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Tag: WATER MATTERS
Water Challenges Throughout SA
No smallholder can be complacent about the water challenges that face all of us. Climate change has increased the risk of drought and flooding. The […]
The Problems with Bottled Water
Environmentalists are deeply concerned that most consumers ignore all the problems with bottled water. Many people take on board the concept that the human body […]
Climate Change Has Reached Crisis Point, New Study finds
In the most dire warning of what the consequences will be if the nations of the world don’t reduce their greenhouse gas emissions drastically and […]
Latest SA Smallholder Magazine Now Out
The August 2021 SA Smallholder Digital Magazine is now ready for you. Click here to download the magazine in PDF format. In this edition: – […]
SA Smallholder Magazine: July edition
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A Borehole Can Determine Your Success as a Smallholder
Most smallholders and small farmers ~ unless they are lucky enough to have a permanent unpolluted river or stream bordering or running though their property […]
In Praise of Silent Pumps
Given the larger spaces we enjoy on a smallholding one is usually able to site one’s tanks and pumps away from any dwelling, so that […]
Solar pumps: A good alternative for smallholdings
They may appear expensive to buy at first, but solar pumps will very quickly pay for themselves simply by the fact that, once correctly installed, […]
Pump Terminology Explained
So you need a pump, but don’t know how to calculate what you need? Here is some pump terminology one needs to understand when choosing […]