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GRAIN PRODUCER AND DEVELOPING GRAIN PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
This was the fourteenth year in which a Grain Producer of the Year was selected and for the twelfth
year a Developing Grain Producer of the Year was also selected. This project by Grain SA is aimed
at recognising producers who manage their businesses to serve as an example and inspiration to
other producers.
The award to the Developing Grain Producer of the Year is a result of the Development Programme
by Grain SA that aims to establish sustainable black commercial producers. Grain SA would like to
acknowledge the contributions to and involvement of the Maize Trust, the Winter Cereal Trust, the
Sorghum Trust and the Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust (OPOT) in the project.
The function at which these awards are made has grown in status over the past years and is generally
regarded as one of the signal events in agricultural circles. This year’s awards were presented on 11 October
at the Theatre on the Track in Midrand. The function was attended by 350 guests, representing role-players
from across the entire agricultural spectrum. Deputy Minister Pieter Mulder and Ms Anette Steyn were
among the politicians who attended the event. This was the ideal opportunity for Grain SA to demonstrate
to representatives from the government the role that Grain SA and producers play to ensure food security.
During the course of the function recognition was given to all grain producers in South Africa and not only
to the finalists involved.
This project and prestigious event would not have been possible without the sponsors concerned. A top
international company that has associated itself with the event for many years is Syngenta. Not only is
Syngenta the main sponsor of the project, but it also sponsors the Grain Producer of the Year awards
and the prizes involved. The co-sponsor of the event is Absa AgriBusiness, which is also the sponsor
of the Developing Grain Producer of the Year category. Grain SA would like to thank these sponsors for
their loyal support and partnership in giving recognition to the grain producers of South Africa.
GRAANPRODUSENT EN ONTWIKKELENDE GRAANPRODUSENT VAN DIE JAAR
Vanjaar was die veertiende jaar wat ‘n Graanprodusent van die Jaar aangewys is en vir die twaalfde
jaar is daar ook ‘n Ontwikkelende Graanprodusent van die Jaar aangewys. Hierdie projek van Graan SA
het ten doel om erkenning te gee aan produsente wat hul ondernemings so bestuur dat dit as voorbeeld
en inspirasie vir ander produsente dien.
Die toekenning van Ontwikkelende Graanprodusent van die Jaar is ‘n uitvloeisel van die Ontwikkelings-
program van Graan SA wat daarop gemik is om volhoubare swart kommersiële produsente te vestig.
Graan SA erken graag die bydraes en betrokkenheid van die Mielietrust, Wintergraantrust,
Sorghumtrust asook die Olie- en Proteïensade Ontwikkelingstrust (OPOT) by die projek.
Die funksie waartydens hierdie toekennings gemaak word, het oor die afgelope jare in aansien gegroei
en word allerweë beskou as een van die glansrykste geleenthede in landbougeledere. Vanjaar se
toekennings is op 11 Oktober by the Theatre on the Track in Midrand gedoen. Die funksie wat deur
350 gaste bygewoon is, het alle rolspelers oor die totale landbouspektrum verteenwoordig.
Adjunkminister Pieter Mulder en me Anette Steyn was van die politici wat hierdie geleentheid bygewoon
het. Dit was dan ook die ideale geleentheid vir Graan SA om aan verteenwoordigers van die regering
te toon watter rol Graan SA en produsente speel ten einde voedselsekerheid te bewerkstellig. Tydens
die verloop van die funksie is daar deurgaans erkenning aan alle graanprodusente in Suid-Afrika en nie
slegs aan die bepaalde finaliste nie, verleen.
Hierdie projek en glansgeleentheid sou nie moontlik gewees het sonder die betrokke borge nie. ‘n
Top internasionale maatskappy wat homself reeds vir baie jare hiermee vereenselwig, is Syngenta.
Syngenta is nie alleen die hoofborg van die projek nie, maar borg ook die Graanprodusent van die
Jaar-toekenning sowel as die pryse wat daarmee gepaard gaan. Die medeborg van hierdie geleentheid
is Absa AgriBesigheid, wat dan ook die borg van die Ontwikkelende Graanprodusent van die Jaar-
kategorie is. Graan SA dank hierdie borge vir hul lojale ondersteuning en vennootskap om erkenning
aan die graanprodusente van Suid-Afrika te gee.
This was the
fourteenth year
in which a Grain
Producer of the Year
was selected and
for the twelfth year
a Developing Grain
Producer of the Year
was also selected.