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BYDRAE TOT LANDBOU
Die CRC ondersoek die huidige aanpasbaarheid van mielies en koring
ten opsigte van verwagte toekomstige klimaatsimpak, en werk aktief
daaraan om die uitwerking van hierdie impak met behulp van telings-
benaderings te verminder. Die konsortium beoog ook om streekspesi-
fieke inligting oor verwagte klimaatsveranderingimpak te verskaf.
BEWARINGSLANDBOU
Graan SA, met die finansiële ondersteuning van die Mielietrust en
Wintergraantrust, het ’n Boere-innoveringsprogram vir Bewarings-
landbou (BIP-BL) begin om bekommernisse oor buitensporig hoë
gronddegradasiekoerse, winsgewendheid en armoede in graanpro-
duserende gebiede te ondersoek.
Vordering en belangrikste prestasies
Terugvoer en waarnemings tydens BIP-BL-uitreik- en bewusmakings-
aktiwiteite in 2019 het getoon dat daar die afgelope ses jaar geweldige
belangstelling onder graanprodusente en ander belanghebbendes
ontwikkel het. Die innoveerders en vroeë gebruikers (met ander woorde
produsente, aktiewe navorsers en joernaliste) is aan die voorpunt van
die proses. Die BIP-BL is een van die sleutelinisiatiewe wat hierdie
proses ondersteun, en is prominent geposisioneer om die interaksie
tussen produsente en ander sleutelbelanghebbendes te fasiliteer.
Die BIP-BL by Graan SA het verskeie inisiatiewe en projekte vir BL
met sukses ontwerp, geïmplementeer en bestuur. Die projekte word
grotendeels deur die Mielietrust, en in ’n mindere mate deur die
Wintergraantrust, befonds. Die BIP-BL het sy sesde jaar (seisoen)
agter die rug en beduidende momentum is reeds in die huidige
seisoen opgebou.
Een van die groot bronne van BL-inligting wat suksesvol benut word, is
die BL-verwante artikels wat gepubliseer word, veral in die
SA Graan/
Grain
-tydskrif. Ander gewilde tydskrifte (byvoorbeeld
Landbouweek-
blad
,
Farmers Weekly
en
Veeplaas
) is baie ondersteunend om hierdie
proses te versnel. Toegang tot al die artikels in
SA Graan/Grain
kan deur
die Graan SA-webwerf verkry word.
Verskeie bewusmakingsgeleenthede, byvoorbeeld jaarlikse konferen-
sies en boeredae, is gehou of ondersteun. Hierdie gebeure word
beskou as geleenthede om die beste plaaslike en internasionale
praktyke te deel oor hoe BL-beginsels in spesifieke kontekste aange-
pas is. ’n Aantal suksesvolle bewusmakingsgeleenthede is in hierdie
tydperk gehou, byvoorbeeld die Vrede-produsentedag by Ascent-
silo's, en ook die Ottosdal- en Reitz-konferensies. Laasgenoemde is
in samewerking met die Ottosdal Geenbewerkingklub, die Riemland-
studiegroep,
Landbouweekblad
en VKB aangebied.
Die ontwikkeling van ’n reeks BL-video’s (
Shepherds of the soil
) wat
suksesvolle BL-produsente en belangrike beginsels beklemtoon,
is in November 2016 bekend gestel. Vier nuwe video’s is in 2019
gemaak, en al die video’s is op die Graan SA-webwerf beskikbaar.
Die implementering van BL-navorsing op plase en ontwikkelings-
projekte onder kommersiële en kleinskaalse boere word as belangrike
intervensies in die aanpassing van BL by verskillende kontekste
in Suid-Afrika beskou. ’n Aantal projekte word tans in verskillende
studiegebiede geïmplementeer en volg ’n stelselbenadering, wat
boere as belangrike deelnemers aan die innoveringsproses betrek
en proewe op plase as een van die instrumente vir navorsing en
aanpassing gebruik. Met kommersiële produsente word sleutelpro-
jekte in Noordwes (saam met die Ottosdal Geenbewerkingsklub), in
die noordoos-Vrystaat (saam met die Ascent-studiegroep) en by Reitz
(saam met die Riemland-studiegroep) geïmplementeer.
