Wishing the remarkable Prof Hassan well on his new calling

Posted on March 03, 2020

With immense pride and a measure of sadness, the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development bid Prof Rashid Hassan, Emeritus Professor and former founding Director of the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) adieu.

South African universities and the SDGs

Posted on February 14, 2020

The South African SDG Hub hosted a seminar attended by participants from academic and research institutions, government and civil society. The purpose of the seminar was to network and to get a sense of the barriers and opportunities of research uptake by policymakers.

Celebrating 8 years of research excellence

Posted on November 25, 2019

November 13th and 14th 2019 marked a bittersweet moment for the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development. Sweet because the two days were a celebration of the research done, the PhD students graduated, the capacity built and the policy implications made. Bitter...

Exploring the unknown territory of big data in the food and agricultural landscape

Posted on November 25, 2019

The 2nd African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) conference was held in Nairobi from 18-20 November. This biennial event brings together the brightest minds from across Africa to foster diaglog on key development issues and how it can be addressed - in Africa for Africa. This years’...

Another prestigious international award for UP environmental economist Prof Rashid Hassan

Posted on October 09, 2019

Professor Rashid Hassan, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been awarded the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) 2020 Boulding...

Prof Barend Erasmus appointed as new Dean for NAS

Posted on October 02, 2019

Professor Barend Erasmus has been appointed as the Dean in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 1 October 2019.

Cloud computing could be key to speeding up Africa’s development

Posted on September 25, 2019

Earlier this year, 17 African countries presented their progress on reaching the Sustainable Development Goals at the UN. There was some good news and progress. But it’s clear that radical interventions are still required if countries on the continent are to achieve these ambitious global...

Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development graduates 7 PhDs in 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019

On 5 September 2019, the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development graduated three more PhD students to bring the Department’s total to seven PhD graduates for the year. The three brilliant minds crowned in red were Dr Raphael Gitau Kanyingi supervised by Prof...