Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
Researchers |
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| Category |
Supervising agency |
Executing agency |
Research focus |
Head count |
FTEs |
Year |
| Federal |
Agricultural Research Council |
Grain Crops Institute (GCI) |
Groundnuts, sunflower, soybeans, dry beans, lupines, cowpeas |
45 |
45.0 |
2000 |
| Small Grain Institute (SGI) |
Corn, nuts, soybeans, sorghum |
31 |
31.0 |
2000 |
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| Institute for Industrial Crops (IIC) |
Indigenous fiber, hemp, flax, cotton |
18 |
18.0 |
2000 |
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| Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute (VOPI) |
Vegetables, potatoes, ornamental plants |
40 |
40.0 |
2000 |
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| Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops (ITSC) |
Citrus, sub-tropical fruits, nuts |
37 |
37.0 |
2000 |
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| Infruitec Nietvoorbij (NIETV) |
Grapes, other fruits |
87 |
87.0 |
2000 |
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| Rangeland Forage Institute (RFI) |
Natural resources, pastures, forages |
30 |
30.0 |
2000 |
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| Animal Improvement Institute (AII) |
Beef, dairy, sheep, goat swine |
43 |
43.0 |
2000 |
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| Animal Nutrition and Products Institute (ANPI) |
Off-farm post harvest, beef, dairy, swine |
32 |
32.0 |
2000 |
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| Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI) |
Beef, sheep, goat, swine, dairy |
75 |
75.0 |
2000 |
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| Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) |
Natural resources, biosystematics, pesticide dynamics |
82 |
82.0 |
2000 |
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| Institute for Agricultural Engineering (IAE) |
22 |
22.0 |
2000 |
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| Institute for Soil Climate and Water (ISCW) |
Natural resources |
57 |
57.0 |
2000 |
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| Central Office (CO) |
35 |
35.3 |
2000 |
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| Department of Agriculture |
Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute (GADI) |
Sheep, goats, pastures, forages |
7 |
3.5 |
2000 |
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| Directorate of Marine and Coastal Management |
Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SFRI) |
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| Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
Division of Food Biological and Chemical Technologies (Bio/Chemtek) |
Off-farm post harvest |
15 |
7.5 |
2000 |
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| Division of Water, Environment, and Forestry (Environmentek) |
18 |
18.0 |
2000 |
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| Provincial |
— |
Dohne Agricultural Development Institute |
10 |
5.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
Free State Department of Agriculture, Glen |
6.8 |
2000 |
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| — |
Northwest Department of Agriculture, Potchefstroom |
Vegetable, corn, sheep, goat, pastures, forages |
23 |
4.6 |
2000 |
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| — |
Kwazulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Cedara |
Beef, pastures, forages, sheep, goat |
42 |
8.4 |
2000 |
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| — |
Mpumalang Department of Agriculture, Nelspruit |
Pastures, forages, sheep, goats, beef, crops |
6.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
Western Cape Department of Agriculture , Elsenburg |
61 |
30.5 |
2000 |
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| — |
Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Upington |
Natural resources, sheep, goats, beef |
6.0 |
2000 |
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| Non-profit |
South African Sugar Association (SASA) |
Experiment Station |
Sugar |
49 |
25.0 |
2000 |
| — |
Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) |
Forestry |
16 |
16.0 |
2000 |
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| South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) |
Ocenanographic Research Institute (ORI) |
Marine fisheries, natural resources |
15 |
15.0 |
2000 |
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| Higher Education |
University of Cape Town |
School of Economics |
Natural resources, tobacco |
3 |
0.3 |
2000 |
| University of Fort Hare |
Faculty of Agriculture |
26 |
3.9 |
2000 |
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| Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Wheat, natural resources, off-farm post harvest, pasture, forages |
54 |
18.9 |
2000 |
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| University of Natal |
School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness and School of Applied and Environmental Sciences |
Socio-economics, poultry, swine, sugarcane |
62 |
18.6 |
2000 |
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| University of the North |
Faculty of Sciences, Health and Agriculture |
17 |
3.3 |
2000 |
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| Technikon South Africa |
Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences |
Natural resources |
21 |
5.2 |
2000 |
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| Port Elizabeth Technikon |
Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Civil Engineering |
Sheep, goat, wheat, pasture, forages, socio-economics |
5 |
2.0 |
2000 |
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| University of Pretoria |
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Sheep, goat, poultry, wildlife, natural resources |
107 |
32.1 |
2000 |
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| Faculty of Veterinary Science |
111 |
38.8 |
2000 |
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| University of Stellenbosch |
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences |
Forestry, livestock, crops |
94 |
28.2 |
2000 |
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| University of Venda |
School of Agriculture, Rural Development and Forestry |
Vegetable, crops, livestock, socio-economics, off-farm post harvest |
33 |
6.6 |
2000 |
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| University of North West |
Faculty of Agriculture |
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| University of Zululand |
School of Agriculture |
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| Private Enterprises |
Capesan Technology Development |
Fruits |
8 |
8.0 |
2000 |
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| Intervet |
Melelane Research Unit |
Sheep, goats, dairy |
2 |
2.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
DFPT/Hortech |
Fruits |
9 |
9.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
Kynoch Agronomy Research |
Corn, wheat, precision farming |
4 |
4.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
Grain SA R&D Unit |
Corn, wheat, barley, sorghum, soybean, sunflower, groundnuts |
5 |
5.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
Dow Agrosciences |
Corn, wheat, potato, vegetables, sugarcane |
3 |
3.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
Sugar Milling Research Institute |
Sugarcane |
18 |
12.0 |
2000 |
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| — |
Epol Technical Department |
1 |
0.5 |
2000 |
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Forestwood cc |
Natural resources |
1 |
1.0 |
2000 |
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