Rangeland contribute about 70% of the feed that sustain livestock throughout the year. However, due its degradation arising from among others woody plant encroachment, a shift of savanna and grassland biomes to closed ...
Smallholder cash crop farmers form part of the economy’s growth potential and savings are enormously important for stability within their farms. Farmers in South Africa have been faced with environmental catastrophes such ...
Identification of pathogens is a crucial step in the diagnosis of livestock diseases. An
insight of bacterial diversity may enable decisions on appropriate treatment and shield
farmers from tremendous losses due to disease ...
Farmer’s participation is a concept that is intended to ensure that farmers are an essential part of the processes to determine their destination in relation to their development needs. Participatory Extension Approach is ...
Malnutrition continues to pose a serious threat to humankind and their animals, and this is inextricably exacerbated by the irrevocable incident of climate change. Due to the latter, adaptation efforts for achieving the ...
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of energy level in the diets of indigenous Venda hens on egg production, hatchability and subsequent productivity of the chicks. The first part of the study determined ...
Two studies (field and tunnel house experiments) were conducted during the 2012/2013 growing season to assess the effect of a commercial seaweed extract (Technikelp) and Bradyrhizobia inoculation on growth, nodulation, ...
Farmer’s networks can be an effective means to contribute to sustainable agricultural development. Farmers can learn from each other, with each other, can act as a negotiating partner, invest collectively and involve ...
A nutritional experiment was conducted to determine the effect of pawpaw seed meal
supplementation on productivity, mortality and carcass characteristics of indigenous
Venda chickens raised in closed confinement. ...
The current research is based on several months of action research process within the
rural community involved in transforming its current management of small-scale
irrigation schemes. Mohlapitsi irrigation schemes ...
Weaning weight and milk production are traits of economic importance in beef
production and knowledge of their genetic relationship is of importance for genetic
improvement. While indigenous cattle constitute a big ...
Following the withdrawal of synthetic pesticides from agro-chemical markets, several extracts from various plants have been tested. Despite this progress, some plant extracts with bio-pesticidal properties have also been ...
Soil clay minerals are secondary minerals formed by low temperature reactions in the soil
through weathering. These minerals are highly reactive and greatly influence the chemical
and physical properties of many soils. ...
Health Care System delivery of every country is important for many reasons. Firstly, health services are provided through health systems. Secondly, many countries spend an important share of their national income on health ...
The aim of the study was to estimate the future demand for broiler meat in South Africa.
The first objective of the study was to identify factors that affect the demand of broiler
meat. The second objective of the study ...
The soil is the most important component in sustainable land management that varies
spatially due to the combined effect of biological, physical, and chemical processes
that occur over time. Although there has been ...
Determining body weight from growth attributes is the best, cheapest, and simplest approach, especially in rural areas where farmers lack the resources to purchase weighing instruments to assess an animal's body weight. ...
Amaranth species are a highly popular group of vegetables rich in primary and secondary metabolites, with potential to significantly reduce food insecurity and malnutrition. Yet, their production levels in South Africa ...
Onion is the third most important staple vegetable in South Africa, due to the gross
value of vegetable production and export revenues. Almost all of South Africa's
provinces grow onions, but the Western Cape (Ceres), ...
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of citric acid
supplementation on growth performance, carcass and physicochemical features of
male Venda chickens. Day-old chicks were vaccinated against diseases ...