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Better Together: Driving Change for Sustainability 4 

Change for a better future 5 

ARC perspective on the Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 6 

Making the economic drivers of change work for agriculture 

The real value of value chains in Change and Sustainability 

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in Agriculture: The Farmsecure way 10 

Hortgro SA Excited! 12 

Wine industry – adapt for sustainability 14 

Hieroor kan die Rooivleisbedryf positief wees 16 

Die rol van Kaap Agri in verandering wat lei tot volhoubaarheid in die 

landbousektor 18 

How do we go about creating a thriving greenhouse industry in South Africa? 20 

Hoe pas ROOIVLEIS by die hedendaagse dieet in? 22 

Klimaatsverandering: Nie-volhoubare landboupraktyke verg aanpassings 24 

Program Hoogtepunte• Programme Highlights: Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 27 

Mechanisation and Water: An Odd Couple 30 

Harvest Indicator: Berry Sugar Loading 34 

Counteracting Climate Change with Organic Farming 42 

Sustainability of Small Farmers 44 

The challenges facing emerging black farmers 46 

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BIEN DONNÉ AGRI CAPE WEEK 2012 

CONTENTS 

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Better Together: Driving 

Change for Sustainability 

Gerrit van Rensburg, 

Western Cape Minister 

of Agriculture and Rural 

Development. 

I 

cannot think of a more appropriate theme for an 

agricultural event in 2012 than “Change for Sustainability”. 

Agriculture, a profession which used 

to be known for its consistent and repetitive rhythm, 

has changed dramatically over the past decade. In 

South Africa, this is even more so, as land and land 

ownership has become the centre of a very emotional 

and intense political debate. 

In South Africa, we need to balance redistribution of 

land with food production. We need to balance production 

with our footprint on the environment. We 

need to balance the products we produce against 

fickle consumer demand which changes ever quicker. 

We need to balance dependable supply to export 

markets with the ability to find new markets as world 

events unfold. 

“To change is never easy 

and often creative thinking 

& unconventional measures 

might be called for. ” 

South African farmers are very good at doing all the 

above, and during a season which is not interrupted 

with extreme events such as floods or long droughts, 

we generally make a good living from farming, but 

sometimes we are presented with curve balls too hard 

to handle. 

The ostrich industry is currently facing such a curve 

ball. After one year’s export ban due to avian influenza, 


and the prospects of more months to come before 

the ban is lifted, the industry is fighting for survival. The 

ostrich industry has two choices: It can be a passive 

observer in its own demise, become obsolete, and 

disappear; or, it can change for sustainability. 

Knowing our farmers, I am confident the ostrich industry 

will face up to the challenges, and change for 

sustainability. Producers and service providers from 

the entire agricultural community will also be able to 

learn from their experience. But, once again, knowing 

our farmers, I know they can face up to these challenges. 

It is after all nothing new, as we all grew up 

with the saying: 

“`n Boer 

Maak `n 

Plan” 


Change for a Better future 

Orton King, 

Executive Director, 

Agri Mega Group 


D 

ie tema van die Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 

2012 is: “Verandering vir Volhoubaarheid/ 

Change for sustainability”. Voorwaar ‘n aktuele 

tema vir die tydvak waarin ons beweeg. 

Volhoubaarheid is nie die gevolg van stagnasie nie, 

inteendeel, dit is die gevolg van intense denke, deeglike 

beplanning, kreatiwiteit en leierskap. Dit verg deurlopende 

verandering om volhoubaarheid in die sosioekonomiese 

omgewing te verseker. 

Change is not a simplistic matter; it had been debated 

for centuries. Change is also not something for tomorrow, 

no, it is for now. It became part of our lifestyle and 

if you are not ready to accommodate it in yours, it can 

cost you. 

Ellen Glasgow, an American novelist, said as a word 

of caution: “all change is not growth, as all movement 

is not forward”. Irrational change can indeed be a serious 

setback and threat. 

‘n Voorvereiste vir sinvolle verandering is goeie leierskap. 

Leierskap wat onselfsugtig fokus op verandering, 

wat op sy beurt noodsaaklik is vir ‘n nageslag 

aan wie verantwoordelike verandering verskuldig is. 

Leierskap in Suid-Afrika en in die res van die wêreld 

vind hulself voor uitdagings waarmee niemand voorheen 

te doen gehad het nie. Daar is dus nie resepte 

waarop teruggeval kan word nie. Kreatiwiteit en 

aangepaste denkprosesse is ‘n noodsaaklikheid. 

Verandering, volhoubaarheid en landbou kan 

beswaarlik losgemaak word van mekaar. Dit sentreer 

in een begrip en vereis ernstige aandag. Dit is egter 

ook nodig om ietwat weg te staan van die tradisionele 

denke. It is not about agriculture, it’s not about land 

reform, and it’s not about politics – no – it is all about 

a growing world population and its needs. It’s about 

people and their needs. It’s about people and a safe 

environment and food security. It’s about resources 

and the availability thereof to meet the needs of 

people. 

Mnr José da Silva, die direkteur-generaal van die 

VN se voedsel- en landbou-organisasie het onlangs 


gesê: “Droogtes kan nie voorkom word nie. Maar ‘n 

mens kan hongersnood keer. Dis ondenkbaar dat die 

internasionale gemeenskap kan toelaat dat dit voortduur.” 

Dit het mnr Da Silva gesê na aanleiding van 

14,6 miljoen mans, vroue en kinders wat onvoldoende 

kos in die Horing van Afrika ervaar. Hierdie is slegs ‘n 

klein druppel in die emmer van die werklike situasie 

in die wêreld. In Suid-Afrika, nader aan onsself, het 

die nuutste navorsing getoon dat die Johannesburg 

metropool slegs 45% voedselsekerheid het. 

Too many change scenarios are built around political 

aspirations, personal gain and short term selfish aims. 

Verandering benodig goed deurdagte beplanning 

waarin kundigheid, navorsing en ondervinding ingaan. 

In Suid-Afrika sal daar verál ‘n houdingsverandering 

moet kom en sal die publiek, sakeleiers, landbouleiers 

en sekere politici weereens moet besef wat 

die omvang van hul verantwoordelikheid behels om 

te verseker dat verandering wel plaasvind, maar dat 

dit gekwalifiseerd plaasvind. Dis tyd dat ondergeskikte 

sake soos rassepolitiek, kinderagtige politieke 

gevegte, goedkoop propaganda en dergelike vermorsing 

van tyd, terwyl Rome brand, plek maak vir 

prosesse om noodsaaklike verandering te fasiliteer. 

Change for sustainability 

needs a long-term 

vision, needs excellent 

leadership, needs 

creativity. 

The Agri Mega Group (AMG)’s vision is to be the preferred 

instrument for change and delivery towards 

sustainable agricultural practises. Bien Donné Agri 

Cape Week is one of the major projects of the Group, 

which in partnership with the ARC and other important 

stakeholders, like the Western Cape Department 

of Agriculture, is presented to realistically meet our vision. 

This event creates a platform to debate, to inform, 

to demonstrate, to exhibit, to network towards 

change in the agricultural environment. The contribution 

of this event can be the start of big outputs 

towards strategy and creativity for food security and 

change for sustainability. 

Die Agri Mega groep van ondernemings is ook daartoe 

verbind om met verandering in landbou-aktiwiteite 

kommersialiteit te bevorder. 

To change for the sake of a better future for all, seems 

like the right thing to do. May the theme and the activities 

of Bien Donné Agri Cape Week inspire you to 

make your contribution towards change for sustainability. 

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ARC perspective on the 

Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 

Dr. S.R. Moephuli 

ARC PRESIDENT & CEO 

T 

he ARC is pleased to partner with the Agri 

Mega Group in hosting the Bien Donné Agri 

Cape Week Expo! The Expo represents the 

best of showcasing agricultural innovation. This year 

the Expo is presented by the ARC and its partners, 

the Agri Mega Group for the second time. We believe 

that by bringing this exhibit, we present our commitment 

to the communities, showcasing what could be 

achieved in agriculture through innovation and hard 

work. 

