Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by Subject "Agriculture"

Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by Subject "Agriculture"

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  • Capacity building in food composition for Africa 
    Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina); Hall, Nicolette Gibson (Elsevier, 2013-03)
    Capacity building in food and nutrition involves more than formal training and individual development. Such a process is long term and continues, requiring lasting mentorship, coaching and leadership development, including ...
  • Evaluating the effect of external conditions on the quality attributes of potatoes 
    Muller, Carmen; Pretorius, Beulah; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Springer, 2023-06)
    The rapidly growing global population emphasises the need for high-yielding, sustainable, yet nutritious food crops, which produce consistent yields under varying agricultural conditions. There are various critical research ...
  • Modelled impacts of extreme heat and drought on maize yield in South Africa 
    Mangani, Robert; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Bellocchi, Gianni; Hassen, Abubeker (CSIRO, 2018-07)
    This study assessed two versions of the crop model CropSyst (i.e. EMS, existing; MMS, modified) for their ability to simulate maize (Zea mays L.) yield in South Africa. MMS algorithms explicitly account for the impact of ...
  • Opportunities for higher education institutions to develop sustainable food systems in Africa 
    Pretorius, Beulah; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Frontiers Media, 2023-06-15)
    An African Vice-Chancellors’ Regional Food Systems Dialogue was hosted with the aim to provide a multi-stakeholder platform for stakeholders to explore various existing and emerging approaches that have the potential to ...
  • Policy for the complex burden of malnutrition in Africa : a research agenda to bring consumers and supply chains together 
    Thow, Anne Marie; Viljoen, Annemarie T.; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina); De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J.; Negin, Joel (Cambridge University Press, 2017-04)
    As the emerging burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases establishes itself firmly alongside food insecurity and undernutrition in urban centres, nutrition policy research needs to consider in more detail the ...
  • A systematic review of rodent pest research in Afro-Malagasy small-holder farming systems : are we asking the right questions 
    Keith, Mark; Swanepoel, Lourens H.; Swanepoel, Corrie M.; Brown, Peter R.; Eiseb, Seth J.; Goodman, Steven M.; Kirsten, Frikkie; Leirs, Herwig; Mahlaba, Themb'alilahlwa A.M.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Malebane, Phanuel; Von Maltitz, Emil F.; Massawe, Apia W.; Monadjem, Ara; Mulungu, Loth S.; Singleton, Grant R.; Taylor, Peter J.; Soarimalala, Voahangy; Belmain, Steven R. (Public Library of Science, 2017-03-30)
    Rodent pests are especially problematic in terms of agriculture and public health since they can inflict considerable economic damage associated with their abundance, diversity, generalist feeding habits and high ...