Cash crop conference

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Cash crop conference
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Participants

• Canada
• Poland
• Germany
• Sweden
• USA
• Argentina

• Hungary
• Russia
• South Africa
• UK
• Brazil
• Denmark

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Function of the network

• A network of farm level researchers interested in
  determining the competitiveness of their typical
  farms with respect to the rest of the network.
• Increase the understanding of agricultural
  production systems and their associated costs
  worldwide.
• Increase the interaction between farm level
  modellers within the network.

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Results - Wheat
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Other crops

• Coarse grains
• Barley and Maize. Room for expansion for SA. We
  only included barley as one of our commodities.

• Oilseeds
• Canola was included for SA but there is room
  for expansion in commodities such as soybeans and
  sunflowers

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What can one gain from this network?

• Access to information that is true and reflective
  of a specific region. Good data when wondering
  about SAs competitiveness.
• Access to a network of people who are willing to
  help with data and who can provide accurate
  information about their countries.
• Great opportunity to help make information in
  SAs agricultural sector more accurate and to the
  point!

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Future?

• Include more than just the Overberg farm in the
  network.
• Perhaps add a small scale black farmer as a case
  study and assess his competitiveness.
• Use information gained from the networks to
  co-ops and farmers better understand their
  situation and to better plan ahead.