OPDT   OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
OAC   OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPDT
OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

OAC
OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Soybean for Human Consumption
Symposium 2021


16 SEPTEMBER 2021
VIRTUAL EVENT

Opening and Welcome

Dr Erhard Briedenhann
09h00-09h05

SESSION 1
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION

Chairperson: Mr Jozeph du Plessis
09h05-11h00

Jack and the (soy)beanstalk: slaying disease giants

Dr Lisa Rothmann
30 MINUTES

Improving soybean yield in South Africa, a practical approach

Dr Jan Dreyer
30 MINUTES

The challenges of developing farmers and the benefits of working together

Ms Jane McPherson
30 MINUTES

Questions: Panel

15 MINUTES

SESSION 2
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Chairperson: Mr De Wet Boshoff
11h00-12h15

An outlook of the South African Soybean industry from a global, regional and local perspective

Prof Ferdi Meyer
30 MINUTES

Expansion of soybean production and consumption

Dr Dirk Strydom
30 MINUTES

Questions: Panel

15 MINUTES

LUNCH
12h15-12h45


SESSION 3
PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY AND SOYBEANS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Chairperson: Dr Erhard Briedenhann
12h45-14h30

Using twin screw extrusion to produce safe affordable nutritious human foods from soybeans

Prof LJ Grobler
30 MINUTES

Uses of soybean for human consumption in South Africa

Prof Hettie Schönfeldt
30 MINUTES

Uses for soybeans in food globally

Prof Wilna Oldewage-Theron
30 MINUTES

Questions: Panel

15 MINUTES

CLOSURE
Dr Erhard Briedenhann
14h30
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