The 94
th
SASTA Congress took place at the ICC, Durban from
16 – 18 August 2022.
Congress content is being retained on this page for information purposes.
16 - 18 August 2022
A PDF version of this programme is availble here .
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Time |
Activity |
Speaker / Venue |
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07:30 – 18:30 |
Registration |
Registration Foyer |
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07:30 – 09:15 |
Arrival Tea / Coffee |
Exhibition Hall |
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09:15 – 10:25 |
Opening Session
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Hall 4C5B |
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09:15 – 09:30 |
Welcome |
SASTA President, Shaun Madho |
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09:30 – 10:15 |
Keynote address: Active Citizenry, the Door to South Africa’s Success |
Dr Imtiaz Sooliman , Founder: Gift of the Givers Foundation |
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10:15 - 10:25 |
SASTA Patron Reply and Vote of Thanks |
Mr Rex Talmage |
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10:25 - 11:00 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
Exhinition Hall |
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11:00 – 12:50 |
Plenary Session
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Hall 4C5B |
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11:00 - 11:25 |
A Review of South African Sugarcane Production in the 2021/2022 Season: Climate, Production and Economics (Review Paper) |
Sithole P , Jones MR, Nicholson RJ and van Antwerpen R
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11:25 - 11:45 |
Biosecurity: An Overview of the 2020/21 Season (Short Communication) |
Basdew IH , McFarlane SA and Stranack RA |
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11:45 - 12:10 |
Ninety-Seventh Annual Review of the Milling Season in Southern Africa (2021/2022) (Review Paper) |
Davis SB , Padayachee N, Essop R and Bhyrodeyal L |
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12:10 - 12:30 |
Variety Guide - An Interactive Tool for Variety Comparison (Short Communication) |
Redshaw KA and Nxumalo T |
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12:30 – 12:50 |
Using Drone Multispectral Imagery for Precision Sugarcane Quality Management: Preliminary Results (Short Communication) |
Hoffman N , Poona N, van Heerden PDR and Mabaso S |
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12:50 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
Afternoon Session
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Hall 4C5B |
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14:00 - 16:00 |
TRAINING WORKSHOP: Root Cause Analysis (Tony Cunningham, Wynleigh International Certification Services) |
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16:00 |
Meet and Greet Function |
Exhibition Hall |
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Time |
Activity |
Speaker / Venue |
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07:30 - 17:00 |
Registration |
Registration Foyer |
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08:30 - 8:30 |
Arrival Tea / Coffee |
Exhibition Hall |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Plenary Presentation
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Hall 4C5B |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
SA Sugar Industry Masterplan – Report on Progress |
Judith Wilson Commercial Director at SASA |
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09:05 – 10:00 |
Agriculture Session1: Varieties and Management
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Hall 4C5B |
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09:05 – 09:25 |
Sugarcane Yield Estimation Using Key Weather Parameters at Ubombo Sugar Estate, eSwatini (Short Communication) |
Tfwala CM , Dlamini ME, Mndzawe DM, Ndlangamandla N and Malindzisa N |
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09:25 – 09:50 |
The Impact of Burn-to-Crush Delays on Selected Commercial Sugarcane Varieties in The Zimbabwean Sugar Industry (Full paper) |
Zvomarima N , Rambwawasvika H and Mutatu W |
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09:50 - 10:00 |
Quantifying the Impact of Lodging on Grower Revenue (Poster) |
Tweddle PB |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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10:30 – 12:00 |
Agriculture Session 2: Variety Development, Poster Session
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Hall 4C5B |
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10:30 – 10:50 |
Evaluating Additive and Non-Additive Genetic Effects for Brix Content in Sugarcane Breeding Populations (Short Communication) |
Mishasha T , Zhou MM and van der Merwe R |
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Evaluation of Genetic Diversity Within South African Sugarcane Breeding Populations and Its Implications on Breeding (Short Communication) |
Joshi SV , Makome L and Ghai M |
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11:10 - 11:20 |
Revealing Epigenetic Diversity of South African Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Grown in Different Agroclimatic Zones Through Methylation Profiling (Poster) |
Koetle MJ , Jacob RM, Snyman SJ and Rutherford RS |
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11:20 - 11:30 |
The Influence of Planting Media on the Growth and Development of Sugarcane Parent Genotypes Planted in Canisters (Poster) |
Lichakane M , Msani FP and Zhou M |
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11:30 - 11:40 |
Development of a Rapid In Vitro Screening Method for Herbicide Tolerance in Genetically Modified Sugarcane Plantlets (Poster) |
Khanyi H , Hadebe NB, Albertse EH, Meyer GM and Snyman SJ |
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11:40 - 11:50 |
Behind the Scenes: Generation and Analysis of Genetically Modified Insect Resistant Sugarcane (Poster) |
Meyer GM , Khanyi H, Albertse EH, Jacob R and Snyman SJ |
