SALLnet focuses on the management of three major land-use types within Limpopo’s multifunctional landscapes in the given socio-economic context. To analyse sustainable land-use options, SALLnet conducts case studies and designs an integrated modelling and upscaling framework utilising findings from field surveys and experiments, both at farm and regional level. Involving regional stakeholders in the entire research process is an important component in SALLnet for developing integrative risk management strategies and policy recommendations for sustainable land-use.
In SALLnet, research will be carried in the following work packages:
- 1: Arable lands
- 2: Rangelands & Agroforestry
- 3: Orchards
- 4: Economic modelling and assessment of different scenarios and risk management options for agriculture in Limpopo
- 5: Effect of climate change and management interventions on ecosystem services of arable land and macadamia plantations in Limpopo region
- 6: Climate change, land use and nitrogen dynamics in rangelands/shrubs
- 7: Integration & Synthesis
