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11-20 of 38 for the Category : Agriculture and the Subcategory : Agriculture - GeneralDesertification
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Desertification is defined as ‘land degradation in arid, semiarid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities’. The important point is that there is loss of productivity of the land.
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Drip irrigation is a very economical irrigation system, that delivers small quantities of water to crops close to their roots with minimal loss to evaporation or runoff.
Read more about Drip IrrigationEntomology
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Entomology is the study of insects. Insects make up by far the largest number of organisms on Earth and they are likely to outlive human beings because of their excellent adaptability.
Read more about EntomologyFair Trade
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Fair Trade is a trading partnership – based on dialogue, transparency and respect – that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of,
Read more about Fair TradeForestry
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Forestry can be split into two different types of management. The first type relates to indigenous forestry and involves the management and utilisation of natural indigenous forests. The second refers to plantation forestry, which requires a differen
Read more about ForestryGame Farming
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Game farming is a method of farming that uses wildlife species as livestock instead of domesticated animals. The wildlife species are better adapted to the veld and other conditions, cause less damage and are less affected by disease and illness.
Read more about Game FarmingGlobal Change
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Africa, as a whole, is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This is not only due to the actual changes expected, but also due to the poor capacity of its people to cope with the changes and the developmental constraints.
Read more about Global ChangeGlobal Warming & Climate Change
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'Global warming', or 'climate change', refers to the rise in the planet's overall temperature due to anthropogenic (human-related) increase of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.
Read more about Global Warming & Climate ChangeGrasslands
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The grasslands biome is the second largest of the country's nine biomes, covering an area of 339 237.68 km2 in seven provinces.
Read more about GrasslandsGreenwash
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Greenwash is not a new concept. The term emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and it entered the Concise Oxford Dictionary in 1999.
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