Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Type "Book chapter"

Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Type "Book chapter"

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  • Agricultural and rural development 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Van Zyl, Johan; Nomvete, Bax D. (WR Publications, 1993)
    These papers review the structure and characteristics of agriculture in South Africa, the position of blacks in the sector, access to and utilisation of land and other resources by white and black South Africans, the scope ...
  • Agricultural policy : undoing the legacy of the past 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Vink, Nick; Van Zyl, Johan; Thirtle, Colin G., 1944-; Van Zyl, Johan; Vink, Nick (MacMillan Press Ltd, 2000)
    In this chapter the history of the agricultural sector from the early part of the twentieth century up to the period leading to the 1994 election is described. Three trends are discussed. First, a period of territorial and ...
  • Chapter 1 Agronomy 
    Kumwenda, A.S.; Kumwenda, A.S. (Tea Research Foundation (TRFCA), 2006)
    The main goal of the agronomy programme is to develop appropriate cultural practices for clonal and seedling tea for different types of producers and environments.
  • Chapter 2 Plant Breeding 
    Kumwenda, A.S.; Kumwenda, A.S. (Tea Research Foundation (TRFCA), 2006)
    The aims of the plant breeding program are to produce new, high yielding and high quality vegetatively propagated (VP) cultivars and composite plants that are adapted to local conditions. This is achieved by crossing ...
  • The cost and affordability of preparing a basic meal around the world 
    Masters, William A.; Martinez, Elena M.; Greb, Friederike; Herforth, Anna; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (Springer, 2023-01)
    All countries have a rising burden of diet-related disease from the consumption of unhealthy foods. About three billion people around the world cannot afford the diverse foods needed for a healthy diet. This chapter aims ...
  • Ensuring access to safe and nutritious food for all through the transformation of food systems 
    Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Soussana, Jean-François; Cole, Martin; Kambugu, Andrew; Zilberman, David (Springer, 2023-01)
    Action Track 1 of the Food Systems Summit offers an opportunity to bring together the crucial elements of food safety, nutrition, poverty and inequalities in the framework of food systems within the context of climate and ...
  • The farmer support programme in KaNgwane 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Sartorius von Bach, Helmke Jens; Van Zyl, Johan; Singini, Richard E.; Van Rooyen, Johan (Development Bank of Southern Africa, 1995)
    These three chapters comprise of the interim evaluation results of the Farmer Support Programmes implemented by the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Three of the former homeland areas of South Africa (KaNgwane, Venda ...
  • Healthy diet : a definition for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021 
    Neufeld, Lynnette M.; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Hugas, Marta (Springer, 2023-01)
    The aim of this chapter is to propose a definition of “healthy diets” and provide related evidence, thus permitting the alignment of terminology for the Food Systems Summit and beyond. Diets are combinations of foods ...
  • Market liberalization in South African agriculture : did it lead to increased efficiency in the carbohydrate market? 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Sartorius von Bach, Helmke Jens; Van Zyl, Johan; Van Schalkwyk, Herman Daniel; Van Rooyen, Johan; Mudimu, Godfrey D.; Mabeza-Chimedza, Ruvimbo (Lit Verlag, 1996)
    The first chapter provides a brief look at the extent of market liberalization in the South African agricultural sector. It shows which events led to the abolishment and deregulation of a number of marketing schemes under ...
  • Policy options for food system transformation in Africa and the role of science, technology and innovation 
    Badiane, Ousmane; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Glatzel, Katrin; Abdelradi, Fadi; Admassie, Assefa; Adjaye, John Asafu; Ayieko, Miltone; Bekele, Endashaw; Chaibi, Thameur; Hassan, Mohamed Hag Ali; Mbaye, Mame Samba; Mengoub, Fatima Ezzahra; Miano, Douglas W.; Muyonga, John H.; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; Ramadan, Racha; Sibanda, Simbarashe (Springer, 2023-01)
    As recognized by the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa – 2024 (STISA-2024), science, technology and innovation (STI) offer many opportunities for addressing the main constraints to embracing transformation ...
  • The potential for creating additional rural livelihoods in agriculture and the rural non-farm sector in semi-arid areas : a case study in the Northern Province 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Lipton, Michael; De Klerk, Mike; Lipton, Merle (Indicator Press, 1996-12)
    The aim of the chapter is to estimate the potential for creating additional livelihoods in a typical semi-arid area under various assumptions about farm activities, farm size and technology. The perception that agriculture ...
  • Reflections on a community-based service learning approach in a geoinformatics project module 
    Coetzee, Serena Martha; Rautenbach, Victoria (SpringerLink, 2016-10)
    Geoinformatics (also known as geographic information science) is the science and technology that underpins the collection, representation, processing, analysis, visualisation and dissemination of geographic information. ...
  • South Africa 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Vink, Nick; Williams, Gavin; Anderson, Kym (Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2004)
    This chapter outlines the wine industry in South Africa in terms of historical legacies and current production features. It examines how the political, social and economic changes in South Africa affect the situation and ...
  • South Africa: coping with structural changes 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Liebenberg, Frikkie; Pardey, Philip G.; Alston, Julian M.; Piggott, Roley R. (International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006)
    This chapter presents South Africa's agricultural research and development policy within the historical framework of structural, institutional and political changes that took place during the 20th century. A brief overview ...
  • The true cost of food : a preliminary sssessment 
    Hendriks, Sheryl L.; De Groot Ruiz, Adrian; Herrero Acosta, Mario; Baumers, Hans; Galgani, Pietro; Mason-D’Croz, Daniel; Godde, Cecile; Waha, Katharina; Kanidou, Dimitra; Von Braun, Joachim; Benitez, Mauricio; Blanke, Jennifer; Caron, Patrick; Fanzo, Jessica; Greb, Friederike; Haddad, Lawrence; Herforth, Anna; Jordaan, Daniel Du Plessis Scheepers; Masters, William A.; Sadoff, Claudia; Soussana, Jean-François; Tirado, Maria Cristina; Torero, Maximo; Watkins, Matthew (Springer, 2023-01)
    Ensuring sustainable food systems requires vastly reducing their environmental and health costs while making healthy and sustainable food affordable to all. One of the central problems of current food systems is that many ...
  • Whole genome sequence comparisons in taxonomoy 
    Borriss, Rainer; Rueckert, Christian; Blom, Jochen; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Reva, Oleg N. (Elsevier, 2011)
    This chapter is devoted to application of whole genome sequence comparisons in taxonomy. Driven by the rapid progress in sequencing technologies, “low budget” bacterial genomes become increasingly available in a nearly ...