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Cable Yarding in Southern Africa: An Analysis of its Productivity and Possible Procedure for its Improvement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.M. de Laborde --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South AfricaThe demand for timber in southern Africa is increasing and this is resulting in the afforestation of areas which require cable yarding when harvested. The demand for cable yarders, essentially fixed skylines, is therefore increasing rapidly. Stress is being placed... -
Effects of Afforestation and Clearfelling on birds and small Mammals at Grootvadersbosch, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.J. Armstrong --- Department of Nature Conservation, Republic of South Africa H.J. van Hensbergen --- Department of Nature Conservation, Republic of South AfricaResults from a short-term study of birds and small mammals in pine plantations, regenerating clear-felled sites and indigenous forest and fynbos habitats at Grootvadersbosch, southern Cape, indicate that the pine faunal assemblages are pauperised in relation to those of the... -
Are Pine Plantations “Inhospitable Seas” around Remnant Native Habitat within South-western Cape Forestry Areas?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.J. Armstrong --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa H.J. van Hensbergen --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa D.F. Scott --- Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre, South Africa S.J. Milton --- , South AfricaSome areas of forestry estates, including unplantable ones, may be zoned and managed for nature conservation. This paper is an analysis of the results of studies of plants, birds and small mammals at Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch, to determine whether pine plantations... -
Changes in chemical properties and temperature during the degradation of organic wastes subjected to simple composting protocols suitable for small-scale farming, and quality of the mature compost
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.C. Smith --- , South Africa J.C. Hughes --- , South AfricaDespite the high cost of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, composting is not widely practiced in many rural communities in South Africa. To demonstrate the simplicity and benefit of composting, four composting protocols were selected, based on technology and resources available... -
Contribution of Tithonia diversifolia to yield and nutrient uptake of maize in Malawian small-scale agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.P. Ganunga --- , Zambia O.A. Yerokun --- , Zambia J. D. T. Kumwenda --- , MalawiLocally available non-traditional green manure plants could potentially contribute to reversing the trend of declining soil fertility and raise maize yield in small-scale farms. In this study, Tithonia diversifolia was tested as a low cost green manure in Malawi. In... -
Cattle manure increases soil weed population and species diversity in a semi-arid environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.A. Materechera --- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, South Africa L.N. Modiakgotla --- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology, South AfricaThis study investigated the quality of available cattle manure resources in selected villages of the North West province and its influence as a weed seed source when applied to soil. Analysis of manure samples showed a large variation in the... -
Quality as a factor influencing the possible utilization of eight exotic legume species as mulches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. Ver Elst --- Department of Agronomy, P.J. Pieterse --- Department of Agronomy,Invasive exotic legumes need to be controlled by amongst others, mechanical control methods. Residues such as twigs and leaves of felled trees can possibly be utilized as a low cost, organic fertilizer. The quality of the organic materials influences their... -
Using canonical variate analysis to group small white bean cultivars canned in tomato sauce according to their canning quality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. van der Merwe --- , Republic of South Africa G. Osthoff --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Technology, South Africa A.J. Pretorius --- , Republic of South AfricaA laboratory-scale canning and evaluation method was employed to evaluate the canning quality of small white beans over cultivars, localities and seasons. Four small white bean cultivars, representing 15 localities from the 2001/02 season and six cultivars representing 17 localities... -
A canning quality model for small white bean lines selected for breeding (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. van der Merwe --- , South Africa G. Osthoff --- Department of Microbial, 9300 South Africa A.J. Pretorius --- , South AfricaThe study aimed to validate canonical variate analysis (CVA) model equations for the grouping of small white beans according to canning quality by testing them on four cultivar samples of known canning quality (2000/01 season), and 24 breeding samples that... -
The relative abundance of maize stem borers and their parasitoids at the Tshiombo irrigation scheme in Venda, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W. Krüger --- , South Africa J. van den Berg --- , South Africa H. van Hamburg --- , South AfricaMaize is an important resource in many small-scale farming areas in South Africa and especially on irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province where this crop is cultivated under irrigation in sub-tropical conditions. The aim of this study was to determine... -
Effect of irrigation scheduling on leaf yield of non-heading Chinese cabbage
(Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis) Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W. van Averbeke --- , C. Netshithuthuni --- ,A field experiment conducted on the Dzindi canal irrigation scheme in the north of South Africa demonstrated that non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis) needed to be irrigated at least twice per week to maintain the water content... -
Diet selection by sheep and goats in the Arid Karoo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P.C.V. du Toit --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa C.D. Blom --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa W.F. Immelman --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South AfricaThe diet selected by Afrino, Dorper and Merino sheep, and Angora goats was studied in the Arid Karoo at Carnarvon. The diets selected by these small stock species and breeds was established through breed by breed comparisons, with a view... -
Municipal commonage in South Africa: a critique of artificial dichotomies in policy debates on agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Doreen Atkinson --- Centre for Development Support, South AfricaThe paper critiques Vetter's (in this issue) assertion that commercialisation of smallholder agriculture holds dangers for sustainable rangeland management. The paper argues that a range of policy options are required, including commercialisation and subsistence farming, large-scale and smallholder farming, a... -
Nutrient cycling by Acacia erioloba (syn. Acacia giraffae) in smallholder agroforestry practices of a semi-arid environment in the North West Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.N. Murovhi S.A. MaterecheraAcacia erioloba is an ecologically important indigenous leguminous tree in semi-arid areas of Southern Africa because of the many benefits it offers to local communities. However, little quantitative plant and soil data exist to explain its ability to enhance soil... -
Certification: Situation analysis of private timber growers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Cori Ham --- Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences,Forest certification has become an important aspect to consider in forestry. The South African forestry industry has adopted to a system of forest certification fairly easily. The private timber growers are also expected to implement certification, but can they adapt... -
Community Psychology in Ghana: Challenges, Successes and Prospects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charity S. Akotia --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Kofi Bobi Barimah --- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, GhanaCommunity psychology gained formal recognition in Ghana when a few students were admitted to Wilfrid Laurier University, in Canada, to pursue master's degree in the early 1990s. In Ghana, community psychology is enacted through the operations of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)... -
The Approximation of Compacta by Finite T0-Spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: RalphD. Kopperman VladimirV. TkachukIt has long been known that compact Hausdorff spaces can be approximated using finite T 0-spaces, and that many can be represented as inverse limits of polyhedra. Here we study the relationship between these two types of representation. In Section... -
Sustainable income-generating projects for HIV-affected households in Zimbabwe: evidence from two high-density suburbs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MunyaradziJ Mutenje InnocentW Nyakudya Constance Katsinde TichaedzaJ ChikuvireAn estimated 25% of the adults in urban areas of Zimbabwe are living as HIV-positive. In HIV-affected households the need for income increases with the demand for medicines, food and funeral costs. One way to mitigate this effect of the... -
HIV and AIDS vulnerability in fishing communities in Mangochi district, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Nagoli --- , Katrien Holvoet --- , Michelle Remme --- ,The fisheries sector contributes significantly to Malawi's national economy and to the livelihoods of the poor as certain activities in the sector have relatively low barriers to entry. Various studies have shown that the fisheries sector suffers from high HIV... -
Can small-scale fisheries contribute to poverty alleviation in traditionally non-fishing communities in South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TG Andrew QA Rouhani SJ SetiThere has been considerable debate as to the contribution that fishing activities can make to food security and income generation in rural areas of South Africa where fishing has not traditionally been practised. The rural areas in the eastern half... -
Reproductive biology of a riverine cyprinid, Labeo umbratus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in small South African reservoirs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WarrenM Potts AnthonyJ Booth Thomas Hecht TimothyG AndrewThe reproductive and recruitment characteristics of moggel, Labeo umbratus, populations were examined in four small South African reservoirs. Reproduction, characterised by an extended spawning season, high fecundity, short incubation time and rapid larval development, appears to be ideally suited to... -
Predictor variables for moggel (Labeo umbratus) biomass and production in small South African reservoirs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WM Potts AJ Booth T Hecht TG AndrewThe biomass and production of moggel, Labeo umbratus, in five small previously unexploited Eastern Cape reservoirs were estimated and related to environmental conditions. Biomass and production estimates varied widely between the reservoirs. Whilst the production/biomass ratio was not a good... -
The life history and fishery potential of Labeo umbratus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in five small South African reservoirs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WarrenM Potts AnthonyJ Booth Thomas Hecht TimothyG AndrewThe life histories of five populations of moggel, Labeo umbratus, inhabiting small Eastern Cape reservoirs were compared and the differences related to environmental parameters. A significant positive correlation between fish growth and chlorophyll a was noted in four cases. In... -
Fish distributions in the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa, and the immediate impact of rotenone treatment in an invaded reach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OLF Weyl --- , South Africa BR Ellender --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa DJ Woodford --- , South Africa MS Jordaan --- , South AfricaAlien fishes are considered the most serious threat to native headwater stream fishes in South Africa. A 4 km reach of the Rondegat River is the first section of a South African river to be rehabilitated through the attempted removal... -
The taxonomy and growth of a Crypthecodinium species (Dinophyceae) isolated from a brackish-water fish aquarium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MW Parrow M Elbrächter MK Krause JM Burkholder NJ Deamer N Htyte EH AllenAn unidentified heterotrophic dinoflagellate found growing in abundance in a brackish-water fish aquarium was isolated and serially cultivated using a fish cell line as the food source. Prominent characteristics of this dinoflagellate included a cingulum that did not fully encircle... -
Few data but many fish: marine small-scale fisheries catches for Mozambique and Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Jacquet --- Sea Around Us Project, Fisheries Centre, Canada H Fox --- Conservation Science Program, USA H Motta --- WWF Mozambique Coordination Office, Mozambique A Ngusaru --- EAME Programme, WWF-Tanzania Programme Office, Tanzania D Zeller --- Sea Around Us Project, Fisheries Centre, CanadaThe fisheries data supplied to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) by national agencies have served as the primary tool for many global and regional studies. However, it is recognised that these data are incomplete and... -
St Helena Bay (southern Benguela) then and now: muted climate signals, large human impact
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Hutchings --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa A Jarre --- Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute, South Africa T Lamont --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa M van den Berg --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa SP Kirkman --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaThe development of suitable reference states for ecosystem-based management requires documentation of changes in structure and functioning of marine ecosystems, including assessment of the relative importance of bottom-up and top-down processes as drivers of change. We used monitoring data available... -
