Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Science
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3.5KPart 1: Choice of breeding bull
“An introduction” One of the most important steps in genetic improvement of a herd is the selection of bulls to be used...
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3.9KBuilding a Climate Smart Agriculture now for the future: AFRICAP project
Globally climate change is emerging as one of the major threats to agricultural development and changes in climate are projected to continue...
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6.4KARC’s Nedambale innovation advances livestock reproduction
“The CASA provides automatic sperm motility and velocity rates analyses, and captures images previously only unattainable using a microscope” he said.
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5.8KIrrigation of table grapes under drought conditions
Over the past four decades, the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has focused on developing irrigation strategies for table grapes. As parts of...
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3.4KEconomic Implications of Corona Virus 🦠
China recently experienced coronavirus outbreak (CoV) and this was first reported by World Health Organization (WHO) on the 31st of December 2019....
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2.6KFALL ARMYWORM CONFIRMED IN SOUTH AFRICA
CropLife SA has learned about the outbreak of the dreaded Fall Armyworm (FAW) in maize in the area between Badplaas and Carolina...
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2.4KUPDATE ON THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK IN LIMPOPO
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, has this month identified additional premises as positive for Foot and Mouth Disease...
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3.0KIncreasing number of crop farmers using Genetically Modified (GM) seeds
This view was supported by the 2016 Human Sciences Research Council report titled Public Perceptions of Biotechnology survey in South Africa.
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2.7KUPDATE ON THE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK IN LIMPOPO
The Department encourages livestock owners to limit the movement of cloven hoofed animals until the extent of the outbreak has been fully...
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3.2KSouth African plant lebeckia finds new home in Australia
There’s a scientific breakthrough that could turn Australia’s arid land into a green pasture and it’s all thanks to South Africa. Millions...
