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Smallholder Farmers Climate-Smart Crop Diversification Cost Structure: Empirical Evidence From Western Kenya
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is increasingly becoming important as a sustainable way of increasing agricultural productivity and increasing the resilience of …
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Factors Influencing Soil Nitrification Process and the Effect on Environment and Health
To meet the global demand for food, several factors have been deployed by agriculturists to supply plants with nitrogen. These …
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Beyond Least Squares Assumptions: Quantile Regression Estimates of the Heterogeneity in Commercialization–The Case of Sunflower-Producing Households in North West Province, South Africa
The seamless, strong positive relationship across numerous nations, years, livestock, and crops on the welfare effects of commercialization highlights its …
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Filling the Protein Gap in Ghana: The Role of Soy
The study assessed the nutrient value and desirability of eight improved soybean varieties, for use in soymilk, tofu and as …
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Vermicompost Amended With Rock Phosphate as a Climate Smart Technology for Production of Organic Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)
Vermicomposting is being promoted as climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technology for developing organic nutrient sources that can be adopted by smallholder …
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Processors' Experience in the Use of Flash Dryer for Cassava-derived Products in Nigeria
This study was designed and carried out to ascertain the situation and perceptions of end users of cassava flash drying …
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Smart Management of Malnutrition Using Local Foods: A Sustainable Initiative for Developing Countries
Malnutrition is one of the major challenges the developing world is currently facing, whether it is caused by climate change, …
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Assessment of the 2006 Abuja Fertilizer Declaration With Emphasis on Nitrogen Use Efficiency to Reduce Yield Gaps in Maize Production
The Abuja Fertilizer Declaration in 2006 recommended the increase of fertilizer use from the current practice for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …
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Challenges and Sustainability Dynamics of Urban Agriculture in the Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana: A Study of Bolgatanga Municipality
Increasingly, urban land use planning is getting more complex as limited urban spaces are continuously allocated among diverse land uses. …
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Water, Energy and Food Nexus: Policy Relevance and Challenges
Connections between water, food, and energy are at the center of long-term economic and environmental development and protection. Water, energy …
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Agricultural Drought and Its Potential Impacts: Enabling Decision-Support for Food Security in Vulnerable Regions
Increasing demand for food and environmental stressors are some of the most challenging problems that human societies face today and …
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Drivers of Pigeon Pea Consumption Among School-Aged Children in Central Tanzania
Background: Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) and iron deficiencies (ID) are of major public health concern in Tanzania including among school-aged …
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The Art of Letting Go: Transforming Participatory Research on Adaptation Practices Among Local Livestock-Keepers in East Africa in Times of Covid-19
Participatory action research (PAR) puts high emphasis on the interaction of the research participants. However, with the onset of the …
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Gender and Generational Differences in Local Knowledge and Preference for Food Trees in Central Uganda and Eastern Kenya
Food trees contribute substantially to the food and nutrition security of millions of rural households in Africa. Farming communities prioritize …
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Heterogeneity of Resilience of Livelihood Strategies in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems of Rural Semi-arid to Arid Areas in Morocco
A large proportion of rural households, particularly in the dry land areas, representative for more than 10% of the world's …
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Phenolics-Linked Antioxidant and Anti-hyperglycemic Properties of Edible Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) Calyces Targeting Type 2 Diabetes Nutraceutical Benefits in vitro
Phenolics- enriched plant food sources are excellent dietary and therapeutic targets to combat the increasing prevalence of diet and lifestyle-influenced …
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Factors Influencing the Extent of the Commercialization of Indigenous Crops Among Smallholder Farmers in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces of South Africa
Smallholder farmers encounter countless challenges that not only restrict them from maximizing market opportunities but also limit their access to …
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Impact of Crop Diversification on Household Food and Nutrition Security in Southern and Central Mali
Many African countries, including Mali, depend on the production of a single or a limited range of crops for national …
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Poverty Alleviation Through Technology-Driven Increases in Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Dryland Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa: How Plausible Is This Theory of Change?
The current paradigm of agricultural research and extension in support of rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is to disseminate …
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Performance of Urochloa and Megathyrsus Forage Grasses in Smallholder Farms in Western Kenya
Livestock productivity has remained low in sub-Saharan African countries compared to other places on the globe. The feeding component is …