Biotikum (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African spinout company of the University of Stellenbosch which was founded in 2020.  Biotikum develops and produces microbial additives for the agricultural industry, including host-specific animal probiotics, microbial silage inoculants, and soil inoculants.  The use of microbial additives is an environmentally friendly means to promote sustainable farming practices and improves profitability.  In the future, Biotikum aims to provide large-scale microbial production services to various industries in Africa.

Established in 2012, Khepri is an award-winning bioconversion company based in South Africa.

Khepri Biosciences was born out of the need to address the environmental effects of eutrophication of river systems caused by agricultural runoff. This pollution threatens the purity of our water systems in South Africa – a country with limited water resources.

The Agricultural Research Council - Vegetable and Ornamental Plants (ARC-VOP), which has a solid reputation as a leader in sweet potato R&D, has developed a new variety Khumo orange-fleshed sweet potato.  A 60-gram serving of boiled roots of variety Khumo, supplies the recommended daily allowance...

Currently, the ARC have three commercial cultivars, Ratel, Steenbok and Tredou.  Ratel consists of a medium growth period whereas Steenbok consists of a short growth period with good drought tolerance making it suitable for areas with a dry climate. Tredou is the newest addition to the ARC cultivar...

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic weed which has one of the highest growth rates of all plants in the world. This fast-growing plant causes numerous problems in water bodies.  These problems are related to navigation, recreation, irrigation and hydropower generation. The complete...

Joybells is a dark red, seedless grape cultivar ripening in the early mid-season (from mid-January in the Hex valley). Berries are crunchy with good attachment and excellent eating quality and have very good cold storage ability. Joybells’ maternal parent is Sunred, which has soft, green rudimentary...

The product offers healthy bread naturally fortified by the nutrition of Amaranth. The bread contains high micronutrients including iron, zinc, vitamins A and C from the indigenous Amaranth species. The product offers a good opportunity for nutritional value and health benefits. Also, it provides...

The Nambu Group is a producer of insect proteins that offers premium ingredients for fish, pigs, and poultry feed. Creating feed from food waste would close the food production cycle.

Our facility is currently scaling up to process up to 100 tons of food and organic waste per month producing about 20 tons of protein-rich BSF based livestock feed

Named to honour the late Walter Sisulu, a much-admired leader of the struggle for democracy in South Africa, Walter Sisulu University (WSU) focuses on quality academic, technological and career-oriented programmes. WSU places special emphasis on the development of entrepreneurship. WSU is strategically located in the Eastern Cape Province and is meant to meet the needs of the former Transkei region, the Eastern Cape Province and the country of South Africa.

As South Africa's primary agricultural research institution, we strive toward human capital development and fostering innovation in support of the agricultural sector. ARC believes in three main pillars: conducting research that promotes innovation in agriculture, promoting natural resource conservation and alleviating poverty through their efforts in the agricultural sector. Importantly their values include, truth, integrity, accountability, respect, growth, excellence and trust.