List of projects from the previous financial year

OPDT   OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
OAC   OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPDT
OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

OAC
OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE


Approved Projects for 2025/2026

TITLES ARE SHOWN IN THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH THEY WERE REGISTERED

New projects
NoTitle of ProjectResearcherInstitution
A systematic review of agronomic and environmental drivers of green soybean seed occurrence with implications for oil and meal quality.Dr S Haarhoff
Prof PA Swanepoel
Stellenbosch University (SU)
Continuations
NoTitle of ProjectResearcherInstitution
Advanced Farmer Input Support - Inputs, Insurance and Mentorship.

TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

Mr S Mabuza
Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP)
An integrated approach to control S. Sclerotiorum on sunflower.Dr BJ Janse van Rensburg
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Bursary Scheme.

TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

OAC/OPDT
Creating job opportunities through soy planting to warrant sustainable income and food security.

TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

Mr H Davies
Eden Social Development Foundation
Cultivar evaluation of oil and protein seeds in the winter rain fall region (canola).Mr PJA Lombard
Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA)
Cultivar evaluation of soybeans in the western dry land production area of South Africa.Mr GP De Beer
Protein Research Foundation (PRF)
Evaluating a more biological approach to canola and legume crop production in the Western Cape.

JOINT PROJECT

Dr J Strauss
Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA)
Evaluation of commercially available sunflower cultivars.Dr SH Ma'ali
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Evaluation of soybean cultivars.Ms AS de Beer
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Farmer Development Programme: Training; Pula/Imvula; Trials and Mentoring.

TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

Mr S Mabuza
Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP)
Funding of Supply and Demand Estimates Committee (SDEC).Dr M Lubinga
National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)
Impact assessment of soybean yield and water productivity in South Africa under climate change.

JOINT PROJECT

Dr R Mangani
University of Pretoria (UP)
Income and Cost Budgets.

JOINT PROJECT

D Van der Westhuizen
Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)
Information Project. South African Grain Information ServiceSouth African Grain Information Service (SAGIS)
Investigating the impact of environmental factors and inoculum load of Sclerotinia stem rot of canola on the efficacy of fungicide applications.Dr D Mostert
Stellenbosch University (SU)
Investigating the role of seedborne and systemic infections in Sclerotinia disease of sunflower in South Africa.Dr M Wilken
University of Pretoria (UP)
Proficiency testing scheme for soybeans and soybean meal.Ms W Louw
Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL)
Proficiency testing scheme for Sunflower Seed and Sunflower Oilcake.Ms W Louw
Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL)
South African Sclerotinia Research Network (SASRN).Dr D Strydom
Grain SA
South African Soybean Crop Quality Survey.Ms W Louw
Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL)
South African Sunflower Seed Crop Quality Survey.Ms W Louw
Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL)
Website.OAC/OPDT
Yield potential and adaptation of oil seed crops under optimum and soil acidity conditions in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.Prof CS Mutengwa
University of Fort Hare (UFH)