. Die regering het geen belang by die bewaring van die natuurlike omgewing nie.

Moet ’n mens glo dat hulle die Karoo se belange op die hart dra as jy kyk na die fiasko wat hulle met steenkoolontginning by Mapungubwe goedgekeur het?

Skrywers en geskied­ kundiges het al beweer dat die Derde Wêreldoorlog sal ontstaan as gevolg van ’n dispuut oor water. Ek glo egter die groot en finale oorlog sal ontstaan oor die hebsug van mense wat die aarde met onvolhoubare ontginning wil vernietig.

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DR GERHARD H VERDOORN

Die eerste berigte van skaliegasontwikkeling het die media gehaal. Die aanduidings is dat die departement van omgewingsake reeds eksplorasie goedgekeur het. Boere in die Karoo gaan moet bontstaan om te keer dat hulle plase nie deur maatskappye wat op verdagte wyse permitte vir eksplorasie bekom het, oorrompel word nie.

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Waarom is bate-versekering belangrik?

Santam besef jou plaas is vir jou belangrik, ongeag die aard en grootte daarvan. As jou vennoot in landbou, maak ons dus versekering selfs meer toeganklik, bekostigbaar en omvattend en belê ons steeds in doeltreffende risikobestuur om ’n werklike verskil te maak.

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ie droogte het boere vanjaar regoor Suid-Afrika geraak en die bedryf kom boonop ook teen verskeie ander uitdagings te staan. Santam Landbou het ’n plig en dra by om te verseker dat georganiseerde landbou en landbouondernemings in Suid-Afrika ’n volhoubare toekoms het. Kommersiële boere is altyd aan risiko’s blootgestel en dit is belangrik dat hulle bewus bly van dié risiko’s en dit soveel moontlik probeer verminder.

By Santam Landbou is ons ingestel op die grondbeginsels van versekering aan boere en verstaan ons kliënte se besigheid.

Hoewel versekering as konsep aan almal bekend is, bly die tegniese deel daarvan, en die werklike oor die inhoud van ’n versekeringspolis, vir almal ’n uitdaging.

Waaroor gaan versekering?

Versekering gaan oor ’n risiko wat mag ontstaan en aanleiding gee tot skade of verlies. Die woord risiko word gedefinieer as die onsekerheid van ’n verlies.

Versekeraars verseker suiwer risiko’s.

Dit beteken dat daar ’n moonlikheid van ’n verlies of die moontlikheid van geen verlies is nie.

Is daar beginsels wat ek oor versekering moet verstaan?

Ja, van die belangrike beginsels is versekerbare belang, goeie trou en skadeloosstelling.

Versekerbare belang bevestig dat die verhouding tussen die versekerde en die onderwerp deur die reg erken moet word.

Eenvoudig gestel, beteken dit dat jy ’n finansiële verlies sou ly by die skade of verlies van sodanige item. Iemand anders kan nie op jou motor, waarvan jy die wettige eienaar is, versekering uitneem en aanspraak maak op vergoeding of skadeloosstelling by die ontstaan van skade of verlies nie.

Versekeringskontrakte word uitgereik op die beginsel van goeie trou. Die inligting wat tydens die aansoek openbaar word, word in goeie trou aanvaar. As ’n voornemende kliënt bevestig dat hy of sy nog nooit voorheen enige verliese of eise gehad het nie, en tydens eise-stadium blyk dit anders te wees is hierdie belangrike beginsel nie nagekom nie.

Dit is ook belangrik om te verstaan wat

skadeloosstelling beteken. Dit is die kern van versekering. Dit poog om die versekerde in dieselfde posisie te plaas as waarin hy of sy was voor die ontstaan van die skade of verlies. Skadeloosstelling kan ’n kombinasie wees van vervanging, kontantskikking of herstel.

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Traumabehandeling ná ’n brand, plaasaanval, inbraak en kaping word ingesluit tot R10 000.

• Kragstuwing word onder sekere afdelings vir R50 000 ingesluit. Dit is wanneer ’n skielike verandering of ’n kragpiek in ’n elektriese stelsel voorkom.

• Dekking is ook beskikbaar vir kweektonnels, silosakke en damme.

• Ons bied unieke dekking waar die boerdery-aktiwiteite uitgebrei is na die gastehuis- en jagplaasbedryf.

• Vir die melkboer is unieke dekking beskikbaar vir die besmetting van ’n boer se voorraad melk.

• Onder die motor-afdeling is die verlies van sleutels, puinverwydering en brandbluskoste outomaties ingesluit tot ’n bedrag van R15 000.

• Dekking vir skade aan bande veroorsaak deur ’n onbekende of verborge voorwerp is ook ingesluit tot R30 000.

• Opsionele dekking vir 4x4-voertuie sluit ook dekking tot R50 000 in vir die

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terugbring van ’n voertuig nadat dit onklaar geraak het.

Toevallige skade onder huisinhoud is ingesluit tot R10 000.

Verskeie opsies is beskikbaar vir die versekering van lewende hawe. Stoetvee kan omvattend verseker word en dit kan diefstal en siektes insluit. Dekking sluit nou R5 000 in vir die verwydering van karkasse. Vangkoste kan teen addisionele premie uitgeneem word, op voorwaarde dat die dier teruggevind word.

Water is vir die boer belangrik en ons bied dekking vir duursame spilpunte en besproeiingstelsels. Dit is in verskillende opsies beskikbaar. Die grootste voordeel is dat hierdie items skadeloos teen ’n vervangingwaarde gestel word.

Elektroniese komponente soos die GPS en “auto-pilot”-toestelle kan verseker word en sluit dekking in vir meganiese, elektroniese en elektriese probleme.

Hoekom moet ek my versekering by Santam Landbou uitneem?

Santam bied “regte egte versekering” en gemoedsrus vir die boere wanneer hulle hul bates by ons verseker. Maak vandag nog van Santam se kundigheid gebruik en kontak jou makelaar of besoek Santam se webblad www.santam.co.za om meer oor die dekking en opsies wat beskikbaar is, uit te vind. Ons verstaan die unieke versekeringsbehoeftes van landbouvennote. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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he company has its own design and tool room where the company manufactures moulds.

These moulds are then used to manufacture crates for various industries ranging from farmers to retailers.

“We supply to basically anyone needing crates to transport and pack products into, says Gilda do Rego, Head of Sales and Marketing.

“We carry stock of certain lines, enabling small orders to be fulfilled immediately, while non-standard colours and types require a longer lead time and a minimum run of 400 units.

“At Plastic Ideas we are constantly looking for new challenges to empower ourselves, as well as our people. Our products are locally made and exported across Africa. We strive to offer our clients good quality crates and excellent service,” says Gilda.

With challenges such as high competition from imports, a lack of trained and experienced artisans, and the negative impact of factors such as the rising costs of raw material, the company is constantly working on new designs and products to introduce to the market.

Recycling has become a huge part of Plastic Idea’s operation, and to reduce the carbon footprint on the environment, the company buys back broken crates from clients, which are then recycled and used in the manufacturing of new crates.

“We are truly a proudly South African company and we invite people to give us a call should they require crates.”

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Durban Fresh Produce Market upgrades cold storage facilities

The Durban Fresh Produce Market is committed to providing the best facilities to farmers/suppliers and buyers alike. Two years ago four of the eight bulk cold rooms were upgraded at a cost of over R7 million to enhance them to meet industry standards.

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arket Management has allocated an additional amount of R8,6 million to upgrade the remaining four bulk cold rooms to ensure that produce is stored under excellent conditions. These rooms will undergo comprehensive renovations and the market has made necessary arrangements to ensure that all produce requiring cold storage is accommodated in other available rooms.

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cold rooms erected on the market agents’ sales floors to assist in maintaining the cold chain and for ease of produce removal by buyers from the trading floors. The market will shortly be installing a temperature monitoring system in cold rooms on sales floor in order to monitor temperatures 24 hours a day. This is very important especially for fresh produce where different varieties of produce require varying temperature levels.

The system will be able to detect when spikes or dips in temperature occur, which

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Die Bergkelder se onlangse uitreiking van ‘n Fleur du Cap Sauvignon Blanc 2015 beklemtoon die waarde en gehalte van lank gevestigde wynhandelsmerke waarvan mens maklik vergeet tussen die magdom nuwe en kleurvolle name – om nie van al die Sauvignon Blanc-wyne en -style te praat nie.

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Terselfdertyd het ‘n nuwe geslag Chenin Blanc-wyne in die prentjie gekom wat karaktervol, gebalanseerd en veelsydig is vir alles van alledaagse gebruik tot ernstige koswyne – wat ook vir ‘n paar jaar goed kan bottel-verouder – veral dié wat ‘n bietjie veroudering in eikehout gehad het en ‘n nuwe dimensie aan witwyn gee.

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Al die karakter, reguit bottel toe

agri Water In this series of articles, Agri is in discussion with Dr Gerhard Backeberg, executive manager: water utilisation in agriculture of the WRC, in order to obtain information on water use and what the WRC is doing for investment of funds in water research.

Many irrigation farmers in South Africa pay an annual research levy to the Water Research Fund in respect of water that is used for irrigation on scheduled land. This fund is dedicated to financing the activities of the Water Research Commission (WRC) to support and undertake research on the use of water for agricultural, industrial and domestic purposes. The levy on irrigation water is, however, not the only source of income for the fund: Levies on water use for urban, industrial and domestic purposes make by far the biggest contribution.

Agri: The sustainability of irrigation in South Africa and internationally is threatened by increasing water tables and salinisation of cultivated soils. Is information available on the extent of the problems and knowledge accessible of what actions should be taken?