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11:50 - 12:00 |
The Diversity of the Eldana Microbiome (Poster) |
Buthelezi KNG , Memela NS and Rutherford RS |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 – 14:20 |
Agriculture Session 3: Biosecurity
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Hall 4C5B |
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13:00 – 13:20 |
Roguing for Smut (Short Communication)) |
McFarlane SA , Kistan CJ, Koch AC, Msimango N, Trumpelmann K and Theunissen T |
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13:20 – 13:40 |
Species Diversity of Natural Enemies of the Yellow Sugarcane Aphid: A South African Perspective (Short Communication) |
Basdew IH |
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13:40 – 14:00 |
Yellow Sugarcane Aphid: An Intractable Pest Requiring Agile Investigatory and Knowledge Exchange Tactics (Short Communication) |
Watt DA , Rutherford RS, Stranack RA and Binedell ML |
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14:00 – 14:20 |
Guest Presentation: 2021 KwaNalu Young Farmer of the Year |
Brad O’Neill |
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14:00 – 17:00 |
Exhibition Open Afternoon |
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Time |
Activity |
Speaker / Venue |
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07:30 - 13:00 |
Registration |
Registration Foyer |
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08:30 - 8:30 |
Arrival Tea / Coffee |
Exhibition Hall |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Plenary Presentation
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Hall 4C5B |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
SA Sugar Industry Masterplan – Report on Progress |
Judith Wilson Commercial Director at SASA |
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09:05 – 10:00 |
Factory Session 1: Laboratory
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Hall 4D |
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09:05 – 09:30 |
In Celebration of Providing the South and Southern African Sugar Industry with More than 20 Years of Accredited Quality Analysis of Mixed Juice, Molasses and Sugar (Full paper) |
Naidoo Y and Walford SN |
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09:30 – 09:55 |
Comparison of Leaded and Unleaded Direct Analysis of Cane, Based on Different Cane Varieties (Full paper) |
Manuel TP and Mutatu W |
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09:55 – 10:05 |
Step-wise Progression Towards the Development of a Portable Diagnostic System for the Early Detection of Deteriorated Cane Arriving at a Sugarcane Processing Factory (Poster) |
Nel S and Walford SN |
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10:05 - 10:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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10:30 – 12:00 |
Factory Session 2: Mechanical Engineering
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Hall 4D |
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10:30 – 10:55 |
Assessment of Two Roller Mills in Various Operating Conditions (Full paper) |
Sakhardande Y, Vasanthan KP and Bekwadkar A |
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10:55 – 11:05 |
Frost Cane Supply Management at the Illovo Mill at Noodsberg. A Different Management Approach to the Supply of Frost Cane (Poster) |
Witthoft JH and Eggers JH |
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11:05 - 11:15 |
Tail-Bar Replacement Coupling for Cane-Sugar Mills (Poster) |
Tosio CT |
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11:15 - 11:35 |
Turbine Maintenance: The Basic Pitfalls of Turbine Failure and How to Avoid Them by Using Preventative Maintenance (Commercial) |
Van Pype RI |
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11:35 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 – 15:30 |
Diffusion Workshop Chairperson: Dave Meadows |
Hall 4D |
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13:00 - 13:15 |
Welcome and introduction, including review of declining extraction performance in diffusers |
Meadows DM |
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13:15 - 13:35 |
All you need to know about the cane bed
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Davis SB |
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13:35 - 13:55 |
All you need to know about the juice
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Love DJ |
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13:55 - 14:15 |
Diffuser monitoring and control: temperature, brix, pH
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Davis SB |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
How to operate a diffuser for best performance
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Meadows DM |
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14:30 - 15:25 |
Open session:
Questions, discussion, contributions from audience
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Meadows DM |
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15:25 - 15:30 |
Conclusions and closing |
Meadows DM |
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14:00 – 17:00 |
Exhibition Open Afternoon |
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Time |
Activity |
Speaker /Venue |
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07:30 - 15:00 |
Registration |
Registration Foyer |
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07:30 - 8:00 |
Arrival Tea / Coffee |
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08:00 – 08:30 |
Plenary Presentation
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Hall 4C5B |
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08:00 - 08:30 |
The Science of Change |
Dr John Pickering Evidn |
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08:35 – 09:45 |
Agriculture Session 4: Nutrition and Soils
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Hall 4C5B |
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08:35 – 09:00 |
