STEERING COMMITTEE

We seek to make a difference to food security by linking innovative science with critical enquiry.

Steering Committee

Professor Mary Scholes (Chairperson)

University of the Witwatersrand | Wits Sappi Chair in Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability

Professor Mary Scholes (Chairperson)

University of the Witwatersrand | Wits Sappi Chair in Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability

Professor Vinesh Maharaj (UP — DVC)

Professor Vinesh Maharaj is Acting Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UP.

Professor Vinesh Maharaj (UP — DVC)

Professor Vinesh Maharaj is Acting Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UP.

Professor Priscilla Baker (UWC — DVC)

Professor Priscilla Baker is Acting DVC: Research and Innovation at UWC.

Professor Priscilla Baker (UWC — DVC)

Professor Priscilla Baker is Acting DVC: Research and Innovation at UWC.

Professor Julian May (Director)

Director: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape

Professor Julian May (Director)

Director: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape

Professor Lise Korsten (Co-Director)

Co-Director: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS), University of Pretoria

Professor Lise Korsten (Co-Director)

Co-Director: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS), University of Pretoria

Ms Rose Msiza (DSTI representative)

Director of Research Support at the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation

Ms Rose Msiza (DSTI representative)

Director of Research Support at the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation

Dr Makobetsa Khati (NRF representative)

Executive Director of the Research Chairs and Centres of Excellence (RCCE) Directorate at the National Research Foundation (NRF).

Dr Makobetsa Khati (NRF representative)

Executive Director of the Research Chairs and Centres of Excellence (RCCE) Directorate at the National Research Foundation (NRF).

Mr Nathan Sassman (NRF representative)

Mr Nathan Sassman is the Director: Centres of Excellence at the National Research Foundation (NRF).

Mr Nathan Sassman (NRF representative)

Mr Nathan Sassman is the Director: Centres of Excellence at the National Research Foundation (NRF).

Mr Wandile Sihlobo (SCICOM Chairperson)

Mr Wandile Sihlobo is South Africa’s Presidential Envoy on Agriculture and Land. He is also the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa.

Mr Wandile Sihlobo (SCICOM Chairperson)

Mr Wandile Sihlobo is South Africa’s Presidential Envoy on Agriculture and Land. He is also the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa.

Professor Sagadevan Mundree (Member)

Professor Sagadevan Mundree is the Head of School: School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland.

Professor Sagadevan Mundree (Member)

Professor Sagadevan Mundree is the Head of School: School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland.

Professor Bocklines Bebe (Member)

Professor Bocklines Bebe is a professor of Livestock Production Systems at Egerton University.

Professor Bocklines Bebe (Member)

Professor Bocklines Bebe is a professor of Livestock Production Systems at Egerton University.

Dr Mickey Chopra (Member)

Dr Mickey Chopra is the Lead Health Specialist of the Health of the Nutrition and Population Global Practice at the World Bank.

Dr Mickey Chopra (Member)

Dr Mickey Chopra is the Lead Health Specialist of the Health of the Nutrition and Population Global Practice at the World Bank.

Professor Christine Foyer (Member)

Professor Christine Helen Foyer is a Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Birmingham. She is an expert in plant metabolism and its regulation.

Professor Christine Foyer (Member)

Professor Christine Helen Foyer is a Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Birmingham. She is an expert in plant metabolism and its regulation.

Professor Bruno Losch (Member)

Professor Bruno Losch is a researcher in political economy and former senior scientist at CIRAD, in the ArtDev team.

Professor Bruno Losch (Member)

Professor Bruno Losch is a researcher in political economy and former senior scientist at CIRAD, in the ArtDev team.