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Agroecological techniques: adoption of safe and sustainable agricultural practices among the smallholder farmers in Africa
Attaining sufficiency in food supply to support a growing population without compromising ecosystem functioning remains a top agenda of researchers …
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Editorial: Climate change, land, water and food security: perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa
EDITORIAL article Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 18 April 2023Sec. Land, Livelihoods and Food Security Volume 7 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1164983
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Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania
Land suitability assessment matches crop requirements with available resources to promote sustainable production. Scaling out of sustainable agricultural intensification practices …
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Practitioners’ perspectives on improving ready-to-eat food vending in urban Nigeria: a practice-based visioning and back-casting approach
In many parts of the world, food consumption is shifting from mostly home-based to out-of-home due to transforming of everyday …
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Potential for increasing groundnut production in Tanzania by enhancing technical efficiency: A stochastic meta-frontier analysis
Groundnut crop is one of the major sources of financial and food security for a large number of Tanzanian smallholder …
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Trenchant microbiological-based approach for the control of Striga: Current practices and future prospects
Striga species are obligate parasitic weeds most of which are members of the Orobanchaceae family. They are commonly associated with …
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Land tenure, land use antecedents, and willingness to embrace resilient farming practices among smallholders in Nigeria
Introduction Shifting to Resilient Farming Practices (RFPs) is crucial in building resilience to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. …
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Inoculation with rhizobacterial consortia alleviates combined water and phosphorus deficit stress in intercropped faba bean and wheat
Our study aimed to assess the role of inoculation of faba bean/wheat intercrops with selected rhizobacterial consortia (composed of one …
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Relay intercropping of maize with common dry beans to rationalize nitrogen fertilizer
Maize (Zea mays L.) and dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are important staple food and cash crops worldwide. Common bean …
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Analysis of adoption of conservation agriculture practices in southern Africa: mixed-methods approach
In southern Africa, conservation agriculture (CA) has been promoted to address low agricultural productivity, food insecurity, and land degradation. However, …
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Yield response of accessions of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc) inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains
Field experiments were conducted in two different agroecological locations of Ibadan and Ikenne in Nigeria from August through December during …
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A comparative study on the role of microcredit on agricultural production improvement among resource-poor rural women
The objective of the study was to compare agricultural investment and agricultural production of rural agrarian women in Uganda that …
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Using a value chain framework for food safety assessment of edible offals in Nairobi, Kenya
Edible offals comprise those parts of the animal considered fit for human consumption apart from the skeletal muscle, fat and …
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Understanding farmer knowledge and site factors in relation to soil-borne pests and pathogens to support agroecological intensification of smallholder bean production systems
Introduction Pests and diseases limit common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production in intensifying smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Soil-borne pests …
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Comparative nutritional evaluation of the leaves of selected plants from the Poaceae family (bamboos and grasses) for sustainable livestock production in Ghana
Background Sustainable animal feeding is essential for reducing poverty among Ghanaian smallholder livestock farmers. However, seasonality has a severe impact …
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The seed sector development in low-income countries: Lessons from the Malawi seed sector policy process
Introduction External conditionalities have shaped public policy development in borrowing nations. This has been through top-down policy support programs, an …
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Perception of climate change and coping strategies among smallholder irrigators in Zimbabwe
Introduction Across sub-Sahara Africa, governments and international aid agencies are making huge investments in smallholder irrigation schemes to enhance food …
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Combining ability estimates for quality and non-quality protein maize inbred lines for grain yield, agronomic, and quality traits
Introduction Biofortified maize varieties could contribute to the fight against hunger and malnutrition of the increasing human population and help …
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Assessing milk products quality, safety, and influencing factors along the dairy value chain in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dairying is one of the new promising economic sectors in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but still not explored …
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Siccibacter colletis as a member of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria consortium to improve faba-bean growth and alleviate phosphorus deficiency stress
The rhizosphere is a hot spot and a source of beneficial microorganisms known as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). From the …