We put nurseries under the magnifying glass in episode 5 of Nation in Conversation, and citrus takes centre stage. The program takes a trip to Limpopo where we discover the picturesque Letsitele region.
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The South African citrus industry has seen a huge turnaround in the past couple of years and Nation in Conversation this week sets off to find out how. We travel to the Letsitele region in Limpopo, home of Du Roi, the biggest citrus nursery in Southern Africa and we discover a host of other hidden treasures.
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- 24 April 2019
- Nation in Conversation
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Livestock is the topic at hand in this week’s episode of Nation in Conversation. We take a closer look at the livestock industry which makes up a major part of our food intake. This will be the fourth offering of the new series of Nation in Conversation broadcast on kykNET on Thursday, 25 April at 18:00.
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- 22 April 2019
- Nation in Conversation
- 3045
There are different onion types eaten around the world, but this vegetable remains a favourite due to its versatility and ability to add flavour to any dish. In episode three, Nation in Conversation zooms into where most of South African’s onions are produced.
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Known for its nature of making you shed a tear while chopping or peeling it, onions are perfect for adding flavour to any dish. Episode 3 looks into farming with onions.
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Thought raisin's market consists only of packets of raisins sold in chain stores? Think again. The episode, which centered on raisins brought up some interesting facts that will make you sit upright and pay attention.
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While they might look like wrinkled old grapes, raisins are actually an incredibly healthy and nutritious snack. Not only are they deliciously decadent, but they are also chock-full of goodness. Thursday 11 April at 6pm on kykNET, viewers get a front row seat to find out more on this.
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Nation in Conversation concluded its live recordings at the inaugural Nampo Cape with a focus on the youth in agriculture.
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The fourth episode of the Nation Conversation recordings at the inaugural Nampo Cape festival in Bredasdorp looked at training and training institutions in Agriculture on Thursday 13 September 2018.
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Day two of the inaugural Nampo Cape got underway at Bredasdorp Park in the Overberg today, 13 September 2018, when the Nation in Conversation Agri-talkshow kicked off with an in-depth discussion about Barley.
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The second session of Nation in Conversation at the inaugural Nampo Cape agri-expo shone the spotlight on sustainable intensive meat (sheep) production with show host Theo Voster facilitating a panel of speakers which included Dr Karin Wessels of Mamre Intensive Sheep Farms, Izak Hofmeyr of Plaas Media; Veterinarian Dr D’Wall Hauptfleisch; and Charné Josling a lecturer at the University of the Free State, specialising in animal feed.
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Nation in Conversation, South Africa’s premiere Agri-talk show, is proud to be part of the first-ever Nampo Cape, which got underway today at Bredasdorp Park in the Overberg. Nampo Cape is the sister event of the Nampo Harvest Day, held annually near Bothaville in the Free State. The agri-festival is considered the biggest event on the SA Agri-calendar attracting over 80 000 people this year. GrainSA, the organisers of the show hopes the Cape version of the festival attracts similar numbers.
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“There’s nothing quite as delicious as a freshly toasted slice of bread with Avo on it, and what’s more it’s packed with good fats and vitamins.” This is how the show kicks-off with Rozanne’s comment.
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Nation in Conversation ended on an upbeat with a lively discussion about the role of the youth in agriculture.
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Day 3 of Nation in Conversation at Nampo 2018 got underway with a robust discussion about the importance of economy of scale with Theo Vorster hosting the conversation with a panel comprised of Senwes Group CEO Francois Strydom, Agriculture Economist Wandile Sihlobo, BFAP’s Ferdi Meyer and GrainSA CEO Jannie de Villiers.
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The final session of Day 3 of Nation in Conversation at the Nampo Harvest Day festival saw a panel discussion taking a peak at what agriculture could look like in 2035.
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The final session of Day 2’s edition of Nation in Conversation at Nampo dissected the importance of female leadership in agricultural structures posing the question “Why is it still difficult for women to land leadership roles in agriculture”.
