Preliminary dates: Spring 2022 (TBA)
Registration dates: TBA, typically some months before course start
Location: University of Limpopo, Risk and Vulnerability Centre
Coordinating university: University of Limpopo
SPACES project: SALLnet
Course description / preliminary learning objectives:
The mixed farming system in Limpopo across local farmers is in jeopardy due to extreme weather events which translate into the overuse of resources (nutrient mining, overgrazing etc.). It’s therefore important to understand crop-livestock intensification amid climate change (the effect on the livestock component and the consequences thereof) and to recognize the capacity of the grazing lands during the winter season and explore opportunities to reduce risks.
Learning methods:
- Presentation Group
- discussion
- Excursion (syferkuil – field trial)
Expected learning outcomes:
To enable to identify interrelated drivers of the winter forage gaps To link current adaptation and proposed mitigation options To learn and develop a framework towards a resilient system
Target group:
Interested MSc. Students in the agricultural science field from Uni Limpopo and Uni Venda Selected local farmers from the Limpopo region which have been involved in the survey* Selected agricultural extension officers .
Additional information:
*Survey here refers to the interviews implemented by WP1 of SALLnet in Limpopo to investigate the farming systems and resource constrained farmer’s coping strategies in period of drought.
Course coordinator:
Prof Kingsley Ayisi/Prof. Odhiambo
Course lead:
Sala Lamega, Dr. Martin Komainda