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ARC-GrainCrops Institute
focusesonagronomyatNAMPO
T
he ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-
GCI) has been doing research for
over three decades. With farming
onstantly offering new challe ges,
it is easy to become discouraged; however,
the best way to overcome this is through
soundly researched solutions.
The Agronomy Section at the ARC-GCI has
been functioning at the institute for over
30 years and focuses on maize, sorghum,
groundnuts, soybean and sunflower. The
department has 21 projects running. Re-
search done here focuses on evaluating
cultivars; looking into new agronomy prac-
tices, such as conservation agriculture; and
conducting countrywide crop surveys for
maize. The department also looks into gen-
eral productionpractices for different crops
aswell asmodelling for climate change and
best production practices in the grain pro-
duction areas.
The ARC stand at Grain SA’s NAMPO Har-
vest Daywill showcase an array of theGCIs
mandated crops and highlight the latest
agronomy practices to achieve improved
productivity with minimal challenges to
move forward.
The latest
Maize Information Guide
(MIG)
will alsobeavailableat theARC-GCI stand in
theMicrobial Solutions hall duringNAMPO.
See you there!
MARY JAMES,
ARC-GrainCrops Institute
The latest
Maize InformationGuide
(MIG)will
alsobe available at theARC-GCI stand.
