· 1. Introduction Cassava was probably domesticated from Manihot esculenta populations on the edges of the Southern Amazon basin around 10,000 years ago (Wooding and Payahua 2022; Olsen and Schaal 1999).It is the only member of the family Euphorbiaceae, genus Manihot, and species Manihot esculenta Crantz that is cultivated
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· PDF | Background: In June 2017, wildfires burned 15 000 ha around the town of Knysna in the Western Cape, destroying > 800 buildings, > 5000 ha of | Find, read and cite all the research you
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· By 1750 sugar surpassed grain as “the most valuable commodity in European trade — it made up a fifth of all European imports and in the last decades of the century four-fifths of the sugar came from
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PlantZAfrica
Welcome to PlantZAfrica. This website celebrates the plants of southern Africa. Each week we bring you two new Plants of the Week and the Information Library contains hundreds
Get to know us. Red Sand Safaris is situated in the heart of the bushveld in the Limpopo province of South Africa. With plentiful hunting opportunities in the African bush along with its diverse birdlife and natural beauty, Red Sands is a must for any adventurous hunter and outdoorsman. Walking among massive Marula trees sneaking through long
· In broad strokes, we build upon conceptualizations of plantations as race-making institutions, from the publication of pioneering works such as Edgar Thompson’s (1932, 1939, 1975), W.E.B. DuBois’ (1899, 1911, 1935) and C.L.R. James’ (1980 []) onwards, also and especially in relation to political-economic frameworks, that have
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· Chiekh Mbacke Sow is a Senegalese artist based on Goree Island near Dakar. He creates beautiful paintings of African history using sand he imports from all over the world. Video Journalist: Faith
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· Sabi Sands Game Reserve is a 160,000-acre reserve that has become a world-renowned wildlife hotspot. The region is spotted with vast and varied grasslands and woodland savannah. Thousands of native trees, grasses and shrubs support the healthy populations of herbivores and omnivores. With both the Sabi and Sand Rivers flowing
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The San People of Africa-Guide to the Kalahari
The Bushmen of the Kalahari. For around 20 000 years, the home turf of the San people has been the Kalahari Desert. It’s a semi-arid savannah that occupies a large portion of Botswana, as well as smaller sections of
· Abstract. The morphology, sedimentary facies, stratigraphy and development history of re-entrants and sand barriers in Togo and Benin (West Africa) have been analysed from boreholes and field data, and available radiocarbon dates. Re-entrant deposits range from basal Late Pleistocene fluviatile sands into Holocene estuarine and
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Pleistocene golden mole and sand-swimming trace fossils from the Cape coast of South Africa | Quaternary Research | Cambridge Core
The Cape south coast is of great palaeo-anthropological significance, providing evidence of the emergence and survival of modern humans prior to their dispersal through Africa and the rest of the world (e.g., Henshilwood et al., Reference Henshilwood, D'errico, Yates, Jacobs, Tribolo, Duller and Mercier 2002; Marean et al., Reference Marean, Bar-Matthews,
· Rapid urbanisation has led to major landscape alterations, affecting aquatic ecosystems’ hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and biodiversity. Thus, habitat alteration is considered a major driver of aquatic biodiversity loss and related aquatic ecosystem goods and services. This study aimed to investigate and compare aquatic
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· Concretisation, the presence of construction projects using concrete made up of sand, gravel, rock, water, and cement, is indicative of a developing country ( Abu and Peprah, 2020 ). The increase in present day concrete use is evident in many developing countries including India, China, and Sub-Saharan Africa ( Zhong et al., 2022 ).
