South Africa
Evidence for early ‘bedding’ and the use of medicinal plants at a South African rock shelter
An international team of archaeologists is reporting 77,000-year-old evidence for preserved plant bedding and the use of insect-repelling plants in a rock shelter in South Africa. This discovery is 50,000 years older than earlier reports of preserved b…
Climate-smart agriculture should be livelihood-smart too
Encouraging climate-smart agriculture can lead to climate change adaptation practices in a partnership where the farmer’s needs are addressed.
“Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to increase sustainable productivity, increase the resilience of…