Once again, the Expo will present different ways in 

which agricultural transformation is occurring, particularly 

the increased participation of growers, farm workers, 

exhibitors, the youth and especially small farmers 

and land reform beneficiaries. 

As partners we believe that by 

encouraging the participation 

of a broad range of stakeholders 

we demonstrate a commitment 

to a vibrant and energetic 

agricultural community 

that aims to grow the nation. 

As the ARC, we believe it’s important to regularly and 

continually engage with the communities and all our 

stakeholders. We are committed to providing excellence 

in our service, particularly in research and de- 


velopment. This Expo serves as one of the mechanisms 

through which the ARC releases the results of 

its research. For this reason, you will find a number of 

exhibits by the ARC on what we’ve achieved in our 

research and development efforts. Our hope is that 

you will take the opportunity at this Expo to engage 

with our scientists and researchers to find out about 

the new technologies, innovations and information in 

agriculture for the success of your enterprise. 

The ARC as the owner of this historic site of the Bien 

Donné Research Farm, and its partner, Agri Mega 

Group, hereby express our gratitude to the sponsors 

who made it possible to host this expo. We also thank 

all the participants for their support in making it a success 

in 2012. We hope that you learn something, enjoy 

yourselves and hope to see you once more next 

year. 

Please enjoy the Bien 

Donné Agri Cape Week 


Making the economic 

drivers of change work 

for agriculture 

Nico Loock, 

Provincial Agricultural 

Manager: 

Standard Bank 

Western Cape 


T 

his year’s Bien Donné Agri Cape Week’s theme 

of ‘Change for Sustainability’ is seminal to the 

future of agriculture in South Africa. 

Sustainability is about ensuring business continuity, 

and to achieve it, a business needs to be flexible. This 

may mean interrupting continuity; doing things differently 

to achieve better and lasting results. 

Standard Bank Provincial Agricultural Manager in the 

Western Cape, Nico Loock says: “Standard Bank has 

prospered for 150 years precisely because it has always 

adapted its products and services to new and 

changing circumstances.” 

“Supporting agricultural players looking for new markets 

and wanting to diversify their operations, is as important 

to us now as it was when we first started providing 

loans to sheep farmers in the Eastern Cape 150 

years ago.” Mr Loock says that the Western Cape’s 

wine industry, in particular, could benefit by diversifying 

from traditional markets. 

“The Euro crisis and the recent economic downturn 

have made American and European wine drinkers 

look for more affordable wine options, putting pressure 

on the South African wine industry to develop 

new marketing strategies and reconfigure logistics to 

expand beyond traditional markets. 

“Because of Standard Bank’s strong presence in 17 

African countries, we know that Africa represents a 

vast new market for specialised products, such as 

wine and fruit. Minister in the Presidency, Trevor Manuel, 

also identified the tilt in the economic centre of 

gravity from West to East in the global economy as 

one of the six major drivers of change for South Africa. 


It makes sense then for our wine and fruit industries to 

also look to exploring markets in the east.” 

In fact, the Bien Donné Agri Cape Week’s ‘Change for 

Sustainability’ theme is extremely apt in light of Minister 

Manuel’s six drivers of change: the tilt in the economic 

centre of gravity from West to East, interconnectivity, 

globalisation, technology, the rise of Africa, and climate 

change. 

“Agricultural sustainability will rest on its ability to turn 

these drivers to its advantage. As a significant player 

in the value chain, we see it as our responsibility to 

make such change work for agri businesses,” says 

Mr Loock. 

“Standard Bank’s Agriculture division provides advice 

through dedicated agricultural economists, and practical 

assistance through specialised products and 

services that are tailor-made for the industry at large, 

as well as for individual farmers and agricultural businesses. 

We are ideally positioned to make change 

work because we are fully aligned with the six drivers 

of change.” 

Standard Bank anticipated the West to East shift several 

years in advance, obtaining the Industrial and 

Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) as a majority partner 

in 2005, thereby enabling it to facilitate market linkages 

for its customers at the time and moving into 

the future. 

It has a strong presence in Africa as well as offices 

on each of the other continents. It has been an early 

adopter of technologies that provide customers with 

online, 24/7 self-service facilities. Today, it leads the 

field in remote and rural banking facilities, as well as 

mobile and inclusive banking. 

“Sponsoring Bien Donné 

Agri Cape Week is our 

way of reminding South 

African agriculture that 

we know how to harvest 

change and process it 

into sustainability.” 

The bank also extends the concept of technology 

beyond computing and connectivity to concepts and 

practices such as precision farming, satellite technologies 

in tractors, and whatever else is needed to 

make commercial farming sustainably more productive. 

Its products are designed to encourage the purpose-driven 

use of technology. 

“The Bien Donné Agri Cape Week plays a vital role 

here in acting as a bridge between research, technology 

transfer, and practical agriculture,” Mr Loock 

says. 

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billboards, banners, event promotion and signage) 

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Publishing 

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The real value of value 

chains in Change and 

Sustainability in Agriculture: 

The Farmsecure way 

A 

ll the resources that we need to sustain ourselves 

as a human race are either mined or 

farmed, making these the two most relevant 

industries of our time, says Jerome Yazbek, CEO 

Farmsecure. 

The 21st Century has been defined by an ever increasing 

global population and the struggle to manage 

the planet’s resources to sustain the human 

race’s growth. In recent years, agriculture has gone 

from obscurity, seen as irrelevant, high risk and unsustainable, 

to the next big thing. Why? Because 

agriculture, when viewed and practiced holistically, 

can provide solutions to all of the above mentioned 

challenges facing man. In 2004, Jerome Yazbek was 

approached by a group of maize farmers in the Free 

State, and the question they posed to him was simple: 

“Is it possible to create a business model that 

will make agriculture both sustainable and profitable?” 

Simply answered the answer was ‘yes’. During its inception, 

Farmsecure developed a model founded on 

four basic principles that encapsulates the pillars of its 

agricultural value chain. 

• Scientific farming 

• Working capital 

• Risk mitigation and 

• Price guarantee 

These four principles are the base of Farmsecure’s 

holistic approach to the industry. Through time, the 

practice of these principles led Farmsecure to the 


realization that agricultural profit, like that of mining, 

lies in the power of a complete value chain which is 

integrated from ‘soil to shelf’. Sustainability and profitability 

does not lie in one piece of the pie, but rather in 

maximizing the pie as a whole. 

Due to its belief in the power of an optimized value 

chain, Farmsecure never desired to be a market player 

in one agricultural sector, but has resolved to be 

represented throughout the industry, maximizing potential 

for increased profit back to farm level. 

Farmsecure is represented in agricultural inputs, primary 

agriculture and agricultural outputs, with primary 

agriculture or ‘the farm’ at its core. 

The population faces three 

core challenges today, namely 

food, water and job creation. 

All of these factors highlight the 

importance and the need for 

sustainable and profitable agricultural 

enterprises globally. 

By being represented throughout the agricultural value 

chain, Farmsecure and its family of companies ensure 

that its producers and farming operations are sustainable 

and profitable in a very tangible way, achieving its 

vision to contribute to solutions that will address the 

core challenges facing man. 



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HORTGRO SA Excited! 

ORTGRO SA is excited to be part of the “new” 

Anton Rabe 

CEO H Bien Donné and wishes the organisers well 

HORTGRO SA towards revitalising this historic event with 

their endeavour to present a topical and interesting 

programme for a wide spectrum of agri-stakeholders. 

HORTGRO SA acts as an umbrella communication 

platform for a number of horticultural sectors and coordinates 

many activities to ensure unity with focus on 

markets (demand), production (supply) and a range 

cross-cutting industry functions, such as land reform, 

training and communication. 

