Outcome
Activities
Progress
(Milestone 3)
CA with
VWB for
reduced
runoff and
water
productivity
Development
of CA
farmer
level
trials for aminimum
25
participants with
measurement
of run-
off,
rainfall,
bulk
density,
evapotranspiration and
water
productivity
for
around
8-12 participants.
ü
22 CMT’s across 6 villages, 3 fenced and
3
remedial trials.20 participants crop
growth
monitoring (124 participants intotal)
ü
CA trials (9,3ha), CA total (27,9ha)
ü
Runoff and rainfall results compiled for
8
participants.
ü
Soil samples (17 CMTs and 5
other
participants) analysed.
ü
Bulk density and WP undertaken for
8
participants (Sampling in May’23)
Inclusion
of arange
of
options
for
cropping
different
varieties of
maize,
legumes
and cover crops
.
Measurement
of
cropping
areas,
crop growth and
yield
for
aminimum of
75
participants
ü
Range of trials including remedial fenced
and
fodder trials alongside strip cropping and
block
trials for intercropping and crop rotation
ü
Yield measurements for 25 CMTS and
50
participants (overall 75 participants)_ May’23
Fodder supplementation
farmer
level
experiments
undertaken
for a
minimum
of
11 participants
with
monitoring
of growth,
yield
and
animal
condition
scoring
ü
Fodder supplementation trials planted
and
monitored for 9participants.
ü
Fodder biomass and feed quality analysis
ü
Fodder supplementation experimentation –
7
participants +
ü
Fodder supplementation w/s for planning
and
review planned in June/July
Outcome
Activities
Progress
(Milestone 3)
Improved
access
to
water
at
household
level
for
both
consumption and
farming through
community owned
water provision
projects
.
Water
committees and external
service
providers
plan and implement alocal
water
supply
scheme through protection of at least
1
spring
and reticulation to ~20 households
ü
Vimbukhalo finalisation of
localised
scheme for 53 Households
ü
Follow up meetings re management
and
maintenance.
ü
Follow-up meetings and
maintenance
activities in Stulwane for protected
spring
and reticulation system (11
extra
Households)
ü
Total of 2700Kl of water access
per
annum (1 908Kl in Vimbukhalo
and
792Kl in Stulwane)
Outcome
Activities
Progress
(Milestone 3)
Improved
governance and water stewardship
in
the
communal tenure areas of the
upper
uThukela
through multiple
stakeholder
engagement
activities with the CRA
learning
groups
CRA
learning groups undertake
meetings
and
stakeholder engagement
ü
Attendance of the Bergville LM Extravaganza -6Dec
2022
ü
Bergville regenerative agriculture farmers’ open day –
23
February 2023 (focus on CC and water)
ü
UKZN-ESS:Thematic workshops in Stulwane
and
Ezibomvini: 28,29 March 2023
ü
uThukela Water Partnership (11 April-core group,
23
May)
BLOCKS
(10x10m) x
10 plots
1
M
2M+B
3
SCC
4
M
5
M+B
10
M+CP
/Pk
SCC
8M+B
7
M
6
SCC
Strips
(2mx50m)
x10 strips
1
M
