Workpackage Crops


Research questions:


  • What are the livelihood strategies now and in +20 years for farms operating across the climatic gradients in Limpopo?
  • At the farm level:
  • Which management strategies or combinations, lead to the most stable yields (grain or forage) and highest resource use efficiencies under conditions of increased rainfall variability?



Methodology:

Strong linkage between experimental field work and process-based crop modelling

SP4aCrops

finished studies:


    MSc:

  • "The role of homegardens in the face of climate variability and their contribution to dietary diversification in rural villages of Limpopo, RSA" - Wiebke Beushausen
  • "Heterogeneity of soil fertility in smallholder farming systems in Limpopo, RSA" - Sala Alanda Lamega
  • "Extent and reasons of changes in plant composition and management of homegardens in rural areas of Limpopo Province, RSA" - Thomas Bringhenti

  • PhD:

  • "Finding Opportunities for Managing Climate Risk in Highly Resource Constrained Crop Based Smallholder Farming System of the Limpopo Basin" - Gabriel Lekalakala