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3 Voorwoord/ Preface 12 World apparel fibre consumption survey 2013:
Extract from a survey undertaken in 2013 by the FAO
4 So presteer ons Suid-Afrikaans geproduseerde katoen
and the ICAC
5 Katoen subsidies
13 Outlook on Textiles: The “Power” of Polyester?
7 Candia BGRF - Kort, kragtige katoen
14 Mr Price Group’s Perspective of the Sustainable Cotton
8 Katoen markverslag soos op 2 November 2015 Cluster
10 Droogteverdraagsaamheid van katoen 16 Enhancement of cotton production by smallholder
farmers in South Africa

Voorwoord

Cotton SA Katoen et die tegemoetgaan van die feesseisoen is dit nog onseker
wat die werklike impak van die droogtetoestande op landbou
CEO: Hennie Bruwer
in sy geheel kan hê. Plantaktiwiteite in droëlandgebiede
Tel: 012-804 1462 regoor die land en selfs sekere besproeiingsareas, het
Fax: 012-804 8616 M feitlik tot stilstand gekom as gevolg van die vernietigende
Website: uitwerking van die intense hittetoestande op jong saailinge.
http://www.cottonsa.org.za Hennie Bruwer
Met bostaande scenario in sig is daar onsekerheid oor wat katoenaanplantings
Katoen SA / Cotton SA,
Posbus / PO Box 912232, vir die 2015-seisoen kan beloop? Nadat nuwe katoenaanplantings in die vorige seisoen mooi
Silverton, 0127 momentum begin bereik het, kan die ongunstige toestande verdere uitbreidings beperk.
SUB-EDITOR Die Clusterprogram is op koers en het na ‘n hoër versnelling gedurende jaar twee oorgeskakel met
Johan Swiegers gevolglike hoër verbruik en waardetoevoeging van plaaslike geproduseerde katoen. Die loodsprojek
Cell: 082 882 7023 met Mr Price het tot gevolg dat 5 miljoen kledingstukke en 250 000 handdoeke se katoenekwivalent
E-mail: editor@pop.co.za uit verlede jaar se oes opgeneem is. Aanduidings is dat verskeie kleinhandelaars in jaar twee beplan
TECHNICAL ADVISOR om by die program in te skakel wat tot ‘n groter opname van die plaaslike oes sal lei.
Hein Schröder 012-804 1462 Landbou in Suid-Afrika staan voor groot uitdagings te wete die klimaat, ekonomie en politiek
MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME waarvan laasgenoemde die moeilikste voorspelbaar is. As landbougemeenskap moet ons aanhou
Percy Macaskill 082 492 1493 doen wat ons goed doen en dit is om suksesvol te boer. Niemand kan sukses van jou wegvat nie!
SMALL SCALE COTTON In die tyd van groot uitdagings en onsekerheid kan ons ons net op ons geloof rig met die wete dat
FARMERS’ FORUM as ons glo, ons berge kan versit. Ons wens u en u geliefdes ‘n vreedsame feesseisoen toe met die
Phenias Gumede 082 945 5476 hoop dat die Nuwejaar meer sekerheid vir die toekoms sal inhou.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Hennie Bruwer, Koot Louw,
Hein Schröder, Robbie Kemp Preface
Suzanne@pop.co.za A t the start of the Festive Season it is still not sure what the real impact of the drought
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may have on agriculture as a whole. Planting activities in dryland areas across the country
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and even in some irrigation areas almost came to a halt because of the destructive result
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of the prevailing intensive heat on young seedlings.
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In view of the above scenario there is uncertainty as to what cotton plantings for the 2015
Editorial content in season may amount to? After the good momentum attained in new cotton plantings during the past
CottonSAKatoen is published season, unfavourable conditions may curtail further expansion.
under the auspices of the The Cluster Programme is on track and picked up speed in year two resulting in higher consumption
CEO of Cotton SA and and value adding of locally produced cotton. The pilot project with Mr Price resulted in the taking up
management. We reserve of the cotton equivalent of 5 million garments and 250 000 towels from the previous year’s harvest.
copyright for all content in this Indications are there that a number of retailers plan to join the programme in year two which will lead
publication and advise readers to a bigger take-up of local cotton.
that opinions formed in the
editorials of CottonSAKatoen Agriculture in South Africa faces major challenges, such as the climate, the economy and politics of
are purely that of the authors. which the latter is the most unpredictable. Being part of an agricultural community we need to carry on
doing what we do best; which is successful farming. Nobody can take success away from you!
Besoek ons webwerf /
Visit our website In these times of major challenges and uncertainty we can only rely on our faith with the sure knowledge
cottonsa.org.za that by believing we would be able to move mountains! We wish you and your beloved ones a peaceful
festive season with the hope that the New Year will bring more certainty in future.

AMEN: “Laat julle hart nie onsteld raak nie; glo in God, glo ook in My (Jesus).” Johannes 14:1
“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe ye in God, also believe in Me (Jesus).” John 14:1

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