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HOME | Scent Of Africa
Discover the first luxury perfume brand made in Ghana, using African ingredients and inspired by African legends. Scent of Africa offers a range of fine fragrances for men and women, each with a unique story and
Sabi Sands hosts one of the world’s best-protected and best-studied leopard populations. We have life histories for over 900 leopards in the Sabi Sands since 1979 and detailed records of more than 500 litters of cubs. Over
· An adventure in Africa. 30 June, Morocco. My parents and I had just driven down the narrow mountain road from Marrakesh, with all its sharp bends, and had finally arrived at Merzouga. Before us stretched the unending sand dunes that marked the beginning of the Sahara. A small boy walked past with a group of noisy goats as I took a
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Response to nutrient additions by the plant growth forms of sand
The growth response (foliage projective cover: FPC) of the plant growth forms of lowland fynbos, South Africa to a complete factorial fertilizer addition of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and a mixture of all essential nutrients excluding N and P (M) was monitored for two years. Ordination by correspondence analysis revealed a successional trend as the vegetation
· Slow sand filtration (SSF) is an effective physical and biological technology that employs fine sand beds and low filtration rates to treat polluted and contaminated raw water. Its effectiveness lies in the capabilities of the Schmutzdecke (a thin dirty layer formed at the top of the sand bed) to trap suspended solids as water flows through, and to
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· Situated on the West coast of Africa, with the equator running through it, the tiny island of Sao Tome was uninhabited before being colonized by the Portuguese in 1486. Now being investigated archaeologically for the first time, it has exhibited evidence of being the ‘first tropical slavery plantation economy’, a model that was later taken
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· The similarity in texture class that ranged from sand to loamy sand (Table 1) across the three stations reflects homogeneity in parent materials (chiefly sandstone) and the fact that texture is
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Save the Sand
Save the Sand is a groundbreaking initiative to restore the iconic Sand River Catchment in South Africa through reforestation, sustainable land management, and community
· Guinea-Bissau finally achieved independence on September 24, 1973, becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to break free from Portuguese colonial rule. 5. São Tomé and Príncipe. São Tomé and Príncipe were discovered by Portuguese navigators in the late 15th century.
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Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Welcome. Rich in African wildlife, the Sabi Sand Game Reserve is home to abundant game – including Africa’s famous Big Five. Two rivers cross the reserve: the Sabi River in the south; and the Sand River, which flows from northwest to southeast. The reserve is famous for its spectacular leopard sightings, and visitors may catch a glimpse of
By Stanley Meisler. January 1969 Issue. The Portuguese believe they have a special kind of colonialism that makes them different from other imperialists. In the Portuguese view, their kind of
Sabi Sands Game Reserve-The best place in the world for a safari
Botswana is one of the world’s greatest safari destinations. See the country’s wildlife hotspots on this fly-in safari: Chobe River with its vast elephant herds, predator-packed Savuti, the islands of the Okavango Delta, and Makgadikgadi where desert-adapted herds battle it out at the Boteti River.
5 Amazing Plants to See on an African Safari | Adumu Safaris
5 Amazing Plants to See on an African Safari. 1- Mpaga (Adenia globosa): Native to the African tropics, Mpaga can be found in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Somalia. It produces round leathery green fruits and has a succulent stem with thorns that are 8 cm long. Being an ever-versatile plant, it has the ability to grow in savannahs, shrublands
· Namib Sand Sea is the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog. Covering an area of over three million hectares and a buffer zone of 899,500 hectares, the
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Portuguese Exploration of Africa: Overview | Vaia
Portuguese Exploration of Africa. In the Middle Ages, Islamic slave hunters from Africa sailed along the coast of Europe capturing Christians as enslaved people. Besides these encounters with slavers, the Portuguese heard rumors of great wealth and a Christian kingdom inside Africa. Equipped with new sailing technology, the Portuguese found
Introduction: The Plantation, the Postplantation, and the
Gwen Bergner is an associate professor of English at West Virginia University. She is the author of Taboo Subjects: Race, Sex, and Psychoanalysis (2005) and articles on race, US imperialism, and transnational feminism in PMLA, American Quarterly, and American Literary History, among other publications., among other publications.
São Tomé & Príncipe-Africa’s undiscovered paradise
Wednesday, 26 January 2022. São Tomé and Príncipe are amongst Africa’s best-kept tourism secrets – two bijou volcanic islands off the west coast of the continent, brimming