Backeberg: According to a recent WRC report, the high costs of measuring waterlogged and salt-affected soils on South African irrigation schemes, as well as inconsistencies in data collection and methods of reporting, have resulted in incomplete and often contradictory information on the extent and distribution of waterlogged and salt-affected soils. Since the late 1980s no national effort has been made to quantify the extent of waterlogging and salt accumulation across irrigation schemes in South Africa. In order to identify soils for drainage and reclamation, the

extent of increasing water tables and salinisation of soils has to be determined.

The main aim of this project, led by Dr Piet Nell of the ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water and Prof Adriaan van Niekerk of Stellenbosch University, was to develop and test a methodological approach for identification, classification and monitoring the extent and degree of waterlogging and salt accumulation at farm, irrigation scheme and national level.

An experimental approach was taken in developing a suitable methodology.

Various sources of data and techniques were applied and compared to empirical (reference) data to determine their potential for monitoring waterlogging and salt accumulation. Field verifications of the various satellite images used were done at Vaalharts; Loskop: Olifants River

(east); Vredendal: Olifants River (west); Makhathini; Sundays River; Tugela River; Limpopo River; Douglas: Vaal and Orange River irrigation schemes. Soil samples were taken at the observation points for analysis and quantification of the salt content.

Historical soil maps and reports were also used to identify problematic areas and to compare the change in saltaffected and waterlogged soils over time.

Innovative experiments were carried out during the course of this research project.

These included the use of classification and regression tree (CART) analysis on all possible input data (satellite imagery, terrain derivatives, soil data), multi-temporal vegetation response monitoring, and objectbased terrain analyses using high-resolution (2 m) DSMs. Not all of these experiments >>> page 117

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agri Water Water <<< page 116 were successful, but they provided a better understanding of the complexities involved in monitoring salt accumulation and waterlogging in irrigation schemes.

The within-field anomaly detection (WFAD) method was used to quantify the extent of affected areas on nine irrigation schemes. On average, 3,3% of the areas considered were found to be affected. This estimate was adjusted to 6,27% by adding abandoned fields.

Although WFAD is very successful in identifying salt-affected and waterlogged areas, one of its main limitations is that it cannot discriminate such areas from anomalies that are caused by other factors (e.g. drought, flooding, soil compaction, disease, inadequate fertilizer application).

Based on the field surveys conducted in nine irrigation schemes, waterlogging and salt accumulation were the cause in 77,8% of cases. The WFAD method should consequently be regarded as a scoping mechanism that can direct attention to areas that are likely affected by salt accumulation and/or waterlogging. Such Wyn <<< bladsy 115 die ongefiltreerde reeks, laasgenoemde waarvan die genoemde Ongefiltreerde Sauvignon Blanc 2015 sy oorsprong het aan wingerde by Darling naby die Kaapse Weskus, ideaal vir “SB”.

Ondanks die feit dat die wyn nie helder en stabiel deur die gewone metode van filtrasie gemaak word nie, vertoon dit helder, met ‘n tikkie groenerige kleur. Fris op die neus, vrugtige aromas van grenadella en lemmetjie, wat deurgedra word in die smaak, vol tropiese vrug en met wenke van kruie en aspersie.

Van die geheim lê in die fyn vrouehand van wynmaker Kristin Basson, wat verduidelik dat die druiwe geoes word van ‘n uitgesoekte stukkie droëlandwingerd. Dit kry geen besproeiing nie, wat bevorderlik is vir karakter-ontwikkeling. Sy verduidelik ook dat die kleiagtige oakleaf-grond, water en voedingstowwe besonder goed hou en buffer teen droogte. En uiteindelik sorg vir druiwe met besondere geurkonsentrasie.

Hierdie is die grondslag van die Fleur du Cap-wyne, in wande van die Papegaai­ berg by Stellenbosch, met sy wortels in tradisionele, hands-on-wynmaaktradisie.

Dit word deesdae hanteer deur ‘n jeugdige span met Wim Truter as keldermeester, Kristin Basson verantwoordelik vir witwyne, Pieter Badenhorst vir rooiwyn en Annelie Viljoen, die wingerdkundige.

areas should preferably be visited to investigate the likely causes.

If the figure of 6,27% of areas affected is applied to the 1,5 million hectares under irrigation in South Africa, the area that is water­logged and saltaffected on South African irrigation schemes is 94 050 ha. This is substantially lower than the previous estimate of an average of 18,7% (of about 1,29 million ha) and an area of 241 630 ha.

It was recommended that a standardised monitoring, assessment, modelling and mapping method/procedure to improve the quantification of waterlogged and salt-affected soils on a scheme and national scale, should be adopted in South Africa. Actions to achieve this are now being undertaken with a new technology exchange project starting in April 2016, Hulle streef daarna om die natuurlike karaktereienskappe van geselekteerde druiwe van spesifieke “wingerdpakkies” regoor die Wes-Kaap te ontsluit.

Minder as 2 500 ton druiwe word vir die Fleur du Cap-wyne geoes – meestal uit Stellenbosch, maar ook van Somerset-Wes, Sir Lowry’s Pas, Elgin, Robertson, Darling en Gansbaai.

Die reeks is reeds in 1968 begin met die grootste ondergrondse verouderingskelder in die suidelike halfrond en het leiding gegee met innovasie onder wyle dr Julius Laszlo as keldermeester. Sy baanbrekersrol het uitgeloop op die ongefiltreerde reeks in 1998, ‘n praktyk wat tot op hede nog op beperkte skaal in die Kaapse wynland beoefen word.

Wanneer wyn nie gefiltreer word nie, maar helder word danksy ‘n natuurlike maar tydsame afsakproses, word ekstra geurkomponente behou. Só sê Wim Truter.

“Ons behou al die karakter, reguit bottel toe. Ons weet dat ons verbruikers nie troebel wyne sal aanvaar nie. Ons maak daarom seker dat die wyne kristalhelder bottels toe gaan. Die geheim lê daarin dat die proses langer neem, sowat nege maande by die witwyne en 1822 by die rooi. So alles wat kan gebeur het al teen daardie tyd gebeur. Dit gaan oor gravitasie met tyd, sodat van die sediment afsak en ons die skoon wyn herhaaldelik daarvan afhaal.”

funded by the WRC and undertaken by Stellenbosch University, together with GWK as commercial partner. In the meantime, the WRC published report no. TT 648/15 on a “Methodology for monitoring waterlogging and salt accumulation on selected irrigation schemes in South Africa” can be ordered at the addresses on p ?

By die witwyne word proteïenstabilisasie gedoen met byvoeging van ‘n klein hoeveelheid bentoniet, bykomend tot die afsak van die gismoer, terwyl die rooi slegs aan gravitasie oorgelaat word. “Die antioksiderende krag en ekstra geur van die soliede komponente voeg waarde toe, maar ons wyne bly steeds helder. Dit gaan oor meer geduld en beweging in die proses,” sê Wim. Die ongefiltreerde reeks bestaan uit Sauvignon Blanc 2015, Chardonnay 2015, Chenin Blanc 2014, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Pinotage 2014 en Merlot 2013 – geredelik beskikbaar in drankwinkels en eetplekke. Die rooiwyne kos R144 en die wittes R119 per bottel by Die Bergkelder in Stellenbosch. Die Fleur du Cap Bergkelderreeks bestaan uit Chardonnay 2015, Sauvignon Blanc 2015, Chenin Blanc 2015, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Shiraz 2014, Pinotage 2014 en Merlot 2014.

Laasgenoemde is ‘n ou gunsteling van my wat sy man tussen die land se beste Merlot kan staan met streelsagte donker vruggeure en sjokolade-agtigheid. Hierdie wyne se pryse is R63 en R82 onderskeidelik per bottel.

Jy kry ook ‘n Fleur du Cap Natural Light Chenin Blanc 2015 (R47), Natural Light Rosé 2015 (R47) en Edel Laatoes 2013 (R135 per bottel); asook die vlagdraer Laszlo rooi versnit 2012 teen R345 per bottel by Die Bergkelder. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Creating world-wide confidence in South African produce The Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB), South Africa’s official certification agency for the export of perishable products, has come a long way since its establishment in 1926.

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ith the aim of fostering international confidence in South African produce and enabling its customers to become preferred suppliers of perishable products worldwide, the organisation plays a vital role in an industry estimated to generate more than R20 billion per year. Testament to the progress that has been made by the organisation is the company’s tablet technology initiative, Project Titan, which was launched in October 2014 and has since gone live at over 360 sites across South Africa and seen over 50 million cartons inspected with the new system.

Aimed at eliminating the manual processes involved with quality inspections and export certification, Project Titan sees inspectors from the PPECB replace the manual clip-board and pen methodology with an android tablet for the purpose of conducting inspections.

This move not only dramatically reduces the turnaround time and administration involved with export certification but also aids in compliance to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DAFF) requirements.

Furthermore, the data provided from the system assists the PPECB in providing timeous and accurate statistical data to industry stakeholders and ensure accurate billing.

The PPECB, mandated by DAFF, has been delivering end-point inspection services on perishable products destined for export since 1991. Inspectors, stationed across South Africa, are suitably qualified and extensively trained to deliver consistent quality inspection services on over 200 product types at more

than 1 500 locations.

Products approved for export carry the passed for export stamp, regarded as a symbol of quality assurance to clients and consumers around the world. As South Africa’s official certification agency for perishable export products, the PPECB’s impartial and independent services significantly reduce risks for producers and exporters and has assisted South African suppliers to gain a foothold amongst international traders.

Cold chain services provided by the organisation include the inspection and approval of equipment such as containers, specialised reefer vessels and cold stores; overseeing loading processes and en-route temperature management of produce.

