Tag: climate change
Climate indices for informed agricultural decision-making
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Livestock losses, reduced crop yields, pest and disease outbreaks, and farmworkers’ deaths associated with increased air temperatures as well...
#flashbackfriday Plaas TV 19 June – 23 June 2023
This week Plaas TV brought viewers more interesting content, and this is #flashbackfriday. Below is a recap of the week’s episodes:
The ARC Animal production department at...
Veeplaas se eerste Klimaatslim-boeredag
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...
Climate-smart livestock farming (1): Make every drop count!
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
There is ample scientific evidence indicating that the variability of climate over the past two decades has dramatically altered...
How ancient pollen can predict our future climate
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Ancient pollen grains found in sediment cores dating back thousands of years are helping scientists to shed light on...
Rainfall outlook and climate change: Be sure to plan ahead
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Many producers in the Kalahari and the Northern Cape have been hard hit by severe drought conditions over the...
ARU extends mountain research across Africa
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
The Afromontane Research Unit (ARU) of the University of the Free State (UFS), based in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa, is...
An interdisciplinary approach to climate change
Given the changes in our climate, knowledge dissemination in the agricultural sector could lead to a change in agricultural practices with evident shifts in...
Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges
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...
Holistic management is what we need
Sarah Savory is the daughter of Zimbabwean ecologist and advocate of holistic management, Allan Savory. She lives and works in Zimbabwe and is a...
