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All posts tagged "Science"
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294Africa TalkClimate Smart Agriculture Talks: DEFF CSA guidelines missing the target
The actionable guidelines on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, released in 2020 by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) clearly ignore...
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419Africa TalkExciting fellowship opportunity with FSNet-Africa
I’m pleased to announce that the call for applications to the Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) Fellowship Programme has opened...
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56AFRICAP Webinar – Improving Soil Health Through Climate-Smart Agriculture
Efforts to meet the growing demand for food across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has led to unsustainable land management practices that cause soil...
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825AgricultureDeciduous fruit industry launches tissue culture facility
Encouraging signs that South African agriculture is surging towards technology was evidenced at the recent launch of the state-of-the-art Tissue Culture Facility...
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656AgriculturePart 3: Management of Ewes, last 6 weeks of pregnancy
80% of the growth of the foetus occurs in the last six weeks. Ewes therefore have to pick up weight to prevent...
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638AgriculturePart 2: Management of Ewes during middle trimester of pregnancy
Pregnant ewes are more efficient than dry ewes in picking up weight and their requirements for supplements in this phase is not...
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627AgricultureState of innovation in agriculture
On 28th August, the Department of Science and Technology together with the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) hosted a webinar on...
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1.3KAgricultureImproved cow efficiency can reduce the carbon footprint of beef production
Motshabi Chadyiwa, Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production An effective way to reduce the carbon footprint is to reduce animal numbers and increase the...
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923FeaturedPart 3: Choice of breeding
“Into markets’ The performance recording information is the “qualifications” of the bull. In other words, what level of education does the potential...
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1.5KSciencePART 2: Choice of breeding
“Getting down to the work – breeding and production” This is the “type of business”. Surely these will differ between a stud...
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