2014

30 Jan 2014 CEO of the Rhys Evans Group (Grain SA’s 2013 Grain Producer of the Year), Anthony Evans, says land reform is the industry’s main problem. How has 2013 treated your business? This year was our second successive very dry year, and yields were very disappointing. But we achieved significant progress in some areas

30 Jan 2014 The failure by the 83-year-old state-run Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to pay producers for their grain in recent years has short-circuited the ability of small-scale farmers to generate cash flow to fund agricultural inputs for the following season – a problem recognised by President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF party. The Zimbabwe Vulnerability

30 Jan 2014 Sowat 25 000 ha meer se mielies is die seisoen aangeplant as wat aanvanklik verwag is, sê die Oesskattingskomitee. Volgens die jongste oesskatting beloop die verwagte oppervlakte onder mielies nou 2,710 milj. ha, wat 2,54% of 70 700 ha minder is as die 2,781 miljoen ha wat verlede seisoen aangeplant is. Dit

30 Jan 2014 Simply put, people don’t believe it will pay a proper wage, let alone their children’s school fees or health bills. Farming is seen as a dead-end job, something definitely of no interest to aspiring youth.Following the theme of this year’s Annual Letter by Bill and Melinda Gates, I would like to debunk

30 Jan 2014 With a passion for farming and a vision of where he wants to be, Mdu Mlangeni is proving that it’s never too late to achieve a dream. As Grain SA’s mentorship programme has contributed to his success, he now contributes to the livelihood of the community. Growing up on a farm in