The Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University (SU) is held in high esteem at national and international levels for the quality of its training and research and also as consultant in the agricultural and forestry industry. Students enrolled in the faculty’s undergraduate- and postgraduate programmes are expertly trained to become leaders and managers in the various sectors of the industry.
When SU was officially established in 1918, Agriculture was one of the first four faculties and right from the outset it made an indelible contribution to agricultural education and research in South Africa. In 2006 the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry merged to become the Faculty of AgriSciences as it is today.
Advancing your career within the Faculty of AgriSciences opens doors to innovative research and sustainable solutions, shaping the future of food security, environmental stewardship, and agricultural development science.
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The International associated laboratory “Microorganisms for innovative resilience to climate change and winemaking sustainability” (MICROWISE) brings together two research units: the joint...
Cathy Clarke, from the Department of Soil Science, visited Lake Turkana in March to join an international team of paleoanthropologists and geochemists. The purpose of their visit was to apply non-destructive...
Daniela Ramos, MSc(Agric) student in Horticultural Science, recently attended the ISHS XIV International Controlled and Modified Atmosphere Research Conference (#CAMA2025) in Wenatchee, Washington State,...
Researchers from the Department of Horticultural Science in the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University recently won an international award for developing a Decision Support System (DSS) to...
