Approved Projects for 2024/2025
TITLES ARE SHOWN IN THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH THEY WERE REGISTERED
| No | Title of Project | Researcher | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| A scoping study of peanuts in the South African consumer market. | Dr C Muller Dr B Pretorius Prof HC Schonfeldt | University of Pretoria (UP) | |
| Evaluating a more biological approach to canola and legume crop production in the Western Cape. JOINT PROJECT | Dr J Strauss | Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA) | |
| Yield potential and adaptation of oil seed crops under optimum and soil acidity conditions in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. | Prof CS Mutengwa | University of Fort Hare (UFH) |
| No | Title of Project | Researcher | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Farmer Input Support - Insurance, soil correction and mentorship. TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | Mr N Vermaak | Grain SA | |
| An integrated approach to control S. Sclerotiorum on sunflower. | Dr BJ Janse van Rensburg | ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI) | |
| Bursary Scheme. TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | OAC/OPDT | ||
| Creating job opportunities in Soy planting and micro and macro Soy agro processing businesses to warrant food sustainability. TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | Mr H Davies | Eden Social Development Foundation | |
| Cultivar evaluation of oil and protein seeds in the winter rain fall region (canola). | Mr PJA Lombard | Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA) | |
| Determining the race structure and genetic diversity of Leptosphaeria species causing blackleg disease of canola in the Western Cape. | Dr D Mostert | Stellenbosch University (SU) | |
| Effect of fertilization and Sclerotinia on sunflower yield and quality. | Dr BJ Janse van Rensburg Dr SH Ma'ali | ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI) | |
| Effects of planting dates and plant population of different groundnut cultivars different production regions under different cultivation conditions. | Dr ZA Bello | ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI) | |
| Evaluation of advanced oilseed and protein crops for the winter rainfall region of the Western Cape. | Mr PJA Lombard | Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA) | |
| Evaluation of commercially available sunflower cultivars. | Dr SH Ma'ali | ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI) | |
| Evaluation of soybean cultivars. | Ms AS de Beer Dr SH Ma'ali | ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI) | |
| Farmer Development Programme: Training; Pula/Imvula; Trials and Mentoring. TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | Mr N Vermaak | Grain SA | |
| Farmer Support for Sunflower Farmers in the Free State and North West. TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | Mr A Kole | FarmSol | |
| Funding of Supply and Demand Estimates Committee (SDEC). | Dr M Lubinga | National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) | |
| Income and Cost Budgets. JOINT PROJECT | D Van der Westhuizen | Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) | |
| Information Project. South African Grain Information Service | South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS) | ||
| Investigate the effect of different planting dates on sunflower seed yield and oil content at Free State and North West. | Dr SH Ma'ali | ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI) | |
| Investigating the impact of environmental factors and inoculum load of Sclerotinia stem rot of canola on the efficacy of fungicide applications. | Dr D Mostert | Stellenbosch University (SU) | |
| Is additional nitrogen beneficial to soybeans (Glycine max. L) in different agro-ecologies of the Eastern Highveld? JOINT PROJECT | Mr B Nkutha | VKB (VKB) | |
| Monitoring and evaluation of herbicide resistant Amaranthus species in oilseed crops. | Prof J Vorster | University of Pretoria (UP) | |
| Monitoring of Sclerotinia Stem Rot of canola in the Western Cape. | Mrs L Nowers | Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA) | |
| Nutritious snack multimix development for addressing under and over nutrition and promoting small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMME's) in low-income communities. TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | Prof W Oldewage-Theron | University of the Free State (UFS) | |
| O.A.C Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation. TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | Prof F Meyer | Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) | |
| Premature desiccation of sunflower to preserve at risk crop from Sclerotinia head rot. | Dr LA Rothmann | University of the Free State (UFS) | |
| Proficiency Testing scheme for soybeans and soybean meal. | Ms W Louw | Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL) | |
| Proficiency testing scheme for sunflower seed and sunflower oilcake. | Ms W Louw | Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL) | |
| South African Sclerotinia Research Network (SASRN). | Dr M Human | Grain SA | |
| South African soybean seed crop quality survey. | Ms W Louw | Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL) | |
| South African sunflower seed crop quality survey. | Ms W Louw | Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL) | |
| Sudden death syndrome of soybean in South Africa: etiology, detection and management. | Dr SC Lamprecht | ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI) | |
| The influence of planting density, timing of application and spray volume on deposition parameters of fungicides on canola in the Western Cape. | Dr GJ Van Coller | Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA) | |
| Website. | OAC/OPDT |