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Effect of prolonged drought on livestock numbers in the Central Karoo
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The recent drought in the Central Karoo started in the first half of 2015 and lasted until October 2021. Scientists...
Drought management skills a must for SA producers
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A stakeholder engagement workshop was recently conducted by AgriSETA and Stellenbosch University (SU) to share their findings on their project...
The impact of agricultural drought on smallholder livestock farmers
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Climate change has a significant impact on global food production and food safety.
Agricultural drought has a significant impact on livestock...
Climate-smart livestock farming (part 5): Mitigate the effects of drought
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Drought is a recurring phenomenon in the arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Africa. In fact, there is 100%...
Drought lessons from the Kalahari
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In one of Adam Tas’s poems, he describes a farmer as a man who does not waver when droughts and...
Prickly pears – a buffer against drought
“I have been farming in the Roggeveld for 30 years now. In this time we have experienced an annual seasonal drought which, in some...
Eastern Cape dams and infrastructure: A damn disaster in the making
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Red flags are waving in large parts the Eastern Cape province pertaining to worn or damaged water and sewerage infrastructures...
Armyworm outbreak confirmed in Gauteng and Mpumalanga
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On 17 February, CropLife South Africa received notifications from livestock and crop farmers in the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces regarding...
Animal disease trends in January 2025
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The overall driver of disease trends during January 2025 was fast changing environmental factors. Interactions between the following main factors...
Water-saving innovations secure future of potato farming amidst water crisis
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While ‘Day Zero’ was narrowly avoided in the Western Cape in 2018, the water crisis is far from over. Increasingly...
