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CONTENTS contents Carol Posthumus Pg4 [email protected] Editor Allée Bleue’s abundant herbs Pg8 René van der Merwe [email protected] Subscriptions and circulation Isobel van der Stoep Pg18 Liam Hamer-Nel Growing citrus undercover in Stellenbosch 18 Spain and Italy greenhouse growers grow raspberries 22 Chinese greenhouses grow organic produce 27 Aeroponics on rooftops in Israel 28 Fittings Agriflex - Buy the best quality rubber hoses 20 Easy Energy Savings with motor and VSD combination 39 29 International news Pg20 BRICS go into planning following Brexit? 30 Netafim’s first factory in China 44 Weather Pg28 La Nina moderating influence on food inflation in South Africa? SALI Awards of Excellence Ezweni Magazine Distribution www.ezwenimags.co.za Pumps and Valves 34 Uninterrupted service Media Support 36 Business news www.mediasupport.co.za View on the Carinus family farm Fransmankraal, Devon Valley, Stellenbosch. Photo by Liam Hamer-Nel 31 Landscape Distribution Cover Photograph 17 Grid tied solar assist pump motor control solution Druk monitering op boorgate Contributors: Colourtone Aries, Cape Town, RSA Tel: [phone] Vars produkte [email protected] | alliancephoto.com Graphic Design Printing 8 Planning a greenhouse from an irrigation viewpoint VSDs [email protected] Technical Assistant Jerry Austen, Abigail Klein Leichman, Felix Reinders. 4 42 Greenhouses and Undercover [email protected] Advertising Sales Annemarie van der Westhuizen Agricultural water management in Africa, special report from Egypt Kenyan veggie growers explore greenhouse cultivation Riana Lombard [email protected] Technical Executive Officer Africa Pg42 Wine sector trends 41 Succession planning advice 43 Books 60 years of Agricultural Engineering by Charles Crosby 40 Technology Published by SABI Cloud solutions (South African Irrigation Institute / Suid Afrikaanse Besproeiingsinstituut) T: [phone] | E: [email protected] Regulars From the editor President’s message 45 2 Training Update 47 3 Subscribe now 47 Web: www.sabi.co.za Address: PO Box 834, Strand, 7139, Western Cape, South Africa Company members Dam levels 33 Diary 48 SABI magazine / tydskrif SABI Approved Designers 46 Contacts at SABI 48 is a bi-monthly publication. Weather 24-25 32 Advertisers contents 48 © Copyright: South African Irrigation Institute/Suid-Afrikaanse Besproeiingsinstituut) (SABI). Requests to reproduce material herein should be addressed to [email protected]. All rights reserved. Disclaimer: The views expressed herein by authors or advertisers are not necessarily subscribed to or endorsed by SABI or the editor. SABI | AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 1