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focussed discussion on the
importance of data science
for farming activities he was
positive that agriculture will
meet the challenges it faces
to farm sustainably, protect
the environment, increase
production and feed the
growing population through
revolutionary approaches.
Technologies are going to
be more affordable and
more powerful. We will use
satellites and drones to fly
over our fields, get images
and within hours know how
to address any problems having gathered expert advice
from around the globe! He
says he learned that one has
to change (adapt or die) and
the farmers who are going to
stay sustainable are embracing
these new opportunities
with ‘a passion to do what
is right for the future’.
Another positive note came
from Roelf Meyer, chairman of
In Transformation Initiative,
a South African based
institution promoting the
concept of dialogue towards
finding solutions. One of
the subjects they look at is
the NDP, food security and
land reform. Together with
Secretary-General of the ANC,
Gwede Mantashe, they have
run 3 land reform imbizos
which strive to bring different
views and mind sets closer to
each other. He particularly
stated that in all his experience
the farmers they have met are
not narrow minded and they
are constructively working
together to find solutions.
Yesterday is not ours
to recover, but tomorrow
is ours to win or lose Lyndon B. Johnson
There are committed,
passionate people from all
stakeholder groups who are
moved by their convictions
and stir up hope through
their actions. These people are
bridge builders, meeting in
the so-called “War Rooms