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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 consist of:
Researchers and research institutions
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 grain data.
Input suppliers
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
Financial institutions use Grain SA’s market information on an annual basis, in the process of
considering agricultural financing to producers.
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
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.
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:
Navorsers en navorsingsinstansies
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.
Insetverskaffers
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
Finansiële instansies maak op ‘n jaarlikse basis van Graan SA se markinligting gebruik wanneer die
toestaan van landboufinansiering aan produsente oorweeg word.
Corporate social responsibility
Sosiale maatskaplike verantwoordelikheid
Grain SA is
frequently contacted
by different
researchers and
research institutions
for grain data.