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FACULTY OF AGRICULTUREContinuedShongwe, M.M. Soils of Swaziland. Presented at theCOSPE National Seminar on Soil Quality, Malkerns,24 March, 2010.Shongwe, G.N. Soil Features: Physical and Chemical.Presented at the COSPE National Seminar on SoilQuality, Malkerns, 24 March, 2010.Shongwe, G.N. The Living Soil: Biological Featuresand Organic Matter Dynamics. Presented at theCOSPE National Seminar on Soil Quality, Malkerns,24 March, 2010.Shongwe, G.N. Role and Management of AnimalManure and Compost. Presented at the COSPENational Seminar on Soil Quality, Malkerns, 24March, 2010.Simelane, V.B. The VCU test in On-Farm Maize Trialsin Swaziland. Paper presented at the VCU/DUSRegional Workshop, Malkerns, 8-11 February, 2011.Simelane, V.B. Challenges of Domesticating theHarmonised Seed Security Project in Swaziland.Keynote paper presented at the Harmonised SeedSecurity regional workshop, Manzini, Swaziland, 17-19November, 2010.Yasmin, H. and Zwane, P.E. Determination of the Levelof Awareness on Ultraviolet Protective Clothing forPreschool Children in Swaziland. Presentation atConference Room, University of Swaziland, Luyengo,20 January, 2011.International Conferences, Workshops andSeminarsDlamini, A.M. Holistic Foundations for Assessmentand Regulation of Genetic Engineering andGenetically Modifi ed Organisms. Tromso, Norway,1-13 August, 2010.Dlamini, A.M. ATPS Annual Conference and Workshopon the State of Science, Technology and Innovation inAfrica, Cairo, Egypt, 24-27 November, 2010.Dlamini, M.M. and Zwane, P.E. Evaluation of Nutritionaland Organoleptic Properties of PumpkinLeaves Preserved under Different Methods. Presentationat Saint George Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa,7-11 March, 2011.Dlamini, P.S., Dlamini, A.M., Sukati, N.A., Zwane,P.E., Vilakati, R.L., and Dube, M.A. Report of ATP’sStudy Group on Intellectual Property Rights Statusin Swaziland Programme, Cairo, Egypt, 25-30November, 2010.Dlamini, R.M. The Current Conservation AgricultureStatus in Swaziland. Regional Conservation AgricultureEvaluation Workshop, Nhlangano Hotel,Swaziland, 22-23 February, 2010.Jibowo, A.A. and Dlamini, B.B. Strategies for Copingwith Weather Changes Adopted by High SchoolTeachers and Students in Shiselweni Region, Swaziland.Presented at the 44 th Annual Conference of theSouth African Society of Agricultural Extension, ClubMyconos, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa,4-7 May, 2010.Keoletile, G. and Surana. N. Perceived Home EconomicsSkills Possessed by Students at LotsaneSenior Secondary School (Botswana). 10 th InternationalSAAFECS Conference ‘Building a NewIdentity’ hosted by the Department of Life andConsumer Sciences, 7-11 March, 2011.Lesola G, and Surana, N. Effects of Escalating FoodPrices on the Diet Patterns of Low Income RuralFamilies in Bobonong, Botswana. 10 th InternationalSAAFECS Conference ‘Building a New Identity’hosted by the Department of Life and ConsumerSciences, 7-11 March, 2011.Masarirambi, M.T., Seyoum, T., and Shongwe,V.D. Recent Advances on Indigenous/ TraditionalVegetable Research in Swaziland. Paper presentedat the Regional Symposium on Economically UsefulPlants of Southern Africa, Protea Hotel, Cairo Road,Lusaka, Zambia, 21-23 June, 2010.Mhazo, N., Manyatsi, A.M., Masarirambi, M.T.,and Mhazo, M.L. Conservation Agriculture in anIntegrated Crop and Livestock Farming System:Challenges and Opportunities for Swaziland.Paper presented at the Regional Conference onSustainable Farming and Climate Change: AnimalPower in Conservation Agriculture, Arusha, Tanzania,21-23 July, 2010.Seyoum, T., Masarirambi, M.T., and Zwane, P.E. ASurvey on Indigenous Functional Food Plants andother Useful Plants with Potential for Food Security.Paper presented at the Regional Symposium onEconomically Useful Plants of Southern Africa, ProteaHotel, Cairo Road, Lusaka, Zambia, 21-23 June, 2010.Simelane, V.B. and Gama, T.N. Community-basedMaize OPV Seed Production in Swaziland. Paperpresented at the CIMMYT Regional Maize Meeting,Maputo, Mozambique 25-28 October, 2010.33REPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR