In recent times, global agricultural productivity has been increasingly affected by climate change. It is believed that societal adoption of insurance as an adaptive response to climate change can have significant implications ...

Athrixia phylicoides and Monsonia burkeana are indigenous plants of South Africa predominately used as traditional herbal teas. The objective of current study was to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial activity of A. ...

This paper analyses the determinants of competitiveness in the South African citrus fruit industry. It uses Michael Porter's competitive diamond framework to determine and analyse the factors influencing the performance ...

The effect of different drying methods; sun, freeze, shade and oven drying on total polyphenol content, tannins, total antioxidants and phytochemicals content of bush tea (Athrixia phylicoides DC.) were evaluated. Assessment ...

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of hatching egg size on hatchability and hatch-weight of indigenous Venda chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Three different egg size groups classified into small: (<49 ...

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of varying dietary supplemental inclusion levels of onion and garlic on semen quality characteristics of Hubbard white breeder broiler cocks aged 35-41 weeks old. A ...

The world has responded to climate change phenomenon through two broad response mechanisms (mitigation and adaptation strategies) with the aim of moderating the adverse effects of climate change and/or to exploit any ...

Sustainable development and green economy transition call for innovations that address the simultaneous realisation of economic growth, and improved human and environmental well-being. A holistic and appropriate policy ...

This study assessed the effect of PLAS projects on human capital aspects of beneficiaries in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality. Out of 97 beneficiaries, stratified random sampling technique was used to select 54 from ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is the etiological agent for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The COVID‐19 pandemic has created unimaginable and unprecedented global health crisis. ...