The University
of the Free State (UFS) with its Main Campus in Bloemfontein, the
judicial capital of South Africa and in the heart of the country,
is one of the oldest South African institutions of higher learning.
The Grootfontein
Agricultural Development Institute is located outside the town of
Middelburg in the Great Karoo, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is
commonly referred to as the “Grootfontein College of Agriculture” or
just “Grootfontein”.
The Department
of Agricultural Economics, Extension & Rural Development is internationally
recognized for quality training/teaching and research in the fields
of agricultural economics and extension and rural development.