A hard-knock life: the foraging ecology of Cape cormorants amidst shifting prey resources and industrial fishing pressure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MH Hamann --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa D Grémillet --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa PG Ryan --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa F Bonadonna --- , France CD van der Lingen --- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa L Pichegru --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South AfricaOnce one of the most numerous seabirds of the Benguela upwelling system, the population of Cape cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis has decreased by 60% in the past three decades and the species is listed as Near Threatened. Declines in prey availability... -
Reproductive biology of the milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus (Carcharhinidae) off the coast of Senegal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Ba --- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Senegal CT Ba --- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Senegal K Diouf --- , Senegal PI Ndiaye --- Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Senegal J Panfili --- , SenegalDespite the considerable commercial value of the milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell 1837) along the Senegal coast, there are few data on its biology. Milk sharks examined in this study were caught by small-scale fisheries on the Senegalese coast from... -
Efficacy of rights-based management of small pelagic fish within an ecosystems approach to fisheries in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M M Hara --- Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), South AfricaSouth Africa's small pelagics fishery is moving towards a management strategy using an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), with rights-based management (RBM) as the key rights allocation system. While EAF strives to balance between, among others, ecological and social-economic objectives,... -
Relations Key to Innovations – Peasants, Institutions and Technical Change on the Mossi Plateau in Burkina Faso
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mats Hårsmar --- , SwedenHow can technical changes within food crop cultivation in a country like Burkina Faso be explained? This is an important question for the reduction of poverty, for enhanced food security as well as for economic growth. Poor countries, where agriculture... -
Adoption of Agricultural Innovations: The Case of Improved Sweet Potato in Wedza Community of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shakespear Mudombi --- Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThe smallholder farming sector plays an important role in agricultural production. However this sector is constrained by vulnerability to climatic variations, inadequate access to farming inputs, inappropriate technologies and limited access to markets. There have been concerted efforts by various... -
The economic value of Acacia karroo in small-scale farming systems and game farming in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: T.S. Mkhabela --- Isithebe Agricultural and Rural Research Consultancy,The purpose of the investigation was to examine current knowledge, by local people, of the agroforestry roles and the economic importance that the Acacia karroo tree plays in the farming systems or small-scale farmers and game farming in the Dundee... -
Water quality and plankton dynamics in two small dams in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Tamuka Nhiwatiwa BrianE MarshallTwo small dams on the Munwahuku River was investigated in relation to the influence of hydrology on their water chemistry over the period January 2000–August 2001. The water level of the upper dam fluctuated more than that of the lower... -
Effects of low rates of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers on productivity of an annual African clover, Trifolium quartinianum cultivar Mealton 5, for zero grazing in Kenyan highland smallholdings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: J Muthoni LMS AkundabweniZero grazing is the cornerstone of dairying in intensively cultivated smallholdings in Kenya. The cut and carry method of forage harvesting increasingly is leading to soil mining, especially of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N). This problem is more serious in... -
On-farm productivity of Acacia angustissima, Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala in a subhumid area in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: I Matimati --- Global Change Research Group, South Africa BV Maasdorp --- Crop Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zimbabwe L Hove --- , ZimbabweSmallholder dairy farmers in Natural Region II, especially in Chikwaka Communal Area, adopted Acacia angustissima, Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala in the 1995/96 season as alternatives for supplementing expensive commercial dairy feeds. Although several on-station trials have been done in... -
Fragmented participation in management of the fishery for small pelagic fish in South Africa – inclusion of small-rights holders is a complex matter
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MM Hara --- Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies [PLAAS], University of the Western Cape, South Africa J Rogerson --- Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies [PLAAS], University of the Western Cape, South Africa J de Goede --- Pelagic and High Seas Fisheries Management, Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [DAFF], South Africa J Raakjær --- Innovative Fisheries Management [IFM], Department of Development and Planning, DenmarkThe reasons why most small-rights holders do not participate in management of the fishery for small pelagic fish (‘small pelagics’) in South Africa, despite legislation and policy encouraging their participation, were analysed. Membership of the Small Pelagics Management Working Group... -
Alternative approaches to Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea management: mass-capture for food
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Clive CH Elliott --- Blue Barn House, South Leigh, UK Boaz N Mtobesya --- Plant Health Services, Tanzania Robert A Cheke --- Natural Resources Institute, UKOrganophosphate pesticide spraying or the deployment of explosives as standard practices for controlling quelea breeding colonies or roosts that threaten small-grain crops in Africa have negative side-effects on non-target birds and on the environment. Mass-capture techniques were tested as an... -
Optimising drought adaptation by small-scale farmers in southern Africa through integration of indigenous and technologically-driven practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rudzani A. Makhado --- Unit Manager, Research & Evaluation Section, South Africa Amani T. Saidi --- Stakeholder Manager, South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo --- Scientist, Plant Health Directorate, Department of Agriculture, South AfricaThis paper reviews and synthesises research-based literature on drought adaptation practices among small-scale farmers in southern Africa. The paper reviews the existing literature in order to identify ways in which small-scale poor farmers in southern Africa adapt to the effects... -
Innovation through knowledge sharing: Evidence from the informal sector in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Manyati --- Department of Sociology, ZimbabweThis research sought to establish how knowledge is circulated among the informal sector innovators who develop innovations in the manufacture of de-haulers, an agricultural technology used to thresh seed. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews and observation methods were used in collecting the... -
Assessing the suitability of commercial fisheries data for local-scale marine spatial planning in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Chalmers --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A Oosthuizen --- Park Planning and Development, South African National Parks, South Africa A Götz --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A Paterson --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThis study integrates fisheries logbook data with observer and vessel monitoring system (VMS) data in order to assess the accuracy of reported data and to develop high-resolution spatial data suitable for use in local-scale marine spatial planning analyses. Spatial assessments... -
Small-scale rice irrigation technology in southern Ghana: the challenges for sustainable uptake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Junji Koide --- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Japan Misa Masuda --- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, JapanPromotion of small-scale irrigation in rain-fed rice lowlands is reckoned a key strategy for filling the escalating gap between rice supply and demand in sub-Saharan Africa. Though studies acknowledged the farmer-centred nature of small-scale rice irrigation technology, along with its... -
Small mammal communities on cattle and game grazing areas in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: C. Muck --- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany U. Zeller --- Museum für Naturkunde, GermanyThis study was conducted as part of the interdisciplinary biodiversity project BIOTA and describes small mammal communities on two differently managed farmlands (cattle and game farm) in Namibia over the course of one year. Species diversity, density and activity are... -
Small mammal diversity and density on the Bokkeveld escarpment, South Africa – implications for conservation and livestock predation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. J. O‘Farrell --- Botany Department, South Africa J. S. Donaldson --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa M. T. Hoffman --- Botany Department, South Africa A. D. Mader --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South AfricaA preliminary investigation of the diversity and density of small mammals in four structurally distinct habitat types in an actively-utilized farming landscape was carried out. We sought to understand how diversity and density are influenced by landscape structure, habitat structure... -
Flea diversity on small carnivores in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S. Matthee --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa L. van der Mescht --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa B. Wilson --- Zoologist, McGregor Museum, South Africa N. Lamberski --- Veterinary Clinical Operations Manager, San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, U.S.A.Small carnivores are parasitized by various ectoparasites that include fleas (Siphonaptera). To date few parasite studies in South Africa, and especially the Northern Cape, have focused on fleas, while those that have are biased by small sample sizes. In an... -
The influence of fire on rodent abundance at the N’washitshumbe enclosure site, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: D.N. MacFadyen --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N.L. Avenant --- Department of Mammalogy, South Africa M. van der Merwe --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa G.J. Bredenkamp --- Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaThe relative population numbers of rodents were studied in nine habitats in and outside the N’washitshumbe enclosure site, Kruger National Park, before and after burning the firebreaks that surround the enclosure. Trap success was exceptionally high, and the field work... -
Rules of attraction: the role of bait in small mammal sampling at high altitude in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Armand D. Kok --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Daniel M. Parker --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nigel P. Barker --- Botany Department, South AfricaBaits or lures are commonly used for surveying small mammal communities, not only because they attract large numbers of these animals, but also because they provide sustenance for trapped individuals. In this study we used Sherman live traps with five... -
Towards an isotope ecology of Cape Fynbos small mammals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Irene M. van den Heuvel --- Biozentrum Grindel, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany Jeremy J. Midgley --- Department of Botany, South AfricaWe investigated ecological separation through dietary partitioning of small mammals in the nutrient-poor Fynbos biome using a stable isotope approach. Hair samples from eight species of co-occurring small mammals in two separate locations were analysed for stable carbon (13C/12C) and... -
The cost efficiency of small farm inclusion in agribusiness supply chains
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K Sartorius --- School of Accountancy, J Kirsten --- Department of Agricultural Economics,The inclusion of small-scale commercial farmers in South African agribusiness supply chains is a national priority and there is an urgent need for managerial accounting (MAS) inputs to successfully accomplish this objective. This paper explores ways that small farmers can... -
Factors influencing corporate governance disclosure of companies listed on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Henriëtte Scholtz --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Anna-Retha Smit --- Department of Taxation, South AfricaThis article examines the various factors that influence the level of conformance with corporate governance recommendations for companies listed on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) in South Africa. To achieve this objective, a corporate governance disclosure index was developed by examining... -
Women entrepreneurship in developing countries: A European example