• Accommodation 

• Chauffer service 

• Formal functions 

• Guest speakers 

• Gourmet evenings 

• End-of-year events 

It is our objective to utilise the annual Bien Donné Agri 

Cape Week event to inform and assure our stakeholders 

and consumers, not only of the range of high 

quality products we produce, but also convey the 

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health and safety, ethical, environmentally-friendly and 

sustainability dimensions in producing, packing, processing, 

distribution and marketing of our products. It 

is therefore very important for us to build and explain 

effective global linkages across supply chains to increase 

efficiency, innovation and quality through effective 

communication and co-ordination. Agri Mega / 

ARC provides the opportunity for all participants to reconfirm 

their common goal and to strengthen relationships 

by networking and communication. Bien Donné 

proved its worth in the past and the programmes and 

exhibitions offered to visitors at the 2012 event will no 

doubt add to the expertise and experience of individuals. 

Linking together all the different elements will secure 

sustainable agriculture. 

Sustainable socio-economic development is an integral 

part of the transformation initiatives of the South 

African horticultural sector. Economic and Land reform, 

skills development and training, as well as rural 

social development, are vital elements of the national 

transformation strategy of the horticultural industry. Although 

we have a long and challenging road ahead, 

we are confident that the SA horticultural industry has 

made material progress in the transformation sphere. 

We are confident that the scope and diverse opportunities 

within our sector will be amply demonstrated 

to the future generations and that our primary and secondary 

foundation will benefit from our participation 

at Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 2012. 

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while maintaining quality. They keep meticulous 

records and align all costs and practices with the 

wine goal of a specific block. But most of all, they are 

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on top of the latest viticultural and technological 

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In its quest for a sustainable and participative wine 

producer community, VinPro assists these members 

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Through liaison with Government, VinPro also voices 

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excise and illicit trade. 

VinPro further collaborates with other wine industry 

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such as the VinPro/Winetech Technical Information 

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Hieroor kan die Rooivleisbedryf 

positief wees 

John Durr 

Voorsitter RPO 

Wes-Kaap 

D 

ie nasionale Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie 

(RPO) is baie optimisties oor die bedryf in 

terme van die groeiende vraag na die produk 

op die medium- en die langtermyn en dit geld ook op 

internasionale gebied. Ten spyte van die feit dat die 

verbruiker tans onder druk is, is ons optimisties dat 

die produsentepryse van rooivleis effens kan styg in 

die jaar wat kom. Daar sal egter druk op die speenkalf 

prys wees as gevolg van die redelik drastiese styging 

in die mielieprys. 

Die bedryf is ook optimisties oor die feit dat daar heelwat 

wetenskaplike navorsing is wat daarop dui dat 

rooivleis deel kan vorm van ‘n gesonde dieet en dat 

rooivleis vier keer per week verbruik kan word in terme 

van ‘n cholesterol-verlagende dieet en ‘n dieet om 

vetsug te bekamp. 

Die Dieregesondheidsforum het ná die uitbreking 

van bek-en-klouseer wat in 2011 in KwaZulu-Natal 

voorgekom het, weer van die grond af gekom. Dit 

bestaan uit verteenwoordigers van al die rolspelers in 

die bedryf en speel ‘n belangrike rol om te verseker 

dat Suid-Afrika se nasionale kuddes beskerm word. 

Die Suid-Afrikaanse rooivleisbedryf beskik oor ‘n 

bedryfstruktuur wat die besondere uitdagings in die 

bedryf se waardeketting kan aanspreek. Die nasionale 

RPO het die regte struktuur om dienste te lewer 

en inspraak te hê in die bedryf. 

Die rooivleisbedryf kan onder meer positief wees oor 

die volgende: 

• Die vraag na rooivleis is plaaslik en internasionaal 

baie hoog. Suid-Afrika bly ‘n netto-invoerder en kan 

selfs ‘n groter invoerder word as produksie nie verhoog 

nie. Produksiedoeltreffendheid kan egter nog 

baie verhoog word om in die groterwordende vraag 

te voorsien. 


• Afrika se hoë bevolkingsaanwas bly ‘n geleentheid 

vir die toekoms. 

• Die opkomende verbruiker koop meer rooivleis en 

soos wat inkomstes verhoog, sal verbruik ook verhoog. 

• Die voedingsamestelling van rooivleis kan ‘n groot 

bydrae lewer in voedingsekuriteit en ‘n gebalanseerde 

dieet. 

• Sowat 40% van alle vee behoort aan ontwikkelende 

produsente. Verhoogde effektiwiteit in dié sektor kan 

produksie drasties verhoog. Die RPO en die Nasionale 

Opkomende Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie 

(NERPO) werk saam om doelwitte te bereik in sake 

van gemeenskaplike belang. 

• Die bedryf belê tans jaarliks R10miljoen in navorsing 

en ontwikkeling en dit sal in die toekoms beslis vrugte 

afwerp. 

• Die rooivleisbedryf is gestruktureer in die vorm van 

die Vleisbedryfsforum, wat die hele waardeketting verteenwoordig. 

Daar is ‘n statutêre heffing in plek wat 

kapasiteit skep om sekere behoeftes in die bedryf 

aan te spreek, naamlik verbruikersgemoedsrus, verbruikersopvoeding, 

navorsing en ontwikkeling, transformasie 

en produksie-ontwikkeling. 

• Die RPO en NERPO het ‘n Kode van Beste Praktyk 

ontwikkel, wat verantwoordelikheid aanvaar vir belangrike 

aspekte, soos die bewaring van natuurlike 

hulpbronne, dierewelsyn, arbeidspraktyk, asook die 

koolstof- en watervoetspoor van veeboerdery. 

Die bedryf is baie optimisties oor sy toekoms, wat 

die medium- en langtermyn betref, daarom neem die 

RPO met vrymoedigheid deel aan ‘n belangrike platform 

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Die rol van Kaap Agri in 

verandering wat lei tot volhoubaarheid 

in die landbousektor 

Sean Walsh 

Besturende Direkteur 

Kaap Agri 

D 

ie Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 2012 is gewortel 

in dekades se tradisie, en, soos vanjaar se 

tema ook aandui, word daar gefokus op verandering 

om ‘n volhoubare toekoms te verseker. 

Net soos Bien Donné, strek Kaap Agri se ryke geskiedenis 

ook terug tot 1912, toe die Westelike Graan 

Boer en Ko-operatiewe Vereniging gestig is, en sedertdien 

het ons gegroei tot een van Suid-Afrika se 

grootste landboudienstegroepe, en vier ons met trots 

vanjaar ons honderdste bestaansjaar. 

Mark Shayler, ‘n bekende 

ekoloog, het opgemerk 

dat dit nie voldoende is 

om dinge net beter te 

doen nie, ons moet ook 

beter dinge doen. 

Dit impliseer dat verandering noodsaaklik is vir volhoubaarheid. 

In Kaap Agri het dit reeds in 1995 sy 

beslag gehad, toe WPK, een van die oorspronklike 

koöperasies, die eerste in Suid-Afrika was om na ‘n 

maatskappy om te skakel. 

Die amalgamasie tussen Boland Agri en WPK in 2005, 

om Kaap Agri te vorm, was weereens ‘n transformasiestap 

wat deur beide ondernemings geneem is om 

dinge beter te doen deur beter en meer omvattende 

dienste en produkte aan alle belanghebbers te lewer. 

Vandag is Kaap Agri in wese ‘n kleinhandelaar wat 

‘n omset van meer as R3,8miljard realiseer, met 147 

bedryfspunte wat strek oor 84 stede en dorpe, en 

word produkte en dienste aan hoofsaaklik die landbousektor, 

met uiteenlopende aktiwiteite, en ook aan 

die algemene publiek gelewer. 

Kaap Agri se besigheidsfilosofie streef na ‘n balans 


tussen die omgewing en al sy belanghebbers ten 

einde volhoubare groei en welvaart te verseker. 

Die begrip volhoubaarheid omvat verskeie fasette 

en word met drie sleutelwoorde verbind, naamlik die 

omgewing, mense, en die ekonomie. Die impak van 

aktiwiteite hierop moet deurlopend in ag geneem 

word, en volhoubaarheid word nie as ‘n keuse nie, 

maar as ‘n noodsaaklikheid vir Kaap Agri se voortbestaan 

beskou. 