2
M+B
3
SCC
4
M
5
M+B
6
SCC
7
M
8
M+B
9
SCC
10
M+CP/Pk
Fodder
Strips
(2mx50m) x
8 strips
SSM:
PAN4A128
/
SC701
SSM
B/WCC
relay
SSM
Lespedeza
SSM
Tall
Fescue
SSM
B/WCC
relay
FENCED
TRIALS
-500m2
(10mx10m)x5
Compared to
normal blocks
To keep all stover
–
zero grazing
REMEDIAL
TRIALS
–
1000m
2
Limed and
ploughed
contours and
swales
Dense planting
of cover crops
To correct ‘bad’
soils that are not
improving
Village
Name and Surname
CMTs
Fenced
500 m2
Reme
dial
trial
Runoff
pans
(3/field)
Soil
sample
results
Lime
Fodder
(sampling,
exp)
1
Ezimbovini
Phumelele Hlongwane
2
Landiwe Dlamini
3
Zodwa Zikode
4
Nombono Dladla
5
Mantombi Mabizela
6
Cabangani Hlongwane
7
Vimbukhalo
Sbongile Mpulo
8
Zweni Ndaba
9
Bukisiwe Mpulo
10
Zibonele Sithole
11
Sindisiwe Makhathini
12
Eqeleni
Thulani Dlamini
Veld hay
13
Ntombakhe Zikode
4,5t/ha
(9bags)
14
Sthabiso Manyathi
Veld
hay,SCC
15
Thulile Zikode
3-9t/ha
(5bags)
16
Nah Khumalo
17
Nomavila Ndaba
18
Lungile Dladla
Beans, veld
hay
19
Stulwane
Nelisiwe Msele
0 – 3t/ha
(4bags)
20
Dombi Ntshingila /Dlamini
21
Nothile Zondi
Veld hay,
lespedeza
22
Thulani Dlamini (Danger)
1,5-6t/ha
(4bags)
Veld hay
23
Khulekani Dladla
0-4t/ha
(8bags)
Veld hay,
lespedeza,
SCC
24
Nondomiso Zondi
25
Madakane
ni
Xolile Gambu
4,5t/ha
(9bags)
26
Nokuthula Mabaso
27
Emahl
athini
Buyisiwe Sithebe/ Ndaba
Veld hay
28
Buyisiwe Hlongwane
-Run-off averages across all CA trial plot 31%
lower than runoff in the control plots (CA
control maize or ploughed- mono cropped )
-Between 2%-5% (ave2,4%) of total rainfall is
saved through reduced runoff in the CA trial
plots
-As rainfall increases, the difference in runoff
becomes less noticeable.
-For Bergville with 9,3ha of CA trials savings
are 9,232Kl/annum
Right:
Installation
of run-off
pans in a CA
trial plot.
Measurements Runoff – Pans in CA experimental and control plots in cropping fields
% Rainfall conversion
to runoff
(N=8)
RunoffCA
trial plot
(L)
Runoffcontrol
plot (L)
2019
/2020
4
%
7
%
2020
/2021
6
%
11
%
2021
/2022
5
%
7
%
2022
/2023
6
,4%
6
,2%
Average
5
,4 %
7
,8%
24 Liter /m2 now in the
soil.
That is
240 000 L/ha on average,
per year, more water in the
soil and available to crops
CAcontrolCAtrial
AverageofOrg. C %2.0 2.0
AverageofN%0.1 0.2
AverageofN
Required(kg/ha)67.8 70.0
AverageofPrequired
(kg/ha) 43.5 36.3
AverageofLimereq
t/ha 0.9 1.0
2.0 2.00.1 0.2
67.8 70.0
43.5
36.3
0.9 1.0
Bergville 2022 N=25 Soil fertility
results for CA control and CA trial
samples across 7 villages
Measurements Soil fertility analysis (25 participants – December 2022
Soil conditions are not significantly
different for the CA trial and control
plots.
Notable difference where CA trial plot
fare better are in %N and in fertilizer P
requirements. These do indicate an
improvement through judicious fertilizer
use, multi cropping and crop roataiton.
