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Mapping rangeland ecosystems vulnerability to lantana camara invasion in semi-arid savannahs in South Africa
(African journal of ecology Wiley, 2022)
We mapped and modelled the potential areas vulnerable to Lantana camara (L. camara)
invasion in semi-arid savannah ecosystems in the communal lands of Bushbuckridge
and Kruger National Park, South Africa. Specifically, ...
Deserving and undeserving welfare states: Cash transfers and hegemonic struggles in South Africa
(Routledge, 2022)
The South African social grant programme appeared as if it might suddenly end on 1
April 2017. The potential termination of grants kicked off a significant public outcry by
members of parliament, the judiciary, the ...
Boon or bane? Urban food security and online food purchasing during the Covid-19 epidemic in Nanjing, China
(MDPI, 2022)
This paper examines the relationship between the rapid growth of online food purchasing
and household food security during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in China using the
city of Nanjing as a case study. The ...
Estimation of maize foliar temperature and stomatal conductance as indicators of water stress based on optical and thermal imagery acquired using an unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) platform
(MDPI, 2022)
Climatic variability and extreme weather events impact agricultural production, especially
in sub-Saharan smallholder cropping systems, which are commonly rainfed. Hence, the development
of early warning systems regarding ...
Mapping the spatial distribution of underutilised crop species under climate change using the MaxEnt model: A case of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2022)
Knowing the spatial and temporal suitability of neglected and underutilised crop species (NUS) is important for
fitting them into marginal production areas and cropping systems under climate change. The current study ...
Pathways to food insecurity: Migration, hukou and Covid‐19 in Nanjing, China
(Wiley, 2022-12-08)
The COVID‐19 pandemic has issued significant challenges to food systems and the food security of migrants in cities. In China, there have been no studies to date focusing on the food security of migrants during the pandemic. ...