Tag: climate change

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Water is a vital and limited resource necessary for all human activities, utilised by various users such as the agricultural,...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Livestock losses, reduced crop yields, pest and disease outbreaks, and farmworkers’ deaths associated with increased air temperatures as well as...

Die heel eerste Veeplaas Klimaatslim-boeredag is onlangs op James Faber van Glen Ross-boerdery, in die Barkly-Wes omgewing se plaas aangebied. James is ook vanjaar...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes There is ample scientific evidence indicating that the variability of climate over the past two decades has dramatically altered...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Ancient pollen grains found in sediment cores dating back thousands of years are helping scientists to shed light on...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Many producers in the Kalahari and the Northern Cape have been hard hit by severe drought conditions over the...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The Afromontane Research Unit (ARU) of the University of the Free State (UFS), based in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa, is...

Given the changes in our climate, knowledge dissemination in the agricultural sector could lead to a change in agricultural practices with evident shifts in...

Climate change involves rising average temperatures and extreme weather events; as global weather patterns change, certain parts of South Africa have significantly warmed since 1960. To...

Sarah Savory is the daughter of Zimbabwean ecologist and advocate of holistic management, Allan Savory. She lives and works in Zimbabwe and is a...