Agricultural Economists are central in the process of working towards the SDGs

Posted on August 14, 2018

This was a clear message from the discussions at the triannual International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Vancouver, Canada. From the 28th of July to the 2nd of August the world’s agricultural economists got together at the 30th International Conference of Agricultural...

UP academic, ‘a fighter against hunger'

Posted on July 03, 2018

Hunger is on the rise again worldwide, despite the rapid progress needed to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, which is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Currently, one person in three is...

UP academic, students excel in case study competition

Posted on July 03, 2018

University of Pretoria (UP) academic, Dr Melissa van der Merwe and students Jodie Vosloo and Paige Bowen were part of two teams that excelled in a case study competition at the recent International Food and Agribusiness Management Association’s (IFAMA) Conference.

UP researcher participates in global discussions on disruptive innovations, value chains, and rural development

Posted on June 20, 2018

Dr Colleta Gandidzanwa, a researcher in the Department of Agricultural Economics Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria, attended the conference of the International Consortium on Applied Bio-economy Research (ICABR) at the World Bank in Washington DC from 12 to 15 June...

UP student shines at 2018 Agbiz Congress

Posted on June 13, 2018

Khanimamba Hlungwani, a postgraduate student in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria (UP), and her team mates from other universities emerged as the winners of the prestigious 2018 Agbiz Student Case Study Competition.

Collaboration opportunities for UP at World Outlook Conference

Posted on June 11, 2018

On the 7th and 8th of June 2018, Dr Tracy Davids, a researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, and manager of the Bureau of Food and Agricultural Policy’s commodity markets division attended the annual World Outlook Conference in Spiez,...

Learning by experience at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development

Posted on May 16, 2018

I would highly recommend that each student pursuing a degree in Agriculture attend these excursions to the experimental farm hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development. Natalie Portman (Star Wars, Thor) once said: “I do not like studying – I...

Record harvest for LEVLO at recent graduation ceremonies

Posted on May 09, 2018

The 2018 autumn graduation ceremony marked a record harvest of graduates for the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development. The Department graduated eight PhD students; six in Agricultural Economics, one in Rural Development and one in Environmental Economics.