Jack Armour - A young prize-winning researcher

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WATER QUALITY I t is not often that a person is known by their second name, but that is the case with Robert Jack Armour. That, however, is not the only remarkable thing about this young man. After he qualified with a B.Sc. (Agric) degree from the University of the Free State (UFS) he decided to try his hand at being manager of a pig farm and also a tourist guide in Southern Africa. But it seems as if he has found his niche in the world of Agricultural Economics, because not only did he recently obtain his M.Sc. (Agric) degree in this field cum laude, but he also won a prize for his dissertation from the South African Agricultural Economics Association for the best Agricultural Economics Masters dissertation in the country. Not bad for this born Free Stater who never intended to pursue a post-graduate qualification in Agricultural Economics, but was inspired by another agricultural economist, Prof. Giel Viljoen from the UFS, who convinced him to work in this field.

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