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CONTENTS REDAKSIONELE KOMITEE /
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Cotton SA
CEO Hennie Bruwer
Executive editor &
technical manager Dr Annette Bennett
+27 (0)12 804 1462
PO Box 912232, Silverton,
Pretoria 0127, South Africa
www.cottonsa.org.za
Subscriptions
Tobie Jooste
+27 (0)12 804 1462
enquiries@cottonsa.org.za
Agri Connect publishing team
Manager Leza Putter
Copy editor Michele van Loggerenberg
Katoensake / Cotton matters 3 Lead designer Sulizna McDonald
Textile scene 5 Advertising & rates
Markverslag / Market report 6 Soekie du Toit
Op die bol / On the boll 8 +27 (0)12 843 5709
soekie@agriconnect.co.za
BEDRYF / INDUSTRY
An uncertain economic environment 12 Tersia Botes
+27 (0)73 307 9093
The possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tersia@agriconnect.co.za
SA cotton crop 15
Empowering of small-scale cotton farming in SA 18 Ilse Liveris
Better cotton for all – BCI cotton 19 +27 (0)12 843 5717
AGDA to channel R25 billion into SA agriculture 20 ilsel@agriconnect.co.za
Accounts
PRODUKSIE EN TEGNOLOGIE / Charlene Bam
PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY +27 (0)12 843 5703
Beneficial insects on cotton 22 charlene@agriconnect.co.za
Important aspects to remember when defoliating 25
Rooispinmyt op katoen in die Thabazimbi-gebied 28 Printers
Jetline, Johannesburg
+27 (0)11 493 7232
KWALITEITSBEHEER EN STANDAARDE /
QUALITY CONTROL AND STANDARDS Contributors
Quality performance of the 2018/19 production year 30 Hennie Bruwer henniebruwer@cottonsa.org.za
The importance of micronaire 32 Dr Annette Bennett annette@cottonsa.org.za
Gert Klindt gert@cottonsa.org.za
NAVORSING, OPLEIDING EN ONTWIKKELING / Helena Claassens helena@cottonsa.org.za
Tanya Aucamp
tanya.aucamp@gmail.com
RESEARCH, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Dr Koos Coetzee kooscoetzee49@gmail.com
Pix-bespuitingsproewe op katoen in Loskop 34 Tertius Schoeman tertius@cottonsa.org.za
Important partnerships in smallholder farming 37 Mario Botha mario@cottonsa.org.za
Grondvogmoniterings en die invloed van grondvog Tobie Jooste tobie@cottonsa.org.za
op grondvorme onder droëlandproduksie 38 Calvin Knight calvin@cottonsa.org.za
Jurie Steyn steynhj@webmail.co.za
Ernst Kotze ernstK@gwk.co.za
PRODUKTE EN LEEFSTYL / PRODUCTS AND LIFESTYLE Ivor Price ivor@foodformzansi.co.za
Preferred fibres and materials 40 Ruan Gagiano ruangagiano77@gmail.com
Mode-tendense vir 2020 42 Dr Tilla vd Westhuizen TillaP@arc.agric.za

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