citrus producer is -- - SA's top farmer for 2014 I i 's largest pilot project togethsn with private citrus producer the National Planning and exporter has been Commission, to establish named the National a land reform model as Farmer of the Year for proposed in the National 2Ol4 by the Agricultural Development Plan. Writers of South Africa. "Talking doesn't help. The Bosveld Group We have to start doing. in Limpopo starfed off Every farmer must make it as a lOOha citrus farm his or her business to make in Letsitele in the 1%0s. a positive contribution Since then, this family to transformation in the farmine business has grown to include a group a whole," said ~hal&. The ABOVE: Fmn left: Francois Smii (manager of AgriBusiness of companies that produce award would serve Operations and Marketing at Absa, a spomor of the annual more than 3 Ohaof citrus, as added motivation b ' &ards event); Magda du Toit (chairperson of the Agricultural accounting for 5,5 million lend ptersupport to Writers of SA); Milaan of the Bonreld Gmup (SA cartons for export. building an inclusive, Farmer OF* Ye2Olzand &line swart of Swart Boerdery (New Entrant to Commial Farming 2014); Prof Over the ye&, the vibrant agriculture sector, Ferdi Meyer of the University of Pretoria (the Agricultura! Bosveld Grdup has also through contributing to Writers' Agricultwalii of& Year 2014); and Gerhard Dledericks diversified and now successful transformation (head of Santam Agriculture, a spomor of the event). produces 1 750t bananas, in agriculture, he said. DENENEEMMUS 300t avocados, 550t I litchis, 2 000t mangoes from Swart B - -between 10 years ago as a vehicle and 60 OOOt sugarcane a and for scenario planning year on various estates Cape were and risk analysis, a first for in Letsitele, , South Africa, according to Burgersfort, , Entrant to Corn already a statement released by the Malelane and Kornatipoort. Agricultural Writers of SA. Accepting the award at a Announcing the winners gala event in Bloemfontein, at the awards event, Miaan Thalwitzer, founder Agricultural Writers of SA and chairperson of the for chairperson Magda Bosdd Grwpl said the du Toit said that the agriculture sector, and competition had been farmers in particular, had 89b of their own land. particularly tough this a very irnp&tant role to year as farmers and play in buikling a strongerI agriculturalists continue better South Africa. to push the levels of The WeldGroup is excellence in their industry. involved in a land reform - Dmm Erasmw

RSA\'! red of leaking dams? SEED GRAIN New zinc / co-rigated steel dams

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