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The Grain Academy initiative is supported by industry body
Grain SA, whose CEO, Jannie de Villiers, said, “Agriculture requires
trained leaders who not only understand the technical aspects of
farming, but are also fully conversant in the dynamics and issues
that affect the sector.
“The strategic initiative undertaken by Syngenta through the
Grain Academy is a much needed investment that will shape the
landscape of the agricultural sector, placing it as a competitive
industry that drives the economic development of SouthAfrica.”
To successfully complete the programme, the students are given a
modern day agricultural challenge to address and the findings are
presented to an audience of industry stakeholders, UFS faculty
representatives andSyngentamanagement.
As part of the convocation, the students showcased their research
findingsandwere recognised for theirwork. Theirprojectsanswered
questionsaround the imminentwater crisis inSouthAfrica, the state
of agriculture in thecountryaswell as theutilisationanddistribution
of communal land through policy and legal frameworks to improve
food security.
Syngenta isencouraged tocontinuewith the initiativewith theaimof
empoweringgrowers interested inhoningskills related toeffectively
leading andmanaging against the changingmilieuof agriculture.
More information about the Grain Academy is available on
www.
syngenta.co.za
.
1: The class of 2014 flanked on the left byMphilo Dlamini (AME Corpo-
rate AffairsManager, Syngenta) and Prof Neil Heideman (dean: Faculty
ofNatural andAgriculturalSciences,Universityof theFreeState) second
from the far left, with Jannie de Villiers (CEO, Grain SA) third from the
far right.
2: Prof Neil Heideman, on the left next toGiftMafuleka fromBronkhort-
spruit (one of the graduates of the Grain Academy), alongwithMphilo
Dlamini and JanniedeVilliers.
3: Louw Steytler (chairperson: Grain SA) also attended the function
where the Grain Academy presented the class of 2014 with leadership
certificates.
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