The South African policy sphere hails the commercialisation of small-scale farming as the
answer to a myriad of socio-economic, ecological and political challenges of rural …

Ensuring food security has become a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to
combined effects of climate change, high population growth, and relying on rainfed farming …

Future water scarcities in the face of an increasing population, climate change and the
unsustainable use of aquifers will present major challenges to global food production. The …

В книге изложены руководящие принципы устойчивого управления орошением
овощных культур в регионах с дефицитом воды. В долгосрочной перспективе …

Understanding the impacts of agricultural practices on carbon stocks and CO2 emission is
imperative in order to recommend low emission strategies. The objective of this study was to …

Seasonal quantification of a crop's evapotranspiration (ET) and water footprint (WF) is
essential for sustainable agriculture. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate the ET …

Global freshwater resources are getting scarcer and scarcer due to the ever-increasing
population, climate change, and other human activities. Hence, assessing the consumption …

Water footprint (WF) accounting as proposed by the Water Footprint Network (WFN) can
potentially provide important information for water resource management, especially in …

The global escalation of water demand has led to significant depletion of water resources,
making virtual water content (VWC) and yield assessment crucial for agricultural water …

Purpose Using the current state of life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and water
footprinting, and EPDs in South Africa, this work explores the challenges and opportunities …