Apart from product inspections and cold chain management, ensuring food safety is also high on the PPECB’s list of strategic focuses. Ultimately the PPECB ensures that Food Business Operators (FBOs) comply with

the standards regarding food hygiene and food safety of regulated agricultural food products intended for export.

The PPECB fulfils this role by conducting Statutory Food Safety Audits nationally. These audits focus on worker hygiene, use of plant protection products and traceability together with good agricultural practices. Following a successful food safety audit a food safety compliance certificate, referred to as the South African Good Agricultural Practices (SA GAP), is issued to the FBO. The PPECBs Food Safety Services are furthermore supported by its Centurion based laboratory, which is geared for the delivery of analytical services such as mycotoxin analysis, fats analysis, dairy testing and maximum residue level (MRL) testing of pesticides in a myriad of matrices (grain, feed, fruit, vegetables, cereals, peanut butter, spices). Apart from mandatory services such as mycotoxin analysis on groundnuts for the export industry, the laboratory also delivers a range of services to the South African commercial sector.

By combining this vast range of expertise and services the PPECB is perfectly positioned to support South African exporters and enhance the credibility of the South African export certificate in the global marketplace. For further information on the PPECB please visit www.ppecb.com or call 021 930 1134.

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OROWET®-tegnologie maak die boer sterker Water is vandag ‘n kosbare hulpbron. Grondbeperkings soos kompaksie en hidrofobisiteit kan aanleiding gee tot vermorsing van water weens afloop en oormatige verdamping. Oro Agri se TRANSFORMERSA kan help om hierdie probleme te verlig en water beter te benut.

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lim tegnologie help die boer om water beter te benut, wat alles uiteindelik groter, beter oeste en meer wins in sy sak beteken.

Oro Agri SA (Edms) Bpk vervaardig produkte met unieke OROWET®tegnologie vir gebruik in sowel geïntegreerde as konvensionele plaagbeheer-programme.

Sedert die ontstaan van die maatskappy in 2001 het Oro Agri gegroei tot ’n multi-nasionale verskaffer van omgewings­vriendelike produkte wat vandag suksesvol gebruik word in gewasbeskermings­programme in meer as 70 lande wêreldwyd, waarvan Brasilië, VSA, Frankryk, Spanje, Suid-Afrika, Sjina en Indië tans die grootste gebruikers is.

Oro Agri SA (Edms) Bpk se hoofkantoor is in Somerset-Wes. Die produkte word vervaardig in Spanje, Kalifornië, Brasilië asook in Kaapstad, waarvandaan dit regdeur Sub-Sahara-Afrika versprei word.

OROWET-tegnologie bestaan uit koud­ geperste lemoen-olie in gepatenteerde mengsels met verskeie benatters. Die lemoen-olie wat in produkte gebruik word, word verkry uit die sitrusbedryf en is ’n totaal hernubare bron.

Die tegnologie het verskeie toepassings, afhangend van die geregistreerde formulasie en konsentrasie van aanwending. Teen laer konsentrasies kan dit gebruik word as hoogs veelsydige benatter om die doeltreffendheid van spuittoedienings te verbeter en die werking van verskeie plaagdoders aan te vul.

Teen hoër konsentrasies kan OROWETtegnologie met doeltreffende kontakaksie teen verskeie insekte, swamme en myte aangewend word.

Verskillende OROWET-formulasies word tans in Suid-Afrika vervaardig. Dit sluit in produkte wat geregistreer is as benatters (bv WETCIT) of die omgewingsvriendelike plaagdoder, PREV-AM. Die jongste formulasie is ’n grondkondisioneerder met die naam van TRANSFORMERSA, wat geregistreer is om die infiltrasie en verspreiding van besproeiingswater in moeilik benatbare of kompakte grond te verbeter.

Benut water beter Oor die afgelope vyf jaar is verskeie proewe

gedoen om die effek van TRANSFORMERSA op waterhuishouding in verskeie grondtipes te bestudeer. Sommige van die studies is deur Nordely Wright (foto hierbo), wat tans by Oro Agri in diens is, gedoen ter verkryging van ’n MSc Agricgraad. Daarna is verdere veldproewe gedoen in verskeie gewasse, onder verskeie besproeiingstelsels, om die effek van die produk op gewasprestasie te bepaal.

Nordely het bevind dat TRANSFORMERSA die infiltrasietempo en verspreiding van water in grond verbeter. Hierdie effek word waargeneem ná ’n enkele behandeling en dit hoef dus nie herhaaldelik toegedien te word nie. Dit is veral doeltreffend waar grondbeperkings soos kompaksie, toeslaan of hidrofobisiteit (vetterigheid) voorkom.

In ligte en hidrofobiese grond is bewys dat verspreiding van water in die grond meer eenvormig is danksy TRANSFORMERSA. In verskeie toetse is bevind dat penetrasieweerstand verminder ná toediening (soos gemeet met ’n penetrometer) en gevolglik is daar minder stremming op wortelgroei.

TRANSFORMERSA is al op verskeie besproeiingstipes, grondsoorte en gewasse getoets en voordele wissel van een situasie na die ander.

Die voordeel in drupstelsels is verbeterde laterale verspreiding van water, wat beteken dat die benattingsarea groter word en meer egalig benat word. Dit laat wyer verspreiding van wortels toe en in brak toestande word soute verder van die wortelsone geskuif.

In besproeiingstelsels met hoër lewering­s­ tempo (mikrospuite of oorhoofse besproeiing) is die grootste voordeel dat minder vermorsing plaasvind aangesien afloop en opdamming aansienlik verminder word.

Verskillende voordele word ook gevind afhangend van die grondtipe. In ligter grondtipes help TRANSFORMERSA om water beter vas te hou en dus hoër en meer konstante grondvog te handhaaf. Hierdie effek is hoofsaaklik te danke aan die volledige infiltrasie in alle porieë, insluitend mikro-porieë, wat dikwels onder normale toestande weens kanaliseringseffekte nie volledig met water gevul word in ligter gronde nie.

Gewasprestasie verbeter waar grond­ beperkings verlig word ná behandeling.

Sterker wortelontwikkeling word gesien waar waterhuishouding en suurstofvlakke in die wortelsone verbeter. Wat dikwels waargeneem word, is meer eenvormige vruggroottes, meer egalige rypwording wat besparing van pluk-arbeid teweegbring asook beter bemarkbare kwaliteit opbrengs, bv. by aartappels, uie en ander groentes.

Produsente word aangeraai om ná die toediening van TRANSFORMERSA versigtige monitering van grondvog te doen, aangesien dit nodig mag wees om skedulering aan te pas namate water meer effektief deur die grond absorbeer word.

TRANSFORMERSA kan dus help om beskikbare water optimaal te benut en verliese, byvoorbeeld deur afloop, te beperk.

Meer effektiewe watergebruik gaan ook ‘n verskil maak in elektrisiteitskostes. In situasies waar water gesny moet word, kan die produsent nou droogtestremming op sy gewas verminder deur die gebruik van TRANSFORMERSA. Vir meer inligting oor Oro Agri se volle reeks skitterprodukte vir die boer, praat met Johan Coetzee of Norderly Wright by tel no (021) 850 0667 of e-pos jcoetzee@oroagri.com.

Besoek ook www.oroagri.co.za.

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Mikotoksiene – selfs teen lae vlakke – veroorsaak groot ekonomiese verliese vir melken vleisprodusente Ons weet almal dat mikotoksiene in voer voorkom. Ons weet dat voer hiervoor getoets word om aanvaarbare vlakke te bepaal. Maar wat weet ons eintlik van die aard van mikotoksiene behalwe dat dit beeste siek maak?

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esef jy dat mikotoksiene in die meeste voer voorkom, graan en selfs hooi? Die kanse is baie goed dat verskeie mikotoksiene afkomstig vanaf aspergillus, fusarium, penecillium en soortgelyke swamme in graansilo’s voorkom, tydens oes en ná inkuiling.

Omdat herkouers met ‘n verskeidenheid van byprodukte van droë- en nat voer gevoer word, is hulle aan ‘n groter verskeidenheid mikotoksiene blootgestel en moontlik selfs teen hoër konsentrasies as wat normaalweg verwag word.

Veelvuldige toksiene kan ‘n sinergistiese effek hê, wat die negatiewe invloed op ‘n dier se prestasie en gesondheid verhoog.

Toksiene van muf en swamme, gekombineer met bakteriese toksiene, verhoog die negatiewe effek op gesondheid aansienlik.

Daar moet altyd in ag geneem word dat mikotoksiene ‘n negatiewe invloed op die dier se rumen-omgewing en rumenaktiwiteit het voordat dit ‘n effek op die dier self het. ‘n Afname in beweeglikheid in die rumen, veselvertering, styselvertering en mikrobiese groei is van die aspekte wat waargeneem word wanneer diere mikotoksienbesmette diëte gevoer word.

Dit het ‘n direkte invloed op produksie

en indirek veroorsaak dit ook ander metaboliese siektes.

Hierbenewens verminder toksiene soos aflatoksien en deoxynivalenol (DON) voerinname en gevolglik die voorsiening van voedingstowwe aan die dier. By melkbeeste word die T2-mikotoksien geassosieer met bloeding in die ingewande, bloed in die diere se mis en letsels in die maag. Kortom, dit versteur die verteringsproses.

Muf produseer ook antibiotika om hulle teen hulleself en ander mufstamme en bakterieë te beskerm. Sekere antibiotika kan geproduseer word deur penicillium- en aspergillus-spesies wat in kuilvoer voorkom.

