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Tegnologiefooie vir tweede

agtereenvolgende jaar verlaag!

aar word voortdurend tydens SAKPO-vergaderings na die afgelope twee jaar, sy weg oopgesien om tegnologiefooie vir
alternatiewe metodes gekyk om insetkoste vir die boer die huidige seisoen verder te verlaag. ‘n Addisionele korting van
te probeer verlaag. In die afgelope 2 - 3 jaar was daar R 350.00 per 25 kg saad vir droëland boere is toegestaan wat beteken
Dgereelde samesprekinge met Monsanto in ‘n poging om dat Monsanto oor die afgelope twee seisoene alreeds ‘n korting
‘n meer aanvaarbare aanslag t.o.v. tegnologiefooie vir boere, meer van R650.00 per 25 kg saad in werking gestel het. Verlede seisoen is
spesifi ek droëland boere, te implementeer. ‘n korting van R300.00 per sakkie vir alle produsente bewillig.
Die gedagte wat in Monsanto se midde gelaat is, is om ‘n sisteem Hierdie gebaar van Monsanto is prysenswaardig en moet gesien
te oorweeg waar boere tegnologiefooie volgens hul opbrengs word as ‘n poging om katoenproduksie, en meer spesifi ek
betaal in stede van ‘n vaste fooi per sakkie saad. Met so ‘n bedeling droëlandverbouing, weer op dreef te kry. Hiermee saam gee
sal die boer dan slegs betaal vir die mate waartoe die tegnologie Monsanto die onderneming dat sodra aanplantings dit regverdig,
vir hom waarde toegevoeg het. Ofskoon hierdie bedeling in groot hul ‘n glyskaalbedeling waar boere tegnologiefooie volgens
produserende lande soos Australië van toepassing is, is dit tans nie opbrengs betaal, sal oorweeg. Buiten dat dit ‘n meer gelyke
moontlik om die tegnologiefooie op ‘ n glyskaalbasis in Suid-Afrika bedeling vir boere tot gevolg sal hê, beteken dit ook dat boere
van toepassing te maak nie omdat die aanplantings eenvoudig tans tegnologiefooie tydens lewering van hul oes sal betaal en nie
net te klein is om dit kostedoeltreff end toe te pas. vooruit soos tans die geval is nie en wat groter kostebesparings tot
gevolg sal hê.
Monsanto het nogtans, nieteenstaande die lae aanplantings oor

Cotton SA’s quality control division

receives fi rst ‘Stamp of Approval’

eing informed that the Quality Control Division of Cotton
South Africa has become the first laboratory in the world
to be certified under the International Cotton Association
B(ICA) Bremen International Laboratory Certification
Scheme, certainly created an achievement to be proud of! This
stamp of approval also confirmed Cotton SA’s continuous efforts
to improve on its Quality Control Services which have been
rendered to the cotton industry in the past, whether locally or in
the SADC-region.

Cotton SA’s long standing history of classing and HVI fibre testing
experience supported its success in being certified and the Quality
Control Division will certainly endeavour to uphold this proud
standard level of quality assurance within the international cotton
environment as well as the aims and contract sanctity values of
ICA Bremen.
It is further an honour to be part of a cotton family such as the
International Cotton Association Bremen (ICAB) where Cotton
SA can be part to uphold their mission to protect the legitimate
interest of all those who trade cotton, whether buyer or seller and
therefore promoting the global trading of cotton.
Following Cotton SA’s certification, Axel Drieling of the Bremen
Fibre Institute (FIBRE), said: “Cotton SA is very experienced in For a laboratory, certification represents credibility and com-
cotton classing and testing, being not only responsible for the petence plus recognition and competitive advantage. For the
country’s cotton production, but also testing for other countries global cotton community, the certification scheme gives the
in the region. Its certification is of great significance, proving the end user confidence in choosing a certified laboratory, as well as
laboratory is taking the necessary actions to retain and improve offering them more choice. For further enquiries please contact
its performance.” Gert Klindt, tel: +27 12 8041463 or e-mail gert@cottonsa.org.za

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