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Despite the debate on the expropriation of land without compensation the
legal system contented itself with the requirements of the Constitution with
respect to fair compensation. Through Agri SA, Grain SA is financially and
otherwise involved in this and other similar matters in order to protect the
constitutional rights of members with respect to land.
UNITY IN THE SECTOR
It is regrettable that unity in agriculture is currently lacking in many
respects. An excellent example is the differences of opinion in the joint
constitutional revision committee regarding the expropriation of land
without compensation, which led to commercial agriculture submitting a
minority report. However, Grain SA has remained involved in discussions
with various role-players who look after the interests of producers in this
regard, and makes inputs on an ongoing basis.
Research capacity
The deterioration of agriculture’s traditional research capacity is a
source of concern. Together with this, the financial sources from which
funding is provided is also shrinking and the number of parties laying
claim to the sources is growing.
Priorities will have to be set in the future so that available funds from the
various institutions can be allocated optimally and in a co-ordinated
manner. Grain SA is therefore increasingly coordinating research and
entering into partnerships with academic institutions and organisations
that share the mindset of the grain industry in order to accomplish new
growth for the future.
In the near future the winter-grains industry will have to rethink statutory
funding, because turning over a new leaf seems inevitable.
IN THE NEW YEAR
National Grain Yield Competition
In 2020 Grain SA is taking over the National Grain Yield Competition.
A standard protocol will be developed in collaboration with all seed
companies. This will ensure that participating grain producers and seed
companies are subject to the same criteria.
As an overall, national competition, the competition will create a synergy
between the regional competitions of the individual seed companies.
NAMPO ALFA
A new expo will be placed on the agricultural calendar thanks to
a decision by Grain SA and ALFA to join forces. It will be known as
the NAMPO ALFA Livestock, Hunting and Outdoors Expo and will
be housed at NAMPO Park. This step is in response to producers
repeatedly expressing a need for such a central expo.
The upgrading of the NAMPO Park facilities and technological
capacity is and remains an important priority to Grain SA. Additional
investments were made in the past year with respect to the power
supply, and an upgrade of the IT capacity is planned for 2020.
Restructuring
Grain SA will have to undergo a process of restructuring in order to comply
with new tax legislation. Attention will also have to be given to the way in
which the organisation can further promote black economic empowerment
in order to make sure that our members are served optimally.
In the greater agricultural family Agri SA is also involved in a process of
monitoring and assessing in order to revisit the strategic focus points of
the organisation.
EENHEID IN DIE SEKTOR
Dit is betreurenswaardig dat eenheid in landbou tans in baie opsigte ont-
breek. ’n Sprekende voorbeeld is die gesamentlike grondwetlike hersie-
ningskomitee se verskille oor die onteiening van grond sonder vergoeding
wat daartoe gelei het dat kommersiële landbou ’n minderheidsverslag
ingedien het. Graan SA is egter deurlopend betrokke by gesprekvoering
met verskeie rolspelers wat na die belange van produsente in dié verband
omsien en lewer op ’n deurlopende grondslag insette in die verband.
Navorsingskapasiteit
Die agteruitgang van landbou se tradisionele navorsingskapasiteit is
’n bron van kommer. Hiermee saam, raak die kapasiteit van finansiële
bronne waaruit befondsing gedoen word, ook al hoe kleiner en die
partye wat daarop aanspraak maak, al hoe groter.
Daar sal in die toekoms geprioritiseer moet word sodat beskikbare
fondse van die onderskeie instansies optimaal en gekoördineerd
aangewend word. Graan SA is gevolglik toenemend besig om navorsing
te koördineer en vennootskappe te sluit met akademiese instellings en
organisasies wat die graanbedryf se denkwyse deel om nuwe groei vir
die toekoms te bewerk.
In die nabye toekoms sal die wintergraanbedryf oor statutêre befond-
sing moet herbesin, want dit blyk onafwendbaar dat ’n nuwe blaadjie
omgeslaan moet word.
IN DIE NUWE JAAR
Nasionale Graanopbrengskompetisie
Graan SA gaan in 2020 die Nasionale Graanopbrengskompetisie
oorneem. Daar sal in samewerking met alle saadmaatskappye op ’n
standaardprotokol ooreengekom word. Dit sal verseker dat deelne-
mende graanprodusente en saadmaatskappye aan dieselfde kriteria
onderwerp word.
Die kompetisie sal sodanig wees dat dit as ’n oorhoofse nasionale
kompetisie ’n sinergie sal skep tussen individuele saadmaatskappye se
streekskompetisies.
NAMPO ALFA
’n Nuwe ekspo gaan op die landboukalender geplaas word danksy ’n
besluit deur Graan SA en ALFA om kragte saam te snoer. Dit sal bekend
staan as die NAMPO ALFA Lewendehawe, Jag- en Buitelug-ekspo en
gehuisves word op NAMPO Park. Gevolglik word daar nou gehoor
gegee aan produsente wat al by herhaling hulle behoefte vir sodanige
sentrale ekspo uitgespreek het.
Die opgradering van NAMPO Park se fasiliteite en tegnologiese kapasiteit
is en bly ’n belangrike prioriteit vir Graan SA. Addisionele beleggings is die
afgelope jaar gemaak ten opsigte van elektrisiteitsvoorsiening en opgra-
dering aan die IT-kapasiteit word beplan vir 2020.
Herstrukturering
Graan SA sal ’n proses van herstrukturering moet ondergaan met die
doel om te kan voldoen aan nuwe belastingwetgewing. Aandag sal
ook geskenk word op welke wyse die organisasie swart ekonomiese
bemagtiging meer kan bevorder ten einde seker te maak dat ons lede
optimaal bedien word.
In die groter landboufamilie is Agri SA ook midde in ’n proses van
monitering en evaluasie ten einde dié organisasie se strategiese
fokusse te herbesoek.