Tag: climate change
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 past...
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 partnering...
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
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Climate change involves rising average temperatures
and extreme weather events; as global weather patterns change, certain parts of
South Africa have significantly...
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...
