R.J. Armour

Agricultural & Natural Resources Economist. Lobby for Ag.Interests: Rural Dev. & mAgri. Views are my own / RTs≠agreement

[Timothy A. Wise @TimothyAWise]

Hungry for change, not @AGRA_Africa's green revolution. AGRA promised to cut hunger in half, but two decades & billions of dollars later, #Africa is hungrier than ever. Africans deman change at this year's #afsforum2025. @Afsafrica @GRAIN_org @StacyMalkan https://t.co/TCFQ4vcl7X

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

@SAfmRadio @CathyMohlahlana Foundations for Farming a great climate smart environmentally sustainable model for small scale farmers https://t.co/QXTBCKpjyt

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

@SAfmRadio @CathyMohlahlana World Congress on Conservation Agriculture being held in CT 22-25 July 2024 where Regereative Agric. & Carbon Capture will also be discussed https://t.co/QU0ArJR4XN

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

#Land4Climate @WorldBank #LandConf2024 Great opening Keynote by @DrAndrewSteer , President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund, explaining the link and importance of #TenureSecurity of land for managing #ClimateChange.
https://t.co/XkqhvRjHrN

[Hortgro @Hortgro]

New Roots Volume 4 is available now on our website. New Roots is our industry transformation newsletter featuring the best in agricultural feel-good stories. A perfect read for the festive season.

https://t.co/WEuvvXc3qk

[Chris Burgess @burgessboer]

This one is not to be missed! Come and be inspired by ordinary rural South Africans - many of them farmers - doing absolutely extraordinary things to make South African the country it should be! @SENWES @RapportSA @PannarSeedZA @JohnDeere

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Week of #LandbouHoop We visited a farmer affected by the #Jagersfontein mining tailings dam disaster. #WhatAPriveledge to hear of the goodwill of the @vslandbou farming and wider community! Also presented to @NERSA_ZA RE the unaffordibility of proposed 32% @ESKOM price hikes!

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Finished week of #LandbouHoop off with a most successful #AgriGolf day organized in aid of @vslandbou #RuralSafety #WhatAPriveledge to see the generosity of the sponsors! Thank you organizers @OpulentiaGroup

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Week of #LandbouHoop Held virtual meeting with @SANRAL_za organized by @AgriSA Virtual Demo of the SANRAL Pot Hole App - it is really working and bearing fruits! Please download and report all #potholes https://t.co/O1ZDYaJHqA

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Week of #LandbouHoop attended @MotheoTvet Partners Day Celebrations. #ProudOfOurFarmers and trianers at the coal-face of New Farmer and artisanal development training! #WhatAPrivilege Call for placements of these trained students.

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Week of #LandbouHoop attended @GrainSA New Harvest Day of Celebration. #ProudOfOurFarmers and Commodity Associations at the coal -face of New Farmer Development! #WhatAPrivilege

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

@MbalulaFikile Is there any live reporting from this event around Bloemfontein today? @OFMNews9497 @BfnCourant

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Check out our newly rebranded website on https://t.co/3A75IK8FDK @vslandbou @FarmersWeeklySA @landbou launch was at #VLKongres2022 03 Aug 2022

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Our Live panel discussion had kicked off on how to drive local #RuralDevelopment see https://t.co/Q6r91Zlm9q @vslandbou

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

@vslandbou has rebranded! Renewed! We have been around for over 100 years and we will continue to be there for the next generation of farmers! #Regardless #Ongeag #VLKongres2022 @FarmersWeeklySA @landbou

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

“Primary role of state is to ensure a safe environment for its citizens to develop and do do business” – Francois Wilken, President FSA #VLKongres2022 Now live https://t.co/Q6r91Zlm9q
@vslandbou @AgriSA1904 @FarmersWeeklySA @landbou

[VumelanaAdvisoryFund @vumelana]

Government is committed to ensuring that our #landreform programme delivers on the aspirations of ordinary people.

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

@OldMutualInsure A very big thank you to OMI from the farmers of the Free State! from @vslandbou

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

Expropriation Bill: status report 28 Feb.2022 by Annelize Crosby of #Agbiz https://t.co/uJRajoPpcC

[R.J. Armour @jack_armour]

@GrainSA #GSACongress22 RE local research and innovation - we are concerned RE ARC-SGI. Plans to revive vs. How can we better use tech to conduct private real-time real-farm situation research & trials?