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Climate Variability and Rural Livelihood Security: Impacts and Implications
Abstract In a typical Nigerian village, the majority of the population comprises old people who are mostly economically unproductive due …
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Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Ethiopia: Importance and Adoption Challenges: Review
Soil and water are under immense pressure due to ever increasing population thereby ensuing growing demand for food, fiber and …
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Cowpea Seed Innovation Platform: A Hope for Small Seed Producers in Mali
Abstract Cowpea is a food crop of great importance to the people of Mali due to its contribution to food …
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Addressing Climate Change Vulnerability Through Small Livestock Rearingin Matobo, Zimbabwe
Abstract Livestock rearing is a popular climate change adaptation strategy among farmers in Matobo District, Zimbabwe. In this chapter we …
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Efficacy of the parasitoid, Trichogrammatoidea bactrae Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) egg masses
Abstract Background The Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the major insect pests, causing a …
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Agro-ecological Lower Midland Zones IV and V in Kenya Using GIS and Remote Sensing for Climate-Smart Crop Management
Abstract Food production in Kenya and Africa in recent past has experienced vagaries of weather fluctuations which ultimately have affected …
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Economic Analysis of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Maize Production in Smallholder Farming Systems
Abstract Smallholder farmers who grow the staple maize crop rely mainly on rain-fed agricultural production, and yields are estimated to …
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Climate Change Adaptation in Southern Africa: Universalistic Science or Indigenous Knowledge or Hybrid
Abstract The aims of this chapter are to seek answer, through a document review, case studies, and thematic content analysis, …
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Digital Platforms in Climate Information Service Delivery for Farming in Ghana
Abstract Phone-based applications, Internet connectivity, and big data are enabling climate change adaptations. From ICT for development and agriculture perspectives, …
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Constraints to Farmers’ Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Ondo State of Nigeria
Abstract Nigeria being dependent on rain-fed agriculture and with low level of socioeconomic development is highly affected and vulnerable to …
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Intraguild predation in three generalist predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Abstract Background The predatory mites, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), N. barkeri (Hughes), and Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, are important predators attacking many …
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Bioeconomy as Climate Action: How Ready Are African Countries?
Abstract Bioeconomy is a new perspective for fighting climate change. Africa is warming faster than the global average, and climate …
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Camel milk consumption is associated with less childhood stunting and underweight than bovine milk in rural pastoral districts of Somali, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Undernutrition is a major global health problem. Various types of animal milk are used for feeding children at early …
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First report of Bitylenchus ventrosignatus (Tobar Jiménez, 1969) Siddiqi, 1986 associated with wild grass in Botswana
Abstract During a survey on the biodiversity of plant-parasitic nematodes of natural areas in Botswana, Bitylenchus ventrosignatus was discovered around …
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Smallholders Use of Weather Information as Smart Adaptation Strategy in the Savannah Area of Ondo State, Nigeria
Abstract Weather information is needed for smart decisions because uncertainties in weather phenomena are beyond capacity of smallholders for autonomous …
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Rethinking Climate-Smart Agriculture Adoption for Resilience-Building Among Smallholder Farmers: Gender-Sensitive Adoption Framework
Abstract This study identifies the need for holistic understanding of gender-differentiated climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption by smallholder farmers who are …
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Climate Change Adaptation in Southern Africa: Universalistic Science or Indigenous Knowledge or Hybrid
Abstract The aims of this chapter are to seek answer, through a document review, case studies, and thematic content analysis, …
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Dispersal and competitive release affect the management of native and invasive tephritid fruit flies in large and smallholder farms in Ethiopia
African horticulture is seriously affected by fruit flies, both native and invasive. Novel sustainable control methods need testing against the …
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Biodiversity of Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus Species in Dairy Feeds in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
The presence of molds, especially certain species of Aspergillus, in food commodities may contribute to aflatoxin contamination. The aim of …
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Development of a cost-effective medium for Photorhabdus temperata bioinsecticide production from wastewater and exploration of performance kinetic
Abstract This study investigates the optimization of the culture conditions for enhancingPhotorhabdus temperatabiopesticide production using wastewater (WS4) as a raw …