Conference Agenda

LINKING EUROPE AND AFRICA TROUGH SUSTAINABLE BIO-BASED SOLLUTIONS

Svetoslav Malchev¹, Evgenia Mahler², Vjekoslav Tanaskovic³, Ordan Cukaliev¹, Daniela Germanova¹, Georgi Dimitrov Kornov¹

¹Fruit Growing Institute - Plovdiv, Bulgaria; ²Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany; ³Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje

THE INFLUENCE OF A SELF‑REGULATING, LOW‑ENERGY, CLAY‑BASED IRRIGATION (SLECI) SYSTEM ON WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND YIELD IN MORINGA AND COWPEA CULTIVATION

H.A. Chaba^1,2, V. Tanaskovik³, O. Cukaliev³, H.T. Araya¹, N.A. Araya¹, M. Steyn², S. Trinath Suryadevara⁴, S. Malchev⁵, J. Siering⁶, S. Nechkovski³, T. Arsov³

¹Agricultural Research Council-Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, Pretoria, South Africa; ²Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; ³University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ⁴Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁵Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁶Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

HYDRUS 2D SIMULATION OF WATER DYNAMICS UNDER SLECI AND DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AT BUAN IN BOTSWANA.

Khumoetsile Bratah Mmolawa, Simangaliso Madorobo

Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Botswana

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE NEEDS A HOLISTIC APPROACH: CASE STUDY KWANDABA, KWA-ZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

A.T. Grundling^1,4,5, C.M. Swanepoel¹, T.C. Mapumulo¹, N.N.A. Ngcobo³, H.T. Araya², J.P. Le Roux¹

¹Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering, Pretoria, South Africa; ²Agricultural Research Council-Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plant, Pretoria, South Africa; ³Agricultural Research Council-Economic Analysis, Pretoria, South Africa; ⁴Centre for Environment Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; ⁵Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

MORINGA STEMS USED AS FEEDSTOCK FOR FUNCTIONAL BIOCHAR

N.A. Araya¹, A.T. Grundling^1,3,4, G. Sithole¹, S.K. Maleka¹, H.T. Araya²

¹Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering, South Africa; ²Agricultural Research Council - Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, South Africa; ³Centre for Environment Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; ⁴Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa