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FarmiFarmingngIn South AfricaIn South Africa
Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference
Library 2005
Photo: G C Bothma
Photo: G C Bothma
By Sue By Sue BothmaBothma
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The science of The science of managing managing plant growth plant growth for human usefor human use
And managing And managing animals for animals for human usehuman use
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Crop Crop FarmingFarming Cultivation of Cultivation of
plants for foodplants for food
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Early Crop Early Crop FarmingFarming
Gatherers from the stone age Gatherers from the stone age would cultivate their favourite cropswould cultivate their favourite crops
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Crops in South Crops in South AfricaAfrica
We get sweet corn We get sweet corn and mealie products and mealie products from maizefrom maize
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Crops in South Crops in South AfricaAfrica
We get cereals We get cereals and flour from and flour from wheatwheat
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PotatoesPotatoesPeanutsPeanutsSunflowersSunflowersOatsOatsSugar caneSugar cane
Citrus fruitCitrus fruitTropical fruitTropical fruitMany more…Many more…
Other Crops in South Other Crops in South AfricaAfrica
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Less common cropLess common crop SorghumSorghum
This crop can grow well even This crop can grow well even with little water and poor soil.with little water and poor soil.
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Photo: G C Bothma
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Problems farmers Problems farmers faceface
Pests destroy cropsPests destroy crops Not enough rainNot enough rain Poor SoilPoor Soil
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Poor RainfallPoor Rainfall Low rainfall in Low rainfall in
many regionsmany regions
Farmers have to Farmers have to irrigate the landirrigate the land
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Photo: G C Bothma
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Worms destroy cropsWorms destroy crops Photo: G C Bothma
Problem PestsProblem Pests Insects eat the Insects eat the
leaves of cropsleaves of crops Weeds compete Weeds compete
with cropswith crops
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Solution to PestsSolution to Pests Plants can be sprayed with poisonPlants can be sprayed with poison
Poison is not good for the environmentPoison is not good for the environmentPicture: Corel Photo House
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SolutionSolutionss
Special, tough seeds are developedSpecial, tough seeds are developed Farmers can buy and grow GM seedsFarmers can buy and grow GM seeds
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Poor soilPoor soil Many regions Many regions
have have unsuitable soilunsuitable soil
Compost and fertilizer Compost and fertilizer needs to be addedneeds to be added
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Do we need Do we need farmers?farmers?
Farmers need to make sure that Farmers need to make sure that crops get enough water to growcrops get enough water to grow
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Do we need Do we need farmers?farmers? Farmers need to buy the best Farmers need to buy the best
seedsseeds They need to fight pestsThey need to fight pests
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Photo: G C Bothma
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Do we need Do we need farmers?farmers?
Farmers need to enrich the soil Farmers need to enrich the soil with compost and fertilizerwith compost and fertilizer
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Farmers bring us the Farmers bring us the bestbest
Farmers canFarmers can
produce produce good cropsgood crops
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Farmers are very Farmers are very importantimportant Farmers can fight drought, Farmers can fight drought,
poverty and faminepoverty and famine
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Photo: G C Bothma
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BibliograpBibliographyhy
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Encarta Reference Library 2005Encarta Reference Library 2005 Montsanto Web Montsanto Web www.montsanto.comwww.montsanto.com Photographs: Mr. G C BothmaPhotographs: Mr. G C Bothma Pictures: Corel Photo HousePictures: Corel Photo House
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director SUE BOTHMA
assistant director ANNIE BOTHMA
photography GURLING BOTHMA
special thanks to
Encarta 2005 Reference Library
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