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The SASCP was founded in Pretoria in 1971 and currently comprises of the following council members:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/code>Dr Elmarie van Der Watt<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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PRESIDENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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University of the Free State<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sandra Hull<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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VICE-PRESIDENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stellenbosch University<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Charne Viljoen<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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PAST PRESIDENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stellenbosch University<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr Belinda Janse van Rensburg<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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SECRETARY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ARC-Grain Crops<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nancy Nortjie<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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TREASURER AND PERMANENT SECRETARY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lisa Smorenburg<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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REGISTRAR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Western Cape Department of Agriculture<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prof Johann Strauss<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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EDITOR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Western Cape Department of Agriculture<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Andries Le Roux<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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MARKETING COORDINATOR<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Western Cape Department of Agriculture<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Louise Bestbier<\/h6>\n
MARKETING COORDINATOR
<\/span>Stellenbosch University<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ernest Smith<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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ADDITIONAL MEMBER<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Western Cape Department of Agriculture<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr Riaan Buitendag<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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CO-OPTED MEMBER<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Agroforum<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr Miekie Human<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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CO-OPTED MEMBER<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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GrainSA<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Marais Cloete<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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STUDENT MEMBER<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Velicia Mabitsela<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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STUDENT MEMBER<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stellenbosch University<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The SASCP was founded in Pretoria in 1971 and currently comprises of the following council members: Dr Elmarie van Der Watt PRESIDENT University of the Free State Sandra Hull VICE-PRESIDENT Stellenbosch University Charne Viljoen PAST PRESIDENT Stellenbosch University Dr Belinda Janse van Rensburg SECRETARY ARC-Grain Crops Nancy Nortjie TREASURER AND PERMANENT SECRETARY Lisa Smorenburg REGISTRAR … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sascp.org.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}