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Qiang Jin, Hui Dang, Heng Wang and Zhenghe Zhang
In the context of agricultural modernization in China, this paper examines the micro-level perspective of agricultural value chains. Drawing from three primary models of agricultural value chain cooperation?namely, ?leading enterprises + small farmers?, ...
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David Mfitumukiza, Gordon Y. Mwesigwa, Ellen J. Kayendeke and Vincent B. Muwanika
Climate change impacts threaten sustainable development efforts. The magnitude of the impacts, however, varies with the socio-ecological characteristics of locations. This is the reason there is consensus on the necessity for climate change adaptive capa...
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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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Mohamed Tawfik, Jaime Hoogesteger, Moustafa Moussa and Petra Hellegers
Egypt?s quota of Nile River water has been constant since the 1950s, despite the continual agricultural land expansion. To facilitate land reclamation, Egypt has reallocated Nile water from downstream users, mostly smallholders in the ?old lands? of the ...
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Mirriam Phiri, Jan Mulder, Benson H. Chishala, Lydia M. Chabala and Vegard Martinsen
Soils on many smallholder farms in Southern Africa are severely depleted in plant nutrients, in particular phosphorus (P), following years of maize monocropping with little or no fertilizer input. Past studies suggest that pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) ...
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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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Khodran Alzahrani, Mubashar Ali, Muhammad Imran Azeem and Bader Alhafi Alotaibi
Agriculture is an integral constituent of Pakistan?s economy and the primary source of livelihood for nearly 65% of the population living in rural areas. Rice is the second major staple food after wheat and a significant source of foreign exchange earnin...
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Asha Ally Hatibu, Essegbemon Akpo, Gerald Alex Lukurugu, Joseph Nzunda, Patrick Okori and Chris O. Ojiewo
Making quality seed of improved legume varieties sustainably available and accessible to farmers in a timely manner and at affordable price is a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Overcoming this challenge requires collective and long-term acti...
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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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Hory Chikez, Dirk Maier, Sigurdur Olafsson and Steve Sonka
Several studies have identified a host of factors to be considered when attempting to reduce food postharvest loss (PHL). However, very few studies have ranked those factors by their importance in driving PHL. This study used the Random Forest model to r...
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