Omdat die Groep se voetspoor hoofsaaklik deur die 

platteland strek, is dit daarom logies dat die natuur 

gekoester word, en dat sake op so ‘n manier gedoen 

word om die minimum impak op die omgewing te 

hê. Die risikobestuursprogram is dus nie net op die 

nakoming van regulatoriese vereistes gerig nie, maar 

volg ook ‘n “groen” benadering om ‘n volhoubare 

omgewing te verseker. 

Die vereistes van plaaslike owerhede word streng 

nagekom en Kaap Agri werk ook tans, saam met ‘n 

onafhanklike maatskappy, aan ‘n projek om die groep 

se totale kragverbruik volhoubaar af te bring met 10% 

per jaar oor die volgende drie jaar. 

In al sy werksaamhede streef die maatskappy na integriteit 

en deursigtigheid. Kaap Agri heg ‘n hoë prioriteit 

aan bewustheid van die natuur en aan die impak 

wat hy op die omgewing het. Omdat vandag se handelinge 

toekomstige geslagte raak, is dit vir die maatskappy 

‘n saak van eer om volhoubare oplossings te 

ontwerp wat die omgewing in die toekoms nog lank 

sal bevoordeel. 

Kaap Agri glo voorts om deurlopend in sy 1,700 werknemers 

te belê in die vorm van opleiding, vaardigheidsontwikkeling, 

talentbestuur en loopbaanontwikkeling. 

Kaap Agri het gedurende die jaar tot vlak 5 van die 

SEB telkaart gevorder, wat ‘n erkenningstatus van 80% 

is. Swart aandeelhouding staan ook tans op 25%. 

Kaap Agri beskik ook oor ‘n spesiale afdeling wat 

opleiding en ondersteuning aan opkomende boere 

bied, en die Kaap Agri Akademie bied dan ook opleiding 

aan opkomende boere sowel as plaaswerkers. 

In kort wil Kaap Agri waarde skep en toevoeg en suksesvol 

wees deur besonders, uitnemend, uniek en 

eiesoortig te wees, met die voorbehoud dat hy ook 

betekenisvol moet wees. Sodoende sal Kaap Agri se 

belanghebbers beter doen, omdat hy bestaan, as wat 

hulle sou doen as hy nie bestaan het nie. 

Teen genoemde agtergrond word Kaap Agri vanjaar 

vir die eerste maal ‘n deelgenoot van die Bien Donné 

Agri Cape Week 2012, en neem hy deel saam met 

meer as 70 van sy voorkeurverskaffers. 

Ons hier by Kaap Agri glo dat ons betrokkenheid 

betekenisvol en bydraend gaan wees tot die voortgesette 

groei en volhoubaarheid van die Bien Donné 

Agri Cape Week, met die gepaardgaande uitbou 

en ontwikkeling van die Wes-Kaapse rooivleis, wyn, 

vrugte en groentebedrywe. 



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How do we go about 

creating a thriving greenhouse 

industry in South Africa? 


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outh-Africa has a 34 year history of greenhouse 

crop production in South Africa. Initially 

growers and Stellenbosch University 

(Professors Laubscher and Maree) worked together, 

researching problems and developing solutions for 

the greenhouse industry. However, research in this 

industry have been hampered by lack of funding as 

no statutory levy is placed on the sales of vegetables 

and researchers receive very limited funding from the 

private or public sectors. 

Dr. Petrus Langenhoven of ASNAPP (Agribusiness 

in sustainable natural African plant products) said at 

the 2011 Bien Donné Agri Cape Week, that IASA presented 

many symposia and workshops in the past 

to disseminate information that has been developed 

in South Africa and abroad. With limited funding local 

researchers and researchers from abroad made 


exchange visits. 

“In the past several attempts were made by IASA to 

support institutions of higher learning. However, funding 

was always limited and therefore did not contribute 

considerably to research and training”. 

Langenhoven furthermore said that the industry is 

fragmented. “Grower associations using similar technology 

to produce vegetables, flowers and seedlings 

are not working together.” 

According to him Stellenbosch University has the 

strongest under and postgraduate academic program 

in greenhouse crop production, but even with 

their contribution, very few young agronomists are 

being trained and the average age of growers are increasing. 

There are also many young inexperienced 

growers, very limited research and the development 

of local solutions (technology) is limited. 

All is not lost though and Langenhoven also suggested 

actions that could help to create a thriving 

greenhouse industry in South Africa. He suggested 

the following: 

• Multi-disciplinary process involving many 

actors; 

• Market first, science-based agribusiness 

development approach; 

• Creating networking platforms to bring 

businesses together; 

• Value Chain Approach; 

• Creating strategic partnerships; 

• Public-private partnerships, e.g. ARC, 

NDA, DTI; 

• Private sector relationships; 

Sustainable greenhouse production 

in South Africa means that production 

must double, whilst leaving only half the 

ecological footprint by reducing environmental 

degradation and optimising the 

efficiency of inputs (energy, water, minerals, 

crop protection) within economic 

constraints (profitability). New techniques 

and concepts should also be explored 

and adopted. 

As a way forward, engagement with 

growers should be continued and student 

training must be supported more. 

Producers should create partnerships 

and work together in ensuring quality extension 

services. 


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Hoe pas ROOIVLEIS by 

die hedendaagse dieet in? 

Prof. Hettie Schönfeldt, 

Bestuurder - Administrasie: 

Rooivleis 

Navorsing en Ontwikkeling 

Suid-Afrika 

(RMRDSA). 

O 

ns verwag baie van ons kos - ons vereis 

waarde vir geld, verbeterde gesondheid, maksimum 

voeding en omgewingsveiligheid; en 

dring daarop aan dat ons kos van goeie kwaliteit, 

veilig, gerieflik, en smaaklik moet wees. 

Die kos wat ons eet, kan belangrike oorsaaklike of 

voorkomende rolle by baie siektes soos obesiteit, 

hartsiekte, diabetes, en kanker, speel. 

Die inname van ‘n groot verskeidenheid voedingstofryke 

kosse, insluitend maer rooivleis, as deel van ‘n 

gesonde leefwyse, kan help om die risiko van ontwikkeling 

van chroniese siektes te verlaag. 

Is rooivleis gepas as ek probeer gewig verloor? 

- Wetenskaplike bewyse dui aan dat hoë kwaliteit proteïne 

‘n positiewe rol speel in gewigsbeheer, deurdat 

dit jou langer versadig laat voel en spierweefsel beskerm. 

- Maer rooivleis, soos Suid-Afrikaanse lams- en 

skaapvleis, is laag in vet en kilojoules (energie), en 

hoog in proteïne, en kan as deel van ‘n verslankingsdieet 

ingesluit word. 

Wenk: Om die energiebydrae so laag as moontlik te 

hou, kies maer snitte en sny alle sigbare vet af. 

En as ek swanger is? 

- Suid-Afrikaanse lams- en skaapvleis is goeie bronne 

van hoë kwaliteit proteïne, yster, sink en B-vitamiene, 

wat daagliks nodig is vir die groei en ontwikkeling van 

jou baba. 

- Vitamien B12 help om genetiese materiaal te maak, 

en is baie belangrik. Hierdie vitamien word slegs in 

kosse wat van diere afkomstig is, soos rooivleis, 

aangetref. 

- Daar is verskillende soorte yster in ons dieet - die 

yster in rooivleis word makliker deur die liggaam gebruik 

as die yster in grane en groente. Een porsie 

maer Suid-Afrikaanse skaapvleis (80-90g) verskaf net 

soveel yster as een heelgraan brood of twee blikkies 

sousbone. 

Wenk: Swangerskap dreineer ‘n vrou se ysterstatus, 

daarom is dit belangrik om gereeld ysterryke kosse, 

soos rooivleis, te eet. 

Hoe baat bejaardes by rooivleis? 

- Energiebehoeftes neem gewoonlik af met toene- 


mende ouderdom, veral as fisiese aktiwiteit beperk 

word, maar die behoefte aan proteïne, vitamiene en 

minerale bly dieselfde. 

