SABI Magazine Volume 9 Issue 3 | Page 3

CONTENTS

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Carol Posthumus carol @ sabi. co. za
Africa
Editor
The joy of irrigating the great continent 4
Riana Lombard riana @ sabi. co. za Advertising Sales
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Irrigation and the small-holder farmer in Tanzania 42 Centre pivots
René van der Merwe admin @ sabi. co. za Subscriptions and circulation
Innovative water management technologies
10
Improving efficiency with close spacing LEPA applications
12
Isobel van der Stoep isobel @ sabi. co. za Technical Executive Officer
Annemarie van der Westhuizen annemarie @ sabi. co. za
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Technology
Mobile farmers
15
SAPWAT4 arrives!
34
Mobile money for farmers in East Africa
44
Technical Assistant
Drones
Liam Hamer-Nel liamh @ mweb. co. za | alliancephoto. com
Drones on farms 16
Graphic Design
Drones and safety in cities in the future 22
Contributors: Mike de Villiers, Gareth Gregory, John Maurer & Dan Schueler,
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Aero citizen scientists 23 Energy
Phil Woodhouse( The Conversation press service.) and Pieter van Heerden.
The energy landscape in South Africa 26
Printing Colourtone Aries, Cape Town, RSA Tel: + 27 21 981 8873
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Technical How to … service a disc filter 30
Distribution Ezweni Magazine Distribution www. ezwenimags. co. za
Media Support www. mediasupport. co. za
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News AGRI SA CEO honoured 28 Merger announced 33 Wetlands
Cover Photograph Centre Pivot Irrigation
Great resources 29
Regulars
Published by SABI( South African Irrigation Institute /
From the editor 2
Training Update 47
Suid Afrikaanse Besproeiingsinstituut) T: + 27 21 850 8220 | E: carol @ sabi. co. za
Web: www. sabi. co. za Address: PO Box 834, Strand, 7139, Western Cape, South Africa
President’ s message
3
Company members
24-25
Weather
40
Dam levels
41
Subscribe now
47
Advertisers contents
48
Diary
48
SABI magazine / tydskrif is a bi-monthly publication.
SABI Approved Designers 46
Contacts at SABI 48
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