Signing of MoU!

On October 4^th a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Mr Motsoka William Moeng in his capacity as Acting Head of Department at LDA and Professor Lotta Andersson, SMHI and Linköping University. The agreement will cover the period until June 30, 2015.

 

Visits to University of Limpopo and University of Venda

During the first week of October, Prof. Lotta Andersson, Ass. Profs. Phil Graham and Julie Wilk visited the Universities of Limpopo (Polokwane) and Venda (Thoyoyandou) to hold discussions with faculty members and invited guests on crop and livestock requirements for temperature and water and possible recommendations to farmers related to excessively wet and dry conditions.

At the University of Venda an extra presentation on Climate Change and the IPCC was held for faculty and students.

Mother tending her children

Installing the last sensor in Mokwakwaila

During November 2013 we also installed a third sensor station in Mokwakwaila. The station has two soil moisture sensors on two different depths.

We got the opportunity to install the sensor at the school. The principal kindly accepted us, even though it was exam period when the learners should have piece finalizing their tests.

The sensor is comparatively close to the first sensor we installed at the site. The first sensor, however, was installed in the (maize) field, whereas this is on the school's ground.