Hierdie antibiotiese aktiwiteite sal die werking van rumenbakterieë onderdruk en tot ‘n afname in groei en voeromset lei. Dan is daar ook nog die “normale” toksiese effek van mikotoksiene.

Selfs lae vlakke van mikotoksiene kan lei tot verlies aan prestasie, ‘n verhoging in die voorkoms van siektes en swak reproduksieprestasie.

Vir die melkprodusent is hierdie subkliniese verliese van groter ekonomiese belang as verliese weens akute effekte, hoewel hulle moeiliker gediagnoseer kan word.

Ondersteuning aan die immuunfunksie Muf en mikotoksiene in voer veroorsaak chroniese “sub-akute” probleme in melk- en vleisbeeste. Dit manifesteer in ‘n groter voorkoms van siektes, ‘n afname in vrugbaarheid of dit kan lei tot sub-optimale melkproduksie. Chroniese blootstelling aan mikotoksiene verhoog die vatbaarheid vir aansteeklike siektes en ‘n afname in immuunreaksie.

Die meeste toksiene is immuun­onder­ drukkend. Hulle beïnvloed die immuun­status van ‘n dier deels omdat die immuunselmembrane hoog is in poli-onversadigde vetsure, wat baie vatbaar vir oksidasie is en dit lei tot die afbreek van en skade aand weefsel. Geselekteerde plantekstrakte kan hierdie imuunonderdrukking teëwerk.

Om die lewerfunksie te ondersteun Dit is die dier se lewer wat geaffekteer word wanneer toksienbesmetting plaasvind. Die lewer mag in hierdie geval nie in staat wees om al die gifstowwe onskadelik te maak nie. Die lewer beskik oor ‘n baie hoë metaboliese aktiwiteit, wat dit uiters vatbaar vir gifstowwe maak. Die lewer van melkbeeste gedurende vroeë laktasie, en voerkraaldiere, is blootgestel aan addisionele stresfaktore en mikotoksiene mag self in dié stadium ‘n groter negatiewe invloed hê. Die lewer en niere kan ondersteun word met sekere plantekstrakte.

Gevolgtrekking Aan die begin van laktasie, wanneer die dier se liggaamsreserwes gemobiliseer word, en met groot volumes voer wat deur die rumen beweeg, kan die dier skaars nog die addisionele las van mikotoksiene hanteer.

Die gebruik van spesifieke voerbyvoedings, wat kan help om die negatiewe effekte van verskeie mikotoksiene in melk- en voerkraalbeeste teen te werk, word sterk aanbeveel. ‘n Multi-funksionele benadering is nodig om die dier se gesondheid op ‘n natuurlike manier te stabiliseer en te behou.

Mycofix kan die lewer en niere van diere gesond hou en sorg dat die rumen hoogs produktief bly om meer melk en vleis te verseker.

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Musiek bekragtig omgewingsorg “These are the days of the human race, for there will come a time when we’ll be gone, gone without a trace.

These are the dreams that take us forward, these are the dreams that walked the moon, these are the dreams that make us what we are, these are the dreams … of Man! And we have crossed the oceans, we have followed the stars, we have learned to reason, and we have studied the heart, we can build cathedrals, we can sail the skies, we have energy hostage, turning day into night. We are far from perfect, we are making mistakes, we can change direction, cos it’s never too late. We can cross over bridges, we can open our hands, to a brand new world, we are Man!” (Chris de Burgh: The Hands of Man)

Kyk ons na die gewilde musiek van die 1960’s en 70’s, word hierdie tydperk gekenmerk deur ’n kontrakultuur­beweging wat aangevuur is deur anti-oorlogaktivisme en ’n groter sentiment jeens vrede en harmonie.

Big Yellow Taxi is ‘n lied deur Joni Mitchell en het gegaan oor omgewings­ agteruitgang met lirieke soos “They paved paradise, put up a parking lot”.

Sy verwys ook na die gif, DDT, in die lied wat ’n direkte verwysing is na Rachel Carson se boek, Silent Spring van 1962, wat die gevare van DDT aan die lig gebring het.

Lehman Lindeque ieca.safrica@gmail.com

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John Denver, ’n “country and folk singer” het gereeld na die wildernis van Colorado verwys in van sy gewilde liedjies soos Rocky Mountain High en Take me home, country roads.

Black Sabbath se lied War Pigs was ’n sterk anti-oorloglied en dié liedjie het ’n baie groot invloed gehad op jong Amerikaners van daardie tyd. Baie beskou die golf van omgewingsaktivisme van die 1970’s as die ontstaan van “metal”-musiek. ’n Lied getitel Blackened deur Metallica is nog ’n voorbeeld van ’n lied wat omgewingsaktivisme ondersteun met die volgende lirieke: “Blackened is the end, winter it will send, throwing all you see, into obscurity.” Hierdie lied maak dit duidelik dat, indien oorlog en vermaldheid aangaan, die omgewing daarmee heen gaan wees.

Meer onlangs, in 1995, het Michael Jackson ‘n treffer gehad met die Earth Song wat handel oor omgewings­bewaring en die

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edurende April het ek die voorreg gehad om saam met familietydgenote na ’n vertoning van Chris de Burgh te gaan kyk by die Teatro, Monte Casino. Hy het die vertoning geopen met hierdie nuwe lied, The Hands of Man. Die omgewing is al sedert die 1940’s die onderwerp van musiek. Nie alleen is die omgewing die onderwerp van en inspirasie vir liedjies nie, maar daar is ook pogings om die musiekbedryf meer omgewingsvriendelik te maak, soos byvoorbeeld om CD’s te verpak in kartonomhulsels eerder as plastiek.

Daar was ook al pogings om musiek­ konserte meer omgewingsvriendelik te maak. Musiek beklemtoon ook ’n sekere tema of gee erkenning aan iets belangriks wat gebeur het. Die Baltiese See-musiekfees is op die been gebring met omgewingsbewaring as tema. Lande rondom die Baltiese See word deur hierdie musiekfees bymekaar gebring om juis probleme op te los wat verband hou met dié stuk see.

Ann-Charlotte Jönsson beskryf die fees as “a good platform in discussions of solutions which can only be solved jointly”.

En bietjie nader aan die huis, kyk maar na die musiekfeeste wat gehou word vir die behoud van Afrikaans, en meer onlangs om geld in te samel vir boere in nood met die onlangse droogte.

agri Bewaring/Conservation welstand van diere. Die musiekvideo van dié liedjie het ook ’n sterk omgewingsinslag gehad met beelde van wreedheid teenoor diere, die vernietiging van natuurlike woude, besoedeling, armoede en oorlog. Met spesiale effekte het die vervaardigers aan die einde van die video tyd teruggedraai sodat lewe terugkom, oorlog eindig en die woude weer teruggroei. Die video eindig met ’n oproep om ’n donasie te maak vir Jackson se Heal the World Foundation.

In 2007 is reuse konserte aangebied regoor die wêreld met die titel “Live Earth” om ’n bewustheid te kweek en mense op te roep tot aksie om klimaatsverandering teen te werk. In 2009 het Disney ‘n veldtog van stapel gestuur genaamd “Disney’s Friends for Change” met ’n sterk omgewingsboodskap. Die opbrengs van ’n lied getiteld Send it on, van Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, The Jonas Brothers en Selena Gomez, is geskenk aan nie-winsgewende omgewingsorganisasies.

Kyk ons na Suid-Afrikaanse musiek is daar baie liedjies wat die mooi en uniekheid van ons land beskryf. Dink maar aan Boereplaas, Groen is die land van Natal, Mooiste Kaap, Daar doer in die Bosveld, ’n Sonneblom uit Bethlehem, Mis oor Jacobsbaai en Karoo-nag om maar net ’n paar te noem. Voor 1994 is musiek wyd gebruik om mense op te roep tot opstand teen apartheid. Op dieselfde wyse het daar sedert 1994 het ’n stroom liedjies verskyn oor die voortbestaan en uitbouing van volksbestaan en nasionale kultuur. Dink maar aan kunstenaars soos Bok van Blerk, Robbie Wessels en Steve Hofmeyr in die Afrikaanse genre. Adam Tas het met sy nuutste album, Jy is boer, probeer om die hart en siel van wat ’n boer ’n boer maak, vas te vat.

Dis ’n merkwaardige album wat vertel van die lewe, sienswyses, stories, uitdagings, hartseer, vreugdes, taal en trots van boerwees. En natuurlik is daar ook Laurika Rauch se liedjie, Stuur groete aan

Mannetjies Roux, wat die lewe saam en die ewige stryd tussen die boer en droogte klassiek uitbeeld in die woorde van die refrein: “O stuur ons net so ’n bietjie reën, my oom het ’n tenk vol dieselien, en seën my pa en seën my ma en my oom op sy plaas in Afrika.

Maar my oom het gesukkel op die plaas, want die son was te warm en die reën te skaars, en die man van die bank het net sy kop geskud, want my oom was te diep in die skuld.”

En aan die ander kant van die spektrum het vele kunstenaars die wonderlikheid van reën in ’n lied beskryf: Ladysmith Black Mambazo se liedjie Rain, rain, beautiful rain, Gè Korsten se Reën, reën lieflike reën om maar net twee te noem.

Musiek vervul dus baie verskillende funksies. Dit is basies die energie wat lewe gee aan die klankbaan van die lewe.

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identiteit en onderstreep wat vir hulle belangrik is. Dit is goed om te weet dat die belangrike rol van boere en hulle afhanklikheid van die omgewing al hoe meer gestalte in musiek vind.

Mense se emosies is belangrik. Dit maak van hulle mense. Dink maar aan die hoendervleis wat mense kry wanneer hulle die volkslied sing. Musiek help om hierdie emosies te verstrek. Musiek speel ‘n groot rol om die brein te manipuleer en bly ’n ongelooflike medium om mense te beïnvloed.

