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IWTO 2014 CAPE TOWN. GUILLAU DU TOIT. CONGRATULATIONS!!. DION CHANG. Technology develops at a speed. 3D scanner in fitting rooms. Development of a shirt that can absorbe heat. Wearing of a shirt for a 100 times without becoming dirty. ALLEN SAVORY. How to fight desertification.
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DION CHANG • Technology develops at a speed. • 3D scanner in fitting rooms. • Development of a shirt that can absorbe heat. • Wearing of a shirt for a 100 times without becoming dirty.
ALLEN SAVORY • How to fight desertification. • Veld management with holistic context. • Google: ALLEN SAVORY
JOE DAWSEN • What is the best concept to use? MERINO OR WOOL • People above 50 like wool and • People under 50 prefer merino. • Everything is best as long as it is used in the correct way. • Consumers do not always know the basic knowledge – that Merino is a sheep. • www.thewoolroom.com
Campaign for wool • Lots of interesting projects • www.campaignforwool.com
CHALLENGES • Consentrate on Quality Classing standards Contamination • Spinner from Europe – SA clip improve. • Offer of finewool is higher than demand. • Be aware of going finer at the cost of kg. • Communication to role players. • We must not slack on promotion.
Genomics – breeders can benefit a lot. - Genomics is the future - DNA – benefit for future breeding. CHARL VISAGIE • Merino industry - very small regarding to world’s fibre and meat production. Therefore focus must be on quality to be competetive in the world. • Biodiversity is very important to keep nature balanced. • Allen Savory • To sustain food security, the production of food must double by 2050.
There is still much potencial in the Merino genes. The potencial is that the fibregrow can improve from 0,3mm/day to 0,6mm/day. • Information from experts become more and more important. The one who knows - how to source the information, - how to select the relevant info and - how to impliment it, is the one who will survive. • Healthy products from a healthy environment. • www.sheepcrc.org.au