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Voorwoord/Preface 3 katoenproduserende lande 16
The Southern African Sustainable Cotton Textile and Apparel Katoen is nou makliker as mielies – Katoen as alternatief in
Cluster 4 wisselbou 17
Cotton Market Report as at 3 September 2014 8 Nematode control in Cotton 18
New HVI’s confi rm trust and importance in Cotton Cotton Skills Programme - Limpopo Province 18
SA’s quality control division fi bre testing responsibility 9 “Stripper” maak Springbokvlakte boere opgewonde 20
Mentorships Program creates jobs 9 Toepassing van korrekte bestuurspraktyke in die vestiging
SAKPO en Katoen SA nuus 10 van katoen 21
Global Warming and Cotton Productivity 11 Conservation agriculture - sustainable crop protection
Katoenkultivaraanbevelings – 2014/15 seisoen 13 intensifi cation 22
Candia BGRF – Kort, Kragtige Katoen 15 Katoen Saadbehandeling 23
ICAC opname van Katoenproduksiekoste in 32 The importance of planting as early as possible 23
Voorwoord deur: Hennie Bruwer, HUB Katoen SA AMEN: Ps 91:4: “Hy beskut jou onder Sy
n die vorige twee uitgawes is daar heelwat gewag gemaak van die goedgekeurde 5-jaar Clusterprgram vleuels en is vir jou ‘n veilige skuilplek.
Sy trou bekerm jou van alle kante.”
deur die Departement van Handel en Nywerheid (dti) asook wat die uitkomste daarvan behels.
I Sedertdien was daar heelwat interaksies met boere en verwerkers op grondvlak en was die mees algemene “He will shield you with His wings! They
will shelter you. His faithful promises
vraag wat na vore gekom het: “Watter voordele hou die Cluster vir my as boer in?” As vertrekpunt moet ek are your armour.” Prov. 15:4
eerstens produsente daaraan herinner dat die Clusterprogram deur die dti onderskryf word en dus nie ‘n
landbouaangeleentheid is en die dti as sodanig ook nie die mandaat het om op landbouvlak in te meng nie!
Wat wel waar is, is dat katoen as ‘n landbou- sowel as ‘n nywerheidsproduk beskou word. Laasgenoemde Hennie Bruwer
tree in werking wanneer die vesel van die saad in die pluisproses geskei word en as die intreevlak van die
katoenwaardeketting vir die tekstiel- en klerebedryf beskou word. Cotton SA Katoen
Die doel van die Clusterprogram is om die aktiwiteite wat betrokke is van die pluis van katoen tot met die fi nale vorm as kledingstuk CEO: Hennie Bruwer
(vesel tot kledingstuk), tegnologies volgens internasionale beste praktyke te ondersteun. Omdat boere vandag ook die eienaars Tel: 012 – 804 1462
van pluismeulens is, spreek dit dus vanself dat die voordele van die program wat dan van toepassing is op die vesel ook tot voordeel Fax: 012 – 804 8616
van die boer sal wees. Die oorkoepelende doelwit van die Cluster is om die tekstiel- en klerebedrywe meer mededingend te
maak en groter plaaslike inhoud tov grondstowwe en insette te bewerkstellig. Die verhoging in mededingendheid sal lei tot beter Website:
besetting en skepping van kapasiteit in die waardeketting met gevolglike hoër vraag na grondstowwe en meer werksgeleenthede. http://www.cottonsa.org.za
Voorts behels die Cluster ook die ontwikkeling van ‘n besigheidsmodel om die ondoeltreff enheid binne die tekstiel- en Katoen SA
klerekettings aan te speek wat sal lei tot groter kostebesparings wat na die rolspelers in die waardeketting afgewentel sal word. Cotton SA
‘n Inherente komponent van die besigheidsmodel is om groter pryssekerheid vir deelnemers te verseker. So byvoorbeeld sal Posbus PO Box 912232
deelnemende pluismeulenaars ten opsigte van katoen wat onder die vaandel van die Cluster gelewer word, nie meer langer aan
die fl uktuering van internasionale wisselkoerse en veselpryse blootgestel wees nie. Dit is omdat die model ten doel het om die Silverton
hele transaksie, van die aankoop van die vesel tot en met die lewering van die materiaal vir die opmaak van kledingstukke onder 0127
die Clusterprogramme, te baseer op plaaslike produksiekoste en sentrale befondsing. Gelyklopend met sentrale befondsing sal Technical Advisor:
allerlei koste soos prysverskansing, rente en drakoste beperk word wat tot groter eff ektiwiteit en beter benutting van skaalvoordele Hein Schröder 012-804 1462
aanleiding sal gee. Training & Development:
• Ter opsomming, die Cluster sal lei tot algemene sekerheid vir deelnemende pluismeulenaars (boere) deurdat: David Mtsweni 012-804 1462
• veselvoortplantpryse aan die hand van jongste produksiekoste en beste bestuurspraktyke by planttyd bekend sal wees; Mentorship Programme:
• die opname van plaaslike geproduseerde vesel wat aan die Clusterprogramme se spesifi kasie voldoen, ook gewaarborg sal Percy Macaskill 082 492 1493
