English: Variable-rate application technology based on soil potential and other field attributes is gradually replacing the standard rates of fertilizer application for individual cropping systems. In South Africa, ...

English: In South Africa, sheep enterprises play an important role as a source of livelihood for many farmers, especially smallholder farmers. The productivity of sheep farmers in South Africa is very low. The lack of ...

Colonial and apartheid planning left a legacy of rigid, control-oriented, top-down spatial planning and land use management and fragmented and inequitable settlements. Despite many policies and the interim Development ...

English: The ichthyoparasitic and fish louse copepod genus, Caligus Müller, 1785, is the most abundant copepod genus, found in almost any part of the world’s oceans, with the exception of one freshwater species. More ...

English: Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the most pathogenic avian Mycoplasma species and leads to great economic losses worldwide (Kleven, 2003). Prevention and control of this organism has been achieved by vaccination and ...

English: Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is an important fiber crop world wide, and has a great potential for its multipurpose uses. It could play a significant role in future fiber supply in Southern Africa. Six diverse ...

English: Dried tubers, growing on secondary roots of Harpagophytum procumbens subsp. procumbens are widely used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory medicine against arthritis and other chronic pain conditions. Tubers ...

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English: The primary objective of the study was to develop a financial measurement-based benchmarking system for GWK on the financial status of their producers. Financial benchmarking systems provide the producers with ...