Met kleinskaalse boere is BL-projekte in al drie studiegebiede,
naamlik Bergville (KwaZulu-Natal), die KwaZulu-Natal Middellande
en suidelike KwaZulu-Natal, asook in Matatiele (Oos-Kaap) geïm-
plementeer. Op hierdie stadium toon hierdie projekte merkwaardige
sukses, vordering en impak, en belangrike mylpale is bereik.
Te midde van verskillende ernstige omgewingsbedreigings en die
swak ekonomiese situasie van talle graanprodusente is ’n groter
dringendheid geïdentifiseer om BL baie vinniger by verskillende
plaaslike situasies aan te pas.
CONTRIBUTION TO AGRICULTURE
The CRC is investigating the current resilience of maize and wheat
to expected future climatic impacts and is actively working toward
decreasing the effects of these impacts using breeding approaches. In
addition, the consortium aims to provide region-specific information on
expected climate change impacts.
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE
Grain SA, financially supported by the Maize Trust and the Winter
Cereal Trust, established a Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovation
Programme (CA FIP) to address concerns about excessively high soil
degradation rates, profitability and poverty in grain producing regions.
Progress and major achievements
Feedback and observations during CA FIP outreach and awareness
activities in 2019 showed that an enormous interest has been
developed among grain producers and other key stakeholders
during the last six years. It has been the innovators and early
adopters (i.e. producers, active researchers and journalists) who are
leading this process. The CA FIP has been one of the key initiatives
supporting this process, prominently positioned to facilitate the
interaction between producers and other key stakeholders.
The CA FIP at Grain SA has successfully designed, implemented
and managed various CA initiatives and projects, mostly funded by
the Maize Trust and to a lesser extent by the Winter Cereal Trust. The
CA FIP has completed its sixth year (season) and significant
momentum has already been built into the current season.
One of the prime sources of CA information that has continued
successfully, is the amount of CA related articles published,
especially in the
SA Graan/Grain
magazine. Other popular
magazines (e.g.
Landbouweekblad
,
Farmers Weekly
and
Stock
Farm
) have been very supportive to accelerate this process. All the
articles in
SA Graan/Grain
can be accessed through the Grain SA
website.
Various awareness events were held or supported, such as annual
conferences and farmers’ days. These events are seen as opportunities
to share best local and international practices on how CA principles
have been adapted in specific contexts. A number of successful
awareness events were held in this period, especially the Vrede Farmers
Day at Ascent silos, as well as the Ottosdal and Reitz conferences, the
latter two jointly done with Ottosdal No-till Club, Riemland Study Group,
Landbouweekblad
and VKB.
The development of a series of CA videos (Shepherds of the soil)
highlighting successful CA producers and important principles, was
launched in November 2016. Four new videos were finalised in 2019
and all these videos are available on the Grain SA website.
The implementation of on-farm CA research and development
projects among commercial and smallholder farmers are seen as
key interventions in the adaptation of CA in different contexts in
South Africa. At the moment a number of projects are implemented
at various study areas, which follow a systems approach, involving
farmers as key actors in the innovation process, using on-farm
trials as one of the tools to research and adapt. With commercial
farmers, key projects are implemented in the North West Province
(with the Ottosdal No-till Club), in the north-eastern Free State
at Vrede (with the Ascent Study Group) and at Reitz (with the
Riemland Study Group).
With smallholders, CA projects have been implemented at three study
areas, namely Bergville (KwaZulu-Natal), KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
and southern KwaZulu-Natal as well as in Matatiele (Eastern Cape). At
this stage these projects have shown remarkable success, progress
and impact with significant milestones being achieved.
Amidst the various serious environmental threats and dire economic
situation of many grain producers, a greater urgency has emerged
to adapt CA in various local situations much faster.