In this week I received the invitation of the Deputy Manager ofSouth Region of the KZN Agriculture and Environment Affairs Johannes F. Villiers to attend the Annual Research Symposium. I really appreciate the performance of prominent staff in the areas such as natural resources management, soils fertility, crops and livestock production.
The presentations were focused on the following topics: planting without ploughing, cover cropping, control diseases, evaluation of varieties of potato cultivator, the potential of cheery research, the contribution of homestead gardens to household’s food security and others.
It was very interesting to be part of this Symposium. It contributed a vision for my research projects assignment. Besides it was a great experience share time with professional people in the agricultural fields.
Besides this Symposium I went for final year student presentations at the Animal and Poultry Science Department. From my point of view the most interesting project was a survey of obesity in dogs, so the student spoke about the source of food and how the human feelings affects the diet of the animal.
I attended one fieldtrip with a group of animal reproduction. We went to place completely dedicated to raise horses for racing. We also saw the veterinarian checking all the females to determinate their fertility status. Also we saw the through the screen of the ultrasound the developing horse foetus. At the end of the fieldtrip we witnessed the mating process.
I was invited for Ms Masefo Mokoma lecture in Bio resources to give a small presentation about Costa Rica and EARTH University. It was in a big classroom, about 40 students. Fortunately everybody could understand me and enjoyed the presentation.
I met the student Nokubonga Mweli who wants to further her studies at EARTH University from next year. She is 17 years old, with a very big enthusiasm for learning and living in Costa Rica. She is planning to leave South Africa at the beginning of December to start a new life in Costa Rica. I wish her the best! She must keep practicing her Spanish! Nos vemos en la U!
The aim of this congress is to expose the last projects in research developed in different parts of KZN with the approach to improve agricultural techniques toward sustainability and improvement of rural areas.
The Symposium started with a realistic and motivated speech about the current position of South Africa in agriculture in the world, the influence of global warming on environment, the urgent necessity to adapt to environmentally friendly methods in agriculture and livestock production.
The presentations were focused on the following topics: planting without ploughing, cover cropping, control diseases, evaluation of varieties of potato cultivator, the potential of cheery research, the contribution of homestead gardens to household’s food security and others.
It was very interesting to be part of this Symposium. It contributed a vision for my research projects assignment. Besides it was a great experience share time with professional people in the agricultural fields.
Besides this Symposium I went for final year student presentations at the Animal and Poultry Science Department. From my point of view the most interesting project was a survey of obesity in dogs, so the student spoke about the source of food and how the human feelings affects the diet of the animal.
I attended one fieldtrip with a group of animal reproduction. We went to place completely dedicated to raise horses for racing. We also saw the veterinarian checking all the females to determinate their fertility status. Also we saw the through the screen of the ultrasound the developing horse foetus. At the end of the fieldtrip we witnessed the mating process.
I was invited for Ms Masefo Mokoma lecture in Bio resources to give a small presentation about Costa Rica and EARTH University. It was in a big classroom, about 40 students. Fortunately everybody could understand me and enjoyed the presentation.
I met the student Nokubonga Mweli who wants to further her studies at EARTH University from next year. She is 17 years old, with a very big enthusiasm for learning and living in Costa Rica. She is planning to leave South Africa at the beginning of December to start a new life in Costa Rica. I wish her the best! She must keep practicing her Spanish! Nos vemos en la U!
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