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Dry matter yield and quality of five annual subtropical fodder crops at different irrigation levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: D Marais N F G Rethman J G AnnandaleMaize, soybean, cowpeas, fodder sorghum and pearl millet were cultivated in a small plot trial under a rain shelter. The crops were subjected to four irrigation levels. The yields of fodder sorghum and pearl millet were better under severely water... -
A Qualitative Study of the Career Aspirations of Resettled Young Sudanese and Somali Refugees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kagiso Nelly Tlhabano --- Queensland University of Technology, Robert Schweitzer --- Queensland University of Technology,The study documents and explicates the academic experiences, visions, hopes and desires which shape the vocational aspirations of young Sudanese and a Somali refugee who have resettled in Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the experiences of a sample... -
Agriculture and Climate Change in Cameroon: An Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation Options
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yong D. Ngondjeb --- , CameroonThis study aims to assess the economic impact of climate change on crop farming activities in the Sudano-Sahelian Area of Cameroon. The study uses the Ricardian model and is based on farm data generated from a survey carried out in... -
Science, Technology and Innovation Policies in Sudan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour --- School of Business and Economics, UNU-MERIT, the NetherlandsThis paper uses both descriptive and comparative approaches to discuss science, technology and innovation policies in Sudan. Differing from the studies in Sudanese literature, a novel element of our analysis is that we examine innovation, science and technology policies after... -
Variability in growth of Vachellia nilotica provenances tested in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Niger
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mahamane Larwanou --- African Forest Forum, Kenya Rabiou Issa --- Institut Pratique de Développement Rural, Niger Mahamane Saadou --- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Niger Anders Ræbild --- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resources, DenmarkA provenance trial of Vachellia nilotica (Acacia nilotica) was conducted in Niger in order to assess variability in growth among 10 provenances from Africa (subsp. adstringens from Niger, Senegal and Cameroun) and outside the continent (subsp. indica from Pakistan and... -
Identification of technical factors that influence sugar productivity of factories in Sudan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tageldeen S. Ibrahim --- , South Africa Tilahun S. Workneh --- , South AfricaThis study was conducted to identify the factors influencing the productivity of the sugar industry in Sudan. The study involved collecting data from selected sugar mill databases, namely, the Kenana, Guneid, Halfa, Sinnar, Assalaya and White-Nile sugar mills. The data... -
Assessing sexual practices and beliefs among university students in Khartoum, Sudan; a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Husameddin Farouk Elshiekh --- Maastricht University, The Netherlands Hein de Vries --- Maastricht University, The Netherlands Ciska Hoving --- Maastricht University, The NetherlandsUniversity students in Sudan are more at risk of contracting HIV than the general population, due to a high rate of sexual activity and low uptake of preventive measures such as condoms. Hence, they are considered an important target for... -
Validation of the generic name Prescottiella gen. nov. (Desmidiales, Zygnematophyceae): a rare African desmid
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Sanet Janse van Vuuren --- North-West University, South Africa Anatoliy Levanets --- North-West University, South AfricaPrescottiella sudanensis is a rare, asymmetrical desmid currently known from only a few countries in equatorial Africa. During the present study, P. sudanensis cells were found in water samples from Vogel Pan located in the far north-eastern side of Namibia,...