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Ina Beqo --- Graduate Stenden MA in International Service Management Sjoerd A Gehrels --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis research investigates women small business entrepreneurship in Albania. The purpose is to provide contextual information to potential future (women) entrepreneurs about how to get into business and overcome challenges. The 11 interviewed Albanian women entrepreneurs explain how they survive a difficult... -
Quality assessment in small businesses: the case of Dutch culinary restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Rengerslaan 8, 8917 DD Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Berry Dumont --- Fletcher Hotel and Restaurant Kasteel Ehrenstein, Oud-Erensteinerweg 10, 6468 PC Kerkrade, The NetherlandsResearch material on quality definitions in the specific small business segment of culinary restaurants is scarce. Defining quality in culinary restaurant small businesses deserves increased attention in order to further develop professionalism within this segment. For this research nine Dutch... -
The Relationship between Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in Micro and Small Businesses in Ghana: The Moderating Role of Managerial and Marketing Capabilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- Bryan School of Business and Economics, USA Ahmed Agyapong --- KNUST Business School, GhanaThis study investigates the role of managerial and marketing capabilities in moderating the relationship between competitive strategy and firm performance using data from 581 micro and small businesses (MSBs) in Ghana. Using a hierarchical multiple regression analysis the findings indicate... -
An analysis of problems encountered by auditors of small, medium and micro enterprises in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: EG Kitindi --- Department of Accounting and Finance, DS Iwisi --- Technikon SA, KV Mgaya --- Department of Accounting and Finance,Auditing is acclaimed as lending credibility to financial statements of enterprises. However, small enterprises see little importance in maintaining proper books of accounts and preparing financial statements. The Republic of Botswana has committed itself to the promotion of small enterprises... -
A review of the radiological imaging modalities of non-traumatic small bowel obstruction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Narisha Maharaj --- Department of Radiology, South Africa Bhugwan Singh --- Department of Surgery, South AfricaSmall bowel obstruction is a common clinical presentation that presents a diagnostic conundrum. Over the last 2 decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the radiological investigation of small bowel obstruction (SBO) and in the indication for and timing... -
Who Offers Veterinary Services to Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya? Lessons from Kakamega County
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. O. K'Oloo --- Dairy Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya E. D. Ilatsia --- Dairy Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaLiberalization of both clinical and artificial insemination services in Kenya allowed many players into the livestock service sector. This study examines key providers of veterinary services and the factors that influence the delivery of veterinary services among smallholder dairy farmers... -
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, diagnosed as a paraneoplastic manifestation of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: B Chakrabarti --- Department of Radiotherapy, India S Roy --- Department of Radiotherapy, India C Mallik --- Department of Radiotherapy, India K S Bhattacharya --- Department of Radiotherapy, India S Mukherjee --- Department of Radiotherapy, IndiaParaneoplastic syndrome frequently presents before cancer is diagnosed and can be associated with neoplastic disease that is not yet radiographically detectable. We report on the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented at the neurology department with complaints of insidious... -
Entrepreneurial innovations for agricultural mechanisation in Zimbabwe: Evidence from an informal metal industry survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kingstone Mujeyi --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Zimbabwe Jackqueline Mutambara --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Zimbabwe Shephard Siziba --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Zimbabwe Wilbert Z. Sadomba --- Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Zimbabwe Tarisai K. Manyati --- Department of Sociology, ZimbabweThis study uses data collected from 602 randomly selected informal metal industry entrepreneurs across 15 cluster-sampled districts in eight of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces to analyse factors that influence technological innovations development by informal agribusiness entrepreneurs. It applies a binary logistic... -
Online marketing communication tools used by guest houses in Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nadia van Huyssteen --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Johan Wilhelm Strydom --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaThe purpose of the research was to determine which online marketing communication tools are available and are most frequently used by guest houses in Pretoria. There are a large number of guest houses operating in South Africa and the hospitality... -
Reproductive biology of a pride of lions on Karongwe Game Reserve, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Monika B. Lehmann --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Paul J. Funston --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Cailey R. Owen --- K.e.r.i. Research, Ecological Institute of Research, South Africa Rob Slotow --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South AfricaThe reproductive biology of a pride of lions (Panthera leo) was studied on the 8500 ha Karongwe Game Reserve from 1999 to 2005. Over this period, the pride consisted of between four and 11 lions with a paired coalition of... -
Ecological variables governing habitat suitability and the distribution of the endangered Juliana’s golden mole
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Craig R. Jackson --- Mammal Research Institute, South Africa Trine Hay Setsaas --- Department of Biology, Norway Mark P. Robertson --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nigel C. Bennett --- Mammal Research Institute, South AfricaJuliana’s golden mole (Neamblysomus julianae) occurs in three isolated populations in the northeastern parts of South Africa. This cryptic species is not evenly distributed throughout its restricted range and appears to have very specific habitat requirements. Its endangered status reflects... -
Small farmers’ adoption behaviour: Uptake of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sekondeko R. Noga --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Oluwatoyin D. Kolawole --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Olekae Thakadu --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Gaseitsiwe Masunga --- Okavango Research Institute, BotswanaThis paper invokes the adoption-diffusion model to examine two introduced elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations (ECDIs), and the factors influencing their adoption by small farmers in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Two communities (Gudigwa and Eretsha) were purposefully selected as case studies... -
Technology and market access via contracts and cooperatives for smallholders: Evidence from honey producers in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abebe Ejigu Alemu --- SARChI Chair in Social Policy, College of Graduate Studies, South AfricaSmallholders in developing countries are facing high transaction costs and difficulties in accessing technology to improve productivity. This paper aims at exploring how technology acquisition and market access have driven smallholder honey farmers to contract participation or cooperative engagement by... -
An analysis of director interlocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J. J. Williams --- Ernst & Young, South Africa J. Deodutt --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, South Africa L. J. Stainbank --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, South AfricaDirector interlocks, which occur when companies have directors in common, have concerned shareholders, the public and legislators since the early 1900s. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the interlocking directorships of the Top 40 companies listed on the... -
The potential of replacing conventional dairy supplements with forage legume-based diets in Zimbabwe’s smallholder dairy sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Lovemore C Gwiriri --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Godfrey Manyawu --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Promise B Mashanda --- Department of Animal Science, Zimbabwe Irenie Chakoma --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Siboniso Moyo --- International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia Charles Chakoma --- Independent, Zimbabwe Hazel Sethaunyane --- Chikwaka-Kubatana Dairy Co-operative, Zimbabwe Venancio E Imbayarwo-Chikosi --- Department of Animal Science, Zimbabwe Sikhalazo Dube --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Barbara V Maasdorp --- Department of Crop Science, ZimbabweThe effect of replacing commercial supplements with isoenergetic and isonitrogenous velvet bean-, cowpeaand lablab-based supplements on milk yield, milk quality and economic returns in smallholder crossbred dairy cows was investigated in the 2013 and 2014 dry seasons. Using 3 ×... -
Determinants and opportunities for commercial marketing of beef cattle raised on communally owned natural pastures in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Tawanda Marandure --- Department of Animal Science, South Africa Cletos Mapiye --- Department of Animal Science, South Africa Godswill Makombe --- University of Limpopo, Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership, South Africa Baldwin Nengovhela --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production Institute, South Africa Phillip Strydom --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production Institute, South Africa Voster Muchenje --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, South Africa Kennedy Dzama --- Department of Animal Science, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to examine the factors influencing smallholder producers’ potential to sell cattle and identify marketing opportunities for sustainable beef production in South Africa. A total of 95 structured questionnaires was administered to the Ncorha and... -
Assessing trophic adaptability is critical for understanding the response of predatory fishes to climate change: a case study of Pomatomus saltatrix in a global hotspot
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa RSJ Bealey --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A-R Childs --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThere is a growing need to incorporate biotic interactions, particularly those between predators and their prey, when predicting climate-driven shifts in marine fishes. Predators dependent on a narrow range of prey species should respond rapidly to shifts in the distribution... -
Quality assessment in small businesses: the case of Dutch culinary restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Berry Dumont --- Fletcher Hotel and Restaurant Kasteel Ehrenstein, The NetherlandsResearch material on quality definitions in the specific small business segment of culinary restaurants is scarce. Defining quality in culinary restaurant small businesses deserves increased attention in order to further develop professionalism within this segment. For this research nine Dutch... -
Women entrepreneurship in developing countries: A European example
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ina Beqo --- Graduate Stenden MA in International Service Management, Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University, The NetherlandsThis research investigates women small business entrepreneurship in Albania. The purpose is to provide contextual information to potential future (women) entrepreneurs about how to get into business and overcome challenges. The 11 interviewed Albanian women entrepreneurs explain how they survive... -
Determinants of external tax compliance costs: Evidence from South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Sharon Smulders --- Taxation Department, South Africa Madeleine Stiglingh --- Taxation Department, South Africa Riel Franzsen --- African Taxation Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa Lizelle Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South AfricaSmall businesses tend to rely on external service providers (tax practitioners, accountants, lawyers and bookkeepers) for assistance with their tax affairs. Payments to external service providers clearly affect a small business’s tax compliance costs. This study uses multiple regression analyses... -
Is the Black Harrier Circus maurus a specialist predator? Assessing the diet of a threatened raptor species endemic to southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Marie-Sophie Garcia-Heras --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa François Mougeot --- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), Spain Beatriz Arroyo --- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), Spain Graham Avery --- Iziko South African Museum, South Africa Margaret Avery --- Iziko South African Museum, South Africa Robert E Simmons --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaStudying the diet of wild animals is central for understanding their flexibility in food requirements. The Black Harrier Circus maurus is an endangered raptor in South Africa and Namibia. To date, information about the diet of the species is insufficient... -
The Internationalization of African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A South-North Pattern
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Everlyne Misati --- Florida International University, USA Fred O. Walumbwa --- Florida International University, USA Somnath Lahiri --- Illinois State University, USA Sumit K. Kundu --- Florida International University, USADespite the growing internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Africa, related research remains limited. Adopting a qualitative approach, this study investigates three SMEs in the African coffee subsector that internationalized rapidly beyond the continent. The case studies, based... -
