SMART in South Africa 2016
This is a blog produced by the SMART team located in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 2016. This is the fourth year this project has been running and every year we work with a team from the University of Kwazulu Natal to address smallholder farmers´ needs in the Zulu agricultural region of Swayimane. This year’s project focus is on water conservation methods in regards to climate changes. Recently, this region hasbeen facing increasingly severe drought and we are striving to improve the livelihoods and existing networks in the face of these challenges. The project includes collaborators from local government agencies as well as other nonprofit organizations.
SMART is short for Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team and is a program run by Cornell University. This year’s SMART team consists of our project leader, Dr. Anu Rangarajan, and students Elizabeth Dean, Kiera Crowley, NickReed-Krase, and Sophie Wiström.
We hope you will enjoy reading about our experiences!
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