Our sociological and biochemical research is designed to move from field study to institutional and legislative outcome.
Finding: 95% of temporary farmworkers received no certified training from the state, due to a conceptual gap in legislation.
Outcome: Informed the South African Agricultural Sectoral Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA) to enable the state to reconceptualise employee education and training to be inclusive of temporary workers.
Deliverables: Community Stakeholders presentation, AgriSETA AGM presentation, Research Report, Research Brief, Journal Article.
Finding: Town-dwelling homes receive no state after-school childcare services, due to a nexus of theoretical, policy and state gaps.
Outcome: Informs social theory, policy and practical solutions to social insecurity and child neglect in homes.
Deliverables: City of Cape Town presentation, Langeberg Municipality presentation, Research Report, Policy Brief, Journal Article.
Nanobubble technology — injecting oxygen or other gases into water as nanoscale bubbles — is still niche in agriculture, but the early results are hard to ignore: better crop growth, healthier soil, less need for chemical inputs. We apply it, along with biomimicry more broadly, in aquaculture, agriculture, mining and land/water remediation.
Temporary off-farm workers in the deciduous fruit sector, Ceres. Dr Anne Wiltshire, Dept. Sociology & Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University. Commissioned by Koue Bokkeveld Opleidingsentrum; funded by AgriSETA & Horticultural Knowledge Group. December 2015. Full report and brief versions available.
Policy Brief, March 2025, presented by Dr Anne Hilda Wiltshire. Full report and brief versions available.
City of Cape Town Meeting Slides · Langeberg Municipality Meeting Slides (Mayoral presentation) · AgriSETA AGM · Community Stakeholders.
Lightweight notes on what we're currently investigating, ahead of a full report.
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