GENERAL
Pieter & Tshepo
DID YOU KNOW?
Approximately one third
of the food we
eat is the result
of honey bee
pollination.
In their 6-8 week lifespan, a worker
bee will fly the equivalent distance
of 1 ½ times the circumference of
the earth.
A single bee will produce only about
1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its
lifetime.
The issue of land expropriation without compensation resurfaces again and again.
Mead, which is made from fermented
honey, is the world’s oldest fermented
beverage.
China exported US$270,2 million
worth of natural honey during 2017.
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FRANCOIS STRYDOM
Senwes CEO
His introductory note for the Nation in
Conversation programme of 2018.
‶ Never before in the history of
Sources: https://www.beepods.com/101-fun-
bee-facts-about-bees-and-beekeeping/,
http://www.worldstopexports.com/
BANTU HOLOMISA
UDM-leader
He warns against exploitation of the land
issue for political gain during a public
meeting on land expropriation without
compensation in Mthatha in the Eastern
Cape. JACO MINNAAR
crossroads. The exploitation of and with grace from above, you
Farmer and Chairman of Grain SA
On the most rewarding aspect of farming:
harvest time.
‶ In fact, the country is at a ‶ After putting in so much effort,
the land issue as a political issue can reap the harvest. Finally, the
days when extremists, distorted done the best you can do. That’s
is immoral and reminds of the lands are cleared, and you’ve
nationalism, indoctrination and the most rewarding feeling.
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civil disobedience were at the
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agriculture in our country, has it order of the day. WANDILE SIHLOBO
thought leaders in agriculture in REV ADRIAAN VAN TONDER During Nation in Conversation at Nampo
Harvest Day 2018.
been more important to have key
conversation. While the political
climate is in a state of flux at the
moment and more and more pres-
sure is brought to bear on local
government structures, the onus
of ensuring food security remains
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with the producer.
Minister in the Aliwal-North area
His message to producers at the official
opening of the Senwes Equipment branch
in Aliwal-North.
‶ We are all travellers, on a jour-
ney with God. We form part of
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the true vine.
Landbou-ekonoom
‶ We must first look at increasing
the productivity of smaller farms
and then once they get up to com-
mercial yields we must make sure
that the infrastructure is there to
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support them.
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