wees; en met die volle inwerkingstelling van die regerings- sowel as kleinhandelsprogramme is die verwagting dat die SA-oes,
gegewe die huidige kwaliteitsprofi el, uiteindelik in totaal deur die Cluster opgeneem sal word. Small Scale Cotton Farmers’ Forum:
Laastens, is dit egter belangrik om daarop te let dat die Clusterprogram ‘n omvangryke inisiatief is wat oor 5 jaar strek en dat die Phenias Gumede 082 945 5476
volle impak van die program eers aan die einde van die 5 jaar periode ten volle in werking sal wees! Editorial Committee:
Preface by: Hennie Bruwer, CEO Cotton SA Hennie Bruwer
Koot Louw
In the two previous editions much has been said about the approved fi ve year Cluster Programme by the Department of Trade and Hein Schröder
Industry (dti) as well as what the outcomes of it entails. Robbie Kemp
Since then there has been much interaction with farmers and processors at ground level and the general question that came to the
fore was: “What advantages are there in the Cluster for me as a farmer?” From a point of departure, I fi rstly have to remind producers COMPILED BY:
that the Cluster Programme is underwritten by the dti and is therefore not an agricultural matter and furthermore the dti as such Nufarmer Pty Ltd
has no mandate to interfere at agricultural level! The fact is that cotton is recognised as both an agricultural as well as an industrial Tel: 012 – 804 5854
product. It becomes an industrial product when the fi bre is removed from the seed during the ginning process and this fi bre then ADVERTISING
becomes the entry level product of the cotton value chain for the textile and clothing industry.
The purpose of the Cluster programme is to technologically support activities pertaining to the ginning of cotton up to the fi nal Suzanne Oosthuizen
garment (fi bre to fashion), according to international best practices. Since farmers over time also became owners of ginneries, it Tel: 012 – 804 5854
is obvious that the advantages of the programme which is applicable to fi bre will also be of advantage to the farmer. The ultimate Cell: 082 832 1604
goal of the Cluster is to improve the competitiveness of the textile and garment industries and also to promote local procurement E–mail: suzanne@pop.co.za
of raw materials. The increase in competitiveness will lead to better utilisation and creation of capacity in the value chain with ADMINISTRATION &
resulting increased demand for raw materials and job opportunities.
Furthermore, the Cluster also encompasses the development of a business model to improve the ineffi ciency in the textile and SUBSCRIPTIONS
garment industries which will lead to improved cost savings that can be passed on to the role players in the value chain. An inherent Susan Pieterse
component of the business model is to ensure greater price security for participants. As an example, participating ginners, as Tel: 012 – 804 5854
far as cotton is concerned that is delivered under the Cluster Programme, will no longer be exposed to fl uctuating international Editorial content in CottonSAKatoen is
exchange rates and fi bre prices. This is because the model’s goal is for the complete transaction; from the buying of fi bre up to the published under the auspices of the CEO
manufacturing of garments under the Cluster Programme, to be based on local production costs and central funding. Alongside of Cotton SA and management.
central funding, all ad hoc costs such as price hedging, interest and carrying costs will be limited which will lead to higher effi ciency
and better utilising of scale of benefi ts. We reserve copyright for all content
In summary, the Cluster will lead to greater certainty for participating ginners (farmers) by way of: in this publication and advise readers
• availability of pre-planting lint prices at planting time based on latest production costs and best management practices; that opinions formed in the editorials
• guaranteed off -take of local produced cotton which adheres to the Cluster’s fi bre specifi cations; and of Cotton SA Katoen are purely that of
• an expectation that the total local crop, based on the current quality profi les, will eventually be absorbed by the Cluster once the authors.
the government and retail programs are fully operational. Besoek ons webwerf /
Lastly, it is important to note that the Cluster Programme is a comprehensive initiative which stretches over a 5 year period and that Visit our website
the full impact of the Programme will only be visible towards the end of the period! cottonsa.org.za

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