Sample ID
Species
Name
Location
Moisture
%
NDF %
ADF
%
Protein
%
Fat %
NN beans
Beans
Nomavila Ndaba
Eqeleni
75,21
58,72
46,63
12,19
3,20
LD Beans
Beans
Lungile Dladla
Eqeleni
41,32
34,08
26,34
21,26
2,04
KD
-
Fodder
Lespedeza
Khulekani Dladla
Stulwane
38,56
65,18
54,88
8,95
2,96
NZ Fodder
Lespedeza
Nothile Zondi
Stulwane
39,48
69,07
54,30
11,67
2,97
NZ Veld
Veld
Nothile Zondi
Stulwane
49,25
78,59
44,51
5,53
2,51
TDS Veld
Veld
Thulani
Dlamini_Stulwan
e
Stulwane
48,48
80,65
47,03
4,80
2,65
TD Veld
Veld
Thulani
Dlamini_Eqeleni
Eqeleni
57,91
77,04
44,96
4,91
2,66
SM SCC
SCC
Sthabiso
Manyathi
Eqeleni
59,74
59,68
36,23
7,35
2,72
NZ SCC
SCC
Ntombakhe
Zikode
Eqeleni
48,81
54,35
32,91
10,46
2,96
NM SCC
SCC
Nelisiwe Msele
Stulwane
53,66
63,25
40,54
13,67
2,47
Veld nutrient and protein availability is too low
for maintenance of condition in livestock
SCC nutrient and protein availability is good
for both growing and lactating animals
Lespedeza provides high protein but is not that
palatable
Bean stover has the best protein content and
potential nutrient availability
Measurements Fodder nutrient analysis for veld, and stover (beans, SCC and Lesepdeza)
April2023
Further analysis and
community level
workshopstofollow
in June-July2023
Tank(L)
No of
HH
L/hh/day
Monthly
water
use
(L/mth)
Annual water
use
(L/yr)
2500
13
96
37
440
5000
40
62
,5
75
000
TOTALS
53
112
440
1
349 280
Averaging
53
100
159
000
1
908 000
Vimbukhalo borehole refurbishment and reticulation
Stulwane spring protection and reticulation upgrade
Workonfurtherlocal
watersourcestostart
in May 2023
Water quality testing
Stulwane
E Coli test results
Date
Time
Place
Colour
2022/02/17
12:03
S2
Clear
2022/02/17
12:11
S1
Clear
2022/02/17
12:56
E
Clear
2022/02/24
10:00
S2
Clear
2022/02/24
10:13
S1
Clear
2022/02/24
10:20
E
Clear
2022/03/04
09:13
S2
Green
2022/03/04
09:17
S1
Green
2022/03/04
09:22
E
Green
2022/03/10
09:22
S2
Clear
2022/03/10
09:27
S1
Clear
2022/03/10
09:56
E
Clear
2022/04/21
09:07
S1
Clear
2022/04/21
09:15
S2
Clear
2022/04/21
09:20
E
Clear
2022/06/16
08:06
E
Clear
2022/06/16
08:15
S1
Clear
2022/06/16
08:29
S2
Clear
2022/06/23
09:10
E
Clear
2022/06/23
09:25
S1
Clear
2022/06/23
09:32
S2
Clear
2022/09/14
09:56
E
Clear
2022/09/14
09:59
S1
Clear
2022/09/14
10:03
S2
Clear
2022/12/05
09:15
S2
Clear
2022/12/05
09:18
S1
Clear
2022/12/05
08:25
E
Clear
2023/03/03
09:54
S2
Clear
2023/03/03
10:01
S1
Clear
2023/03/03
10:05
E
Clear
Contamination
coincided with
overlandflowafter
rain –after which a
berm/ swale was
constructed above the
spring to divert the
water
KEY:
S1-is the protected spring with V-box
S2-is the spring lower down
E – are the header tanks of the protected
spring
Adaptive planning in Stulwane (and
Ezibomvini)
WithCWRR–ESS
mapping and adaptive
planning process
(WRC funded)
Local resource management areas for improved eco system services
-
Community defined
Key Area
Management required
Notes
Grazing
areas
(Amadlelo)
-Livestock
feed and
water,
firewood,
medicinal
plants,
Restoration and management.
-Clear Lantana and use poison after
cutting to stop regrowth
-Rotational grazing
-Control wildfires and make
firebreaks. Storage drums for
emergencies with fire one can use
-Explore financial benefit
–
grant/incentive mechanisms
-Monitor and manage nutrition of
veld (erosion control, overgrazing
control, removal of poisonous weeds,
re
-seed of palatable species)
-Awareness raising in the community
and for livestock owners.
-Eco
-champs to do clearing
-Dip tank committees and
livestock associations
-Better community
collaboration with dip tank
committee as well as TA and
councillors
-Community workdays
Wetlands
(Amacaphu
za),
-Reeds
(incema)
-Food and
water for
cattle, also
Small management changes to
manage condition of wetlands.
-Fencing to ensure good condition
and make drinking troughs for
livestock
-Awareness raising on wetlands
functions and services
-Replanting important species into
-TA involvement and
‘landowners’ in wetland areas
to outline rules and
responsibilities
-Community as a whole to
follow these
-Local water and land use
committees to undertake
