South Africa is characterised by low production which can be attributed to a lack of diversification and flexibility in agricultural production. There has been an explosive change in consumer-food relationships due to ...
The purpose of this study was to analyse socioeconomic factors influencing formal and informal market participation by beef cattle farmers. Cattle production plays an important role in the provision of food worldwide. It ...
The agricultural sector is dominated by broiler production and it is the key source of
animal proteins followed by beef. South Africa is described as a net importer of chicken
meat, given that broiler consumption of ...
The unique phytochemical composition of the medicinal plant cancer bush (Sutherlandia frutescens) have made its foliage to gain much attention in South Africa due to its health benefits. In situ harvesting of the plant ...
Avocado fruit ‘Hass’ exocarp changes colour from green to purple and black during
ripening. However, uniform purple or black exocarp colour is not achieved during
ripening, leading to consumers' rejection of fruit for ...
The South African Avocado Industry has recently announced plans to expand
exports into new markets, such as the United States (US). As a requirement for
these markets, fruit of high quality must be stored at ultra-low ...
In South Africa, livestock production is a rapidly growing business in the agricultural
sector contributing up to 46.9% of the gross domestic value. The shortage of
adequate, good quality forage during the winter months ...
The awareness of the nutritional benefit and consumption of the Jew’s mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) especially in South Africa is low; this is predominantly because of lack of access and availability of the crop in the ...
Artemisia annua L. from the family Asteraceae is an annual medicinal plant and has been used to make herbal remedies in Asia for thousands of years. Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone, isolated from aerial parts of ...
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of pre-harvest bagging materials
on maturity indices and post-harvest quality of cherry tomatoes. At pre-harvest, fruit
were bagged with blue and transparent plastic ...
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an important cash crop, which remains one of the
largest sources of income and a way of sustaining livelihoods for rural households in
South Africa. Smallholder farming in most rural areas ...
Due to high incidents of drought in the semi-arid regions of Limpopo Province, South
Africa, the potential feasibility of using treated wastewater for irrigating vegetable crops
had been researched and developed under ...
Many researchers in different parts of the world have advocated the use of irrigation water to reduce levels of poverty, especially among rural households. This is made possible through the development of irrigation schemes ...
Avocado ‘Hass’ fruit characteristically change skin colour from green to deep purple or black during ripening. However, there is an ongoing debate about the use of ‘Hass’ avocado fruit skin colour change as an indicator ...
The current South African ‘Hass’ type avocado cultivars are inadequate to enhance competitiveness, cultivar diversity and profitability. In an effort to ensure competitiveness and maintain sustainability, the Agricultural ...
Tomato is popularly consumed as fresh vegetable or processed product due to its
nutritional and health benefits. However, due to its high perishability, tomato cannot
be stored for longer duration. Therefore, the aim ...
Donkeys continue to play a significant role in draught power activities for both rural
and urban regions in underdeveloped countries, where they are commonly employed
for transportation of goods and movement of people ...
The most common postharvest limitation of litchi fruit is pericarp browning, which leads to consumer rejection of the solid fruit in the market even when the edible portion is not affected. Previously, sulphur dioxide (SO2) ...
Soil health support crop production and answer to its sustainability and renewability. This study involved the use of under explored legumes in South Africa, Limpopo under maizelegume intercropping systems as a strategy ...
Modern analytical techniques such as data mining algorithms are used to create a
model that accurately estimates continuous dependent variable from independent
variables of a given set of data. The present study used ...