SABI Magazine SABI Magazine June July 2017 | Page 3

CONTENTS contents Carol Posthumus DrDrip [email protected] Editor Inside a clean dripper 4 Riana Lombard Indutec 2017 review 7 [email protected] Advertising Sales Pg4 Innovations in dripper pipes 10 Water René van der Merwe [email protected] Vital work of WPS Subscriptions and circulation SA Water Resources Status Quo and Management Pg9 Isobel van der Stoep [email protected] Technical Executive Officer 9 and rural communities 36 Gardens Pg12 Therapeutic Gardens rise 12 [email protected] Seed kits to help grow food 15 Technical Assistant Aquaponic gardens 17 Liam Hamer-Nel Technical Annemarie van der Westhuizen [email protected] | alliancephoto.com Graphic Design Contributors: Mike de Villiers, Dhavu Khumbulani, Salome Modiselle, Manyako Erence and Pg18 Seopa Judith. Tel: [phone] Pg31 Distribution Ezweni Magazine Distribution www.mediasupport.co.za Cover Photograph Growing vegetables. Published by SABI Value of After-Market support 27 SABI National Congress 2017 22 Maize exports 45 SAP’s rural solution for smallholder farmers 28 NAMPO 31 Environmental www.ezwenimags.co.za Media Support 18 News Printing Colourtone Aries, Cape Town, RSA How to install LDPE Pipe Pg32 Nuclear deal blocked 32 Science at Vergelegen wine estate 34 Regulars From the editor (South African Irrigation Institute / President’s message Suid Afrikaanse Besproeiingsinstituut) Company members T: [phone] | E: [email protected] Web: www.sabi.co.za Address: PO Box 834, Strand, 7139, Western Cape, South Africa Weather Dam levels SABI Approved Designers 2 Training Update 47 3 Subscribe now 23-25 Advertisers contents 42 43 Diary 47 46 Contacts at SABI 48 48 48 SABI magazine / tydskrif is a bi-monthly publication. © 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 | JUNE/JULY 2017 1