{"id":47918,"date":"2023-10-26T13:07:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/dutch-queen-visits-stellenbosch-university-20231026\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:28:01","slug":"dutch-queen-visits-stellenbosch-university-20231026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/dutch-queen-visits-stellenbosch-university-20231026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Queen visits Stellenbosch University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stellenbosch University (SU) rolled the red carpet out when Queen M\u00e1xima of the Netherlands visited the multimillion-rand horticulture centre at the Welgevallen Experimental Farm in Stellenbosch last Friday (20 October). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit to the state-of-the-art centre formed part of the Dutch royals King Willem-Alexander and Queen M\u00e1xima\u2019s three-day state visit to focus on ties and partnerships between the two countries, at the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The climate-smart HortiDemo Centre, officially launched last October, is a collaboration among SU, local and Dutch companies and the Dutch government. <em>Eikestadnuus<\/em> previously reported that the centre showcases Dutch innovation and technology within a South African horticultural context (\u201cNew horticulture centre in Stellies\u201d, 3 November 2022). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday\u2019s visit Queen M\u00e1xima was taken on a tour by SU\u2019s Dean of AgriSciences, Professor Danie Brink. She spoke to some of the students and local farmers working at the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_104e3ac6\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9664\/e7662a39254147998842f261ff44ac1d.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fd68b0eb8a4746d79e71646a83c53673.jpg\" title=\"Queen M\u00e1xima is welcomed and taken on a tour of the facility by Professor Danie Brink (left), SU\u2019s Dean of AgriSciences.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Queen M\u00e1xima is welcomed and taken on a tour of the facility by Professor Danie Brink (left), SU\u2019s Dean of AgriSciences.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Local farmers shared how the centre and its resources were helping them overcome farming challenges, while student-interns shared how the project was helping them put theory to practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kholosa Nakani (26), an intern at the centre who completed her postgraduate diploma in agronomy last year, said she was honoured to share her work with Queen M\u00e1xima. \u201cIt\u2019s not every day you get to speak to a queen, so I was honoured and excited about speaking to her about my work. My focus is on ensuring we protect the crops by controlling the climate but also the different pests that enter the space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nakani will complete her internship at the beginning of next year, but hopes to get an opportunity to come back to the centre and learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_af747eea\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9664\/68b4ac905ff442b8ad992f4c5f01f68e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3872a48e22d341a88e52429981344c92.jpg\" title=\"Queen M\u00e1xima\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Queen M\u00e1xima<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked by Queen M\u00e1xima what she would like to change and improve about the facility, plant and soil-science graduate Jancke van Wyk shared she would want the centre to become even more climate-friendly by getting rid of generators used during enforced bouts of load shedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne thing I would like to see change is our energy use,\u201d Van Wyk pointed out. \u201cCurrently, when there is load shedding, we rely on generators, but that is not really climate-smart. 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