Miksien het Chris de Burgh dié waarheid in gedagte gehad toe hy die The Hands of Man opgeneem het. Luister weer: “… we are far from perfect, we are making mistakes, we can change direction, cos it’s never too late.”

Dit raak hartsnare en laat ’n mens besef dat dit nooit te laat is om ’n verskil te maak nie. Dalk kan ons ná alles die wêreld ’n beter plek los vir diegene wat ná ons kom.

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They are SA’s best butcheries The country’s top butchers are certainly worth their beef. The best butcheries both nationally and regionally were announced at a function in April, attended by senior members of the meat production and retail industry, award finalists, judges and media.

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he Cleaver Awards, which are proudly supported by Freddy Hirsch, were launched in 2005 to meet the needs of the consumer by raising standards amongst butcheries.

Since these awards started eleven years ago, butchery standards have significantly improved and feedback from consumers show that the majority perceive the Cleaver Awards to be a seal of approval, most importantly because a butchery cannot enter themselves, they have to be nominated by their customers. “Some of the finalists have scored up to 99.8% on a 212 point checklist, which is used to independently assess all of these contestants. This means that for some of the top butcheries in the country, the difference between winning or not winning a Cleaver Award could come down to a point of a percent,” says Dave Ford, chairman of the South African Red Meat Industry forum.

Nominations were opened towards the end of last year for consumers around the country to vote and nominate their best butchery. A record number of nominations totaling over 35 000 were received, a phenomenal feat when one considers that 3 500 nominations were received when the competition first launched in 2005.

The consumers have spoken and the country’s best butcheries were recognised at the annual Cleaver Awards in April. Collecting the awards for top butcheries were, Kevin Berman (Butcher Boys), Albert Louw and Danie Prinsloo (Country Meat), Marius Jordaan (Karaglen Super Spar), Rudi Oosthuyse (The Grove Super Spar), Hendrik Steenkamp (Boma Vleismark) and Adriaan de Klerk (West End Vleismark). The winner of each category received a platinum award and R20 000 while the runners-up each got a gold accolade and R10 000.

(Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep)

An initiative of the South African Red Meat Industry Forum, these Awards acknowledge butcheries, which meet consumer expectations on in-store hygiene, the supply of quality assured roller marked South African beef, their level of competency in offering the best advice on meal preparations and perceived value for money.

Butchers were judged according to three categories namely: • Butcheries with four or more till points, • Butcheries with three or fewer till points and,

• Food market/supermarket butcheries Scooping the national accolades in the three categories of the competition (butcheries with four or more till points, butcheries with three or fewer till points and food market/supermarket butcheries) were Butcher Boys, Vanderbijlpark (platinum), Boma Vleismark, Moreletapark (gold), West End Vleismark, Kimberley (platinum), Country Meat, Fourways (gold), Karaglen Super Spar, Edenvale (platinum) and The Grove Super Spar, Nelspruit (gold) respectively.

Nuwe mieliekultivars met verhoogde opbrengsmateriaal Monsanto het tien nuwe mieliekultivars, twee wit en agt geel, met verhoogde opbrengspotensiaal vir die 2016/17-plantseisoen bekendgestel. Die bekendstelling was op die maatskappy se proefplaas, Rietgat, by Lichtenburg, wat deur meer as 200 boere en hul gesinne bygewoon is. Verdere bekendstellings vind op strategiese plekke in die somersaaigebied plaas.

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et nuwe genetika om meervoudige gewasproduksie en groeikragtigheid met verhoogde opbrengspotensiaal ten doel te stel, glo ons dat ons ’n bydrae tot die verbetering van die landbou kan lewer in ons pogings om produktiwiteit op die plaas en voedselkwaliteit te help verbeter,” het Kobus Steenekamp, besturende direkteur van Monsanto, tydens die bekendstelling gesê.

Die nuwe kultivars is (wit) DKC76-61B en DKC63-53; asook (geel) DKC68-58BR, DKC68-56R, DKC71-44B, DKC71-42, DKC74-74BR, DKC74-26R, DKC65-52BR, DKC64-54BR. DKC63-53 (wit) en DKC65-52BR en

DKC64-54BR (albei geel) is ultra-kort kan word, byvoorbeeld, nadat die mielies groeiseisoen kultivars spesifiek geskik vir gestroop is, kan koring geplant word. volbesproeiing, nie minder nie as 80 000 plante/ha.

Planttipes en gene­ tika (enkelkoppig en enkelstammig) is ideaal geskik vir hoë opbrengspotensiaal van volbesproeiings­ praktyke. Hulle is By die bekendstelling van Monsanto se nuwe mieliekultivars te ook ideaal geskik Rietgat, Lichtenburg, is van links: Kobus Steenekamp (besturende vir meervoudige gedirekteur), Monsanto, Suid-Afrika; John Mathew en eggenote Jenny; Derek Mathew en sy eggenote Karin, almal vooraanstaande wasproduksie waar mielieboere van die plaas Silverton, Lichtenburg; en Gert Heyns twee oeste in een (bemarkingsbestuurder, saad en biotegnologie, Monsanto). seisoen afgehaal Foto: Hans Lombard

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Protecting our rural communities is a priority

BY ANNALISE KEMPEN

In November 2015, the North West High Court handed down life sentences to two men for the murder of 46-year-old Ronel van Eyk, who was killed in front of her farm at Hartbeesfontein in August 2012. The victim was opening her gate when she was approached by the two accused, who stole her handbag (containing an undisclosed amount of money), two cellphones and a hand gun, before killing her. Although they got away with her vehicle, it was abandoned not far from the crime scene.

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espite sterling police work in the Van Eyk murder case resulting in justice being served, many role-players often raise the question whether so-called farm murders and rural safety are priorities for the SAPS. At the end of January 2016, the Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS, Lt-Gen Phahlane, said in an interview with RSG radio that rural safety will be prioritised. The SAPS’s Rural Safety Strategy, which was implemented in 2011, will apparently be strengthened, resulting in increased police visibility in rural areas, among other things. With the Acting National Commissioner’s comment as background, it seemed like the perfect time to ask Brig July le Roux from the SAPS’s Division Visible Policing what the Rural Safety Strategy (RSS) entails.

The concept of rural safety Before discussing rural safety, it is important to understand the extent of the concept, namely that it refers to all safety and security issues that affect non-urban communities in so far as these deal with human, property and food protection and security.

The acts of violence that are committed against those living on farms and smallholdings include acts aimed at all person/s residing in, working on or visiting farms and smallholdings, whether these acts are perpetrated with the intent to murder, rape, rob or inflict bodily harm. In addition, all acts of violence against the infrastructure and property in the rural community that are aimed at disrupting legal farming activities as a commercial concern, whether the motives are related to ideology, land disputes, land issues, revenge, grievances, racist concerns, politics or intimidation are included. Cases related to domestic violence or liquor abuse, or resulting from commonplace social interaction between people within a rural setting, are excluded from the definition.

In drafting a specific plan to address crimes against rural communities, it was important to understand the factors influencing the vulnerability of these communities and making them soft targets.

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to mention a few. Furthermore, perceptions are widely held that farm owners have cash on hand and an arsenal of firearms and cellphones, which are the commodities that criminals are looking for. Since the police stations that have to serve these communities have vast distances to cover and are themselves often isolated, valuable time is lost in travelling long distances, making it easier for criminals to escape.

Drafting a Rural Safety Strategy When President Thabo Mbeki announced in 2003 that the SANDF’s Commando System was to be phased out and a new system was to be created, large sections of the rural community were very upset.

For many years, the farming community’s safety was, to a great extent, addressed through the commando system and the phasing out thereof was regarded by many as a declaration that the safety of rural communities was under threat.

Many farming communities took it upon themselves to develop their own selfprotection systems for home and hearth, as the suggested new systems which the SAPS were going to put in place were timeconsuming and would not work effectively everywhere.

As part of the SAPS’s initial plan, management implemented sector policing tasked the Area Crime Combating Units with the added responsibility of rural safety; set about utilising reservists and increasing the personnel levels at police stations.

Due to the fact that the SAPS was given the responsibility of performing the functions

previously performed by the SANDF’s Commando Units, it became clear that the Rural Protection Plan needed to be revisited to ensure the continued safety of the rural community.

Over time, it became clear that various challenges existed with regard to the Rural Protection Plan. There was insufficient guidance and support from national and provincial levels to support the implementation of rural safety at station level; there were inadequate and unsuitable resources on both a human and logistical level at some rural police stations; communication was ineffective and there was a lack of community involvement, coupled with community apathy and negativity. Due to the vast size of the areas the police had to cover, response times to crime were slow, contributing to a low arrest and conviction rate.

A new strategy takes shape In terms of efforts to improve on the Rural Protection Plan, it was important for roleplayers to understand the challenges faced by both the police and the rural community.

Therefore, organised agriculture, including organisations such as Agri SA and TAU, cooperated with the SAPS to draft a plan through stakeholder engagement sessions.

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The SAPS has proceeded to classify police stations according to their “main” service area, i. e. urban; rural; or urban/ rural mix. Those police stations that were regarded as a national priority, and the ten police stations per province that suffered most from crimes specifically affecting rural communities (i. e. stock theft) were prioritised in terms of implementation. Thereafter, the rest of the 797 rural police stations saw the implementation of the RSS. Among other requirements, implementa­ tion necessitated that a rural safety coordi­ nator, who could also be the sector manager, be appointed to coordinate all activities in the rural community and serve as liaison between the community and the police station.

