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Session

SES-O-DANRM-03: Digital Agriculture & Natural Resources Management_Oral Presentation

Time:

Thursday, 09/Oct/2025:

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Session Chair: Oner Cetin, Dicle University
Session Chair: Althea Grundling, Agricultural Research Council

Location: Banket Hall

Session Topics:

Digital Agriculture & Natural Resources Management

Presentations

ALTERNATIVE USE OF INVASIVE PLANTS AS BIOCHAR FEEDSTOCK TO IMPROVE PLANT GROWTH AND SOIL WATER RETENTION

H.T. Araya¹, N.A. Araya², A.T. Grundling^2,3,4, S.K. Maleka², T.S. Nkuna¹, H.A Chaba¹, M. Truter¹

¹Agricultural Research Council-Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, Pretoria, South Africa.; ²Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering, Pretoria, 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.

EVALUATING A NOVEL CLAY-BASED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING WATER PRODUCTIVITY IN ROSEMARY AND LAVENDER CROPS

О. Chukaliev¹, H.B. Stander², V. Tanaskovikj¹, G.M. Wolfaardt², S. Trinath Suryadevara³, S. Malchev⁴, J. Siering⁵, A. Martinovska Stojcheska¹, Z. Dimov¹, S. Nechkovski¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; ³Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁴Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁵Robert-Schmidt-Institute, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

FIELD EVALUATION OF TOMATO CROP PRODUCTION UNDER SLECI IRRIGATION

O. Chukaliev¹, F. Kumi², V. Tanaskovikj¹, W.E.K. Agbesi^2,3, S. Trinath Suryadevara⁴, S. Malchev⁵, J. Siering⁶, S. Nechkovski¹, Z. Bogevska¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Department of Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Coast-UCC, Ghana; ³Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cape Coast Technical University, Ghana; 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

IRRIGATION WATER PRODUCTIVITY IN MAIZE CROP PRODUCTION UNDER SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES

V Tanaskovikj¹, S. Kwadwo Amponsah², O Chukaliev¹, P. Amankwaa-Yeboah², S. Trinath Suryadevara³, S. Malchev⁴, J. Siering⁵, I. Janeska Stamenkovska¹, H. Azadi⁶, S. Nechkovski¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²CSIR-Crops Research Institute – Fumesua, Ashanti Region, Ghana; ³Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁴Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁵Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany; ⁶University of Liège, Belgium

SLECI IRRIGATION SYSTEM AS A CLIMATE-RESILIENT SOLUTION FOR SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS

V. Tanaskovikj¹, K. Mmolawa², O. Chukaliev¹, A. Clift-Hill², S. Trinath Suryadevara³, S. Malchev⁴, J. Siering⁵, S. Nechkovski¹, M. Markoski¹, R. Kabranova¹, I. Iljovski¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources-BUAN, Botswana; ³Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁴Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁵Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARID ENVIRONMENTS: A PILOT STUDY ON SLECI IN GEM SQUASH CULTIVATION

V. Tanaskovikj¹, V. Shalimba², O. Chukaliev¹, S. Ambuga², K. Beyer³, S. Trinath Suryadevara⁴, S. Malchev⁵, J. Siering⁶, S. Nechkovski¹, M. Vukelikj Shutoska¹, M. Davitkovska¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Namibia University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Namibia; ³Ombe Guestfarm and Safari, Okahandja, Namibia; 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