Climate Change and Farming in South Africa

...For most farmers who grow maize in an area that is the pulse of South African maize production, it all comes down to rain. How much rain falls, and when it falls...
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Nightjars

...The most iconic of African night sounds is the ‘Good Lord deliver us…’ chant of the Fiery-necked Nightjar. The sound of the Square-tailed nightjar is also a common nighttime sound in the Lowveld...
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Adi Badenhorst

...  It's these vines that Adi Badenhorst, like fellow members of a small band of oft-designated 'revolutionary' young winemakers in the Swartland, is nurturing and extending to produce wines signalling a 'new' South African style..
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Almonds

...AlmondsAlmondsSouth African Nuts©Glenneis KrielIn Greek mythology the almond tree in bloom represents hope.The origin of almonds is uncertain, but the general consensus is that these nuts originated in China and Central Asia, from where they spread..
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How to Use Pig Medicines Correctly

...When dosing a pig directly in the mouth, the South African Pork Producers Organisation (SAPPO) recommends in its Manual for emerging Pig Farmers that farmers hold the head up and use a syringe...
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Grande Provence

...Grande ProvenceGrande ProvenceFranschhoek - Cape Winelands in StyleCape Dutch meets French Provençal and ethnic African in this haven of fine wine, food and art...
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The Difference Between Lavender and Lavandin Oil

...The Difference Between Lavender and Lavandin OilThe Difference Between Lavender and Lavandin OilSouth African Medicinal PlantsLavender is a Mediterranean plant and not indigenous to South Africa, however, it is planted here and high-quality lavender oil..
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A Household's Ability to Access Food

...Looking at the wealthiest third of the South African population, figures show that inflation on food hardly made a difference to their spending...
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Pig Breeding

...A healthy pig, according to the South African Pork Producers Organisation’s Pigs for profit manual, should be breathing normally and not be coughing, sneezing, wheezing, dribbling or frothing saliva...
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White-throated Swallow

...A rufous patch is found on the forehead in front of the eyes.White-throated Swallow DietThe White-throated Swallow hunts on the wing and feeds on flying insects.White-throated Swallow Breeding The White-throated Swallow is a breeding intra-African migrant..
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About Litchis

...The South African litchi industry is built on a few cultivars focussed on a small harvesting window - from mid-October to February - which peaks in December...
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The Hungry Season

...city, the hungry season usually arrives in January, after going on a spending spree during the festive season.It seems counter-intuitive to find that city-dwelling people occasionally receive food parcels from their rural families, but surveys by the African..
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Pests and Organic Pest Control

...The summer flowering plant, African marigold can be planted as a cover crop as it secretes a substance through their roots that is poisonous for nematodes. It can also be harvested during flowering and sprayed as an extract...
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Sweet Potato

...Sweet potato can be grown in all South African provinces if supplementary irrigation is provided...
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Cactus Pear Production in South Africa

...   Cactus Pear SeasonSouth African cactus pears are primarily harvested from early December until the end of April, although in some areas fruit may be produced in winter, depending on the cultivar.By Glenneis Kriel..
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How to Farm Oysters

...These are tested in accredited laboratories, as part of the South African Molluscan Shellfish Monitoring and Control Program (SAMSM&CP). This program is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)...
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Visiting the Vredefort Dome

...The Vaal is a major waterway by South African standards and helps supply Joburg and the surrounding industrial complex with water...
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Time to Visit the Kruger Park

...Do note, during the South African school holidays, the crowds are at their peak and the park can become quite unpleasant...
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Delheim

...The restaurant menu reflects it too, with German specialities such as Bratwurst and Leberwurst alongside traditional South African fare like snoek (fish), springbok and lamb shank...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Birds

...For convenience purposes, just keep calling these birds African green pigeons, ring-necked doves etc.Why Does a Woodpecker Peck?Woodpeckers do this to forage for worms and other insects under the bark of tree branches...
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KZN Wild Coast to the South Coast

...The survivors of a São João, a Grosvenor or a São Bento found themselves washed ashore on a Transkei beach (now called the Eastern Cape) and forced to confront the African Other...
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Oudtshoorn Attractions

...Visitors on South African holidays can view lion, cheetah, leopard and jaguar from the Catwalk, an elevated walkway that leads through enclosures resembling the animals' natural habitats...
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Elephants and Climate Change

...Norman Owen-Smith of the University of the Witwatersrand's Centre for African Ecology says elephants should not be seen in this 'narrow ecological perspective'. Rather, they are as critical in the shaping of savannahs as fire and frost...
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1870 The Copper Wonder of Namaqualand

...Almost every nation finds its representatives there - English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, the colonial Dutch and ‘Afrikaners’, and as for the numerous native races, I would scarcely like to say which African race is not there...
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Ikalafeng Maedi

...O diretse ditheo tse di farologaneng ka ditiro tse di farologaneng, di akaretsang Discovery Health, VWV Group kwa Kyalami le The South African Breweries, jalo le jalo...
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