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Read more about the article Partnership with Cranfield and East Anglia Universities: Investigating the drought resilience of irrigated agriculture

Partnership with Cranfield and East Anglia Universities: Investigating the drought resilience of irrigated agriculture

The INR partnered with Cranfield and East Anglia Universities in the UK to investigate the drought resilience of irrigated agriculture in the Groot Letaba Catchment in Limpopo province.Emerging from this…

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Read more about the article INR Scientist Awarded PhD in Agro-forestry!

INR Scientist Awarded PhD in Agro-forestry!

The INR would like to congratulate Thabo Makhubedu on being awarded his PhD in Crop Science from UKZN. This was part of the WRC-funded agroforestry project led by the INR.…

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Read more about the article Innovative Solutions to Combat Food Insecurity and Sustain Livelihoods during the difficult times of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Innovative Solutions to Combat Food Insecurity and Sustain Livelihoods during the difficult times of the Covid-19 Pandemic

A successful collaboration between the Institute of Natural Resources NPC (INR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa yielded exceptional results and positive impact on many livelihoods…

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Read more about the article INR Partners with the Solidarity Fund to Improve Food Security

INR Partners with the Solidarity Fund to Improve Food Security

The Impendle community welcomed a tower garden demonstration by the INR who are implementing a Household Food Security Project which is being funded by the Solidarity Fund. Find out more…

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Read more about the article Supporting transformative adaptation and building equitable resilience to drought for sustainable development

Supporting transformative adaptation and building equitable resilience to drought for sustainable development

Growing fruit and vegetables in Africa for export has been shown to generate positive socio-economic impacts, but the industry relies on a secure supply of water. The allocation of this…

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Read more about the article Increasing resilience to water-related risks in the UK fresh fruit and vegetable system

Increasing resilience to water-related risks in the UK fresh fruit and vegetable system

We are exploring ways of increasing resilience to water-related risks for both UK-grown and imported fruit and vegetables.  This is one of ten projects forming a research programme investing in…

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Read more about the article Agro-Ecology: Investigating Micro-catchment Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation

Agro-Ecology: Investigating Micro-catchment Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation

The INR is currently involved in the implementation of a Water Research Commission (WRC) funded project investigating Micro-catchment (in-field) Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation. The INR agro-ecology team is implementing this…

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Read more about the article Sub-regional Coordinator for Eastern and Southern African PROLINNOVA Platform (ESAPP)

Sub-regional Coordinator for Eastern and Southern African PROLINNOVA Platform (ESAPP)

The INR was formally responsible for the coordination of the Prolinnova network in South Africa from 2004 to 2010, but Brigid Letty has continued to play an informal role of…

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Read more about the article Nuffic Elangeni TVET Project

Nuffic Elangeni TVET Project

This is a new initiative in which INR is involved, which builds on previous support provided to the Netherlands Embassy in Pretoria. The project is called Strengthening Education and Agribusiness…

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Read more about the article Review of Entrepreneurial Development Paths for Establishment of Smallholder Irrigation Farming Businesses

Review of Entrepreneurial Development Paths for Establishment of Smallholder Irrigation Farming Businesses

A number of studies have been conducted on behalf of the Water Research Commission (WRC) in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo that have sought to understand the challenges that smallholder irrigation farmers…

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