On farms and in laboratories: maize seed technologies and the unravelling of relational agroecological knowledge in South Africa by Marshak, Maya

“…When Europeans settled in South Africa in the 17th century, maize was already being grown as part of diverse and traditional cropping systems. Over centuries maize has become embedded in a web of social, ecological, economic and political relations. …”
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Stakeholder preferences for ecosystem services provided by wetlands in Eswatini

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Critical factors determining successful irrigation farming in Lesotho

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The social-ecological factors shaping pathways to better water futures in South Africa by Pringle, Catherine Britt

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An application of set theory to the classification of food security policies in eight African countries

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An analysis of the conversion to organic farming in South Africa with special focus on the Western Cape by Niemeyer, Katharina Barbara

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A comparative analysis of two land reform models, the Mashishimale farm management model and the Nkumbuleni strategic partnership model, South Africa

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Achieving Environmental Sustainability of Sugarcane Industry in Egypt: An Application of Life Cycle Assessment by Nakhla, Dalia Adel Habib

“…The bagasse, on the other hand, is either burnt in the mill power house to provide steam and electricity to the mill, or is directed to auxiliary factories to produce paper or fiberboard. The main aspects that have contributed to the research motivation: (1) mismanagement of the considerable amounts of residues generated during sugarcane harvest and its associated negative environmental impacts, (2) lack of tools and data for assessment of waste management alternatives based on environmental criteria rather than economic ones, (3) lack of low cost sustainable waste management options for sugar cane industry to achieve environmental balance. …”
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Bee-cause - Designing to receive: a project which explores designing landform and soils to receive and support a variety of flowering species in strategically located corridors; br... by Lubbe, Roux

“…The design lays out a network of proposed corridors in a specific off-set from one another, running through the agricultural land, linking schools environmental, tourism and economic activities as a "spin-off" effect. …”
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The interactions between biotic and abiotic factors that influence the sustainability of tomato production in South Africa

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The impact of precision farming on the profitability of selected maize irrigation farms in the Northern Cape Province

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Baseline study of the quality of life of land reform beneficiaries in Limpopo Province : a case study of Gertrudsburg

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A value chain and market integration analysis of the cassava market in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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A victimological investigation of farm attacks with specific reference to farmers’ perceptions of their susceptibility, the consequences of attacks for farmers and the coping strat...

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Understanding the renovation of public land policy - the case of the Communal Land Rights Act (CLaRA) of South Africa

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Participatory risk assessment for harvesting of impala (Aepyceros melampus) and the distribution of by-products

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The potential for mobile money services to promote financial inclusion among rural farmers in Manica Province Mozambique

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Implications of the new air quality bill on the management of H2S emissions from Sasol’s operations in Secunda, South Africa

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