Soil Science

WP de Clercq: Water Research Commission (WRC) steering committee for K5/1692 - A comprehensive investigation of Kuils-Eerste River catchments’ water pollution and development of a catchment sustainability plan.
MV Fey: National Research Foundation assessment panel for Earth Sciences; Winetech soil science committee; Water Research Commission (reference groups).
Dr J E Hoffman: Soil Science Society of South Africa (SSSSA), elected president from 2007; member of the South African National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (SANCID); member of the International Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) working group on technology transfer; member of: the peer review group of the Deciduous Fruit Producers’ Trust; evaluation panel for SACNASP (Soil Science); member of technical working group of Winetech  assessing research projects; member of four steering committees of the WRC.

Community interaction
Dr JE Hoffman chairs the evaluation committee for Agricultural Science projects at the annual regional Boland Eskom Expo for Young Scientists.

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