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Assessment of Livestock Water Productivity in Seno and Yatenga Provinces of Burkina Faso
The expected increase in livestock production to meet its increasing demand could lead to increased water depletion through feeds production. …
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Tillage, Mulching and Nitrogen Fertilization Differentially Affects Soil Microbial Biomass, Microbial Populations and Bacterial Diversity in a Maize Cropping System
Determination of biologically active components of the soil organic matter, such as soil microbial biomass carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) …
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Efficacy of Biostimulants Formulated With Pseudomonas putida and Clay, Peat, Clay-Peat Binders on Maize Productivity in a Farming Environment in Southern Benin
Maize plays a vital role in Benin's agricultural production systems. However, at the producer-level, yields are still low, although the …
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Multi-Actors' Co-Implementation of Climate-Smart Village Approach in West Africa: Achievements and Lessons Learnt
Climate change and variability are significant challenges for the environment and food security worldwide. Development strategies focusing simultaneously on adaptive …
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Adoption and Promotion of Resilient Crops for Climate Risk Mitigation and Import Substitution: A Case Analysis of Cassava for South African Agriculture
Cassava is an important starchy root crop grown globally in tropical and subtropical regions. The ability of cassava to withstand …
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Potential Use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Soil Amelioration, Phytopathogen Biocontrol, and Sustainable Crop Production in Smallholder Agroecosystems
Smallholder agroecosystems play a key role in the world's food security providing more than 50% of the food produced globally. …
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Soil Microbial Properties in Two Shrub Intercrop Systems of the Sahel
The Sahel is an ecologically vulnerable region where increasing populations with a concurrent increase in agricultural intensity has degraded soils. …
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Simulation of the Optimum Planting Windows for Early and Intermediate-Maturing Maize Varieties in the Nigerian Savannas Using the APSIM Model
The Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) model was calibrated and validated and used to identify the optimum planting windows for …
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Household and Community Social Capital Links to Smallholder Food Security
Agricultural adaptation to climate change is critical for ensuring future food security. Social capital is important for climate change adaptation, …
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Breeding Progress for Vitamin A, Iron and Zinc Biofortification, Drought Tolerance, and Sweetpotato Virus Disease Resistance in Sweetpotato
Sweetpotato is a resilient food crop with great potential to contribute to reduced hunger in the world. Sweetpotato shows significant …
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Genetic and Morphological Diversity of Indigenous Bradyrhizobium Nodulating Soybean in Organic and Conventional Family Farming Systems
Organic farming systems are gaining popularity as agronomically and environmentally sound soil management strategies with potential to enhance soil microbial …
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Consumer Preference Testing of Boiled Sweetpotato Using Crowdsourced Citizen Science in Ghana and Uganda
Crowdsourced citizen science is an emerging approach in plant sciences. The triadic comparison of technologies (tricot) approach has been successfully …
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Policies, Multi-Stakeholder Approaches and Home-Grown School Feeding Programs for Improving Quality, Equity and Sustainability of School Meals in Northern Tanzania
Malnutrition among children of school-going age is a challenge of serious concern in developing countries especially Sub-Saharan Africa. Many programs …
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Rhizobium-Linked Nutritional and Phytochemical Changes Under Multitrophic Functional Contexts in Sustainable Food Systems
Rhizobia are bacteria that exhibit both endophytic and free-living lifestyles. Endophytic rhizobial strains are widely known to infect leguminous host …
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Adoption Intensity of Selected Organic-Based Soil Fertility Management Technologies in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Soil fertility decline continues to be a major challenge limiting agricultural productivity globally. Despite the novelty of organic-based technologies in …
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Rhizobia as a Source of Plant Growth-Promoting Molecules: Potential Applications and Possible Operational Mechanisms
The symbiotic interaction between rhizobia and legumes that leads to nodule formation is a complex chemical conversation involving plant release …
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Savannah Phenological Dynamics Reveal Spatio-Temporal Landscape Heterogeneity in Karamoja Sub-region, Uganda
Phenological properties are critical in understanding global environmental change patterns. This study analyzed phenological dynamics in a savannah dominated semi-arid …
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Moving Biofortified Cassava Products Closer to Market in Nigeria
Food must be acceptable, affordable, and available to consumers and consumers must have the resources, knowledge, and correct mindset to …
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Characterization of Striga-Resistant Yellow-Orange Maize Hybrids for Bioactive, Carbohydrate, and Pasting Properties
Understanding the bioactive constituents and physicochemical components in cereals can provide insights into their potential health benefits and food applications. …
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Mycorrhizal Interventions for Sustainable Potato Production in Africa
The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important tuber crop with high dietary value that could potentially help to alleviate …