Toasting to the future success of ‘Eco2Wine’: Dr Karien O’Kennedy, Winetech; Professor Florian Bauer, South African Grape and Wine Research Institute (SAGWRI), Stellenbosch University; and Professor Marina...
Dr Barbara van Asch (Genetics Department) was invited by the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP) to participate in an expedition to the Cuanavale source lake, Angola, from 1 to 14 November...
On 3 April 2023, eighty plant pathology enthusiasts from all over the Western Cape came together at Neethlingshof Winery, Stellenbosch, to share ideas and learn more about their fellow researchers’ work. The...
On 23 February 2023, the Agricultural Economics Postgraduate Association (AEPA) seated in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University hosted a speed networking event to connect the...
With the potential to enhance soil health, increase biodiversity and foster resilient crop production systems, regenerative agriculture has captured the attention of farmers, policymakers, and consumers...
After more than two decades researching South African litchis, Regina Cronje of Nelspruit can also celebrate receiving her doctorate in Horticulture about this subtropical fruit from Stellenbosch University on 28...
Photo: taken by Bjorn Groenewald (SCPS Photos) Stellenbosch University through its Water Institute and Faculty of Agrisciences, in partnership with Maastricht School of Management (MSM), held a project seminar on...
Internationally recognised economist and expert in rural development and global food security, Dr. Uma Lele shared a global perspective on the challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa in agriculture and rural...
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...
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...
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...
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...