Corporate social responsibility report/Sosiale maatskaplike verantwoordelikheidsverslag

Grain SA’s strategic goals are not only aimed towards establishing profitable and sustainable grain production for commercial and developing producers, but also towards the fulfilment of our social responsibility.

The organisation’s production and income cost figures, as well as market information, are used by numerous role-players in the grain value chain to make informed decisions in their own businesses, whether it is to increase their investments in the grain industry or to give support to producers.

These role-players include:

It is pivotal for researchers to include economic analyses in their studies. Grain SA is thus frequently contacted by different researchers and research institutions, specifically universities, for our grain data.

Various input suppliers, such as seed, fertiliser or agrochemical companies utilise Grain SA’s income and cost analyses to compare the profitability of the different grains and oilseeds crops produced in South Africa.

Financial institutions use Grain SA’s market information on an annual basis, in the process of considering agricultural financing to producers.

It has been noted that numerous personnel of the DAFF in the different provinces do not compile their own production costs for grain. The personnel thus make use of Grain SA’s figures.

Grain SA works in partnership with different agribusinesses when the actual production cost figures are gathered.

Insurance companies and grain traders use our figures to manage risks, while Grain SA and organised agriculture also need production cost figures at various occasions to liaise with policy makers.

In order for the free market in South Africa to operate efficiently and for producers to make well-informed farming decisions, objective information is essential. Therefore Grain SA also distributes international and local grain market information on a regular basis.

Processed sources for supply and demand information about grain may be readily available in the world market, but similar information about the African and South African market is incomplete. There is no other formal source available of market assimilated information than that supplied by Grain SA. This entails the collection, continual research and interpretation of information for the local industry.

The public and free availability of market information supplied by Grain SA are recognised by local and international companies and organisations.

The following role-players benefited in 2013/2014 and utilised Grain SA’s marketing information:

• Financial institutions.
• Public stakeholders.
• Trade and grain logistics related stakeholders.
• Production and input related stakeholders.
• Media.
• Consumers of grain.
• Producers.
• Consultants.
• International stakeholders.
• Politicians and political analysts.
• Food security related stakeholders.

Graan SA se strategiese doelwitte is nie net daarop gemik om winsgewende en volhoubare graanproduksie vir kommersiële en ontwikkelende produsente te bewerkstellig nie, maar ook op die vervulling van ons maatskaplike verantwoordelikheid.

Die organisasie se produksie- en inkomste-kostesyfers en markinligting word deur verskeie rolspelers in die graanwaardeketting gebruik om ingeligte besluite in hul eie besighede te neem, hetsy dit is om hul belegging in die graanbedryf te verhoog of om ondersteuning aan produsente te verleen.

Hierdie rolspelers sluit in:

Dit is noodsaaklik vir navorsers om ekonomiese ontledings in hul navorsingstudies in te sluit. Graan SA word dus dikwels deur verskillende navorsers en navorsingsinstansies, spesifiek universiteite, vir ons graandata gekontak.

Verskeie insetverskaffers, soos saad-, kunsmis- of landbouchemiese maatskappye maak van Graan SA se inkomste- en koste-ontledings gebruik om die winsgewendheid van verskillende grane en oliesadegewasse wat in Suid-Afrika geproduseer word, te vergelyk.

Finansiële instansies maak op ‘n jaarlikse basis van Graan SA se markinligting gebruik wanneer die toestaan van landboufinansiering aan produsente oorweeg word.

Daar word kennis geneem dat talle personeellede van die DLBV in verskillende provinsies nie hul eie produksiekoste vir graan saamstel nie. Die personeel maak dus van Graan SA se data gebruik.

Graan SA werk in vennootskap saam met verskillende agri-besighede wanneer die werklike produksiekostesyfers versamel word.

Versekeringsmaatskappye en graanhandelaars maak van ons syfers gebruik om risiko’s te bestuur, terwyl Graan SA en georganiseerde landbou op verskeie geleenthede ook produksiekostesyfers benodig om met beleidmakers te skakel.

Objektiewe inligting is noodsaaklik vir die effektiewe funksionering van die vrye mark in Suid-Afrika en vir produsente om goed ingeligte besigheidsbesluite te neem. Daarom versprei Graan SA ook internasionale en plaaslike graanmarkinligting op ‘n gereelde basis.

Verwerkte bronne van vraag en aanbod-inligting vir graan is geredelik beskikbaar in die wêreldmark, maar soortgelyke verwerkte inligting vir die Afrika- en die Suid-Afrikaanse mark is onvolledig. Daar is geen ander formele bron van verwerkte inligting anders as dit wat deur Graan SA voorsien word nie. Dit behels die insameling, volgehoue navorsing en vertolking van inligting vir die plaaslike bedryf.

Die markinligting wat gratis deur Graan SA beskikbaar gestel word, word deur plaaslike en internasionale maatskappye en organisasies erken.

Die volgende rolspelers het tydens 2013/2014 voordeel daaruit getrek en van Graan SA se markinligting gebruik gemaak:

• Finansiële instellings.
• Openbare belanghebbendes.
• Handel- en graanlogistieke verwante belanghebbendes.
• Produksie- en insetverwante belanghebbendes.
• Media.
• Verbruikers van graan.
• Produsente.
• Konsultante.
• Internasionale belanghebbendes.
• Politici en politieke analiste.
• Voedselsekerheidsverwante belanghebbendes.