Centre for Transformative Agricultural & Food Systems - CTAFS

Join us for the uMngeni Resilience Farmer’s Day

As part of ongoing efforts to increase climate change awareness and improve resilience to the impacts of climate change, the uMngeni Resilience Project (URP) will host a Farmers' Day event at Ukulinga Research Farm on the 26 May 2023. The Farmers' Day aims to increase awareness of farmers to new technologies and methodologies to encourage climate change adaptation. This event is set coincide with Africa Day, which commemorates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963.

Dlamini, N.; Senzanje, A.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. Assessing climate change impacts on surface water availability using the WEAP model: a case study of the Buffalo River Catchment, South Africa. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 46:101330. (Online first) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129102

Tsvuura, S.; Mudhara, M.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. An analysis of the perceived societal benefits of and threats from trees for the delivery of livelihoods and community development. Plants, People, Planet, 13p. (Online first)

An analysis of the perceived societal benefits of and threats from trees for the delivery of livelihoods and community development

Cereal-legume intercrop systems could improve food and nutrition security in semi-arid areas Our latest study highlights that legume intercrops that feature nutrient-dense legume component crops could improve household nutritional contribution through the improvements in nutritional yield (NY,) water productivity (WP,) and nutritional water productivity (NWP) compared to cereal monocropping systems.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1060246

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Can cereal-legume intercrop systems contribute to household nutrition in semi-arid environments: A systematic review and meta-analysis IntroductionIntercropping cereals with legumes can intensify rainfed cereal monocropping for improved household food and nutritional security. However, there is scant literature confirming the associated nutritional benefits.MethodologyA systematic review and meta-analysis of nutritional water produ...

Dr Senzanje presenting on the iWEF model at WaterNet Symposium

You are invited to join us via Zoom for our two day event!!!
Click on the links below to register for both days…

12-OCT-2022
https://ukzn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuc-2grjItGdYDRz5AVDMuduub4fLtUyLX

13-OCT-2022
https://ukzn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcuCgpz4iGNHDO_hsMwSi-ZYrE2pKVY98

Happy Heritage Day From CTAFS

MAINSTREAMING NEGLECTED AND UNDERUTILISED SPECIES FOR FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY

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ukzn.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Our researcher Dr Tendai Chibarabada from CTAFS presented today on Conservation Agriculture and its linkages to the SDGs during the Zanzibar water conference.

The conference was organised by GWP east africa under the theme 'Seeing the Unseen: Sustainable Management of Groundwater in a Changing Climate'

Upcoming Event!!!

Linking climate information services to climate-smart agriculture practices: scaling land and water innovations for resilient agrifood systems
Hosted by: IWMI – CGIAR and the Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.