Sustainable agriculture practices and livelihoods in pro-poor smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Zimbabwe Marshall Makate --- Department of Economics, USA Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, UgandaClimate variability and change threaten and impact negatively on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability, ecosystems, and economic and social structures – factors that are all vital for human resilience and wellbeing. To cope with these challenges, embracing sustainability in food production is... -
Perceptions and determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in the production of indigenous leafy vegetables: The case of Coffee Bay, Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: A. Mayekiso --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, South Africa A. Taruvinga --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, South Africa A. Mushunje --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, South AfricaThere is a high level of consensus on the relevance of indigenous leafy vegetables (ILVs) in complementing household food security. Despite such a high level of consensus and several nutritional and health benefits, farmers have opted not to include them... -
A poverty-reduction oriented perspective to small business development in South Africa: A human capabilities approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: P. Rambe --- Department of Business Support Studies, South Africa L. Mosweunyane --- Department of Business Support Studies, South AfricaDespite the South African government’s strategic policy interventions and huge investments into small business development over the past two decades, solid evidence of the transition of informal businesses to the formal sector is hard to encounter. Furthermore, the high rates... -
The rise and fall of Liqhobong Diamond Mine Cooperative in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Esther Makhetha --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South AfricaDiamond mining in the rural highlands of Lesotho has taken different forms over the past century: unregulated diamond digging by locals and “migrant” diggers in the early 1950s; regulated diamond mining by a state-sponsored diamond cooperative from 1978 onwards; and... -
Evaluating oat cultivars for dairy forage production in the central Kenyan highlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Solomon W Mwendia --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Tropical Forages, Kenya Brigitte L Maass --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Tropical Forages, Kenya David G Njenga --- International Fertilizer Development Center, Kenya Fridah N Nyakundi --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Biometrics, Kenya An Maria O Notenbaert --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Tropical Forages, KenyaWith the projected increase in future demand for animal products, efforts to raise animal productivity are necessary to match the rise. Already, the estimated per-capita milk consumption in Kenya has increased to 150 L from 100 L estimated in 1998... -
Modelling and performance of an automated small hybrid plant
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samuel Ilupeju --- Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, Durban, South Africa Freddie Inambao --- Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, Durban, South Africa Yetunde Ilupeju --- Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, Durban, South Africa Taha Selim Ustun --- Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, USASmall rivers that can generate useful quantities of electricity are freely and proportionally distributed in Africa. Thousands of potential sites are available in South Africa, capable of generating hundreds of megawatts. Small hydropower generation is not a new approach in... -
Exploratory factor analysis on drivers of firm’s growth among construction SMEs in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: B. M. Arthur-Aidoo --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa C. O. Aigbavboa --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa W. D. Thwala --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaThe growth of construction SMEs is imperative if an economy is to develop. Numerous factors influence the growth of construction SMEs due to the nature of their operation. Their growth can also be driven their activities which can be classified... -
Cloud computing adoption: Strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs for enhancing competitiveness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martin Adane --- Faculty of Education, Finance & Management, South AfricaSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to design and implement strategies for adopting new technologies as a competitive tool for maintaining their competitive advantage and cloud computing is at its peak. Since its emergence, there has been a surge in... -
A retrospective study of stage IB node-negative cervical cancer treated with adjuvant radiation with standard pelvic versus central small pelvic fields
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Tlotlo B Ralefala --- Division of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Leon van Wijk --- Division of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Rakiya Saidu --- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, NigeriaObjective: To compare two types of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in early-stage, node-negative cervical cancer treated at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. -
Assessing the impacts of domesticated versus wild ungulates on terrestrial small mammal assemblages at Telperion Nature Reserve, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Bonginkosi C Gumbi --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Julie T Shapiro --- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, USA Themba Mahlaba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Robert McCleery --- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, USA Duncan MacFadyen --- Department of Research and Conservation, E Oppenheimer and Sons, Marshalltown, South Africa Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, SwazilandGrazing by large mammals alters vegetation physiognomy, consequently changing habitat suitability for small mammal communities. We investigated the response of terrestrial small mammals to grazing by wild and domesticated ungulates at the boundary of a protected area (Telperion Nature Reserve)... -
Determinants of market participation and marketing channels in smallholder groundnut farming: A case of Mudzi district, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Zimbabwe Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Zimbabwe Nicola Francesconi --- Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), The Netherlands Matthias Jager --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia Mark Lundy --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), ColombiaThis paper investigates the factors that are associated with market participation and choice of marketing channels by smallholder groundnut farmers in a semi-arid district of Zimbabwe. It contributes to the existing body of knowledge on groundnuts, especially the marketing aspect... -
Factors influencing the implementation of e-commerce innovations: The case of the Nigerian informal sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: B. F. Ajao --- National Centre for Technology Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria T. O. Oyebisi --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria H. O. Aderemi --- Department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaThis paper investigated the factors influencing e-commerce adoption amongst small enterprises in Southwestern Nigeria with a view to contributing to debates on technological adoption in the informal sector. -
A review of conservation agriculture research in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Corrie M Swanepoel --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Lourens H Swanepoel --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Hendrik J Smith --- Grain SA, South AfricaConservation agriculture (CA) is advocated as a sustainable farming method to improve soil health, increase crop yields and food security, while reducing input costs. In South Africa, a country with low rainfall, limited agricultural lands and a large smallholder farming... -
Mapping dynamics of low-carbon energy innovation for small hydropower technology in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maruf Sanni --- National Centre for Technology Development, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, NigeriaThe urgent need for clean innovative energy systems is widely recognized amidst increasing concerns over energy insecurity, climate change and other environmental impacts of a carbon-constrained economy. Several renewable energy technologies such as small hydropower (SHP) are poised to play... -
Female Faces in Informal ‘Spaces’: Women and Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Gavin Hilson --- Surrey Business School, United Kingdom Abigail Hilson --- School of Management, Royal Holloway, United Kingdom Agatha Siwale --- , Roy Maconachie --- Centre for Development Studies, United KingdomThis paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech mineral extraction and processing – in sub-Saharan Africa could be affected by moves made to formalize and support their activities under the Africa Mining Vision... -
Deployment factors for mobile business intelligence in developing countries small and medium enterprises
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tope Samuel Adeyelure --- Department of Informatics, South Africa Billy Mathias Kalema --- Department of Informatics, South Africa Kelvin J. Bwalya --- School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, South AfricaData are more rapidly generated than they can be digested and consumed in real time due to the increased mobility and automation of activities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). These challenges could be avoided if SMEs in developing countries... -
Investigating the factors for achieving and encouraging environmental certification: Driving and restraining forces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Stephanie M. E. Ching --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Elena Cavagnaro --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsEnvironmental sustainability has increasingly become a priority for organisations. However, the public and academic attention is generally on large companies, while small and medium enterprises constitute the bulk of organisations and are arguably lagging behind. Fewer than ten per cent... -
Age, growth and natural mortality of blue jack mackerel Trachurus picturatus (Carangidae) from the Canary Islands, Spain (NW Africa)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Jurado-Ruzafa --- , Spain MTG Santamaría --- , SpainStatus assessment of exploited fish populations is a general requirement to ensure sustainability of fisheries in both global and local contexts. The blue jack mackerel Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825) remains unassessed in a data-limited fishery in the eastern central Atlantic,... -
Yields of Green Grams and Pigeonpeas under Smallholder Conditions in Machakos County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: John Mulwa Wambua --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Kenya Margaret Ngigi --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Kenya Muhammad Lutta --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaGreen grams and pigeonpeas have multiple benefits to the rural poor as food security, fodder for livestock and fuel for small-scale farmers, despite low smallholder yields in Kenya. However, little is known about the factors between different farmers that influence... -
Use of Animal Information and Trait Preferences for Making Breeding Decisions on Smallholder Dairy Farms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. K. Bett --- Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya B. O. Bebe --- Department of Animal Science, KenyaSmallholder dairy farmers aim to maximize the proportion of potentially high milk yielding dairy genotypes in their herds as a breeding strategy to increase milk production for home consumption and cash income. This study describes how farmers aiming at attaining... -
Evaluation of agroforestry systems for maize (Zea mays) productivity in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Misheck Musokwa --- Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Paramu Mafongoya --- Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Simon Lorentz --- Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaMaize (Zea mays L.) is the staple food crop grown by most smallholder farmers in South Africa. Decline in soil fertility and expensive chemical fertilisers affect maize production by these farmers. Smallholder farmers cannot afford chemical fertilisers because these are... -
Effect of cultivar and cutting orientation at planting on sweet potato growth and yield in the Verulam area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Zanele Pakkies --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Corlina M van Jaarsveld --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Sydney Mavengahama --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology, South AfricaSweet potato production is affected by agronomical practices such as orientation of cuttings at planting and cultivar selection. Thus a study was conducted to test the effect of two cutting orientations at planting (horizontal and vertical) for four sweet potato... -
Exploring technological adaptation in the informal economy: A case study of innovations in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Kudakwashe Manyati --- College of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Morgen Mutsau --- Centre for Applied Social Sciences, ZimbabweLittle attention has been given to the processes and factors that facilitate technological adaptation by informal innovators operating in small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe. This article sought to establish how and why technological adaptation occurs in the informal economy... -
