Looking at your maize markets August 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za This article takes a brief look at the international and local maize markets with the fourth production estimates as a focus. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Production of maize in 2019 is expected to increase by 2,3%, after a 1,9%
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Manage climate change risks August 2019 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za Climate change? Is it really happening? Yes, it is really happening and it will have a major effect on every one of us, even our farmers. Unfortunately, this message emphasises that the managerial skills of our farmers will be
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Passion and hard work yields success August 2019 Hanlie du Plessis, freelance journalist. Send an email to magda.dutoit@bayer.com ‘Never miss school and when you are grown-up, be a responsible husband and father. Live and work the land – everything comes from the soil. Make friends with the soil.’ these were the words of advice a
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THE CORNER POST August 2019 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz When Grain SA introduced the mentorship programme their goal was to change the lives of smallholder farmers by improving their agricultural practices. Through the years it has become clear that the programme is much more than that – it has
THE CORNER POST July 2019 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz Although Grain SA’s mentorship programme was established to improve the agricultural skills of small-scale farmers and ultimately improve their lives, the mentors have all discovered how much they themselves are benefitting from the programme. GROWING THROUGH MENTORING Sinegugu Ndamase is
