Big injection for research on red meat at SU
Research on red meat at Stellenbosch University (SU) has received a massive injection with the granting of bursaries for postgraduate study by the Red Meat Industry Forum of South Africa. According to...
View ArticleStandard Bank and SU launch centre to support transformation in the...
The high failure rate of land reform projects and emerging farmers has led to the founding of the Standard Bank Centre for Agribusiness Leadership and Mentorship Development, an institution designed to...
View ArticleFourth generation Matie woman graduates
A fourth generation Matie, Dr Coleen Leygonie, was awarded her PhD in Food Sciences this morning (Thursday 8 December). Her great grandmother, Ms Anna Cornelia Brink, studied at the former Victoria...
View ArticlePhD student’s insights help fledgling pomegranate industry
The arrival of this season’s first consignment of pomegranates from the Porterville region on British supermarket shelves this week serendipitously coincided with Dr Oluwafemi Caleb receiving his...
View ArticleKassier Bursary Fund to be launched at Maties AgriSciences alumni function
Respected agricultural economist Prof Eckart Kassier will be the guest of honour at the launch of a postgraduate scholarship bearing his name on 3 May. The scholarship will be awarded to top achievers...
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