Forage seed value chain analysis in a subhumid region of Zimbabwe: perspectives of smallholder producers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Irenie Chakoma --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South Africa Bibi Zaheenah Chummun --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South AfricaIn smallholder systems, farmers are increasingly becoming aware of the need to improve livestock productivity through production of quality fodder. This is in response to scarcity of feed, particularly in the dry season, associated with seasonal variations, land degradation and... -
The impacts of season and livestock management strategy on the quality of diets selected by goats and sheep in the semi-arid rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Francuois L Müller --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa M Igshaan Samuels --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Clement F Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Melvin BV Swarts --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Nefza M Amary --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Dawood Hattas --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Craig Morris --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Lilburne F Cyster --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa J Stephen Boatwright --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaAccess to good-quality forages is one of the major limitations to livestock production in semi-arid pastoral systems. This study aimed to determine whether there are differences in the nutritional quality of diets selected by herded and free-ranging goat and sheep... -
An Economic Assessment of Woodlots for Smallholder Farms in the Coast Region of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Linus Wekesa --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Sylivia Mwalewa --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Kevin Muema --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Joseph Muthini --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Phedister Riziki --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Peter Mukirae --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Carolyne Menya --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, KenyaLittle is known about economic viability of woodlots being integrated in smallholder production systems in the Coast Region of Kenya. The current study was therefore conducted as a cross-sectional survey covering a sample size of 282 smallholder farmers in the... -
A qualitative approach to assess innovation in small infant industries within developing countries: The case of pharmaceuticals in Tunisia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nejla Yacoub --- Faculty of Economics and Management of Mahdia, Monastir, TunisiaEmpirical methodologies to assess innovation are generally econometric models using ‘quantifiable’ variables. However, the innovation system approach shows that innovation is a social process. Its analysis needs to consider the influence of humans on the innovation system actors’ behaviours and... -
Discrimination of the phenotypic sardine Sardina pilchardus stocks off the Moroccan Atlantic coast using a morphometric analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Mounir --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco A Ewague --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco M Znari --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco H Elmghazli --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, MoroccoMorphometric variation can be very useful for discriminating ‘phenotypic stocks’ as groups with similar life-history traits. Such groups are of great importance for accurate population-dynamics modelling for purposes of fishery stock assessment and management, independent of their genetic differences or... -
Developing pathways to improve smallholder agricultural productivity through ecological intensification technologies in semi-arid Limpopo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Farirai Rusere --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Siyabusa Mkuhlani --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Olivier Crespo --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Lynn V. Dicks --- School of Biological Sciences, UKAgriculture faces an enormous global challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050. This means a comprehensive intensification of agriculture is required. Ecological intensification is gaining momentum as a clearly defined vision for increasing agriculture productivity and sustainability. How ecological... -
Social media as a trigger for positive political action: The case of Ghana's fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ebenezer Agbozo --- Department of Systems Analysis and Decision Making, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Kamen Spassov --- Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, BulgariaA shift from social media being a medium of communication to being a voice of the people is underway. Nations have experienced a fair share of the use of social media in raising the awareness on certain cankers in society... -
Microbreweries and finance in the rural north of Sweden — a case study of funding and bootstrapping in the craft beer sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wilhelm Skoglund --- Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism, The European Tourism Research Institute, SwedenThis paper explores the growth of the craft beer sector in a northern Swedish rural setting, with a particular focus on how small-scale brewers manage to fund their activities and ventures. It connects craft brewing with the concept of bootstrapping,... -
Commercialization and its determinants among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. A case of Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theresa Rubhara --- Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Maxwell Mudhara --- Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaEmpirical evidence supports the attainment of economic growth through commercialization of agricultural production. However, there are still high levels of subsistence farming in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to determine commercialization levels of smallholder farmers and the... -
Institutional logics and sustainability of selected small and medium-sized audit firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Carla Coetzee --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Karin Barac --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Joanne Seligmann --- Department of Financial Management, South AfricaAlthough an abundance of research exists concerning larger audit firms, studies on small-scale audit firms are scarce. This study investigates how small and medium-sized audit firms deal with professional and commercial logic for sense-making and legitimisation of their strategies and... -
Farmers’ Perceptions of Dairy Cattle Breeds, Breeding and Feeding Strategies: A Case of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. N. Lukuyu --- University of New England, Australia J. P. Gibson --- University of New England, Australia D. B. Savage --- University of New England, Australia E. J. O. Rao --- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya N. Ndiwa --- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya A. J. Duncan --- International Livestock Research Institute, KenyaTo understand farmers’ preference and perceptions of breed attributes, breeding and feeding practices, 419 households in western Kenya were interviewed in a cross-sectional survey. Respondents scored their preference for cattle breeds, traits and breeding methods on a scale of 1... -
A snapshot assessment of the diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Ilha dos Tigres, Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Winkler --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa S Mannheim --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A-R Childs --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa C Santos --- Biologia Faculdade de Ciências, Angola C de Beer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa MJ Smale --- Department of Zoology and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThe population of Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Ilha dos Tigres off the coast of southern Angola is expanding. Until now the only available biological information on the population has been its demographic parameters, and this insufficiency has... -
Comparative methods for predicting cyanide pollution in artisanal small-scale gold mining catchment by using logistic regression and kriging with GIS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: L. C. Razanamahandry --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso P. M. Digbeu --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso H. A. Andrianisa --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso H. Karoui --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso J. Podgorski --- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland E. Manikandan --- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanoscience’s/Nanotechnology Laboratories (U2AC2N), College of Graduate Studies, South Africa M. Maaza --- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanoscience’s/Nanotechnology Laboratories (U2AC2N), College of Graduate Studies, South Africa H. Yacouba --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina FasoIt has been reported that persistent cyanide pollution occurs in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) catchment areas in Burkina Faso. In the present study, logistic regression (LR) and Regression Kriging (RK) methods were applied to predict cyanide pollution hazard at... -
Seasonal changes of copper and zinc concentrations in browse saltbush (Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.) from the Algerian arid rangelands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Bouzid Nedjimi --- , AlgeriaThe study aimed to elucidating the seasonal variations of copper (Cu2+) and zinc (Zn2+) contents occurring in Atriplex canescens shrubs, as well as in surrounding soil. Cu and Zn concentrations were determined using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry. Data were compared... -
Corporate tax responsibility in Africa: Insight from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kenneth Amaeshi --- , United Kingdom Bongo Adi --- , Nigeria Godson Ikiebey --- , Nigeria Neil McCulloch --- , United KingdomThis study explores how small business owners in Africa talk about their tax responsibility, using Nigeria as a case study. Data were collated through interviews, focus group sessions, and online chats. The study identifies two main types of tax responsibility... -
SMEs in sustainable development: Their role in poverty reduction and employment generation in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwayemisi Adebola Abisuga-Oyekunle --- , South Africa Swapan Kumar Patra --- , South Africa Mammo Muchie --- , South AfricaPoverty alleviation has been positioned high on the international development agenda following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000. African countries initiated various missions to establish sustained economic growth by increasing productivity with an ultimate... -
Tailoring conservation farming to climate change in the smallholder farming sector: Case of lowveld areas in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christopher Tafara Gadzirayi --- , Zimbabwe Desmond Manatsa --- , Zimbabwe Edward Mutandwa --- , ZimbabweThis study on tailoring conservation farming to climate change attempted to design and proffer ways that enhance the application of climate information in managing climate-related production risks among smallholder farmers. The study characterized climate hazards related to crop and livestock... -
Information acquisition and adoption of conservation agriculture by smallholder farmers in South-West Nigeria: Recursive bivariate probit estimation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Seyi Olalekan Olawuyi --- , South Africa Abbyssinia Mushunje --- , South AfricaThe persistent use of traditional farming practices and cultivation of low yielding variety of crops on scattered small farmland holdings by agrarian farming households in Nigeria has put pressure on land and water resources, consequently leading to depletion of soil... -
Short-term impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and different phosphorus levels on selected soil properties and growth components of two dry bean cultivars in phosphorus-deficient soils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Mavis Maserole Moila --- , South Africa Alen Manyevere --- , South Africa Sandile Mthimkhulu --- , South Africa Irvine Mariga --- , South AfricaLow yields of dry beans are often associated with lack of inoculation with biofertilisers and deficiencies in soil phosphorus (P). A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and P fertiliser on dry bean... -
Small-minus-big predicts betting-against-beta: Implications for international equity allocation and market timing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Adam Zaremba --- , PolandWe demonstrate a strong relationship between short-term small-firm premium and future low-beta anomaly performance. Rises (declines) in small-firm prices temporarily improve (deteriorate) funding conditions, benefiting (impairing) the short-run returns on the low-beta strategy. To investigate this phenomenon, we examine returns... -
Supply chain management and organizational performance: Evidence from SMEs in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Welby V. Loury Okoumba --- , South Africa Chengedzai Mafini --- , South Africa Joyendu Bhadury --- , USAThe salutary impact of adopting supply chain management best practices (SCMBPs) on organizations is well documented. However, similar studies on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially in underdeveloped/developing economies are relatively scant in the extant literature. This is despite the... -
Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , GhanaThis study proposes and investigates the argument that social capital–performance link is mediated by entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and that this mediated relationship is dependent upon the level of managerial capability (MC) present in a firm. The study uses a sample... -
Ten research questions to support South Africa’s Inland Fisheries Policy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OLF Weyl --- , South Africa L Barkhuizen --- , South Africa K Christison --- , South Africa T Dalu --- , South Africa HA Hlungwani --- , South Africa D Impson --- , South Africa K Sankar --- , South Africa NE Mandrak --- , Canada SM Marr --- , South Africa JR Sara --- , South Africa NJ Smit --- , South Africa D Tweddle --- , South Africa NG Vine --- , South Africa V Wepener --- , South Africa M Zvavahera --- , South Africa IG Cowx --- , United KingdomSouth Africa is in the process of developing a National Freshwater (Inland) Wild Capture Fisheries Policy. A properly focused research strategy is essential to guide the policy development process, and thus a dedicated ‘Inland Fisheries’ workshop was convened by the... -
The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Judy N. Muthuri --- , United Kingdom Aditya Jain --- , United Kingdom Arthur A. O. Ndegwa --- , Kenya Shadrack Mwakio Mwagandi --- , Kenya Naa Dedei Tagoe --- , GhanaArtisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) practices in sub-Saharan Africa... -
Evaluating Kenya’s coastal gillnet fishery: trade-offs in recommended mesh-size regulations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Osuka --- , Kenya JA Kawaka --- , Kenya MA Samoilys --- , KenyaGillnets are a widely used fishing gear in Kenya’s artisanal fisheries, yet their mesh sizes are inadequately monitored or regulated. This study evaluated the impacts of gillnets of seven stretched-mesh sizes, through comparative analysis of species-related metrics and catch per... -
Solid wood property variations in early-age Acacia plantation trees grown in southern Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: David Blackburn --- , Australia Vu Dinh Huong --- , Vietnam Nguyen Duc Thanh --- , Vietnam Daniel Mendham --- , AustraliaA high demand for woodchips has encouraged smallholder farmers in Vietnam to invest in short-rotation Acacia plantations to produce pulpwood that has a relatively quick, though often low, income return. Because of an expanding export furniture industry, the Vietnam Government... -
Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Hannington Ochieng --- , Uganda Willy P Gandhi --- , Uganda Godfrey Magezi --- , Uganda James Okot-Okumu --- , Uganda Robinson Odong --- , UgandaBiodiversity conservation has focused on large vertebrates and plants with pronounced economic value, compared with smaller organisms such as benthic macroinvertebrates that play a particular role in freshwater ecosystems. The increasing loss and degradation of freshwater habitats, coupled with low... -
Temporal partitioning of diurnal bird and nocturnal small mammal visitors to a winter flowering endemic succulent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephanie L Payne --- , South Africa Craig T Symes --- , South Africa Ed TF Witkowski --- , South AfricaFloral nectar is an important attractant and reward for visitors, and is often produced in synchrony with peak activity of pollinators. Aloe peglerae flowers in winter, and previous studies have shown that it is pollinated primarily by diurnal generalist birds,... -
Demographic variables as drivers of innovation in small accommodation businesses: A case of South Africa and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lovemore Tendai Chipunza --- , South Africa Matsidiso Nehemia Naong --- , South AfricaMost of the evidence that has been documented on the impact of demographic factors on innovation has primarily focused on large businesses, and there has been little focus on small businesses. The literature continues to confirm that innovation is a... -
How interfirm governance mechanisms and capabilities determine supply chain responsiveness in small businesses: Evidence from an African market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Dominic Essuman --- , Ghana David Asamoah --- , Ghana Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- , GhanaThis paper examines whether supply chain capabilities (i.e., collaboration and coordination) mediate the relationships between interfirm governance mechanisms (i.e., formal control and social control) and supply chain responsiveness in the context of small businesses. Using survey data from 331 small... -
The innovation system for diffusion of small wind in Kenya: Strong, weak or absent? A technological innovation system analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Faith Hamala Wandera --- , KenyaKenya is currently seeking to promote rural electrification through a decentralized approach for deploying renewable energy. This article asks whether an innovation system is in place to support the diffusion of small wind which could complement rural electrification using solar... -
Smallholder wheat farmers’ commercialization level and its determinants in northwestern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yonnas Addis Mihretie --- , EthiopiaThis study analyzes the commercial engagement of smallholder farmers in wheat commercialization at the farm level and the factors affecting this. A stratified three stage sampling technique was used to collect data from 195 smallholder wheat farmers. Descriptive and Tobit... -
Reproductive biology of the lesser African threadfin Galeoides decadactylus in Gabon, Gulf of Guinea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J-D Mbega --- , Gabon O Sadio --- , Senegal J-F Liwouwou --- , Gabon J-H Mvé Beh --- , Gabon I Bamba --- , Gabon A Eleng Spanian --- , Gabon M-L Yedi --- , Gabon F Cardiec --- , France F Le Loc’h --- , FranceThe lesser African threadfin Galeoides decadactylus (family Polynemidae) is one of the most captured marine fish species in Central Africa. This study examines aspects of the reproductive biology of G. decadactylus in the Libreville area of Gabon. Fish caught with... -
Influence of phosphorus fertiliser blends on grain yield, nutrient concentration, and profitability of soyabeans in the southern Guinea Savannah of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Samuel Adjei-Nsiah --- , Ghana John K Ahiakpa --- , Ghana Kwesi Gyan --- , Ghana Fred Kanampiu --- , KenyaWe conducted on-farm trials in the southern Guinea savannah of Ghana in 2016 and 2017 to evaluate soyabean response to three fertiliser blends to guide farmers towards profitable adoption of appropriate phosphorus fertiliser blend for improved soyabean production. Old Yara... -
Tillage, crop rotation, residue management and biochar influence on soil chemical and biological properties
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Patrick Nyambo --- , South Africa B Thengeni --- , South Africa Cornelius Chiduza --- , South Africa Tesfay Araya --- , South AfricaSoil and crop productivity cannot be maintained unless declining soil fertility is replenished. A three-year factorial experiment using a split-split-plot design, replicated three times, was used to evaluate the response of pH, electrical conductivity, exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, K and... -
Assessing mobile phone use in farming: The case of Nigerian rural farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chioma Anadozie --- , Nigeria Mathias Fonkam --- , Nigeria Jean-Paul Cleron --- , NigeriaMost existing literature in the field of mobile phones for agriculture and rural development adopted an economic stance that focused mainly on agriculture marketing and pricing. Little attention has been given to other areas of the farming value chain. To... -
Commercialization level and determinants of market participation of smallholder wheat farmers in northern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dubale Abate --- , Ethiopia Fikadu Mitiku --- , Ethiopia Rijalu Negash --- , EthiopiaWheat market participation improves the income and economic growth of many smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Despite this, smallholder farmers are not enough to participate in the wheat market so that commercialization level is very low due to different factors. This... -
Smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to mitigate the effect of drought on maize production in OR Tambo District municipality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Brian Muroyiwa --- , Lesotho Nasiphi Masinda --- , South Africa Abyssinia Mushunje --- , South AfricaThere is evidence that climate variability has affected agriculture and the expectation is that the situation will get worse over time. This study examined smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to mitigate the effects of drought on maize production in OR Tambo... -
Impact of rural, non-farm activities on smallholder farmers’ income-poverty in Eastern zone of Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yohannes Halefom Gebrtetsadik --- , EthiopiaThis study aims at assessing the impact of rural, non-farm activities on smallholder farmers’ income-poverty. It answers these research questions: Is there any significant difference in the poverty indices between the participants and non-participants of non-farm activities? What is the... -
Small mammal species diversity and distribution in the Selous ecosystem, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Aenea Saanya --- , United Republic of Tanzania Apia Massawe --- , United Republic of Tanzania Rhodes Makundi --- , United Republic of TanzaniaThreats to ecosystems are ever increasing from different drivers mostly being linked to anthropogenic activities. This has brought about various measures to restore/protect the wildlife in these areas. Considering the background of most protected areas in East Africa, small mammals... -
Determinants of profit efficiency among smallholder sheep farmers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Y. S. Nyam --- , South Africa T. O. Ojo --- , South Africa J. A. Belle --- , South Africa A. A. Ogundeji --- , South Africa A. A. Adetoro --- , South AfricaLivestock production contributes significantly to the agricultural sector in South African partly because it is a source of cash income especially for smallholder farmers who depend on agriculture for their livelihood. This article analyzes the competitiveness and profitability of smallholder... -
Macro- and micronutrient composition of estuarine roundherring (Gilchristella aestuaria) (Pisces: Clupeidae) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a potential dietary source of essential nutrients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Zvavahera --- , South Africa S Hugo --- , South Africa NG Vine --- , South Africa OLF Weyl --- , South AfricaSouth Africa lacks research on the nutritional value of inland small fish species available to poor rural communities, despite the potential of such species to mitigate micronutrient deficiencies. Here we provide the first nutrient composition analysis for estuarine roundherring Gilchristella... -
Factors affecting commercialisation of vegetables by central Vietnamese smallholders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hung Gia Hoang --- , VietnamIn order to promote smallholders to adopt the commercial farming of crops, it is important to understand the factors that affect their decisions to commercialize. However, little empirical research has looked at what has shaped smallholders’ decisions to adopt commercial... -
Indigenous knowledge and science-based predictors reliability and its implication for climate adaptation in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Adu Ankrah --- , Ghana Nana Afranaa Kwapong --- , Ghana Seth Dankyi Boateng --- , GhanaThe study examined the reliability of indigenous knowledge and science-based predictors of climate and how this influences smallholder farmers’ practices and adaptations in Ghana’s three regions (Northern, Western and Volta regions). Two districts were selected in each region: Builsa South... -
Characteristics and sociocultural impacts of small pelagic fishing by migrant fishers in Benin, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Ahouansou Montcho --- Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Bénin KV Salako --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin FJ Chadare --- Université Nationale d’Agriculture (UNA), Benin SC Gnansounou --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Z Sohou --- Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB), Bénin P Failler --- University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom R Glèlè Kakaï --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin AE Assogbadjo --- University of Abomey-Calavi, BeninSmall pelagic fish species contribute substantially to the food security and livelihoods of local communities in developing countries. In West Africa, and particularly in Benin, small pelagic fisheries attract many migrant fishers who are key actors in the sector. This... -
Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions for the adoption of in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) technique in Thaba Nchu, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Admire Rukudzo Dzvene --- , South Africa Weldemichael Tesfuhuney --- , South Africa Sue Walker --- , South Africa Andries Fourie --- , South Africa Cobus Botha --- , South Africa Gert Ceronio --- , South AfricaA systematic engagement strategy was used to identify contextual factors that prevent farmers from accepting the in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) technique. The purpose of the qualitative study is to assess farmers’ knowledge and attitudes about the technique, as well as... -
Linking disruptive innovation to sustainable entrepreneurship within the context of small and medium firms: A focus on Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni --- , Nigeria Daniel E. Ufua --- , Nigeria Abdullah Promise Opute --- , United KingdomThis study illuminates the linkages between disruptive innovation (DI) and sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) within the context of small and medium firms (SMFs). By adopting a systematic review of the literature, we thematized the possible connections between DI and SE practices... -