Evaluation of Mehlich-3 Extractant for the Determination of Available Phosphorus in Sugarcane-Growing Soils of the South- Eastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe (Full paper)
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Rambwawasvika H, Chinakwetu BM, Pepukai P and Mutatu W |
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09:00 - 09:25 |
Micronutrient Status in Cultivated and Uncultivated Soils of Selected Sugarcane-Growing Soils of the Zimbabwe Sugar Industry (Full paper)
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Chikazaza L , Rambwawasvika H and Mutatu W |
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09:25 – 09:45 |
A Meta-Analysis of the Response of Sugarcane to Silicon-Rich Amendments Under Field Conditions (Short Communication) |
Titshall L |
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09:45 - 10:15 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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10:15 – 11:00 |
Agriculture Session 5: Irrigation, Environment
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Hall 4C5B |
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10:15 – 10:40 |
A Study of the Subsurface Movement of Metribuzin in a Sugarcane Field at ZSAES in Zimbabwe (Full paper) |
Chaparadza M , Rambwawasvika H, Chinorumba S and Mutatu W |
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10:40 - 11:05 |
Synergistic Sustainable Surface Irrigation and Drainage: Pilot Project (Short Communication) |
Lecler NL |
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11:05 – 11:50 |
Agriculture Session 6: Knowledge Exchange and Adoption
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Hall 4C5B |
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11:05 - 11:30 |
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Corporate Governance and Business Management Skills Training Among eSwatini Small-Scale Sugarcane Farmers (Full paper) |
Dlamini MM , Ndlovu MV and Mavimbela CM |
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11:30 - 11:50 |
How to Get a Farmer to Test an Innovation, as a Precursor to Wider Scale Adoption? (Short Communication) |
Jumman A and Bezuidenhout CN |
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11:50 - 13:15 |
Lunch & Exhibition Awards |
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13:15 - 15:15 |
Afternoon Session
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Hall 4C5B |
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13:15 - 15:15 |
INTERACTIVE TRAINING WORKSHOP:How to make Change Happen |
Dr John Pickering
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15:15 |
Closing of Congress |
Dr Sumita Ramgareeb, Chair: SASTA Congress Organising Committee |
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Time |
Activity |
Speaker / Venue |
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07:30 - 15:00 |
Registration |
Registration Foyer |
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07:30 - 8:00 |
Arrival Tea / Coffee |
Exhibition Hall |
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8:00 – 08:30 |
Plenary Presentation Chairperson: Dr Ashiel Jumman |
Hall 4C5B |
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08:00 - 08:30 |
The Science of Change |
Dr John Pickering
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08:35 – 09:35 |
Factory Session 3: Process Engineering Chairperson: Yolanda Mbuthuma |
Hall 4D |
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08:35 – 09:00 08:35 – 09:00 |
Reducing Sucrose Losses in Final Molasses by Extending the Range of Operable Viscosities of C Massecuite (Full paper) |
Lehnberger A and Thaval OP |
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09:00 - 09:25 |
Real-Time Data Driven Maximisation of Filter Bank Throughput (Full paper) |
O’Kennedy SJ , Bertossi L and Smith S |
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09:25 – 09:35 |
The Effect of Back-End Refinery on Recovery Calculations (Poster) |
Wessels M, Mdakane A and Ndhlala T |
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09:35 - 10:15 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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10:15 – 11:25 |
Factory Session 4: Process Engineering – Evaporators Chairperson: Natisha Padayachee |
Hall 4D |
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10:15 – 10:25 |
Comparison of Evaporator Cleaning Strategies within the RCL Foods Sugar and Milling Group (Poster) |
Khoza T and Sahadeo P |
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10:25 – 10:50 |
Understanding the Impact of Improved Wetting Rates on The Performance of Malalane Mill’s First and Second Effect Evaporators (Full paper) |
Wessels M and Stolz HNP |
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10:50 - 11:15 |
Wetting Rates and Feed Rings in Evaporators (Review Paper) |
Love DJ and Walthew DC |
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11:15 - 11:20 |
Leg stretch |
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11:20 – 12:05 |
Factory Session 5: By Products Chairperson: Nkosinathi Ndinisa |
Hall 4D |
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11:20 - 11:45 |
Optimisation of the Wet Digestion Technique for the Recovery of Potassium Sulphate from Stillage (Full paper) |
Chauke L , Rambwawasvika H and Mutatu W |
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11:45 -12:05 |
A Road-Map to Fuel the Growth of the African Sugar Industry by Using Fertile Technological Upgradations Implements in the Indian Sugar Industry (Commercial) |
Sidnalae V, Babu R and Vasanthan KP |
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12:05 - 13:15 |
Lunch & Exhibition Awards |
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13:15 - 15:15 |
Afternoon Session Chairperson: Dr Ashiel Jumman |
Hall 4C5B |
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13:15 15:15 |
INTERACTIVE TRAINING WORKSHOP: How to Make Change Happen |
Dr John Pickering (Evidn) |
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15:15 |
Closing of Congress |
Dr Sumita Ramgareeb , Chair: SASTA Congress Organising Committee |
