Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by UP Author "Darkey, Daniel"

Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by UP Author "Darkey, Daniel"

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  • Analysis of agro-climatic parameters and their influence on maize production in South Africa 
    Adisa, O.M. (Omolola); Botai, Christina M.; Botai, Joel Ongego; Hassen, Abubeker; Darkey, Daniel; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Adisa, Alex F.; Adeola, Abiodun Morakinyo; Ncongwane, Katlego P. (Springer, 2018-11)
    This study analyzed the variability of the agro-climatic parameters that impact maize production across different seasons in South Africa. To achieve this, four agro-climatic variables (precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, ...
  • Application of artificial neural network for predicting maize production in South Africa 
    Adisa, O.M. (Omolola); Botai, J.O. (Joel Ongego); Adeola, Abiodun Morakinyo; Hassen, Abubeker; Botai, Christina M.; Darkey, Daniel; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte (MDPI, 2019-02)
    The use of crop modeling as a decision tool by farmers and other decision-makers in the agricultural sector to improve production efficiency has been on the increase. In this study, artificial neural network (ANN) models ...
  • Artisanal fishing in Beira, Central Mozambique 
    Darkey, Daniel; Turatsinze, Ruth H.J. (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)
    The study focuses on artisanal fishing in Beira, located within the most important fishery area of Mozambique - the Sofala Bank in central Mozambique. The main aim is to establish the degree of compliance with artisanal ...
  • Relocation : to be or not to be a black diamond in a South African township? 
    Donaldson, Ronnie; Mehlomakhulu, Thobeka; Darkey, Daniel; Dyssel, Michael; Siyongwana, Pakama (Elsevier, 2013)
    Beginning in the mid-1990s, South Africa’s geopolitical, social and economic landscapes have been rapidly transforming. Driven primarily by government policy particularly after 1994, these changes have among other effects ...
  • A study on quality of life in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya 
    Darkey, Daniel; Kariuki, Angela (Kamla-Raj, 2013)
    Sub-Saharan Africa hosts the highest number of urban slum households in the world with an estimated 60 to 70% of urban residents living in slums. Kenya belongs to this region and has large informal settlements with dire ...
  • Trophy hunting : the Tuli Safari circle in Zimbabwe 
    Darkey, Daniel; Alexander, Patrick James (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)
    Trophy hunting is a controversial activity which takes place in a contested socio-economic and natural-wildlife environment. The contestations revolve around issues of development, conservation, sustainability, ownership ...
  • Variability of satellite derived phenological parameters across maize producing areas of South Africa 
    Adisa, O.M. (Omolola); Botai, Joel Ongego; Hassen, Abubeker; Darkey, Daniel; Adeola, Abiodun Morakinyo; Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Botai, Christina M.; Adisa, Abidemi T. (MDPI Publishing, 2018-08-27)
    Changes in phenology can be used as a proxy to elucidate the short and long term trends in climate change and variability. Such phenological changes are driven by weather and climate as well as environmental and ecological ...