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    • AGRI-DRY call for ASAPA abstracts

      We announce a call for abstracts for the AGRI-DRY session, “Past Environments, Future Adaptation: Archaeology as a Tool for Policy Making”, at the ASAPA 2026 Conference organised by the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists. Poster credit: Kayla Mac Conachie 🔗 Submissions: https://asapa2026.co.za/submissions.php🗓 Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2026📍 The conference will be held from…

    • AGRI-DRY team undertake preliminary ethnographic fieldwork in Botswana

      On the 18th and 19th of November 2025, AGRI-DRY Doctoral Candidates (DC 3 Sara Scaglia; DC 6 Sara Krubeck; DC 7 Thamary Mukuya; and DC 10 Mncedisi Taala) carried out preliminary ethnographic fieldwork in Eastern Botswana. They were supported by members of the AGRI-DRY Supervisory Team, namely Marco Madella, Sarah Mothulatshipi, and Lokwalo Thabeng. The…

    • PhD candidate Mncedisi Taala defends proposal in Botswana

      Last month, Doctoral Candidate 10, Mncedisi Taala, presented and defended his PhD proposal titled “How Can We Devise a More Sustainable Food Production System Building on Traditional Ecological Knowledge” to the History Department at the University of Botswana.The presentation forms part of the AGRI-DRY project’s ongoing effort to share its research with a wide range…

    • Fieldwork in South Africa takes place as part of the AGRI-DRY project

      In mid-September, AGRI-DRY members travel to North West Province, South Africa, to core a several-thousand-year-old peatland and explore its vegetation history. While AGRI-DRY explores dryland agriculture over time, one aspect of this work involves establishing the history of land use and land cover through studying peatlands as palaeoenvironmental archives. The fieldwork in South Africa hence…

    • Kayla represents AGRI-DRY at SAYAS blogging workshop

      On May 8th, 2025, Kayla from the University of Salento attended the SAYAS Blogging Workshop, organized by the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). The event focused on using social media to make science more accessible and relatable. Naturally, Kayla brought her A-game! When asked about her role at the event, Kayla shared,“I was…