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The nutritional use of millet grain for food and feed: a review
Worldwide, millets are regarded as a significant grain, however, they are the least exploited. Millet grain is abundant in nutrients …
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Sustainable genomic research for food security in sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract Although traditional selective breeding has had a tremendous impact on both livestock and crop production in Africa, this has …
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Analyzing the contribution of crop diversification in improving household food security among wheat dominated rural households in Sinana District, Bale Zone, Ethiopia
Abstract Background Agriculture is considered an important strategy for overcoming many of the emergencies faced by rural households in developing …
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Adoption of improved agricultural technology and its impact on household income: a propensity score matching estimation in eastern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Adoption of improved agricultural technologies remains to be a promising strategy to achieve food security and poverty reduction …
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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda
Abstract Background Climate change poses a threat to the sustainability of food production among small-scale rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa …
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Agricultural community-based impact assessment and farmers’ perception of climate change in selected Ecological Zones in Nigeria
Abstract Background The impacts of climate change are affecting sustenance and livelihood of many rural farmers in Africa. The majority …
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Mungbean in Southeast Asia and East Africa: varieties, practices and constraints
Abstract Background Improving the productivity of grain legumes is important to address global challenges of food security and soil degradation. …
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Economic analysis of integrated vegetable–poultry production systems in the Babati District of Tanzania
Abstract Background Integrated vegetable–poultry production system has recently attracted attention both from the scientific and policy making communities for its …
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Are non-market benefits of soybean production significant? An extended economic analysis of smallholder soybean farming in Upper West region of northern Ghana
Abstract Background Traditional cost–benefit analysis of soybean production tends to largely focus on financial benefits to farmers, and less so …
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Analysis of technical efficiency in maize production in Guji Zone: stochastic frontier model
Abstract Background The Guji Zone in particular and Oromia region in general have a huge potential for crop production that …
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Estimation of soil loss rate using the USLE model for Agewmariayam Watershed, northern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Soil erosion and nutrient depletion threaten food security and the sustainability of agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Estimating …
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Impact of improved beehives technology adoption on honey production efficiency: empirical evidence from Southern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Kaffa, Sheka and Bench Maji zones of Southern Ethiopia are high honey production areas with dense forest coverage. …
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The role of variety attributes in the uptake of new hybrid bananas among smallholder rural farmers in central Uganda
Abstract Background While advances in agricultural research and development have led to generation of improved new cooking hybrid banana varieties …
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Does fertilizer adoption enhance smallholders’ commercialization? An endogenous switching regression model from northern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Theory of development economics emphasizes how individuals transit out of poverty. Adoption of improved agricultural technologies is one …
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Food security in rural Burkina Faso: the importance of consumption of own-farm sourced food versus purchased food
Abstract Background The number of undernourished people and the risk of micro-nutrient deficiency remain high in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Decades …
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Assessment of food insecurity and its determinants in the rural households in Damot Gale Woreda, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia
Food insecurity is directly related to poverty at global, regional, national and local levels. FAO’s most recent estimates indicate that …
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Assessment of Ficus thonningii tree production and utilization for livestock feed by smallholder farmers in northwestern Ethiopia
An assessment on the management practices and uses of Ficus thonningii tree by smallholder farmers’ was carried from December 2014 …
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Early growth trend and performance of three Ethiopian goat ecotypes under smallholder management systems
The present study aimed to evaluate the early growth performance of three Ethiopian goat populations (Bati, Borana and Short-eared Somali) …
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Yield loss of ginger (Zingiber officinale) due to bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) in different wilt management systems in Ethiopia
Ginger bacterial wilt is the most destructive disease that causes qualitative and quantitative rhizome yield losses in Ethiopia. Field studies …
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Comparative analysis of technical efficiency of catfish farms using different technologies in Lagos State, Nigeria: a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach
There is no gainsaying the fact that demand for proteins has continuously outweighed supply in Nigeria. This is largely due …