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Terugblik en strategiese oogmerke
Review and strategic objectives
Die uitbreiding van die plaaslike sojaboonverwerkingskapasiteit deur middel van die nuwe persaanlegte
is ‘n opwindende plaaslike uitbreiding wat in vennootskap met die Departement van Handel en
Nywerheid geskied. Dit is ‘n kanaal waardeur agronomiese verwerking werksgeleenthede help skep.
Die regering het hierdeur ‘n bereidwilligheid gedemonstreer om die brug oor te steek om hande te
vat met landbou – wat ‘n prysenswaardige strategiese moment was. Nou is ons by die punt waar die
verkeer op die brug moet begin spoed optel.
Daar bestaan ‘n eksponensiële groeipotensiaal in die volgende vyf jaar vir bykans elke graankommoditeit.
Strategies lê daar dus ‘n rekordseisoen voor, gerugsteun deur ‘n vriendeliker beleidsomgewing van die
Departement van Handel en Nywerheid se kant. Laasgenoemde verskaf stof tot dankbaarheid, want
die graanbedryf het sedert ‘n paar jaar gelede se plant minder-strategie reuse-vordering gemaak
tot waar ons tans is.
Leierskap
Graan SA neem sy verantwoordelikheid op om landbou op die vlak te kry waar dit behoort te wees. In Suid-
Afrika werk ons nie net na eenheid in landbou nie, maar ook na eensgesindheid ten opsigte van landbou.
Die grondhervormingsdebat is nog nie afgehandel nie. Graan SA het egter oor afgelope jaar insette
gelewer, want ons rol is nie net om te kritiseer nie, maar om as innoveerder met werkbare planne na
vore te kom.
Ons leierskapsrol is om hoop te gee vir die toekoms en ons demonstreer dit deur ons belegging in die
uitbreiding van die NAMPO Oesdag. Graan SA gaan groter hiermee, brei uit en bevestig sodoende die
rigting waarin landbou beweeg.
Die SADC-streek se graangehalte moet verbeter en die voedselsekerheidsindeks sal dramaties
verhoog moet word. Deur die ondersteuning van die SAGL – wat in die proses is om ʼn laboratorium
in Zambië te vestig – asook SAGIS, word ‘n grondslag in die streek gelê vir vryemarkbeginsels, ‘n
oesskattingsmeganisme en gehalte van voedsel.
Produksieproduktiwiteit
Die inisiatief wat die Bedryfsdienste-afdeling aan die dag lê op die gebied van landbounavorsing, het
gesorg vir ‘n wind van verandering wat navorsingsprioriteite in die graanbedryf betref. Groot mylpale is
bereik deur netwerke te koppel en navorsingsaksies te integreer om duplikasie sodoende uit te skakel.
The realisation of the biofuel industry in South Africa is a major objective that has been driven over many
years and that is now bearing fruit. It constitutes a massive stimulus for the commercial grain industry and
offers a strong benefit to developing farmers to cultivate sorghum, soybeans and perhaps canola as well.
The expansion of the local soybean processing capacity by way of the new crushing plants is an exciting
local development in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry. This is a channel through
which agronomic processing helps to create job opportunities. The government thus demonstrated
its willingness to cross the bridge to join hands with agriculture – which was a commendable strategic
moment. Now we are at the point where the traffic on the bridge should start to speed up.
An exponential growth potential exists for virtually every grain commodity over the next five years.
Strategically a record season therefore lies ahead, backed by a friendlier policy environment from the
Department of Trade and Industry. This is cause for gratitude, as the grain industry has made enormous
progress from the plant-less strategy of a few years ago to where we are now.
Leadership
Grain SA accepts its responsibility to raise agriculture to the level at which it should function. In South
Africa we are not only aiming at unity in agriculture, but also unity about agriculture.
The land-reform debate has not yet been completed. Grain SA made inputs over the past year, as our
role is not only to criticise, but also to produce feasible plans as innovator.
Our leadership role involves giving hope for the future and we demonstrate this through our investment
in the expansion of the NAMPO Harvest Day. Grain SA is growing with this and is thus confirming the
direction in which agriculture is moving.
Operational review (continued)
bedryfsoorsig (vervolg)
The grain industry
has made enormous
progress from the
plant-less strategy
of a few years ago to
where we are now.