OPDT   OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
OAC   OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPDT
OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

OAC
OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE


Approved Projects for 2023/2024

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New projects
NoTitle of ProjectResearcherInstitution
An integrated approach to control S. Sclerotiorum on sunflower.Dr BJ Janse van Rensburg
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Effects of planting dates and plant population of different groundnut cultivars different production regions under different cultivation conditions.Dr ZA Bello
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Evaluation of advanced oilseed and protein crops for the winter rainfall region of the Western Cape.Mr PJA Lombard
Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA)
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)
Monitoring & evaluation of herbicide resistant Amaranthus species in oilseed crops.Prof J Vorster
University of Pretoria (UP)
O.A.C Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation.Prof F Meyer
Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)
Premature desiccation of sunflower to preserve at risk crop from Sclerotinia head rot.Dr LA Rothmann
University of the Free State (UFS)
Production Potential for various crops in the Eastern Cape.M Delport
Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)
The effect of condensed Tannins from Acacia mearnsii on in vitro protein degradability and effect on lamb growth and profitability.Mr BW Featherstone
Stellenbosch University (SU)
The effectiveness of various levels of N application on the growth, yield and quality of Soybean (Glycine max. L) in different agro-ecologies.

JOINT PROJECT

Mr B Nkutha
VKB (VKB)
The influence of planting density, timing of application and spray volume on deposition parameters of fungicides on canola in the Western Cape.Dr GJ Van Coller
Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA)
Continuations
NoTitle of ProjectResearcherInstitution
Advanced Farmer Input Support - Insurance, soil correction and mentorship.Dr S Ngcampalala
Grain SA
Bursary Scheme.

TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

OAC/OPDT
Creating job opportunities in Soy planting and micro and macro Soy agro processing businesses to warrant food sustainability.

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)
Determining the race structure and genetic diversity of Leptosphaeria species causing blackleg disease of canola in the Western Cape.Dr D Mostert
Stellenbosch University (SU)
Effect of fertilization and Sclerotinia on sunflower yield and quality.Dr BJ Janse van Rensburg
Dr SH Ma'ali
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Evaluation of commercially available sunflower cultivars.Dr SH Ma'ali
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Evaluation of shortened canola production periods and the use of alternative crops on the sustainability of winter grain production under conservation agricultural practices in the Riversdale flats.

JOINT PROJECT

Dr J Strauss
Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA)
Evaluation of soybean cultivars.Ms AS de Beer
Dr SH Ma'ali
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Exploring opinions about soya in the lower income groups.Dr C Muller
University of Pretoria (UP)
Farmer Development Programme: Training; Pula/Imvula; Trials and Mentoring.

TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

Dr S Ngcampalala
Grain SA
Farmer Support for Sunflower Farmers in the Free State and North West.Mr A Kole
FarmSol
Funding of Supply and Demand Estimates Committee (SDEC).Ms C Dempers
National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)
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)
Integrated management of blackleg of canola in the Western Cape by means of cultivar resistance and chemical control.Dr GJ Van Coller
Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA)
Investigate the effect of different planting dates on sunflower seed yield and oil content at Free State and North West.Dr SH Ma'ali
ARC-Grain Crops Institute (ARC-GCI)
Monitoring of Sclerotinia Stem Rot of canola in the Western Cape.Mrs L Nowers
Department of Agriculture: Western Cape (WCDA)
Nutritious snack multimix development for addressing under and over nutrition and promoting small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMME's) in low-income communities.Prof W Oldewage-Theron
University of the Free State (UFS)
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 M Human
Grain SA
South African soybean seed 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)
Sudden death syndrome of soybean in South Africa: etiology, detection and management.Dr SC Lamprecht
ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI)
Website.OAC/OPDT