- Proteïne verskaf ‘n bron van genesing en regenerasie, 

en onderhou ‘n noodvoorraad van energie in die 

liggaam in geval van siekte. 

- Bloedarmoede kom algemeen in ouer volwassenes 

voor, as gevolg van swak absorpsie van yster. Veranderinge 

in die spysverteringskanaal, bloedverlies en 

die gebruik van sekere geneesmiddels, asook swak 

dieetinname, het dit tot gevolg. Rooivleis is ‘n goeie 

bron van yster. 

Wenk: Ouer persone het dikwels ‘n verminderde aptyt 

en moet baie voedingstowwe deur ‘n klein hoeveelheid 

kos inneem. Voedsel met ‘n hoë voedingstofdigtheid, 

soos Suid-Afrikaanse lams- en skaapvleis, 

verskaf “baie in min”. 

Wat van rooivleis en kanker? 

- Daar is geen grondige wetenskaplike bewyse wat 

die inname van maer rooivleis met die ontwikkeling 

van kankers verbind nie. 

- Die oorsake van kanker is veelvoudig en kompleks. 

Algemene eetgewoontes en leefwyse is belangriker 

as om op een spesifieke kos te fokus. 

- Obesiteit en ‘n gebrek aan fisiese aktiwiteit word erken 

as die belangrikste risikofaktore vir dieetverwante 

kankers. 

Wenk: Die Wêreld Kanker Navorsingsfonds beveel 

aan dat tot 500g gaar rooivleis per week ingeneem 

kan word, wat ooreenstem met die Suid-Afrikaanse 

Voedsel-Gebaseerde Dieetriglyne. 

Behoort mense met hoë cholesterol rooivleis te eet? 

- ’n Aantal studies het bewys dat maer rooivleis as 

deel van ‘n cholesterol-verlagende dieet ingeneem 

kan word. 

- Die soorte vet in die dieet het ‘n groter effek op 

die hoeveelheid cholesterol in die bloedstroom, as 

die hoeveelheid cholesterol wat in ‘n voedselproduk 

aangetref word. 

- Minder as die helfte van die vet in maer rooivleis 

bestaan uit cholesterol-verhogende vetsure (versadigde 

vet). Die res van die vet is hoofsaaklik 

voordelige mono- en poli-onversadigde vetsure wat 

cholesterol kan verlaag. 

Wenk: Om ‘n laevet vleiskeuse te verseker, kies vleis 

met min sigbare vet of sny die oormatige vet af. 

Wat is die gevolge as ek nie rooivleis eet nie? 

- ‘n Dieet wat rooivleis uitsluit, kan voedsaam wees, 

maar dit vereis versigtige beplanning om te verseker 

dat daar aan al die voedingstofbehoeftes voldoen 

word. 

- Vier voedingstowwe (yster, sink, proteïen en vitamien 

B12) het spesiale aandag nodig. 

- As vleis met plantaardige proteïene, soos peulgroente 

vervang word, sal dit die inname van yster- en 

sink-inhibeerders (fitate) verhoog. Dit sal dus nodig 

wees om tot soveel as 80% meer yster, en 50% meer 

sink, in te neem. 

Wenk: Daar is geen grondige wetenskaplike bewyse 

dat ‘n matige inname van maer rooivleis enige negatiewe 

effek op gesondheid het nie. 

Rooivleis het ‘n hoë voedingstofdigtheid. 

‘n 90g eetbare porsie maer Suid-Afrikaanse lams- en 

skaapvleis (ongeveer twee lamstjops), maak die volgende 

bydrae tot jou Aanbevole Dieettoelae (ADT): 

- Minder as 10% vir energie. 

- Meer as 30% vir proteïen, sink, vitamien B3 (niasien) 

en vitamien B12. 

- Meer as 10% vir yster. 


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Klimaatsverandering: 

Nie-volhoubare landboupraktyke 

verg aanpassings 


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legs sowat 1% van die wêreld se water is 

beskikbaar vir menslike gebruik. Met 2% 

opgesluit in die ysgebiede rondom die Noorden 

Suidpool en die ander 97% wat in die oseane 

voorkom, is water ‘n skaars kommoditeit wat met respek 

gebruik moet word. 

In Suid-Afrika moet ons selfs meer ekonomies met 

water omgaan, aangesien ons laer gemiddelde reënval, 

gekonsentreerd oor 5 maande van die jaar, ons 

water beskikbaarheid onder druk plaas. Suid-Afrika 

se gemiddelde jaarlikse reënval is slegs 470mm per 

jaar, en in vergelyking met die wêreld gemiddeld van 

857mm per jaar, is ons ver onder die gemiddeld. 

Veral met die realiteit van klimaatsverandering wat ‘n 

merkbare verandering in weerpatrone en gemiddelde 

temperature teweeg bring, moet gebruikers van water, 

veral landbou, waterbestuurspraktyke aanpas om te 

verseker dat die gebruik van skaars waterbronne vol- 


houbaar is en ons nie onkant gevang word nie. 

Volgens André Roux, Direkteur: Volhoubare Hulpbronbestuur 

van die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou, 

het dié departement verskeie projekte wat die 

effektiewe gebruik van water in landboubesproeiing 

verhoog. 

Dit sluit in die gebruik van satellietbeelde, projekte in 

samewerking met WaterWatch (Nederland), asook 

Grapelook, ‘n projek om aan tafeldruifprodusente 

‘n aanbeveling te voorsien van hul gewasse se besproeiingsbehoeftes 

op ‘n weeklikse basis. Die beginsels 

van Grapelook is intussen al uitgebrei na aartappelproduksie 

in die Sandveld, waar dit ook goeie 

resultate toon, en is uitgebrei na Fruitlook waar weeklikse 

terugvoer gedurende die groeiseisoen (Oktober 

– April) aan vrugteboere voorsien word. 

Grondbewerkingspraktyke word verder opnuut ondersoek, 

nie net as gevolg van die voordelige finansiële 

implikasies op insetkoste nie, maar ook wat betref 

die waterhouvermoë van grond. Minimum- of geengrondbewerkingsmetodes 

help om gronderosie as 

gevolg van afloopwater te beveg en veroorsaak so 

dat kosbare water nie verlore gaan nie, en verhoed 

ook dat bogrond wegspoel. 

Roux verduidelik dat volhoubare boerdery uit drie 

komponente bestaan, naamlik dekgewasse, geenbewerking 

en gewasrotasie, en die positiewe impak 

hiervan is al ervaar met eksperimentele proewe op 

gewasse soos rooibostee. 

Die realiteit van klimaatsverandering kan nie weggeredeneer 

word nie, maar met goeie bestuur en navorsing 

na beter praktyke kan skaars hulpbronne soos 

water bewaar en volhoubaar benut word. 

Die Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 2012 is die ideale 

platform waar sake soos hierdie met produsente bespreek 

behoort te word. 


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Programme Highlites 

Thursday19 April 2012 


farm yard 

forklift competition 

forklift competition 

FRESH FARM PRODUCE 

LIVESTOCK HANDLING COURSE 

workshops 

Health of our Soil workshop 

Special programme for farm workers 

"wingerd tot wynglas" workshop 

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Friday 20 April 2012 

YOUTH AGRICULTURAL 

CONFERENCE 

LIVESTOCK 

PARADE 

COMPETITIONPEDIGREE 

TRACTOR DRIVER 

youth agricultural conference 

The road ahead for the Wine Industry 

PRODUCTION SHOW FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS 

Black Commercial Farmers' Imbizo 

Ladies Morning with LAPA Publishers 

and Riana Scheepers 

tractor driver competition 

pedigree livestock parade 



Saturday 21 April 2012 

DEMONSTRAtions 

fresh farm produce 

meat deboning demo 

Potjiekos Competition 

steak braai competition 

Cattle Care Demonstration 

fun for the whole family 


STEAK braai 

competition 

farm produce 

FAMILY FUN 

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Mechanisation and Water: 

An Odd Couple 

Compiled by 

Doug Momberg 

AMG Media & 

Promiotions 

T 

he connection between water and mechanisation 

is not one that first meets the eye. However, 

deeper inspection into the relationship 

between the two highlights some interesting insights. 

