An integrated modelling framework to aid smallholder farming system management in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 1012-1024

  Magombeyi, M S ^a   Taigbenu, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crop management practices; Family balance; Integrated model; Smallholder farmer; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; FAMILY BALANCE; INTEGRATED MODELS; SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CATCHMENTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; IRRIGATION; REDUCTION; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES;

INTEGRATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMY; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FARMING SYSTEM; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

OLIFANTS BASIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054068734     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.079     Document Type: Article

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