Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Program & Schedule

 

​South Africa Program

Program Schedule

Presentations

On-Farm Experimentation
Benefits of Precision Agriculture in Sugarcane Farming: A case of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Nokuphila Gumede - Field Tec
Remote and Proximal Sensing
Assessing The Potential Of Drone Remotely Sensed Data In Detecting The Soil Water Content, And Taro Leaf Chlorophyll Content Across Different Phenological Stages
Reitumetse Masemola - University of the Western Cape
Small Holders and Precision Agriculture
Assessing the Potential of UAV-Acquired Multispectral Imagery Combined with Machine Learning Techniques in Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Taro And Sweet Potato in Smaller Holder Farms
Mishkah Abrahams - University of the Western Cape
Assessing the Utility of Image Segmentation Techniques and Leaf Area Index in Improving Taro Yield Prediction Based on UAV-Acquired Multispectral Data in Smallholder Croplands
Siphiwokuhle Buthelezi - UKZN
Enhancing the Estimation of Equivalent Water Thickness in Neglected and Underutilized Taro Crops Using UAV Acquired Multispectral Thermal Image Data and Index-Based Image Segmentation
Snethemba Ndlovu - University of Kwazulu Natal
Leveraging UAV Remotely Sensed Data to Estimate Crop Water Stress of Underutilized Taro Crops in Smallholder Croplands
Mbulisi Sibanda
The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remotely Sensed Data and Biophysical Variables to Predict Maize Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) in Small-Scale Farming Systems
Celuxolo Dlamini - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Water Management for Precision Agriculture
Investigating the Interaction Between Soil Moisture and Clay Content for Enhanced Soil Moisture Prediction: A Lab-Based Approach with Implications for African Agriculture
Yonwaba Atyosi - CSIR

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