Wildlife’s role in food systems
Dr Wiseman Ndlovo, Ms Deborah Vorhies and Prof Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director in conversation during the African Food Dialogue recently. Ways of including animals and plants into the food system while still...
Scientists identify 100 important questions facing plant science
An international panel of scientists that included a researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU), have identified a list of “100 of the most important questions facing plant science”. This international...
Fusarium crown rot of wheat can be managed thanks to conservation agriculture principles
Western Cape wheat producers who farm according to conservation agriculture principles should aim to implement zero-tillage (using disc planters) and crop rotation with broadleaves to keep outbreaks of Fusarium...
Viticulture Researcher and Lecturer Dr Erna Blancquaert Receives Award at Wine Harvest Commemorative Event
Cape Town, South Africa – Dr Erna Blancquaert, lecturer in Grapevine and Wine Sciences at Stellenbosch University, was awarded the prestigious Viti- and Viniculture award at the annual Wine Harvest Commemorative...
SU produces award-winning young mind in Fruit and Postharvest Pathology
Martin John (MJ) Richard, an MSc student in the Fruit and Postharvest Pathology programme at Stellenbosch University (SU), won the Young Minds award at the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)...
Stellenbosch student boasts world’s best PhD thesis in Wood Science for 2022
The International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) recently announced that Dr Adefemi Alade, who completed his PhD in Wood Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2022, had won their coveted annual doctoral...
Systems approach our best shot at improving child nutrition
By Dr Jane Battersby-Lennard (University of Cape Town) and Julia Harper (Stellenbosch University) The Nourished Child project – a collaboration between City University (United Kingdom), the University of Cape...
SU a strong global player in training conservation leaders
Stellenbosch University (SU) is making its mark as a world-renowned provider of conservation training. Prof Karen Esler from the University’s Department of Conservation Ecology recently returned from Gland,...
Advanced fruit fly training hosted in Stellenbosch
In December 2022, delegates from across sub-Saharan Africa attended an advanced course in fruit fly control in Stellenbosch. The course was developed within the framework of the international project F3: Fruit...
Agronomy reaps good awards crop at combined congress
The South African Society of Crop Production (SASCP), the Soil Science Society of South Africa (SSSSA) and the Southern African Society for Horticultural Sciences (SASHS) hosted their annual combined congress...
Prof André Jooste appointed as new Agricultural Economics chair
The Agricultural Economics Department at Stellenbosch University (SU) has a new chair. Having assumed office in January 2023, Prof André Jooste boasts an impressive CV with over 24 years’ experience across...
SU well represented at 59th AEASA conference
From 2 to 5 October 2022, colleagues from the Agricultural Economics Department at Stellenbosch University (SU) participated in the 59th annual conference of the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa...