Empowering local ladies through technology
Why should we, as conservationists, be concerned about gender issues? If our mandate is species and habitat conservation, why and how do we incorporate gender without overstepping our mark?
Farming for the future
The Karoo is an iconic and timeless landscape that has been farmed for large-scale small stock production for almost 400 years.
Searching for Sandfish in the Tankwa Karoo
A key outcome of this workshop was the potential for new populations of the Clanwilliam Sandfish to be found in the relatively unexplored Tankwa River.
Farmers for vultures
Many of us view the Karoo as one of the last conservation frontiers of South Africa. Vast, wild landscapes that boast rugged mountain ranges, dry riverbeds and wide-open spaces that have stood relatively undisturbed and untransformed for centuries.
Farm planning prioritised in Prieska
The EWT and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) combined forces to bring Integrated Farm Planning and Management training to emerging farmers in the Prieska area. This is the second time the course is being presented in the Northern Cape; the first one was held in Loxton in February this year.