A5028800477- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Global Financial Regulation and Crises
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Spacecraft Design and Technology
- International Environmental Law and Policies
- Wave and Wind Energy Systems
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
Stellenbosch University
2018-2021
University of Zambia
2020
Universität Hamburg
2018
North-West University
2018
The water-energy-food nexus has emerged as a useful concept to understand the multiple interdependencies that exist between water, energy and food sectors. is an ambitious attempt work across disciplines scales workings of these complex systems. It is, however, criticised for being more general framework than practical methodology because vast amount data it would need make real-life contributions sustainable development. We show how approach, when used within farm budget model, can...
Irrigation Advisory Services (IAS) are powerful management instruments aiming to achieve the best efficiency in irrigation water use. So far literature on farmers’ preferences for a specific scheme design of IAS’ characteristics and related willingness pay (WTP) is scant. This study provides evidence preference towards six attributes IAS configuration by using hypothetical choice experiment. Data were collected from an original survey among 108 farmers Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Poland...
Increasing pressure on water resources is driving the development of technology to improve water-use efficiency in irrigation. Uptake these technological advances are essential ensure long-term security catchments, particularly water-scarce regions and where agricultural activities urban centres compete for same resources. Research suggests that uptake lags far behind new products. The study presented this paper interviewed 29 commercial farmers from Central Breede River Valley South Africa...
Abstract Boosting the productivity of smallholder farming systems continues to be a major need in Africa. Challenges relating how improve irrigation are multi‐factor and multisectoral, they involve broad range actors who must interact reach decisions collectively. We provide systematic reflection on findings from research project EAU4Food, which adopted transdisciplinary approach for food security five case studies Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, South Africa Tunisia. The EAU4Food experiences...
Abstract Expanding arable land under irrigation is cardinal in the quest to attain Africa's aspiration of transforming agriculture and realizing its true value positive impact on wealth creation, economic growth, food security nutrition for all. Over last three four decades, many initiatives have been designed harness both small‐ large‐scale technologies towards increasing agricultural production productivity. The EAU4Food (European Union African cooperative research increase irrigated...
This review provides a brief overview of problems in irrigated agriculture that have become more evident as result climate change. In most regions South Africa, the demand for water is exceeding supply, surface resources catchments are already fully or over-allocated. regional context, suppliers should strive to optimally manage quantity and quality distributed farmers, while providing farmers with up-to-date information planning management purposes. Recent prolonged droughts across Africa...
Water availability continues to hamper southern African nations' economic and societal development eff orts.Highly variable rainfall; observed projected rainfall decrease; the inability of governments keep up with infrastructure provision for fast-growing populations urban, agricultural, industrial sectors; as well a lack suffi cient information monitoring are some factors that limit ability decision-makers manage water resources sustainably promote social development.Proper planning...