Posted on June 06, 2024
Prof. Rashid Sumaila: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada The Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development (AEERD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Rashid Sumaila as Extraordinary Professor for the period 2024-2026. Sumaila Professor...
Posted on June 06, 2024
Prof. Tom Reardon: Michigan State University, United States The Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension & Rural Development is pleased to announce the extension of the appointment of Professor Tom Reardon as extra-ordinary Professors in the Department. Professor Reardon, a globally...
Posted on June 06, 2024
Prof. Sheryl Hendriks: University of Greenwich, United Kingdom AEERD is pleased to welcome back its former HoD, Professor Sheryl Hendriks as an Extraordinary Professor. She left the department in 2023 to take up the position of Professor and Director of the Natural Resources Institute at the...
Posted on June 03, 2024
The first edition for 2024 (May 2024) of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on May 16, 2024
"Innovation and excellence come to mind when thinking of the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria". This sentiment was expressed by Prof Barend Erasmus, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, during the recent opening of the newly renovated...
Posted on May 15, 2024
The Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria (UP) is thrilled to extend its heartfelt congratulations to McDonald Garai and Hanco Marais for their outstanding academic achievements in the Collaborative Masters in Agricultural and Applied...
Posted on April 24, 2024
Presenter: Dr Sifiso Ntombela, Special Advisor to the Minister, Department of Agriculture Land Reform & Rural Development Biography: Sifiso Ntombela (Ph.D) is an agricultural economist with keen interest in agricultural policy and economic modelling. Ntombela serves as Special Advisor to...
Posted on February 16, 2024
The African Economic Research Consortium has launched the hybrid version of the Collaborative Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics and Shared Facility for Specialization and Electives at the University of Pretoria
Posted on December 11, 2023
The third edition for 2023 (December 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available
Posted on November 08, 2023
A delegation comprising staff and students from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development (AEERD) at the University of Pretoria (UP) not only participated in a significant joint conference, the 7th African Conference of Agricultural Economists and the 60th Annual...
Posted on November 01, 2023
UP graduate Dr Manana Mamabolo and her co-authors recommend a policy shift to focus on higher education and added support for agricultural businesses in many of the traditional rural districts she analysed during her PhD research.
Posted on October 26, 2023
The department showcases why they are the best at #ChooseUP day.
Posted on September 13, 2023
The second edition for 2023 (September 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on September 11, 2023
The inaugural NAS Research Symposium was a proud occasion for the Faculty, hosted as a hybrid event on 29 and 30 August in the SANLAM Auditorium on the Hatfield Campus.
Posted on September 05, 2023
UPstarters, an innovative way to grow our timber and improve teaching skills, has grown in leaps and bounds and continues empowering teaching staff in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS).
Posted on August 24, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers lent their expertise to a recent study led by the University of KwaZulu-Natal and found that rural farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are open to buying and using compost made from human sewage as long as they can be sure that it is safe, affordable and works as well...
Posted on July 12, 2023
More than 60 prizes were awarded at the Annual Exceptional Achievers Function for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences students in June this year.
Posted on June 13, 2023
The first edition for 2023 (May 2023) of the NAS Faculty newsletter (SquaredUP) is now available.
Posted on June 06, 2023
We say goodbye to Professor Rashid Hassan, our colleague and friend.
Posted on June 01, 2023
We interviewed Dr Edson Mugore, a recent doctoral graduate from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development.
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