Furthermore, the ability to launch combined operations and to have specific programmes and a specific rural safety plan for the sector formed part of the toolkit used to ensure implementation.

Once a plan is drafted, it is vital to make sure that proper communication takes place to ensure that all role-players, including community members, are well-versed in what the plan entails and given practical guidance as to how they can protect themselves.

Pamphlets and Z-cards containing crime prevention tips in all 11 official languages

were distributed among the rural communities. Implementation guidelines, in the form of a rural safety toolkit for members and rural safety coordinators, were also distributed, and these dealt with the practical implementation of the RSS on ground level, based on the sector policing approach.

Enhancing service delivery Rural communities, including their police stations, are often challenged by limited resources – especially with regard to vehicles which have to travel vast distances and capacity within their crime prevention units.

The RSS stipulates that the capacity of SAPS members will be strengthened by adequate resources and reservists, who will act as force multipliers. The challenge is to ensure optimal utilisation of all resources, which speaks to proper planning, coordination and management, especially since there has been a moratorium on the recruitment of reservists for the past couple of years.

Reservists will predominantly play a supportive role in crime prevention and/ or reduction operations, will be involved in initiatives at police station level by enhancing police visibility through patrols, and will strengthen the SAPS’s capacity, including in rural areas.

Sector policing is vital The challenge with regard to any strategy and plan is to ensure that the ideas of the drafters are executable. The operational approach of the RSS, in part, focuses strongly on border protection, which is effected inter alia through the erection of security border fences with monitors intended to detect efforts to cross the border; the performance of operational activities such as vehicle and foot patrols and joint borderline operations with neighbouring countries; and the demarcation of rural stations into sectors and the creation of both proactive and reactive capacity at cluster and sector levels.

As sector policing is a method of dividing a police station into smaller, more manageable sectors, it is regarded as the enabling mechanism by which to organise and mobilise individuals within communities to play their part in providing a more effective and people-centred service to the community.

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agri Nuus/News <<< page 129 As part of the new sector police training, a module about stock theft has been added to enable more members to deal with stock theft, at least until members of a Stock Theft Unit arrive at a stock theft scene. The general approach to dealing with policing in a rural safety environment would be to adhere to the same crime prevention principles as other environments, but adapting them to the specific rural environment.

Success stories Servamus was informed that the RSS has, in most respects, been very successfully implemented in provinces such as the Western Cape, the North West and the Free State. Many of these communities have initiated regular training and simulation exercises. In the Free State, for example, the police regularly simulate scenarios; and the majority of farms have a mobilisation plan.

Several other good practices were identified, which include, among others, the following: • Rural safety workshops with farm workers (Free State: Tweeling Police Station) • Stock theft prevention (internally) and rural safety workshops involving the rural community (Free State, Western Cape and the North West) • Stock theft imbizos (Free State: Thaba Nchu, Zastron, Heilbron, Bethulie, Bethlehem and Botshabelo) • Mobile units to enhance service delivery and access to policing (Western Cape: Worcester) • Stock Theft Information Centre and Stock Theft Forums to enhance access and response (North West: Hartbeesfontein and Ventersdorp) • Community Operational Rooms (Western Cape) Working together Apart from working with the community, a variety of role-players, police units and government departments are involved with the RSS. The SANDF is responsible for the protection and patrol of South Africa’s borders, where rural communities have often suffered great losses due to stock theft and other opportunistic crimes. Stock theft as a crime is often downplayed, but it is important to realise the economic implications of stock theft, which could include losses that run into thousands of rands, especially when numerous heads of cattle have been stolen.

Rural safety on our borderlines needs to be strengthened by integrating and coordinating deployments along borderline operations to

combat illegal cross-border movement of people and contraband goods.

The department of agriculture is involved in ensuring that all farming communities adhere to the legislative regulations pertaining to brand-marking, in an effort to curb stock theft and aid in the positive identification of recovered cattle.

The department of traditional affairs is involved in terms of liaison with traditional leaders and subsistence farmers, while the department of social development’s involvement relates to addressing social issues and initiating projects to address these.

From theory to practical application Fighting crime effectively necessitates the collection of intelligence and the sharing of information in order to plan operational facets of crime fighting such as patrols; roadblocks and searches of cordoned-off areas effectively. This part of rural safety is no different from safety operations at any police station in an urban area.

To give effect to operational facets and to act in a preventative manner, the RSS suggests the establishment of different watch systems, i. e. farm watches, village watches, smallholding watches or neighbourhood watches, as well as patrolling by community patrollers.

These are voluntary groups of people who are willing to give their time and take responsibility within their own communities for helping the police to make the communities in which they reside safer. Such community patrollers fall within the domain of the sector commander/rural safety coordinator and enhance the relationship between the police and the community, thereby getting people to embrace their role in crime prevention.

However, the RSS prescribes that rural safety and contingency plans need to be developed and implemented to deal with specific indicators, which could vary from fires and floods to violence on farms/rural areas or smallholdings. The strategy further notes that exercises in respect of different scenarios need to be conducted at least annually.

The community should also establish safety networks, once again by partnering with the SAPS. As community members should know one another and care for one another, such safety networks could focus on various issues, including crime and violence on farms and smallholdings; the abuse and exploitation of farm workers; domestic violence and substance abuse; stock theft; and general theft on farms, i. e. theft of farming equipment.

Every murder, irrespective of whether it is the murder of an innocent baby who has been

the victim of child abuse, a drive-by shooting, or the brutal murder of a senior citizen on a farm, is one too many. Anyone who has lost someone to crime would want the police to prioritise it, irrespective of where it happened, how brutal it was or what the circumstances were. It is difficult for many to leave their emotions aside when dealing with farm murders, but we need to acknowledge that no life is more important than another and that all victims of serious and violent crime need to be treated equally – and that all families deserve to see justice being served.

Let’s get involved with the structures that the police have put in place to contribute to safer communities, irrespective of whether we live on a farm or in the city. If we don’t, we can’t keep pointing fingers and playing the blame game. If we are not satisfied with the level of service provided by the police, we can follow the proper channels to report it and request action. Standing and working together is the only way we can fight crime ... throughout South Africa.

THE RURAL SAFETY STRATEGY AIMS TO: • respond to the needs of rural communities, to support food security and economic development; • strengthen relationship-building within the rural community; and • encourage all stakeholders in rural safety to work together in a coordinated and integrated manner and engage in joint planning, implementation, monitoring, development and evaluation to combat crime in the rural areas, as determined by the National Crime Combating Strategy.

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“Foreign intervention is now needed in SA Farm Murders.” 2012. - Accessed at www. tlu.co.za/ index.php/en/home-eng/41english/ news/274-foreign-intervention-isnow-needed-in-sa-farm-murders.html Rural Safety Strategy. South African Police Service.

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“SERVAMUS Protecting our rural communities is a priority.docx” - This article was originally published in the April 2016 issue of SERVAMUS Community-based Safety and Security Magazine. It is published with the permission of SERVAMUS’s editor. For more information visit www.servamus.co.za or contact them at tel: (012) 345 4660. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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‘n Lion of ‘n Castle - dog jy vra nog ...

FRIKKIE KRAAMWINKEL©

Op die plaas moet jy liewers nie dog jy het die hek agter jou toegemaak nie – want dan is die beeste al lankal in die mielieland!

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og is ‘n ander soort karnallie. My ou radiokollega in Hilversum, Holland, wat later ‘n professor in die Afrikaanse taal geword het, Louis Eksteen, het almelewe gesê dat die oomblik wat jy dink jy DOG gewaar, jy nie sommer moet aanvaar dat dit so is nie.

Ons kom een laatmiddag vanaf Dar es Salaam op pad na Iringa by ‘n stilhouplek in die Mikumi-wildtuin waardeur die pad loop. Dis nie sommerso se stilhouplek nie. Dis ‘n lieflike groot grasdaklapa met heerlike rusbanke en stoele om in weg te sink en oor ‘n skemerdop net die son in al sy glorie te sien ondergaan oor die wye Afrika-landskap.

Vra ons vir die kroegman of daar ook leeus rondloop. Want sien, ek glo daaraan ‘n man moet maar altyd in jou pasoppens wees. Net so vir die wis en die onwis. Die lapa is nie verniet alkante wawyd oop nie.

Dis nou vir as jy dalk skielik ‘n hoek moet sny en vir ‘n boom hardloop!

“Julle vra nog oor leeus – laat ek julle bietjie vertel,” was die kroegman se onmiddellike antwoord.

Met dié haal hy ‘n hele pak foto’s van die rak af. Leeu-foto’s.

Dis toe sy storie.

Juis een middag, so omtrent dieselfde tyd as wat ons toe daar sit, was hy besig om bier uit die stoorkamer agter die kroegtoonbank in die yskas onder die

kroegtoonbank te pak. Dis toe dat hy dog hy hoor hoe daar mense binnekom en van die kroegstoele rondskuif.

“Just give me a moment, I’ll be with you in a sec,” laat waai die kroegman in Engels vanaf die vloervlak agter die toonbank. Vinnig pak hy die laaste biere in die yskas en kom met ‘n gevoel van groot verwagting oor wie die besoekers mag wees orent. Dis op daardie einste oomblik dat hy hom vierkantig oog tot oog vaskyk in die bakkies van ‘n yslike maanhaarleeu wat met sy voorpote op die kroegtoonbank leun.

Daar was nie eintlik tyd om te dog of dit rêrig ‘n leeu is of nie want die kroegman het holderstebolder na veiligheid agter die stoorkamer se traliedeur geretireer. Dit het so vinnig gebeur dat hy nie eers kon onthou of hy vir die leeu gevra het “A cold Lion or a Castle” nie!

