by DIVAGRI | Oct 5, 2023 | News
Stellenbosch University Water Institute is working with small farmers in Lynedoch to co-create technologies that develop new business opportunities and value chains for their farming activities in Stellenbosch. The DIVAGRI research project forms part of a European...
by DIVAGRI | Oct 4, 2023 | Partner
FH JOANNEUM GmbH is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Austria, with 50 bachelor and master degree programmes, some 5000 students, and over 300 partner universities across the world. Our six Departments – Applied Computer Sciences; Engineering;...
by DIVAGRI | Oct 2, 2023 | News
DIVAGRI researchers from Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) are experimenting with Self-regulating, Low Energy, Clay-based Irrigation (SLECI) systems on maize to test if it is more efficient at saving water than standard drip irrigation...
by DIVAGRI | Sep 25, 2023 | News
Small-scale farmer Mona Stone (64) was 16 years old when she had to leave school to help support her brothers and sisters. At first she worked in the orchards and later she progressed to working in the greenhouses. In Stellenbosch she was asked to assist with setting...
by DIVAGRI | Sep 25, 2023 | News
Joe Barends, the new head of a secondary cooperative in Lynedoch outside Stellenbosch called the Stellenbosch Farmer Production Support Unit, is not someone who lets the grass grow under his feet. Mr Barends facilitated the creation of the Stellenbosch Farmer...
