How agricultural economics keeps up with the times
May 04, 2020
3 minutes
Tell us about your career in agricultural economics.
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obtained my BScAgric and Honours in Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University [SU] in 1981, followed by an MScAgric from Natal University (Pietermaritzburg) during my second year of military service in 1983, and a PhD (Agric) from SU in 1991. I started lecturing in the Department of Agricultural Economics at SU in 1984 when I had to choose between full-time farming or part-time farming in combination with an academic career. I chose the latter. Due to my interest in farmland value, I qualified as a professional property
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