Home Search
drought - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
How to supplement this winter
With drought conditions still prevailing in many parts of the summer rainfall region, farmers will have to adjust their winter feeding strategies to compensate for nutritional losses. This is according...
Another day, another disaster
I fear that we have reached that point with the terrible drought that is affecting so many farmers in Southern Africa. There is nothing new to report and the devastation...
How resilience can bring peace of mind to a farmer
...world’s natural resources. In agriculture, resilience is a farm’s ability to survive despite droughts or market slumps. The greater this resilience, the more readily a farmer can adapt to unexpected...
A weaker rand: its effect on farmers
...the rand. Higher interest rates will hit farmers who have to repay production loans from the drought period. For all farmers, a weaker rand means higher input prices. Although the...
Better economic prospects ahead for sub-Saharan Africa
...only 2,5%, Nigeria’s 2,3%, and South Africa’s a depressing 0,6%. An end to the serious drought in several southern African countries and a reversal of the five-year commodity cycle slump...
Rooibos shortage may cause 90% price surge
...GDP. However the drought took its toll in the past season, “with tea farmers struggling to produce enough yields to satisfy the growing need,” said Du Toit. “We only produced...
Pome fruit doing well in spite of drought
...new plantings coming into production as well as the recovery of orchards from hail damage in the Langkloof production region. However, the severe drought conditions have taken its toll on...
Hardening vegetable seedlings
...for rapid growth when conditions return to normal. In some cases, such as drought, the plant may extend its root system rather than use the energy for rapid growth. Solution...
Cutting water and energy use in orchards
...water shortage, Loubser started to experiment with the concept. “Droughts are a reality that farmers have to face every few years. I thought my invention could help reduce this risk,”...
Pretoria Wimpy outlets support drought relief
South Africa is currently in the grip of the worst drought since 1982 and many farmers around the country have been negatively affected. The Funky Cappuccino promotion runs until the...
SA experiences fewer wildfires in June
...State, and three in the Western Cape. WoF spokesperson Linton Rensburg, attributed the lower number of wildfires to drought conditions and the associated reduction in fuel loads, as well as...
Agri SA sceptical about R1 billion drought relief ‘donation’
...van der Rheede, stating that the company would provide a “capital grant” of US$70 million (R1 billion) for drought relief to SA farmers. Van der Rheede told Farmer’s Weekly that...
ADVERTISEMENT
MUST READS
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
