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Gilbert Exaud Mushi, Pierre-Yves Burgi and Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo
The projected population increase and drastic climate changes are a great setback to food security through sustainable agriculture. However, governments need to play key roles in supporting the agriculture sector, which creates considerable employment an...
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Pamellah A. Asule, Collins Musafiri, George Nyabuga, Wambui Kiai, Felix K. Ngetich and Christoph Spurk
Soil fertility decline is a significant drawback to food and nutritional security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, information and knowledge barriers seriously impede the adoption, effective use, and scaling up of soil fertility management innovations, es...
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Tariro Mafirakurewa, Abbyssinia Mushunje and Siphe Zantsi
Agriculture is an important sector in Zimbabwe?s economy. More than 70% of the population are smallholders relying on agriculture. To support agriculture, Zimbabwe?s government introduced a Targeted Command Agriculture Programme (TCAP), in terms of which...
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Lwando Mbambalala, Zikhona Theodora Rani, Thamsanqa Doctor Empire Mpanza, Makiwa Simeon Mthana, Lusanda Ncisana and Ntuthuko Raphael Mkhize
The agricultural sector receives substantial support from livestock, which greatly contributes to the well-being of rural communities. Livestock offers animal-derived products, such as meat and milk, which serve as abundant protein sources for human cons...
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Christopher McCarthy, Yamikani Nyoni, Daud Jones Kachamba, Lumbani Benedicto Banda, Boyson Moyo, Cornelius Chisambi, James Banfill and Buho Hoshino
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role in achieving food security and nutrition, yet they are often overlooked by development policies and lack access to the technology and information needed to increase their agricultural productivi...
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Daisy Delsile Dlamini, Jethro Zuwarimwe, Joseph Francis and Godwin R. A. Mchau
The transition from subsistence to commercial production poses uncertainty and risks that require putting in place adaptive systems. Such systems are imperative for agricultural production where weather and food markets are always changing. Disregarding ...
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Dorothy Birungi Namuyiga, Till Stellmacher, Christian Borgemeister and Jeroen C. J. Groot
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) remains an under-researched ?orphan crop? yet is important for food and nutrition security of smallholders. Furthermore, smallholders are heterogeneous, with varying perceptions and resource capacities. Against this backdrop, w...
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Mouhamed Idrissou, Bernd Diekkrüger, Bernhard Tischbein, Felix Op de Hipt, Kristian Näschen, Thomas Poméon, Yacouba Yira and Boubacar Ibrahim
Water scarcity for smallholder farming in West Africa has led to the shift of cultivation from uplands to inland valleys. This study investigates the impacts of climate and land use/land cover (LULC) change on water resources in an intensively instrument...
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Sardorbek Musayev, Jonathan Mellor, Tara Walsh and Emmanouil Anagnostou
Effective weather forecast information helps smallholder farmers improve their adaptation to climate uncertainties and crop productivity. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of weather forecast adoption on crop productivity. We coup...
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Simphiwe Innocentia Hlatshwayo, Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Rob Slotow and Mjabuliseni Simon Cloapas Ngidi
Addressing the disproportionate burden of food insecurity in South Africa requires targeted efforts to help smallholder farmers to access markets. The purpose of this study was to assess determinants of market participation and its contribution to househ...
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