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promote research and technical development required to maximise the global competitiveness of the southern African citrus industry\. coordinate the funding and provision of cost-effective research and technical services aimed at addressing the needs of the southern African citrus industry\. act as spokesperson on citrus industry research and technical matters\. liaise with other organizations, including grower organizations, industry organizations, organized agriculture, statutory bodies or institutions, marketing agents, government organizations, research organisations, training organisations, Universities or any other organization in order to promote the research and technical interests of the southern African citrus industry\. promote cooperative interaction between the various research and technology service providers\. promote the dissemination of research results and new technologies to the southern African citrus industry, scientific community and other relevant bodies\. pursue the most effective structuring and organisation of required technical services\. secure adequate funding to support the provision of the required Research and Technology development\. allocate available funds to research and technology development\. Manage performance of service providers being funded for technical projects. He has been involved in the citrus industry for 43 years. His career started with his appointment as manager of the then Leaf Analysis Service (later known as Outspan Laboratories) in 1974 where he was involved in supplying fertilisation programmes to citrus producers all over Southern Africa. From 1982 his responsibilities as manager of Outspan Laboratories were extended to manage the research of the then Citrus Exchange Technical Department in respect of all aspects involving soils, nutrition and irrigation of citrus. In 1997 the Outspan Laboratories were incorporated into a new company, Central Agricultural Laboratories (CAL) and he was appointed as Technical Director. After his resignation in 2003 he started his own company, JGK Consultancy CC to be able to spend more time on the nutrition of fruit trees, including citrus. She trained as a horticulturist and started her career in the ornamental field. She started working for CRI in 2014 as Citriculture Research Technician. Jade works under the Rind Conditions and Cold Chain programmes, which currently includes the impact of shade netting, strategies to reduce cold damage on lemons and irradiation of citrus fruit as a phytosanitary option.