It is important to realise that agriculture is the largest 

extractor of water resources, accounting for an estimated 

70% of all water consumption worldwide. 

A striking fact regarding water availability in the SADC 

countries is that the per capita water availability, which 

is already low, is expected to reduce by half by the 

year 2025. This is further compounded by the realisation 

that the water basins that make agriculture possible 

in South Africa are all shared with our regional 

neighbours. Agriculture, as by far the largest water 

extractor, is therefore poised to lead the way in addressing 

and determining the management and governance 

of these resources, before it is done on their 

behalf. Agriculture in this sense stands to gain, and 

potentially loose the most, if this is not addressed. 

For this to take place, a keen understanding is required 

about aspects and effects of water usage 

practices and the various ways that consumption 

can be limited. The international trade in agricultural 

commodities at the same time constitutes a trade with 

water in virtual form. Below is a table that displays the 

waterfootprint of a number of products, which demonstrates 

the dire need to conserve water where possible, 

in order to maintain the capacity to produce the 

food products that society relies on. 

Invasive alien vegetation that is, in other words, not 

indigenous to the region, are highly detrimental to 

agricultural water usage. Black Wattle, for instance, 

uses 6000m3/ha/annum, while Vines, on the other 

hand, utilise 4500m3/ha/annum. Furthermore, 55% 

stream-flow reductions in fynbos catchments have 

been reported, 23 years after planting pines. The replacement 

of grasslands with pines and eucalyptus 

in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Province, 

has resulted in streams completely drying up 

6-12 years after planting. Combatting this scourge 

highlights the first of the relationship between wa- 


ter and mechanisation. Eradication of invasive alien 

vegetation can be approached through a number of 

techniques. The most effective means is the cutting 

down of the offending vegetation; a number of products 

and services are available ranging from handheld 

and chain saws to private contractors. Recycling 

of the wood can take the form of either chipping for 

mulch or firewood. 

Earth moving and tillage also have implications for the 

water on farms. The laws of displacement come into 

effect through the moving of soil. When soil is moved 

from one place to another, the water table adjusts accordingly. 

This can be either to one’s detriment or manipulated 

to your advantage. An understanding of the 

water resources in the production area can therefore 

be a major benefit. 

Irrigation is probably the most obvious connection 

between mechanisation and water usage. Efficient irrigation 

regiments are imperative for the sustainable 

preservation of water resources. Considering the agricultural 

irrigation practices in regions where water is 

particularly scarce, can provide insights into the possible 

alternatives and improvements that can systematically 

be brought about. Drip irrigation, for instance, 

has proven to be highly effective in the water scarce 

Middle East, with significant increases in production 

yields. 

The particular methods that are employed to best utilise 

and preserve the water resources available are, 

of course, dependent on the particular production 

requirements. The need, however to consider adjustments 

and adaptations to the manner in which water 

is exploited is already imperative, and will only become 

more necessary as time goes by. 

The aforementioned is also supported with the realisation 

that food and human security are both inextricably 

dependent on water security. 

Food Item Unit Water Footprint (l) 

Apple/Pear 1kg 700 

Beef 1kg 15 500 

Cabbage 1kg 200 

Cucumber/Pumpkin 1kg 240 

Lettuce 1kg 130 

Maize 1kg 900 

Olive 1kg 4 400 

Orange 1kg 460 

Peach/Nectarine 1kg 1 200 

Potato 1kg 250 

Sugar 1kg 1 500 

Tomato 1kg 180 

Wine 125ml 120 

Source: The water footprint of food, Professor 

Arjen Y. Hoekstra, University of Twente Water Centre, 

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to satisfy specific needs and probe lengths vary from 200 to 1500mm. Sensors are spaced 100mm apart for the shorter probes. The 

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Berry Sugar Loading 

Doug Momberg 

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S 

ugar loading refers to the progression of sugar 

quantity, expressed in mg, per berry, from véraison 

onwards. This research conducted by 

Prof. Alain Deloire, heralds a novel and discerning approach 

to harvest practices. Sugar loading provides 

an indication of the ripening process and provides 

a practical indication for the harvesting of particular 

grapes and wine. Sugar loading in the berry, in conjunction 

with changes in the dynamics of sugar concentration, 

are important in determining grape quality. 

Three predominant sugar loading profiles can be 

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1. Continual and Rapid Loading 

Concerned with the active functioning of carbon production 

sources, such as leaves, is often associated 

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2. Slow Sugar Loading – Inhibition of Ripening 

Low sugar content is indicative of ‘blocked’ ripening 

and an imbalance in the vine. Blocked ripening 

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physiological problems such as mineral deficiencies, 

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3. Sugar Loading Presenting a Plateau Phase 

This is suggestive of an active phase of sugar loading 

in the berry, followed by a plateau, indicating a cessation 

of sugar loading and corresponding maturity. 

The concept of Berry Aromatic Sequence (B.A.S) 

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be achieved between one and five weeks after sugar 

loading has ceased. Once the sugar loading plateau 

has been reached, as incited by various cultivar and 

environmental conditions, the ripening process can 

be further quantified in order to gauge the best harvest 

date, so as to produce the best possible wine. 

This research provides a greater understanding of the 

finer nuances of the vine’s physiological and morphological 

parameters, which influence the quality of the 

final product. 

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this topic during the VinPro Information Day at 

Bien Donné Agri Cape Week 2012. 

Example: Sugar Loading Calculation 

For a berry ripeness level of 25 °brix: 

Convert 25° brix into probable alcohol. 

25 x 0.59 = 14.75° (where 0.59 is the coefficient 

used for yeast activity to convert 

brix into probable alcohol) 

Determine mg of sugar per berry: 

To obtain 1° probable alcohol, 17g/L of 

sugar is required. 

14.75° x 17g/L = 250.75 g/L (which is 

equivalent to 250mg of sugar per ml 

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The measurement of °brix should be calculated 

in conjunction with the volume, 

as per its fresh mass. Approximately 50 

berries should be used in order to determine 

the population average. 

250mg x volume of a berry 

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Counteracting Climate Change with 

Organic Farming: A Holistic Approach 

Abstract by 

Chris Kriel 

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accomplished by using, where possible, agronomic, 

biological, and mechanical methods, as opposed to 

using synthetic materials, to fulfil any specific function 

within the system.“ - Definition proposed for adoption 

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Organic farming is one of several approaches to sustainable 

agriculture. Indeed, many of the techniques 

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discarding synthetic inputs and converting their operations to 

organic production. Before restoration of full biological activity 

(e.g. growth in beneficial insect populations, nitrogen fixation 

from legumes), pest suppression and fertility problems are 

common. Sometimes it may take years to restore the ecosystem 

to the point where organic production is possible. In 

these cases other sustainable approaches that allow judicious 

use of synthetic chemicals, may be more suitable startup 

options. One strategy involves converting farms to organic 

production “in instalments“, so that the entire operation is not 

put at risk. 

Most organic farmers are motivated by more than economic 

objectives - their aim is to optimize land, animal, and plant 

interactions, preserve natural nutrient and energy flows, and 

enhance biodiversity, all of which contribute to sustainable 

agriculture. 

Counteracting Climate Change 

Be as it may, organic farming offers the potential to reduce 

the emissions of agricultural greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, 

nitrous oxide and methane) and their annual external 

costs. Organic farming additionally offers the highly significant 

potential to counter climate change through the development 

of the soil as a major carbon sink. Organic farming 

has the potential to: 

• Reduce CO2 emissions. (Emissions from organic farming 

are 40-60% lower per hectare than conventional systems) 

• Maintain and increase soil organic material, if developed as 

a CO2 bank which could absorb 15 years’ worth of emissions 

from fossil fuels. 

• May reduce nitrous oxide and methane emissions, because 

livestock densities are lower (much more research in 

this regard is however needed). 

•Improve air quality: Air contamination from agriculture is 

mainly from pesticide sprays and ammonia volatisation 

(NH3). Organic farming should address both of these: 

- Pesticide sprays: Synthetic pesticides are not used in organic 

farming. 

