GROND: DIE PRODUSENT SE BELANGRIKSTE BATEDeel 20: Gronddegradasie (ii)
Gronddegradasie (agteruitgang van grondeienskappe) is een van die belangrikste aspekte wat voedselsekuriteit in die wêreld beïnvloed. Volhoubare landbou fokus onder andere op die beskerming van die vermoë van grond om aanhoudend plantegroei te onderhou....
Graantrusts ondersteun volhoubaarheid – DEEL 3: Proteïennavorsingstigting
Die Proteïennavorsingstigting (PNS) se doel is om die gebruik van plaaslik geproduseerde proteïen teenoor dié van ingevoerde proteïen te bevorder. Dit word gerugsteun deur proaktiewe stimulering en befondsing van toepaslike en doelgerigte navorsing, asook...
SOIL: THE PRODUCER’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSETOrganic material in soil (i)
Soil is the most fundamental resource for the farmer, without which food and natural fibre cannot be produced. This article forms part of a series to highlight this resource.
Organic material makes up only a...
SOIL: THE PRODUCER’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET Part 10: Ground water (ii)
Soil is the most fundamental resource for the farmer, without which food and natural fibre cannot be produced. This article forms part of a series to highlight this resource.
The movement of water in soil...
The future of agriculture through the eyes of the youth
Food security is a major issue in this growing world population. The demand for food in Africa is expected to rise by over 70% by 2050 due to population growth, and agricultural land and...
Control of weeds in maize and wheat – Part 12: Cocklebur
Scientific name: Xanthium strumarium
Afrikaans name: Kankerroos
English name: Cocklebur
Short description
Cocklebur is a branched, semi-herbaceous, annual plant, growing up to 1,5 m high, of which the seedlings are particularly poisonous.
Adult plants have deep, sturdy taproots and stems are...
SOIL: THE PRODUCER’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET Part 16: Organic material in soil...
Soil is the most fundamental resource for the farmer, without which food and natural fibre cannot be produced. This article forms part of a series to highlight this resource.
Organic material only makes up a...
Integrated crop and pasture-based livestock production systems – Part 10: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
This article is the tenth in a series of articles highlighting a specific pasture crop species that can play an imperative role in CA-based crop-pasture rotations. Besides improving the physical, chemical, hydrological and biological...
Does target-site resistance occur in weeds in barley?
The presence of weeds in any crop has a negative influence on it. The weed competes with the crop for nutrients, water and light and ultimately leads to a reduction in crop yield. At...
Integrated crop and pasture-based livestock production systems – Part 13: Poor man’s lucerne (Lespedeza...
This article is the 13th in a series of articles highlighting a specific pasture crop species that can play an imperative role in conservation agriculture (CA) based crop-pasture rotations. Besides improving the physical, chemical,...
