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Date of Publication: Mar 2020
WAMPP is national in scope covering all of 10 Lesotho’s administrative districts, with a focus on the rangelands that cover more than two thirds of the country’s surface. The...
Date of Publication: Mar 2020
The Book of Abstracts is one of the main outcomes of the Scientific Conference and serves as one of the channels for dissemination of the research outcomes for APPSA.
Date of Publication: Mar 2020
Given that the project was coming to an end on 31st January 2020 and that most of the R&D projects had been completed and research outputs were generated, an end of project conference was held in...
Date of Publication: Mar 2020
Strengthening RCoLs has continued for the past six years covering the upgrading of research infrastructure including farm, laboratory, office equipment, IT and knowledge management sustems.
Date of Publication: Mar 2020
Analysis identifyed sewveral yield gaps that could be narrowed with additional investmentments in technology adaptation and dissemination.
Date of Publication: Mar 2020
Today, 31st March 2020, the President of the Republic of Botswana His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi announced that the country is to undergo a lockdown for a period of 28 days effective midnight...
Date of Publication: Mar 2020
According to the 2017 Nutrition in WHO African Region report, the prevalence of malnutrition in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia is very high, and this has been attributed in part to limited dietary...
Date of Publication: Mar 2020
Maize is a major staple food for millions of households in Sub-Saharan Africa. The emergence and prevalence of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) in endemic countries in east Africa among others,...
Date of Publication: Feb 2020
ABSTRACTMicronutrient deficiencies caused by lack of Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn) and Vitamin A in the human body have negative effect with regard to health issues worldwide. Imbalances of these nutrients in...
Date of Publication: Feb 2020
The ELD Initiative; Problem dimension – Land degradation vs. sustainable land management; Natural capital and ecosystem services valuation – the rationale behind; Steps of...
Date of Publication: Feb 2020
Critical farming and household decisions depend upon the weather, for example, the amount of rain that falls, the length and start date of the rainfall season, the timing of dry spells, and the...
Date of Publication: Feb 2020
This book documents a decade of research, methodological innovation, and lessons learned in an eco-regional research-for-development program operating in the eastern African highlands, the African...
Date of Publication: Jan 2020
The Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative aims to create awareness about the costs of land degradation and the benefits of sustainable land management (SLM). ELD Campus provides high-...
Date of Publication: Dec 2019
Video summarising the climate investment pitch session at COP 25 Stepping-up Engagement Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa to Catalyse Investments in Climate Action
Date of Publication: Dec 2019
This article is about a meeting that was converned for the Lesotho National Conservation Agriculture Task Force. It was a revival meeting that was last held about two years ago. The importance of...
Date of Publication: Sep 2019
Abstract — A survey was undertaken in three districts of Zambia namely; Monze, Mpongwe and Chipata which are hosting the Agriculture Productivity Programme for Southern Africa (APPSA) Sub-...