Soos die geluk dit wou hê, had die kroegman ‘n kamera by hom en het die foto’s verder die verhaal vertel van hoe die trop leeus hulle tot die volgende môre ná brekfis gemaklik vir ‘n lekker nagrus op die lapa se gemakstoele en rusbanke tuisgemaak het. Beter sekuriteitswagte kon die kroegman kwalik voor gewens het.

My goeie vriend Johan van Onselen van Yzerfontein se ontmoeting met DOG sluit gaaf hierby aan. Hy was met sy regop Anglia met daardie skuins agtervenster ewe wintie met ‘n voorraad Lions en

Castles vir ‘n vleisie op die kole op die plaaspad aan’t stofry.

Ek laat hom sy sprak sprook.

“Ry ek so met die boks-Anglia by die plaashek in en skep die draai. Die kannetjie petrol wat voor staan, neuk om.

Ek buk en tel die kannetjie so op terwyl ek draai. Die volgende oomblik connect ek my pa se Dodge Kingsway van agter. Die Dodge begin hardloop afdraande totdat ‘n yslike ou, oom Sarel-perskeboom, voor hom inspring en hy dié met ‘n slag tref om met groot geknars tot stilstand te kom.

“Was dit maar die einde. Op die Dodge se agterste sitplek het ‘n nuwe sportbaadjie van my pa gelê. Op die agterste vloermat het ‘n groot lorriebattery gestaan. Die lorriebattery kantel met die perskeboombotsing toe om en die batterysuur loop die hele vloer vol. Net toe jy sou dog dis toe die einde, toe val die nuwe sportbaadjie van die sitplek af – in die batterysuur.

“Toe is die Anglia aan die voorkant, die Dodge aan die agterkant, die hele perskeboom, die nuwe sportbaadjie en die kar se vloermat almal saam moerland toe.

“Ek het vir drie nagte in die blackwattle-bos geslaap en byna gevrek van die honger en dors. Toe maar terug en die groot klap van my pa verdra.

“Ek dog toe so by my sigselwers dat Murphy met sy Engelse wet oor hoe dinge gebeur dalk ook ‘n rol hierin mag gespeel het. Eish!”

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Speel klaar met lewerslak in herkouers Alle vee is blootgestel aan interne en eksterne parasiete wat die veeboer se swaarverdiende wins vernietig.

Wanneer die veeboer egter ‘n program saamstel om parasiete in sy kudde te beheer, moet buiten eksterne parasiete soos bosluise, luise en myte en interne parasiete soos lintwurms en rondewurms, ook aandag gegee word aan die beheer van lewerslak. Lewerslak is nie net ‘n groter wordende probleem weens meer uitgebreide waterverspreiding nie, maar dit is ook ’n besmetlike siekte vir mense.

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Wat is lewerslak? ewerslak (ook genoem lewerslakwurm) is eintlik nie werklik ’n slak nie en is deel van die groep platwurms, ’n benaming wat hulle bouvorm goed beskryf. Om lewerslak se verspreiding en beheer te verstaan, is dit goed om eers na die oordrag en lewensiklus van die wurm te kyk aangesien dit taamlik ingewikkeld is.

Lewensiklus en oordrag Vatbare diere soos beeste en skape (maar ook bokke en perde in ’n mindere mate) tel die lewerslak op deur weiding naby water wat met die russtadium (sist) besmet is te vreet.

Nadat dit ingeneem is, vind die onvolwasse stadium sy weg na die lewer, waar dit vir ’n paar weke deur die lewerweefseltonnel setel voordat dit na die galbuise beweeg. Die lewerslak bring die res van sy lewe deur as ’n tweeslagtige lewerslak wat eiers lê wat dan weer via die mis uitgeskei word. Die hele lewensiklus neem 56 dae.

Die eiers het vog nodig om uit te broei en dus sal net eiers wat in of naby water opeindig, uitbroei. Die larfstadium sal dan ’n tussengasheer – spesifieke tipes varswaterslakke – besmet waarin dit verder ontwikkel. Die varswaterslak beweeg uit en heg op grashalms vas. ’n Harde doppie vorm rondom die slak, waarin dit vir maande kan oorleef solank dit vogtig gehou word.

Die verspreiding van lewerslak is dus nou verweef met die verspreiding van die spesifieke varswaterslakke, waarvan daar drie soorte is. Die varswaterslakke word gewoonlik gevind in vleie, stadigvloeiende of stilstaande water, drinkbakke of pype wat lek, of in goeie reënjare selfs in poele wat vorm. Trouens, die varswaterslak en dus lewerslak, se verspreiding het oor die jare toegeneem namate water oor

groter gebiede herlei word deur byvoorbeeld kanale en besproeiing.

Die varswaterslakke verkies verder ook nie kleigrond nie, maar wel grond met ’n hoë kalsiuminhoud wat dopontwikkeling bevorder. Verder is die varswaterslakke net aktief as die daaglikse minimum temperatuur bo 10 grade Celsius is en is dus hoofsaaklik tot die somermaande beperk. Lewerslakke kan op beperkte wyse deur die webbe van watervoëls se voete versprei.

Simptome en skade Die simptome wat besmette vee toon, is direk as gevolg van die lewerskade en die groot hoeveelheid bloed wat die dier verloor omdat die lewerslak ’n geweldige aktiewe bloedsuier is. ’n Kwakkeel, bloedarmoede, swak kondisie en dowwe haarkleed is van die opvallendste simptome.

Die ekonomiese verlies weens die afname in diere se kondisie, gewigstoename, groeidoeltreffendheid en produktiwiteit is dalk in ’n vroeë stadium onopvallend indien dit nie goed gemonitor word nie. Diere se kondisie kan egter weldra dramaties versleg en selfs vrektes kan voorkom. Reproduksie kan ook onderdruk word omdat besmette verse langer neem om in siklus te kom.

Diagnose vind plaas deur eiers in die mis of teenliggame in die bloed of melk van besmette diere waar te neem. Die parasiet kan ook in die lewer op die slaglyn opgespoor word.

Voorkoming, beheer en behandeling Beheer van lewerslak berus op kennis van

die lewensiklus, begrip van die risiko-areas op die plaas en bestuur wat hoofsaaklik daarop gemik is om kontak tussen vee en die tussengasheer, die varswaterslak, te verminder of te verhoed.

Dit word gedoen deur middel van dreinering of die afkamping van vleigebiede, die gereelde skoonmaak van drinkbakke en om die tussengasheer te verwyder. Die besmette area moet ook met chemikalieë, soos byvoorbeeld kopersulfaat, behandel word. Dié aksies het beperkte doeltreffendheid en boonop is kopersulfaat vir baie ander organismes giftig.

Eende en visse kan ook help om varswaterslakke te verwyder. Jong diere, wat oor die algemeen die vatbaarste is, moet nie in vleie wei nie, veral nie aan die einde van die reënseisoen nie as die water begin verminder en die moontlikheid van besmetting op sy hoogste is nie.

Die doeltreffendste metode om lewerslak hok te slaan, bly nog steeds die behandeling van die gasheer met middels wat die lewerslak in die lewer doodmaak. As ’n mens in gedagte hou dat die lewensiklus 56 dae lank is en geassosieer word met vleie, moet diere wat in vleie wei, behandel word om hulle skoon te maak en om besmetting te beperk. Hulle moet ook weer behandel word. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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Agri Smart Investments caters for emerging farmers’ needs Agri Smart Investments (Pty) Ltd is a fully registered investment company specialising in agricultural business opportunities and farming solutions in South Africa.

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he founding member, David Scott Laughland, and comember Mphumelelo Brian Nxumalo launched the Agri Smart brand in mid 2014.

“Armoured with true passion and experience we can cater for all markets within the agricultural industry,” Laughland, managing director and founder, told Agri.

Agri Smart Investments (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African company known for top quality in all aspects of its products and services. “We are in the process of securing our brand in the local market before introducing our network to the international markets,” he says.

“Our core business is to cater for the emerging farmer that has always been a neglected market in South Africa.

We believe in the empowerment and enrichment of local emerging farmers as they can contribute to many benefits within the industry.

“We have identified the key elements that causes over 90% of new emerging farmers failing in their farming ventures and through strategic research we have developed a secure business model that guarantees quality production, profit and growth.”

Laughland says that by linking emerging and developing farmers to the ASI network their farming ventures will be registered as an official legal business entity fully insured with ASI. With a secure service level partnership agreement all farms will qualify for supplies at discounted prices, ongoing management support to ensure

quality production, and a secure market to offset their products.

He points out that ASI provides a unique service in what the company stands for and what it has to offer to the industry. “We facilitate and assist local emerging farmers in attaining funding for property as well as business finance to ensure that their dream in becoming a successful farmer becomes a reality.”

ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE: - Exclusive partnership packages - Business plans and proposals - Environmental assessments - Comprehensive training - Ongoing management support - Construction - Security “What makes us also unique to other businesses is that we treat all our clients and partners fairly, with respect, and with a good heart. ASI is proud to say that we only have happy and satisfied partners within our ever growing network. We guarantee maximum profits and fair sharing thereof whilst ensuring growth and sustainability.

“Currently ASI is offering great opportunities in the ever growing poultry industry. Chicken is by far the top selling and consumed meat product in the world.

It is also the very cheapest meat protein source and will continue to be so for many generations to come! South Africa is suffering from a huge shortage of especially locally produced chicken products, our population is growing at a high rate and imported products will always prove to be problematic.