Smallholder vegetable farmers’ commercialization to enhance rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lelethu Mdoda --- , South Africa Mzuyanda Christian --- , South AfricaThis study aims at establishing how vegetables can be commercialized to improve rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain primary data from 120 multi-purposive selected smallholder vegetable farmers. Descriptive statistics,... -
Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Patrick Awusak Akanpaaba --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , Ghana Samuel Yaw Akomea --- , GhanaThis paper seeks to examine the argument that the social capital and market performance link is more pronounced when it is channelled through the new product development capability of the firm. The study further argues that the indirect effect of... -
Ghana’s pineapple innovation history: An account from stakeholders in Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Adu Ankrah --- School of Agriculture, University of Ghana, GhanaDespite the pineapple fruit contributing significantly towards Ghana’s non-traditional export, the empirical space deficiently accounts for innovations within the sector. This article addresses prime questions that beg answering such as: the origin of innovations, when, how, what conditions facilitate adoption... -
Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance of young women agribusiness owners in Benin: Do social and business environments matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Smith A. R. Dossou --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Razack Adeoti --- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria Augustin K. N. Aoudji --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Mignouna Djana --- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), NigeriaThis research examined how key entrepreneurial orientation (EO) dimensions influence business performance of young women agribusiness owners, as well as the moderating effects of social and business environments on these relationships. Data were collected from a sample of 365 young... -
The role of HIV/AIDS committees in effective workplace governance of HIV/AIDS in South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jocelyn R Vass --- Human Science Research Council,The primary purpose of this study was to assess the role, status and scope of workplace HIV/AIDS committees as a means of effective workplace governance of the HIV/AIDS impact, and their role in extending social protective HIV/AIDS-related rights to employees... -
Perceived impact of climate variability and change on livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christopher Dick-Sagoe --- University of Botswana, Botswana Kwame Nkrumah Hope --- Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Peter Asare-Nuamah --- University of Environment and Sustainable Development, GhanaLesotho is a poor country that heavily depends on rain-fed agriculture for socioeconomic growth and development. However, climate change threatens the agriculture sector, which has implications on the ability of the country to harness its development, especially among smallholder farmers,... -
The determinants of the adoption of mobile money by small enterprises (SEs) in Douala, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Grégory Mvogo --- University of Douala, Cameroon Martin Ndzana --- University of Douala, Cameroon Honoré Bidiasse --- University of Douala, CameroonThe purpose of this article is to analyze the factors that determine the decision to adopt mobile money by small Cameroonian enterprises, focusing on the profile of the manager and the sector of activity. From a random sample of 276... -
Governance challenges in Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale mining (galamsey) sector: Is stakeholder interaction the way forward?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Issah Baddianaah --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Bernard Nuoleyeng Baatuuwie --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Abdul-Moomin Adams --- S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, GhanaArtisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations have surged in Ghana in recent years causing many environmental and social problems. The government has employed the military to eradicate illegal mining operations. However, despite the military’s countless efforts to clamp down on... -
Do smaller businesses pay more bribes? Firm size, informal payments and mitigating strategies in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: George Acheampong --- University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana John Rand --- University of Copenhagen, Denmark,In this paper, we sought to understand the effect of firm size on demand for and payment of bribes by African firms and the strategies needed to overcome them. We argued that size represents a selectionist pressure on firms to... -
Sources of agricultural extension information and farmers’ willingness to pay for the information: Evidence from small-scale pineapple farmers in south-eastern Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: S. A. Manteaw --- CSIR – Institute for Scientific & Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI), Ghana B. Y. Folitse --- CSIR – Institute for Scientific & Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI), Ghana S. Mahama --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana E. Wahaga --- CSIR-Food Research Institute (CSIR-FRI), GhanaThis paper examines sources, preferred format and language of agricultural extension information and the willingness of pineapple farmers to pay for the information. It is based on analysis of data collected using the structured interview schedule method administered on 132... -
On dual-classical Krull dimension of rings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Sayed Malek Javdannezhad --- Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran Sayedeh Fatemeh Mousavinasab --- Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran Nasrin Shirali --- Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, IranAn ideal L of a ring R is said to be strongly hollow (briefly, sh-ideal) if L ⊆ A + B implies that either L ⊆ A or L ⊆ B, for every pair A and B of ideals of... -
Examining the continued intention of using the Ugunduzi app in farmer-led research of agro-ecological practices among smallholder farmers in selected areas, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Luambano Lawlence Kihoma --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania Ayubu J. Churi --- Directorate of Information and Communication Technologies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Camilius A. Sanga --- Directorate of Information and Communication Technologies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Eugenio Tisselli --- Institute of Integrative Biology, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, SwitzerlandFarmer-led research of agro-ecological practices could support smallholder farmers in identifying the best-fit practices to improve crop production. A smartphone based app named Ugunduzi was developed purposefully to support farmers in their research activities. The purpose of this study was... -
Moderating role of organizational culture in the relationship between total quality management and organizational innovation among manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kabir Musa Shuaib --- Tianjin University, People’s Republic of China Zhen He --- Tianjin University, People’s Republic of ChinaPrevious studies on the total quality management and innovation relationship have had mixed findings. We predict that organizational culture could moderate the relationship between total quality management and organizational innovation. The study collected empirical data from 433 small and medium-sized... -
Service quality and the services sourced from small accounting practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Adele Oosthuizen --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) often lack the necessary financial skills to safeguard business success. It is therefore expected that they would benefit from the advisory services offered by external accountants. Research, however, indicates a reluctance amongst Small Business Owners... -
Smallness in topology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jiří Adámek --- Czech Technical University, Czech Republic Miroslav Hušek --- Charles University, Czech Republic Jiří Rosický --- Masaryk University, Czech Republic Walter Tholen --- York University, CanadaQuillen’s notion of small object and the Gabriel-Ulmer notion of finitely presentable or generated object are fundamental in homotopy theory and categorical algebra. Do these notions always lead to rather uninteresting classes of objects in categories of topological spaces, such... -
Determinants of smallholder livestock farmers’ adoption decisions of improved fodder technologies in Insiza District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Trymore Nhundu --- , Zimbabwe Edward Mutandwa --- , Zimbabwe Jayne Stark --- Resilience Knowledge Hub, Mercy Corps, Zimbabwe Tafireyi Chamboko --- , Zimbabwe Arthur Tinashe Vambe --- , ZimbabweThe study investigated the factors that influence the extent of the use of fodder technologies in the Insiza District of Zimbabwe, as well as the reasons for their low adoption and the lower participation of women than men in fodder... -
Effect of rotational harvesting on the size composition of Cape rock oysters Striostrea margaritacea on the east coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E Steyn --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa JC Groeneveld --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa J Santos --- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Uit – The Arctic University of Norway, NorwayA commercial fishery for the Cape rock oyster Striostrea margaritacea along the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (western Indian Ocean), follows a 4-year rotational cycle, with each harvest year followed by 3 fallow years across four harvest zones. We... -
Consolidation of human factors limiting the success and sustainability of e-Agriculture projects in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ezra Misaki --- , TanzaniaHuman factors affecting e-Agriculture should be identified and understood to ensure the success and sustainability of e-Agriculture projects. However, specific human factors influencing e-Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa have never been consolidated. In this regard, the current study reviewed diverse literature... -
Technology adoption meets green tourism supply chain management for sustainability of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises: A lesson from Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Option Takunda Chiwaridzo --- , People’s Republic of China Reason Masengu --- , OmanIn the global pursuit of achieving sustainability within the tourism sector, technology adoption and green tourism supply chain management (GTSCM) have garnered dominant attention. This research examines how small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) in Zimbabwe can achieve sustainability by... -
Empirical investigation of the Fintech and financial literacy nexus: Small business managers’ insights in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prince Hikouatcha --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Alain Gilles Tagne Foka --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Armand Depesquidoux Fossi --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Simplice A Asongu --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaRecent and ongoing advancements in the field of ICT have led to the introduction of increasingly diversified financial products, and their use is improving people’s level of financial knowledge and skills. This article aims at assessing the effect of Fintech... -
Perceived effects of COVID-19 on smallholder farmers’ agricultural production practices in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Asrat Mulat Asegie --- Wollo University, Ethiopia Samuel Tadesse Adisalem --- Wollo University, Ethiopia Amogne Asfaw Eshetu --- Wollo University, EthiopiaThis study analyzed the perceived effects of COVID-19 on smallholder farmers’ agricultural production practices in the South Wollo and Oromo Administrative Zones of Ethiopia. Data were collected from 270 randomly selected respondents from September 5 to October 10, 2020. Data... -
Factors affecting smallholder farmers’ local knowledge-based adaption to build resilience in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Workneh Fanta --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia Pat Gibbons --- University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland Berhanu Kuma --- Wolaita Sodo University, EthiopiaThis study aims to identify factors affecting local adaptation strategies smallholder farmers are practising to adapt multiple stresses. Primary data were collected from 400 randomly sampled households from six districts of Wolaita zone by face-to-face interviews, focus group discussions, and... -
Reimagining entrepreneurship in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector: Fresh insights from sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Massaran Traoré --- University of Surrey, United Kingdom Gavin Hilson --- University of Surrey, United Kingdom Abigail Hilson --- University of Kent, United KingdomThis paper shares new insights on the dynamics of entrepreneurship in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, focusing on the case of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite being the region’s most important rural nonfarm activity, and generating finance that sustains a... -
Digitalization and small businesses supply chain financing: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sukoluhle Mazwane --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa Okuhle Maya --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Moraka N. Makhura --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaSupply chain finance continues to play an important role in servicing businesses that have limited access to finance. With the disruptions associated with the fourth industrial revolution, opportunities exist in Africa to increase participation by small businesses. While the effect... -