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- 17 May 2018
- Nation in Conversation
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The panel discussion was hosted by Roelf Meyer and consisted of Agbiz CEO John Purchase, Daan Kriek, President of AgriSA; Johan Willemse, a retired professor of agriculture; Malcolm Ferguson, a former diplomat now representing a massive maize producing company in Mexico; and Pitso Sekhoto a Free State Producer and Agri-activist with AFASA.
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Episode 7 of the current season of Nation in Conversation takes the viewer on a journey into the fascinating world of sunflower and soya bean farming and processing.
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- 15 May 2018
- Nation in Conversation
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Day one of the country’s premier agri-talkshow, Nation in Conversation, got underway at 11:00 this morning (15 May 2018) at the agri-calandar’s premier event, the Nampo Harvest Day festival near Bothaville. The proceedings, attended by a full studio audience comprised of media and agri-stakeholders, saw the panel discussing “Policy Matters and Scenarios”
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- 15 May 2018
- Nation in Conversation
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Nation in Conversation asked the question: “How can threats to food security be overcome to ensure a prosperous future and healthy agricultural sector?”
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Nedbank’s relationship with the agricultural sector has evolved beyond just offering finance and now entails the provision of holistic solutions for everyday, seasonal and future growth requirements. These holistic solutions cater for the whole agricultural value chain, ranging from primary producers to listed agribusinesses.
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AFGRI is a leading agricultural services company with core competencies to enhance, support and guide the growth of agricultural enterprises. With a core focus on grain commodities and a vision of driving food security across Africa, AFGRI provides services across the entire grain production and storage cycle, offering financial support and solutions as well as inputs and hi-tech equipment through the John Deere brand supported by a large retail footprint.
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- 13 March 2017
- Nasie in Gesprek
- 2412
In hierdie episode van Nasie in Gesprek raak dinge ʼn bietjie soet soos ons na die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerbedryf kyk. Die kamera kyk uit oor die uitgestrekte en mooi landskappe van die Mkuze area in KwaZulu-Natal wat bekend is vir die suikerrietplantasies en sy pragtige wildlewe.
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- 10 March 2017
- Nasie in Gesprek
- 1938
Episode 9 van Nasie in Gesprek kyk na die Wildbedryf wat nogal redelik vinnig groei, natuurlik tesame met die inherente toerisme-aantreklikheid van die bedryf.
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- 02 March 2017
- Nasie in Gesprek
- 1759
Die agtste episode van die nuwe seisoen van Nasie in Gesprek, die landbougespreksprogram wat die nasie aan die praat het, kyk na die groentebedryf wat konstant aan die verander is waar jy vandag groenteprodukte by legio supermarkte kan aankoop. Maar wie van ons koop nog regtig groente by die varsproduktemark of by die informele verkopers langs die pad?
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- 17 February 2017
- Nasie in Gesprek
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Die sewende episode van die nuwe seisoen van Nasie in Gesprek, die landbougespreksprogram wat die nasie aan die praat het, kyk na die pluimveebedryf wat onder toenemende druk is as gevolg van die praktyk dat internasionale pluimveeprodukte hier in die Suid-Afrikaanse mark gestort word wat ons plaaslike hoenderprodusente affekteer.
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- 13 February 2017
- Nasie in Gesprek
- 1807
In hierdie week se episode van Nasie in Gesprek word die gesig van die volstruisbedryf onthul. Ons besoek Oudtshoorn, die Volstruishoofstad van nie net Suid-Afrika nie, maar ook die Wêreld!
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- 07 February 2017
- Nasie in Gesprek
- 1746
Nasie in Gesprek het besoek aan die Oos-Kaap afgelê wat die mees gekonsentreerde Suiwelproduserende gebied in die land is.
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- 07 February 2017
- Nasie in Gesprek
- 3318
Die toneel word geskets wanneer die Vise-Burgemeester van Beaufort Wes, Daleen Slabbert ons meer vertel wat Beaufort Wes so uniek maak. Dan sluit ons aan by Johnny Theunissen, eienaar van die Scheurfontein plaas wat ons vertel waarom Karoolam die beste is. En as jy dit nie geweet het nie, Karoolam is nou ʼn erkende internasionale handelsmerk.
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