“Poultry production is fast paced and highly profitable with the correct management model in place. We are inviting all

emerging and/or commercial farmers to explore partnership opportunities within ASI as we truly believe that we can grow your venture into a profitable value adding business with ASI. “Although we are a business, it is not all about financial gain as we are developing our brand into a true legacy that will continue to benefit and assist emerging farmers whilst introducing top quality brands to the public produced by proud and passionate local farmers.”

ASI is proud to announce that they have created and secured to date more than 200 new fixed employment opportunities and growing every day.

• Empowerment • Skills development • Job creation • Sustainability • Enrichment of communities • Positive influence on the economy • Top quality local production.

On Agri’s question on how he views the future of South African agriculture Laughland says that he is very positive.

“We are entering into a new generation of farming. The industry is gaining huge interest from a youthful market that will surely take the industry to new and innovative levels that can only guarantee growth and sustainability for all involved.

The youth is our future and we are dedicated to support and armour them with all they need as they are our true growers of the future.”

Please visit the ASI website or contact the head-office in Pretoria for more info on how to be part of the legacy.

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NAMPO staan ná vyf dekades steeds sterk Graan SA se NAMPO Oesdag het oor die afgelope halfeeu gegroei van ‘n klein begin in 1967 tot die gediversifiseerde landbouhandelstentoonstelling van wêreldformaat wat dit vandag is. Dit word van 17 tot 20 Mei vir die 50ste keer aangebied op Nampo Park.

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ie Oesdag het sy ontstaan te danke aan die inisiatief van drie produsente van Bloemfontein, Moos Haddad, Hannes van Wyk en George Stegmann.

Vir mielieboere was die sestigerjare ‘n oorgangstyd na grootskaalse meganisasie en losmaathantering van grane en daar was ‘n wesenlike behoefte om trekkers en implemente eerder op ‘n groter skaal onder werkende toestande te sien en te vergelyk as net een maatskappy wat sy produkte op jou plaas demonstreer.

Dié drie musketiers het die daad by die woord gevoeg en op 7 en 8 Junie 1967 is die eerste SAMPI Oesdag op Donkerhoek – die plaas van Hannes van Wyk – naby Bloemfontein gehou. In totaal het agt uitstallers deelgeneem en 203 mense het dit bygewoon. Hierdie beskeie begin was egter die ontstaan van ‘n landbougefokusde, behoeftegedrewe handelskou wat konstant gegroei het en verlede jaar meer as 650 uitstallers en bykans 70 000 besoekers geakkommodeer het.

Aanvanklik is daar uitsluitlik op mielieproduksie gefokus – veral die meganisasie-aspek daarvan deur middel van beheerde demonstrasies op ‘n niemededingende basis. Dit is sedert 2010 na statiese uitstallings en virtuele tentoonstellings op uitstallers se standplase verander en word deur spesialiste en bemarkingspersoneel beman. Namate kommersiële boerderye ter wille van volhoubare winsgewendheid begin diversifiseer het, het die Oesdagkomitee se keuse van uitstallers en die fasiliteite van die Oesdagterrein dinamies in pas gebly met nuwe ontwikkelings en die nuutste boerderytegnologie ten einde vandag so te sê aan elke faset van landbou aandag te gee.

“Die Oesdag is die perfekte geleentheid

om nuwe tegnologie en ander produkte op een terrein met mekaar te vergelyk en te besluit watter produk, patent of tegnologie die beste op jou plaas toegepas kan word,” het Graan SA se uitvoerende hoofbestuurder, Jannie de Villiers, hieroor gesê.

Graan SA beplan reeds die Vrydag­ middag ‘n saamkuier en middagete om erkenning te gee aan hoofbestuurslede en ander vrywilligers asook personeel wat oor 50 jaar hulle tyd en energie aan die Oesdag gewy het. ‘n Ererol wat vir dié doel saamgestel word, verskyn op die webtuiste by www.nampo.co.za. Persone wie se name nie tans daarop verskyn nie, word versoek om dit op die webtuiste by te voeg.

Besoekers kan hulleself voorberei vir ‘n oesdagweek wat ‘n kombinasie van die nuutste meganisasietegnologie, ‘n wye verskeidenheid insetprodukte, voertuie, toebehore en meer bied. Meer as ‘n 90%-verteenwoordiging van grooten kleinveerasse asook perde en selfs wildbedryfuitstallings is by die diere-afdeling te sien. Daaglikse veevertonings en ‘n afslaerskompetisie in die veilingslokaal is ook op die spyskaart.

Sewe van die agt uitstallers wat aan die heel eerste Oesdag deelgeneem het, se produkte word steeds uitgestal, hoewel van hulle onder ander name. Verder duur die tendens van groeiende internasionale belangstelling deur beide uitstallers en besoekers voort en meer as 60 buitelandse uitstallers neem vanjaar aan die Oesdag deel.

Die saadplotte – wat verlede jaar ‘n nuutjie was – beloof om ‘n moeitewerdbesoekpunt vir landbouers te wees.

Saadmaatskappye wat uitstal, het moeite gedoen om gewasse by die saadplotte te vestig. Neem kennis dat ‘n vervoerwaentjie

gereeld tussen die Saadkompleks en die saadplotte gaan loop.

Interessante dinge wat al ‘n instelling geword het, is in 2016 weer deel van die program. Onder dié lysie tel die gewilde 4x4-demonstrasies, die Boerepatentekompetisie, die Engen-museum en natuurlik ‘n verskeidenheid restaurante, kiosks, ’n teetuin en wegneemete-stalletjies wat beskikbaar is. Die skoner geslag kan oudergewoonte uitsien na uitstallers wat op die fyner dinge in die lewe ingestel is. Maak gerus ook gebruik van die gratis trekkeren-waentjievervoerstelsel wat op die terrein beskikbaar is.

Graan SA Radio saai gedurende die oesdagweek op die terrein uit en bied musiek, onderhoude en aktuele oesdaginligting. Die gewilde Nasie in Gesprek-program, wat tydens die Oesdag aangebied en verfilm word, trek opnuut Suid-Afrika se top denkleiers saam om gesprek oor aktuele sake te bevorder. Volg dit regstreeks op sosialemedia-platforms of agterna op verskeie TV-kanale.

Kaartjies is aanlyn beskikbaar op TicketPro se webtuiste by www.ticketpros. co.za of besoek www.nampo.ticketpro. co.za om direk na die NAMPO-blad te gaan. Alternatiewelik kan kaartjies by sekere afsetpunte, wat ook op dié webtuiste verskyn, of natuurlik by die hekke gekoop word. Oesdaggangers wat kaartjies vooraf koop, kry dit teen R10 per kaartjie goedkoper en hulle hoef nie deur die kaartjieskantoorhek te beweeg nie. Volg die aanwysings by die hekke vir persone met voorafgekoopte kaartjies. Kaartjies kos Dinsdag en Vrydag R90 per persoon by die hekke en Woensdag en Donderdag R100 per persoon. Toegang vir voorskoolse kinders en parkering is gratis.

Kom maak ‘n draai Agri SA sal soos gewoonlik ‘n stalletjie by vanjaar se NAMPO Oesdag hê. Personeel sal gereed staan om jou vrae oor die georganiseerde landbou te beantwoord. Kom besoek ons in die NAMPO-saal. agri APRIL • MEI/MAY ‘16 bladsy/page

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NAMPO Harvest Day: What the statistics say NAMPO Harvest Day has grown at an astonishing rate since the first show took place in 1967.

The first show at NAMPO Park took place in 1974. The following statistics are from Grain SA. NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS

NUMBER OF VISITORS

2000 - 516 2001 - 513 2002 - 521 2003 - 540 2004 - 560 2005 - 576 2006 - 604 2007 - 618 2008 - 625 2009 - 632 2010 - 650 2011 - 672 2012 - 681 2013 - More than 600 2014 - More than 650 2015 - More than 650

2000 - 50 400 2001 - 57 630 2002 - 61 203 2003 - 61 920 2004 - 68 435 2005 - 68 802 2006 - 66 068 2007 - 64 014 2008 - 64 198 2009 - 60 371 2010 - 68 900 2011 - 73 552 2012 - 71 723 2013 - 72 376 2014 - 69 644 2015 - 69 584

LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS

VISITORS´ REASONS FOR ATTENDANCE (%) To view new products 88 To buy products 61 To trade 32 Building networks 52 To make buying decisions 52 To get agricultural information 54

Cattle 32 Sheep 10 Goat 6 Horse 2 Pig Breeder’s Society 1

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VISITORS PER COMMODITY (%) Grain Mixed Fruit Vegetables Cattle Goats Sheep Pigs Poultry Wine Milk Game

46 35 8 10 38 5 26 4 5 4 19 9

ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY (2009)

EXHIBITOR AREA Indoors 17 060 m2 Outside 170 630 m2 187 690 m2

FOOD SUPPLY Refreshment points 23 All selling points are outsourced

TERRAIN Manage own: • electricity distribution • water supply • sewerage • garbage removal

Voltage cable Transformers • Exhibiter turnover R1 billion Maximum demand Bore holes • Value of products on display Main water line R1 billion • Spending by visitors (Bothaville) Water usage R7 million Paving • Spending by exhibitors Length of sewerage (Bothaville) R3.5 million network

5 km 13 1 100 kva nine 4.2 km 450 000 litres/day 19 250 m2 4.9 km

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SKAAPKOMPLEKS | SHEEP COMPLEX Veeartseny Produkte | Veterinary Products

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BESOEK ONS By DIE NAMPO OESDAG, 17-20 MEI 2016, EN ERVAAR 50 JAAR VAN STROPER-VOORTREfLIKhEID!

*Terwyl voorraad hou. Bepalings en voorwaardes geld. Finansiering onderhewing aan goedkeuring.

In alliansie met

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