Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "North West Province"
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Determining the effect of soil on bush encroachment between 1993 and 2018 in the North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Bush encroachment (BE) is a serious form of land degradation and South Africa alone has lost an estimated 8 million hectares (ha) of grazing or cultivation land due to BE. This consequently leads to decreased food security. ... -
Evaluation of fungal and mycotoxin contamination of maize consumed in the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)The North West province of South Africa ranks the second major maize producing region in the country after the Free State, South Africa. In the North West province, as is the case in much of the world, fungal and subsequent ... -
The impact of rainfall variability on subsistence farmers in the North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Rainfall variability has a direct influence on agriculture and food security. Subsistence farmers are reliant on their produce for survival and are considered to be particularly vulnerable to its effects. The impacts of ... -
Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in the policy framework of the education sector : the case of Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, Republic of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Globally, disasters have increased and their impact has been intensely felt around the world and in South Africa. When disasters strike, large segments of the population are faced with devastating consequences that hamper ... -
Microbial drinking water quality of selected rural, peri-urban and urban communities and schools in the North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University, 2007)Safe drinking water is a basic human right. This study mainly focused on the physico-chemical and microbiological drinking water quality of selected rural, peri-urban and urban communities and schools in the ... -
Social impact assessment : the status of practice in the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)There is no doubt that the assessment of social impacts is as important, in some cases even more important, than the assessment of biophysical and economic impacts of development projects. Nonetheless, social impact ...