AGRICULTURE NEWS - More than 250 delegates are attending the annual Combined Congress of soil, crop production, weed and horticultural sciences, underway at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein until Friday.
The theme this year is ‘A dynamic environment moulds the future’.
The annual event brings together people involved in four scientific societies: the Southern African Society for Horticultural Sciences, the South African Society of Crop Production, the Southern African Weed Sciences Society, and the Soil Science Society of South Africa.
Delegates include scientists, researchers, academics, students and industry role players, among others.
One of the keynote speakers during the opening session was Distinguished Professor Umezuruike Linus Opara from Stellenbosch University, who also holds the DST-NRF South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology.
He spoke about Africa’s food challenge and the role of horticultural research.
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly.
