Ceres is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Tulbagh, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred Hamlet. It is situated in the Warmbokkeveld (Afrikaans: “warm antelope field”) Valley about 170 km north-east of Cape Town. Ceres is located at the north-eastern entrance to Michell’s Pass and was the old route north between Cape Town and Johannesburg, which was later replaced by the N1 highway, which traverses the Breede River Valley to the south.
Programmes | Workgroup trials | Research | Projects | Ad-Hoc |
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Typical activities |
| National research as determined by PSA Research Committee |
| Per producer requirement |
Chantel du Raan 082 524 5752 chantelr@potatoes.co.za | Management, analyses and reporting of workgroup trials | Specifically need driven | Per producer requirement | Per producer requirement |
Terence Brown 082 388 0517 asa@piketberg.net | Execution of trials according to planning | NA | NA | NA |
Information Officer FP Coetzee 071 606 9675 fp@potatoes.co.za | Per need | NA | NA | NA |
Suretha Deetlefs 023 3161230 admin@korkom.co.za | Administration and logistical support | NA | Administration and arrangements | NA |
Programmes | Gathering, processing and dissemination of information | Crop estimates | Projects | Ad-Hoc |
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Typical activities |
| Gathering of information for crop surveys via e-mail |
| Per producer requirement |
Chantel du Raan 082 524 5752 chantelr@potatoes.co.za | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Terence Brown 082 388 0517 asa@piketberg.net | Dissemination of information | Primarily the gathering of information and verification | Support and execution | Per producer requirement |
Information Officer FP Coetzee 071 606 9675 fp@potatoes.co.za | Dissemination of information | Support the gathering of information and verification | NA | NA |
Suretha Deetlefs 023 3161230 admin@korkom.co.za | Administration and logistical support | NA | NA | NA |

Director of Ceres (2019 – 2021*)
Cell: 084 582 0678 E-mail: deces@lantic.net
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