T HIS A N D T HAT
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Pieter & Tshepo
Hamish McBain
Retired Executive Director,
Tiger Brands Ltd about
policies in South Africa
“ ’Really we are into injury time now,
we need to get around the table.”
Full steam ahead towards a Nation in Conversation.
Heard all
over...
Jannie de Villiers
Chief Executive Officer
of Grain SA
“The farmers are already
thinking of next season. It didn’t
just rain rain, it rained hope.”
Kobus Steenekamp
Managing Director:
Monsanto SA
“There are a lot of risks. One
risk that we need to manage
is the risk of misinformation.
One misguided message,
facebook or twitter entry can
cause a lot of damage. And
we need to manage that.”
Gerhard van der Ryst
Branch manager at the
Senwes Village Hinterland
branch in Bultfontein
“After the 105 mm of rain
which fell in Bultfontein
from 4 to 6 April this year,
an unbelievable positivity is
evident. Rain is living water
and with the Creator of all,
one can rise above anything.”
Mike Schüssler
Director and owner of
Economists.co.za
“We are marching towards
10 million unemployed
people in South Africa.”
Danie Minnaar
Producer from Bothaville
and air balloon enthusiast
“In both instances, farming and
air ballooning, you find yourself in
nature, between two worlds. As in
the case of farming, you are totally
dependent upon nature. It is all
about feeling - you are looking for
air currents. It is a hobby which gives
you a chance to get away and which
could have a positive impact on you
as person. It is a world removed from
all reality and it gives you a way of
escaping to a relaxed atmosphere.”
Dan Kriek
Chairman of Free State
Agriculture and ViceChairman of Agri SA
“With the assistance of government
our farmers can again produce
surplus maize volumes next
year. However, if we still do not
understand that the government
will have to assist, everyone will
understand it after this year.
The South African farmer has
always subsidised the consumer.
We will learn this year what
it means if the farmer can no
longer subsidise the consumer.”
Have you contributed to the drought disaster fund?
THE AGRI SA DROUGHT DISASTER FUND NEEDS YOUR HELP.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR DONATION: Donations can
be made via the webpage www.droogterampfonds.co.za
with various payment options like EFT, Credit cards, Check
and Debit cards, SnapScan or by SMS at R30 per SMS.
WHY MUST I CONTRIBUTE? Senwes appeals
to all concerned South Africans to stand by our
producers because they play a critical role in the food security of this country and the economy of the countryside.
SENWES Scenario • JUN/JUL 2016
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