- Ammonia: Agriculture accounts for about 80% of UK ammonia 

emissions, which causes nutrient enrichment and acidification 

of soils. 

• Emissions in organic farming should be lower, because of 

the non-use of N fertilizers and because manure from farms 

often has a lower concentration of nitrogen. Composting can 

release relatively high levels depending on its composition, 

but it reduces the amount when manures are spread. 

• Conserve water: Higher soil organic matter resulting from 

organic farming, increases water retention 

and reduces run-off; reducing the 

need for irrigation. 

• Reduce nutrient leaching: Inorganic 

N fertilizer used for conventional farming 

is the most mobile form of nitrogen of 

which about 20% is lost after application. 

In organic systems inorganic N and P is 

prohibited and nutrient inputs are through 

organic matter, where two thirds of the N 

is in an organic form, which is chemically 

more stable. 

• Prevent pesticide contamination of 

ground and surface water by non-use of 

synthetic pesticides. 

• Reduce sediment run-off and bacterial 

leaching as the level of soil organic matter 

increases. 

• Reduce the risk of flooding due to higher 

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Sustainability of Small Farmers 

Ismail Motala 

Farmer 

S 

Verskaffer van Kwaliteit Versinkte 

Draad en Omheiningsprodukte 

mall Farmers are vital for South Africa’s agricultural 

and rural economy. The definition 

of ‘small farmers’ has been synonymously 

linked to the new generation of black farmers that has 

emerged since 1994. 

Government has over years put in place legislation, 

policies and discussion documents regarding the 

development of black farmers in the post-Apartheid 

South Africa. Academic institutions and civil society 

have played a vital role in the development of much of 

the discussions and policies pertaining to black farmers 

in South Africa. 

It is not the policy, as such, but the budgetary, technical 

and administrative implementation of the specific 

policy that falls short and needs to be adjusted 

to generate positive impact for black farmers. Policy 


instruments and institutional arrangements have to 

be designed and built in a technically feasible and effective 

way for the objective of poverty reduction and 

food security to be reached. 

Policies and programmes to lessen poverty and food 

insecurity and to enhance equity and sustainability of 

incomes and livelihoods, should seek to achieve agriculture-led, 

broad-based economic development. 

This can only be realized when black farmers are empowered 

to access the crucial production resources. 

These resources are: land, water, energy, funding, 

technology, and opportunities to develop the skills 

and to access information and fair markets for products 

and inputs. 

Given the national policies that facilitate access to 

such resources, there would be great expectation 

that small farmers could and would achieve higher 

production and income and that the livelihoods of 

small farmer families and rural economies would be 

enhanced. 


ADE - leading suppliers of Labelling & Barcoding Equipment 

Since 1989, ADE has been leading suppliers 

of Labelling & Barcoding Equipment. 

Our product line-up includes Thermal 

& Thermal Transfer Printers, Heavy 

duty, medium and low usage Printers, 

Barcode Scanners, Label applicators 

and dispensers, Data Collection Units, 

Barcoding software, 4 Colour Flexo 

printed labels, tickets and Tags, Thermal 

Media, Blank Labels and Thermal Transfer 

Ribbons. 

ADE was recently awarded the sole distributorship 

certificate for SATO in Southern 

Africa. Furthermore we are a Zebra 

certified partner. This means that our 

focus is on technologies available from 

these suppliers, and we have considerable 

experience and expertise in these 

areas. Our staff is trained abroad on our 

different product ranges and with active 

consultation as well as several visits to 

ADE LABELLING BARCODING 

We have the experience and knowledge to find the right label to suit your needs. 

ADE supplies quality labels in a variety of shapes and sizes, 

in a multitude of materials and with various adhesives. 

Our product line-up includes: 

Thermal Transfer Printers, Heavy duty, medium and low usage 

Printers, Barcode Scanners, Label applicators and dispensers, 

Data Collection Units, Barcoding software, 4 Colour Flexo printed 

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ADE has been active in the agricultural 

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We at ADE are there every step of the 

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The challenges facing emerging black farmers 

Zaida Jackson 

SEDA Cape 

Winelands 

T 

he challenges facing emerging black farmers 

within the Western Cape are immense. Constantly 

changing political regimes, access to 

finance, education, training & availability of reasonably 

priced land are all constraints that inhibit previously 

disadvantaged farmers. Personal apathy is often the 

result of these constraints that leave would-be farmers 

disenchanted, un-empowered and discouraged from 

entering the agricultural sector. Potential emerging entrepreneurs 

critical to the economic future of South Africa 

are as a result dissuaded from becoming farmers. 

Seda is at the forefront of providing a platform specifically 

aimed at assisting small scale agriculturalists and 

entrepreneurs within the agri sector. 

With true sustainability being a core principle within 

Seda, it is critical that solid long-term relationships be- 


tween its clients, service providers and the organisation 

are nurtured. 

Key to Seda’s ethos is the principle of providing a 

hand up and not a handout, it is this approach that 

has proved a recipe for success across other sectors 

that is being made strategically available to emerging 

black farmers within the Western Cape. Assistance 

available would include mentorship, trade exhibitions, 

marketing and entrepreneurial specialized training, to 

name a few. Should you be interested in finding out 

more about how Seda can assist you please contact: 

Seda Cape Winelands Branch 

Stellenbosch 

Phone: (021) 883 9270 

Fax: (021) 883 9277 

www.seda.org.za 

021 959 8800 

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Gee jou kunsmisprogram woema 

met P&B Landboukalk. 

P&B Landboukalk is die natuur se eie grondopknapper. 

Dit maak die grondtoestande perfek vir 

die plant. So put jy die maksimum uit jou kunsmis. 

Jou kunsmisprogram raak daadwerklik meer 

doeltreffend. Dis omdat die 

grond se pH-vlak bepaal 

hoeveel stikstof, kalsium, 

fosfaat en ander voedingstowwe 

beskikbaar is vir die plant om op 

te neem. 

Voeg jy kalk by, verhoog jy 

die pH-waarde. Die gevolg? 

Jy verhoog die die grond se 

kalsium-inhoud, jy laat die 

mikrobiologiese aktiwiteite spoed kry, en jy help dat 

die grond sy organiese materie en voedingselemente 

vinniger vrystel. So word meer fosfor en stikstof 

beskikbaar vir die plant. 

Kunsmis is dikwels suur. Gevolglik versuur dit die 

grond, wat dan die vrystelling van voedingstowwe 

kniehalter. Dit verg die gebruik van kalk om die 

grond se pH-vlak reg te ruk. Met P&B Kalsitiese 

Tel: 028 424 1157 ● Faks: 028 424 1428 

sales@pandblime.co.za ● www.pandblime.co.za 

Landboukalk kos dit bitter min om sake reg te stel. 

En jou oesresultate is so soet en lekker! 

P&B Landboukalk in jou grond moedig boonop die 

groei van mikrobes aan en maak klei en swaar grond 

makliker bewerkbaar. 

Reg nr B117 Wet 36/1947 

P&B Landboukalk is ‘n kalsitiese 

kalk. Sy fyn tekstuur en hoë 

voorkoms van CaCo ³ (‘n 

minimum van 80% gewaarborg) 

oorskry die voorgeskrewe vlakke 

vir registrasie as kunsmis. 

In 50 kg, losmaat en gerieflike “mini bulk” sakke. 

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Healthy Soil + Healthy Plants + Healthy Animals 

PathCare VetLab supplies diagnostic services to the veterinary and 

farming communities in the Western, Eastern and Southern Cape 

provinces, as well as in the Free State and surrounding areas. 

In herd health, various aspects play a role in the ability to produce healthy 

animals, from the reproduction cycle to raising young animals that in turn 

will become the breeding stock or the source of healthy food production. 

Tests done to ensure optimal reproduction are: 

Sheath wash samples to test for Campylobacter foetus and 

Tritrichomonas fetus (eg. PCR tests on PBS samples give more 

accurate and faster results). 

