South Africa’s agricultural sector’s potential can only be realized if new government focusses on implementation of existing policies rather than coming up with new ones
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Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (SU) is among South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. This is confirmed by two world university rankings after SU was included in the Times Higher Education and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) world rankings in 2012, for the second consecutive year. In 2011 the University was also listed on the Leiden rankings, and in 2012 SU was named the leading African University by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities which ranks universities according to their web presence.
SU also boasts the second-highest number of scientists in South Africa who have been ranked by the National Research Foundation (NRF) – 306 in 2012. With 18 research chairs under the NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChi), the University is regarded as a leader in the fields of biomedical tuberculosis research and management, wine biotechnology, animal sciences and mathematical biosciences. Another SARChi chair, in the field of invasion biology, is shared between SU and the University of Venda. This constitutes but one of SU’s many partnerships, both local and international. As preferred research partner, SU also participates in various international academic networks.
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Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Associate professor, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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PhD Student in Agriscience, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Researcher, African Wildlife Economy Institute and Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Development, Stellenbosch University
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University
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Researcher, Department of Soil Science, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Researcher at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in management and conservation of white sharks, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership In Africa (SIGLA), Stellenbosch University
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