Market participation as livelihood and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage: A case of Chăm ethnic minority pottery households in Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nguyen Bach Dang --- Nong Lam University, Vietnam Pham Thi Hong Nhung --- Nong Lam University, Vietnam Cao Thai Bao --- Nong Lam University, Vietnam Nguyen Ly Bang --- , VietnamThis study examines the extent of market participation among Chăm pottery producers in Vietnam and the factors that influence this extent. The research utilized the total market participation index to assess the level of market participation and Tobit regression to... -
Potential for a commercial inland fishery or just another water storage facility at Spring Grove Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Matthew J Burnett --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Céline Hanzen --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Alex Whitehead --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Gordon C O’Brien --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaSouth Africa's inland fisheries are generally undervalued, though there is developing interest in the sector. Spring Grove Dam in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands became operational as a water storage facility in 2013 to provide water to the growing urban population in... -
Asymptotical convergence of solutions of boundary value problems for singularly perturbed higher-order integro-differential equations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: M.K. Dauylbayev --- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan K.T. Konisbayeva --- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, KazakhstanThe article considers a two-point boundary value problem for a linear integro-differential equation of the n + m order with small parameters for m higher derivatives, provided that the roots of the additional characteristic equation are negative. The aim of... -
Learning and capability building in firms of a developing economy: A study of Ludhiana machine tools manufacturing cluster
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manpreet Kaur --- Guru Nanak Dev University, India Swati Mehta --- Guru Nanak Dev University, IndiaFrontier and laggard firms are always engaged in the process of building capabilities through continuous ‘learning’ to compete in the technologically driven world. Firms focus on ‘learning by Doing, Using and Interacting’ (DUI) and/ or ‘learning by Science, Technology, and... -
Technology adoption, competitiveness and new market access among SMEs in Ghana: What are the limiting factors?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wilhelmina Quaye --- CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Gordon Akon-Yamga --- CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Mavis Akuffobea-Essilfie --- CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Justina Adwoa Onumah --- CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, GhanaA total of 300 SMEs including beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the Presidential Business Development Support initiative were surveyed in Ghana using structured interview questionnaires. The survey objectives were to (i) investigate the extent of adoption of emerging technologies including the... -
Socio-ecological change in bait fisheries for the common sandprawn Kraussillichirus kraussi in Durban Harbour, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Chetty --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa E Steyn --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa JC Groeneveld --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South AfricaBait fishing for the common sandprawn Kraussillichirus kraussi in Durban Harbour, on the east coast of South Africa, has a history going back to the early 20th century and has been influenced by port development and political changes over time... -
Diversity, abundance and habitat association of small mammals in Maze National Park, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Belayneh Ayechw --- Arba Minch University, Ethiopia Simon Shibru --- Arba Minch University, Ethiopia Serekebirhan Takele --- Arba Minch University, Ethiopia Abraham Tolcha --- Arba Minch University, Ethiopia Matewos Masne --- Arba Minch University, Ethiopia Zewudneh Tomass --- Arba Minch University, EthiopiaWe investigated species composition, relative abundance, habitat association and density of small mammals in Maze National Park, Ethiopia. Data were collected using the capture-mark-recapture technique in three representative habitat types (grassland, bushland and riverine forest) from November 2021 to August... -
Determinants of accounting information systems technologies adoption by SMEs in Ethiopia: A sub-Saharan country perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abera Aynekulu Abate --- Debark University, EthiopiaThis study sought to pinpoint determinants of AISs technologies adoption among SMEs in Ethiopia. Two dominant diffusion of innovation theories, namely Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) and Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) were contextualized to predict SMEs’ AISs adoption. A quantitative research approach with... -
Littoral substrates and nest properties of Coptodon rendalli vary with distance from the shoreline in a tropical impoundment, southeast Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RJ Chateya --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe HGT Ndagurwa --- National University of Science and Technology, ZimbabweThe change in littoral substrates and Coptodon rendalli nest properties along the inshore–offshore gradient of Mushandike Dam in southeast Zimbabwe, impacted by long-term water-level fluctuations, were studied in March 2016. Substrate and nest properties were measured in four contiguous 25... -
Predation of free-range chickens by invasive House Crows Corvus splendens in Dodoma, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kelvin Ngongolo --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania Naza Mmbaga --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania Doreen Mrimi --- University of Dodoma, TanzaniaThis study reports on the perspectives of local farmers on predation on chickens by the invasive House Crow Corvus splendens, together with their coping strategies, in Dodoma, Tanzania. A survey was conducted among 391 farmers of free-range chickens in urban... -
Amplifying success in SMEs: Harnessing the joint power of social capital and new product development capability in developing economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ahmed Agyapong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Patrick A. Akanpaaba --- Accra Business School, Ghana Tesfalidet Tukue --- Southern University, USA Amo Sarpong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaThis study examines the ongoing debate in scholarly literature regarding the role of firm-specific resources and capabilities – namely, social capital (SC) and new product development capability (NPDC) – in influencing firm performance. Addressing a critical gap, the research explores... -
Teff (Eragrostis tef) Commercialization: Status, constraints and opportunities in Offa District, Southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eyasu Hantalo --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia Alula Tafesse --- Wolaita Sodo University, EthiopiaThere is a lack of scientific work on identifying limiting factors of smallholder market orientation. This study investigated the status, constraints, and opportunities of Teff commercialization in southern Ethiopia. The study used both primary and secondary data sources to address... -
Rapid assessment of the Seychelles octopus (Octopus cyanea) fishery value chain: insights for sustainable management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J McCafferty --- Rhodes University, South Africa A Ebrahim --- , Seychelles WHH Sauer --- Rhodes University, South Africa R Wright --- , South Africa A Vidot --- , Seychelles V Schmidt --- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ItalyThe octopus fishery for Octopus cyanea in Seychelles plays an important role in local cuisine, culture and tourism, yet it is unmanaged unlike other octopus fisheries in the western Indian Ocean region. We conducted a rapid assessment of the octopus... -
Determinants of adoption and intensity of mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from Arsi Zone
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gizachew Mengesha Abebe --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Wondaferahu Mulugeta Demissie --- Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU), Ethiopia Markose Chekol Zewdie --- Bahir Dar University, EthiopiaMechanization has been recognized as a key thematic area by the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute for the period 2018–2030; however, research on its adoption determinants remains limited. This study examines the factors influencing the adoption and intensity of mechanization, focusing... -
Establishing a basis for recognising marine ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa P Kowalski --- , South Africa SD Holness --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa LJ Atkinson --- , South Africa R Brand --- Western Cape Government, South Africa L Dunga --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa TP Fairweather --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa T Goldman --- Rhodes University, South Africa D Marnewick --- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, South Africa J Nhleko --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa R Peter --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa C Smith --- World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa (WWF-SA), South Africa MG van der Bank --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa G van der Heever --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa KA Wright --- Wildlands Conservation Trust (WILDTRUST), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe concept of ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) and its technical guidance provide opportunities for recognising a broader range of area-based management measures that contribute to biodiversity conservation outside of protected areas. However, progress towards the recognition of OECMs... -
Climate adaptation, geopolitics, and structural exclusion in South African agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael J Savage --- South African Journal of Plant and Soil,Southern African agriculture stands at a critical intersection of accelerating climate risk and entrenched structural inequality. While climate change increasingly shapes global research and policy agendas, other intersecting forces—such as the divide between large-scale commercial agriculture and smallholder farming, the... -
Functional diversification and performance of wheat–canola rotations in the Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A Louw --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa PA Swanepoel --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa S van der Westhuizen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa J Strauss --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaCrop rotation serves as a fundamental pillar within conservation agriculture (CA) farming systems, enabling the integration of more diverse crops and livestock. With increasing weather variability, new methods are needed to assess the long-term effects of diversification on the agronomic... -
Effects of grazing regimes on ground-dwelling small mammal distribution and abundance in rangelands at Gravelotte, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AW Bio Keri --- The Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (ERAIFT), University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo J De Groot --- Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa PM Hamming --- Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa S Ntie --- Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM), Gabon SGA Nago --- Université de Parakou (UP), Benin EBO Ahouandjinou --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria AJ Gardiner --- Southern African Wildlife College, South AfricaUnderstanding the impact of grazing on wildlife communities is essential for implementing sustainable grazing practices that promote biodiversity conservation. This study investigated the effects of three grazing regimes (Wildlife and Cattle Grazing, Traditional Rotational Selective Grazing, and Holistic Planned Grazing... -
Growth potential and productivity of the green macroalgae Ulva reticulata in a sustainable farming system in a coastal lagoon at Bambous Virieux, Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Nazurally --- Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Mauritius, Mauritius D Beehary-Panray --- Environmental Protection and Conservation Organisation (EPCO), Resilient Island Endeavour (RISE) Project, Mauritius EC Gatteschi --- Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud (CISS), Resilient Island Endeavour (RISE) Project, ItalyUlva reticulata is a fast-growing green macroalga with high bioremediation and economic potential. Cultivation of this seaweed at Bambous Virieux in southeast Mauritius was undertaken to evaluate its growth potential and biological feasibility in a tropical lagoon. Over a 30-day... -
Individual differences in technological readiness and the adoption of solar dryers: The case of horticultural smallholder farmers in Northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dismas Jerome Kimaro --- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Thomas Kivevele --- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Anthony Nyangarika --- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), TanzaniaAdoption of solar dryers among smallholder farmers in developing countries remains low, despite their proven potential to enhance food security. While prior studies emphasize techno-socio-economic barriers, they often overlook individual psychological traits that likely shape adoption behaviour, assuming uniform adoption... -
Encouraging tax compliance of small business owners in South Africa through nudging
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nompumelelo Monageng --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