Udder health – testing of milk samples for pathogens to ensure healthy 

milk, and 

Laboratory investigation into abortions, stillbirths and failure to 

conceive. 

The tests done include bacteriology, histological examination of foetal 

tissues and placenta, molecular tests for infectious agents such as viral, 

protozoal and bacterial diseases, and serology tests on affected dams. 

Tests done to ensure optimal growth include: 

Trace element analyses on serum or liver samples to determine 

possible deficiencies or excesses in the feed or grazing. 

Tests on blood for metabolic conditions in high producing dairy 

animals to identify subclinical diseases which may lead to drop in milk 

production. 

Internal parasite investigation, and 

Testing for bacterial and viral disease in neonatal and other animals. 

Tests done to ensure biosecurity: 

Laboratory tests can be used to identify infectious diseases that may 

threaten livestock e.g. Rift Valley fever, brucellosis, tuberculosis, 

Johne's disease, amongst others. 

Diagnostic Laboratory Services are needed to SUSTAIN healthy 

animals and their environment. 

www.pathcarevetlab.co.za 

= Healthy People 

Bemlab as an analytical laboratory will always regard agriculture testing 

as its core business. The increased number of analytical services now 

provided, however, has led to various other industries also using Bemlab 

services, for example: 

Wineries for wine analyses, 

The environmental management industry, 

Municipalities for water analyses, 

Mining, 

The landscaping industry and 

Golf estates, to name a few. 

A major step to increase the technical service level provided to clients was 

taken when Dr. Pieter Raath was appointed as the new laboratory 

manager in April 2012. The combination of being a soil scientist with a 

strong chemistry and viticulture background, as well as having worked 

both as an academic and producer, qualifies him to address all the 

aspects related to Bemlab's services. He has considerable experience in 

the environmental management industry and played a key role in 

developing sustained farming principles for a number of companies, 

including some of the major retail groups. 

Bemlab's quality service and technical support will be maintained and 

broadened to new levels not previously available in agricultural analytical 

services, both local, as well as national. 

Put us to the test! 

www.bemlab.co.za or www.bemlab.mobi 

Come and visit our stand (8) in the general exhibition tent at 

AGRI CAPE WEEK (Bien Donne 19 - 21 April 2012) 


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Paarl Motors 

Paarl Motors has been part of the Boland 

community for the past 44 years. We may 

have split the Commercial and Passenger 

Divisions because of space, but we have 

managed to retain our feeling of family. 

We have a commercial truck division with 

a dedicated truck workshop at the corner 

of Jan van Riebeeck Drive and EK Green 

Street, 021 862 1037 

All technicians are trained to the highest 

Mercedes-Benz Standards and our workshop 

is equipped with the latest in Mercedes-Benz 

technology 

Our Service Manager, Gert Loods, has 14 

years of experience working on Mercedes- 

Benz trucks and he has an open door policy 

Our Sales Manager is Marius Mare and he 

is a wealth of information when it comes to 

the Mercedes-Benz range. 

The Passenger division is situated at 

37 Jan van Riebeeck Drive, 

Paarl 021 872 1531 

Dealer Principal is Estienne Cronje, who is 

dedicated to upholding the Mercedes-Benz 

standard of perfection and quality 

He oversees both the Passenger and Commercial 

Divisions and with 10 years’ experience, 

he understands the importance 

of customer satisfaction. He encourages 

anyone to contact him directly estiennec@ 

sandown.co.za 

New Passenger Vehicles Division has a dynamic 

and driven team. Zelda Steenkamp 083 236 9927 Email: 

zeldas@sandown.co.za. Johann Muller E-mail: 

johannm@sandown.co.za 073 796 9442 

Pre-Owned Team Ronnie Joubert E-mail: ronniej@ 

sandown.co.za, 073 317 2436 Grazelle van Skalkwyk 

- 072 598 3882 E-mail: grazellevs@sandown.co.za 

Neil Louw E-mail: neill@sandown.co.za - 082 921 

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B12 B13 

B: Uitstallerparkering / Exhibitors Parking 

C: BBP Parkering / VIP Parking 

D: Algemene Uitstallingstent / General Exhibition Tent 

E: Noodhulp / First Aid 

F: Ekspo Kantoor en Beheersentrum / Expo Office and Control Centre 

G: Restaurant, Steakhouse 

H: Agri Mega BBP Ontvangs / VIP Reception 

I: Kroeg / Bar 

J: Gastelokale van deelnemers en borge / Guest Venues for participants and sponsors 

K: Lesinglokaal / Lecture Hall 

L: Ruspunt / Chill Area 

M: LNR / ARC 

N: Standard Bank Agri Sentrum/Agri Centre 

O: Toilette / Toilets 

P: BKB Lewende Hawe Tent/Live Stock Tent 

Q: Kompetisies / Competitions 

R: Plaasprodukte Mark Tent / Farm Produce Market Tent 

S: Vurkhyser Kompetisie / Forklift Competition 

T: Lewende Hawe Parkering / Live Stock Parking 

U: Braai-Area / Grill Area 

V: Koffiewinkel / Coffee Shop 

W: Hortgro SA 

X: Kaap Agri 

Y: Kaap Agri 

Z: Kaap Agri 

Noodhulp / First Aid 

Restaurant/Kiosk/Steakhouse 

Kroeg / Bar 

Piekniekarea/Ruspunt / Picnic Area/Resting Point 

Ingang / Entrance 

Buiteuitstalpersele / Outdoor Plots 

Buiteuitstalpersele / Outdoor Plots 

Buiteuitstalpersele / Outdoor Plots

Sustainable 

Resource 

Management 

Research, 

Technology 

and Development 

Services 

Structured 

Agricultural 

Education & 

Training 

Farmer Support 

and 

Development 

Rural 

Development 

Coordination 

Agricultural 

Economics 

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our vision 

An united, responsive and prosperous agricultural sector in balance with 

nature 

Climate Change Challenge 

The effect of climate change on agriculture in the Western Cape will be one of 

the major determinants of the sustainability of this sector and the competitiveness 

of its farmers. The Department will therefore not only focus its research efforts on 

high output low input production practises, but will also actively focus and pursue 

agricultural practices that will lead to adaptation and mitigation of climate change. 

The service delivery agenda of the Department will therefore in future also include 

decision making support with relation to the choice of farming activity, the optimal 

use of natural resources, the promotion of conservation, agricultural practises and 

more efficient use of water, by both commercial and small holder farmers. This will 

be all in an effort to increase agricultural production in a sustainable and profitable 

way. 

Importance of Research 

Research and technology development is pivotal to the sustainability and 

profitability of the agricultural sector, especially since our farmers are producing in 

the global context with a new playing field and many new rules and regulations. 

Competitiveness is key to our agricultural successes, especially in the context of 

increased exports and foreign income. The Department of Agriculture Western 

Cape is committed to supporting our farmers with cutting edge technology, 

researched and developed by its group of experts in a wide range of disciplines. 

The research capacity of the Department also includes three research institutes and 

seven research farms. 

Importance of Training 

Adequately skilled people is critical for sustainable development. The multitude of 

challenges we face can only be resolved if people have an appropriate knowledge 

and skills base. Education and training also has a direct effect on economic 

development and societal well-being at large. Training also contributes significantly 

to employee satisfaction which in turn, contributes to increased profitability of the 

business. 

Knowledge is power and opens doors to many opportunities. 

Importance of Development 

Agricultural Development is a non-negotiable imperative for spurring growth, 

overcoming poverty and enhancing Food Security. Furthermore, agricultural 

productivity growth is vital for stimulating growth in other parts of the economy. With 

rising production costs, water scarcity and the added pressure of a globalising world, 

the future of agriculture is tied to better stewardship of natural resources. Lastly, 

agricultural development is of enormous importance for local food production and 

livelihoods. (World Development Report: World Bank, 2008) 

contact us: 

private bag X1, elsenburg, 7607 

tel. 021 808 5111 | fax. 021 808 5120 | e-mail: info@elsenburg.com 

www.elsenburg.com 

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