• Determinants of rural household livelihood dependence on non-timber forest products: a case study from Inanda Community, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

  Wale, Edilegnaw; Nkoana, Mmaphuti Andrias; Mkuna, Eliaza (Frontiers, 2022)

  Natural forest resources are the most accessible sources of services, products and incomes for many adjacent rural communities. However, the declining resilience of forests and agricultural sectors particularly in South ...

• Youth participation in agriculture, accounting for entrepreneurial dimensions 

  Henning, Johannes I. F.; Jammer, Brent D.; Jordaan, Henry (AOSIS, 2022)

  Background: Despite the high youth unemployment levels, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, participation in the agricultural sector remains low. The agricultural sector provides valuable opportunities of employment, which ...

• Does adoption of climate change adaptation strategy improve food security? A case of rice farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria 

  Ojo, Temitope Oluwaseun; Ogundeji, Abiodun A.; Emenike, Chijioke U. (MDPI, 2022)

  The southwestern part of Nigeria, particularly Ogun State, is more vulnerable to the vagaries of climate change due to the high dependence on rain-fed agriculture and limited capacities to respond to climate change. In ...

• Exploring the growth of agricultural productivity in Africa: a Färe-Primont Index approach 

  Myeki, Lindikaya W.; Bahta, Yonas T.; Matthews, Nicolette (MDPI, 2022)

  The effort to increase agricultural productivity continues to receive interest in Africa as low productivity levels, poverty and food insecurity remain or even increase. This study used the Färe-Primont Index to estimate ...

• Comparison of the importance of beef price labelling aspects: an eye-tracking approach 

  Lombard, W. A. (Elsevier, 2022)

  Self-reported approaches such as surveys are a common way in which consumers' preferences and needs can be assessed but this approach can provide incorrect results. Few studies combine data from cognitive psychology, ...

• Nexus between coping strategies and households' agricultural drought resilience to food insecurity in South Africa 

  Bahta, Yonas T. (MDPI, 2022)

  Farmers in Africa, including those in South Africa, rely on rain-fed agriculture, which exposes them to the risks of agricultural drought. Agricultural drought has become a major threat to agricultural production, including ...

• Rethinking blended high yielding seed varieties and partial-organic fertiliser climate smart agriculture practices for productivity and farm income gains in the drylands of Zimbabwe 

  Musara, Joseph P.; Bahta, Yonas T.; Musemwa, Lovemore; Manzvera, Joseph (Frontiers, 2022)

  Most blended climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies focusing on seed-fertilizer combinations have either been marginally adopted or dis-adopted by smallholder farmers due to the nature of design and implementation. ...

• Crop water productivity, applied water productivity and economic decision making 

  Letseku, Violet; Grove, Bennie (MDPI, 2022)

  Increasing productive water use in agriculture is seen as paramount to meet future food demand with limited water supplies. The main objective of this paper is to gain a better understanding of the interrelated linkages ...

• An assessment of the water use associated with Australian diets using a planetary boundary framework 

  Ridoutt, Bradley G.; Baird, Danielle; Anastasiou, Kim; Hendrie, Gilly A. (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

  Objective: Agriculture accounts for around 70 % of global freshwater withdrawals. As such, the food system has been identified as a critical intervention point to address water scarcity. Various studies have identified ...

• Simulation studies on Digitaria eriantha Steud. Subsp. eriantha at differing soil nitrogen levels 

  Howard, Micheal David (University of the Free State, 1993-11)

  Abstract not available

• Youths' perceptions and aspiration towards participating in the agricultural sector: a South African case study 

  Henning, Johannes I. F.; Matthews, Nicolette; August, Moatlhodi; Madende, Primrose (MDPI, 2022)

  Agriculture is considered as a leading source of employment while ensuring food security to the world and especially rural communities. However, the youth do not appear to be interested in the agricultural sector due to ...

• The water footprint of biodiesel produced from sunflower in South Africa 

  Netshifhefhe, Khwathiso; Jordaan, Henry (MDPI, 2022)

  The use of feedstock crops for the production of biodiesel suggests that biodiesel production may have a major impact on the scarce freshwater resource in South Africa. This paper aimed to assess the green plus blue water ...

• Adaptation, coping strategies and resilience of agricultural drought in South Africa: implication for the sustainability of livestock sector 

  Bahta, Yonas T.; Myeki, Vuyiseka A. (Elsevier Ltd., 2021)

  Agricultural drought has put sub-Saharan African under significant pressure, and without adaptation, will negatively influence a future generation. Hence, it is crucial to assess the adaptation and coping strategies, the ...

• The water-economy nexus of beef produced from different cattle breeds 

  Mare, Frikkie Alberts (MDPI, 2021)

  The sustainable use of water, or any other natural resource for that matter, is not the only factor that should be considered in terms of sustainability, as social equity and economic prosperity are equally important. ...

• A financial evaluation of RFID technology in sheep feedlots 

  De Wet, Pieter-Steyn (University of the Free State, 2018-06)

  Agricultural producers are confronted with a wide range of challenges early in the third millennium. Population growth and changing consumption patterns will cause world food, feed and biofuel requirements to more than ...

• Die gebruikswaarde van besluitnemingsondersteuningsmodelle vir trekkervervanging in die Vrystaat 

  Coetzee, Koos (University of the Free State, 2000-11)

  English: The replacement of farm tractors and availability of decision support models for assisting farmers in taking replacement decisions were studied. A literature survey, postal survey of farmers and interviews with ...

• The economic cost of large stock predation in the North West Province of South Africa 

  Badenhorst, Coenraad Geldenhuys (University of the Free State, 2014-07)

  English: Predation is a problem for livestock farmers in many parts of the world and increasing losses are ascribed to predation. The black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) and caracal (Caracal caracal) are two important ...

• Die teeltstruktuur van die Suid-Afrikaanse merino 

  Erasmus, Gert Johannes (University of the Free State, 1977-12)

  English: 1. An analysis of the flock records kept by the Merino Stud Breeders' Association of South Africa is made. A qualitative classification of studs according to definition is made in an effort to determine the ...

• A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the South African broiler industry 

  Joubert, Jan Christoffel Nel (University of the Free State, 2017-06)

  The South African broiler sector is the largest agricultural sub-sector. It contributed R37.2 billion or 16.5 % to the total agricultural sector in the 2014/15 season (DAFF, 2016:76). The industry produced ± 962 million ...

• Water footprint assessment of maize and associated broiler production in South Africa 

  Nkhuoa, Phoka Gerald (University of the Free State, 2017-08)

  South Africa is a water-scarce country. Globally, the agricultural sector accounts for 75% of freshwater consumption, followed by the industrial sector with 20%, and the domestic sector with 5%. The human population is ...

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