In Ethiopia, potato is a food security and income generating crop for millions of smallholder farmers. Previous research efforts related to variety development was focusing on tube yield and late blight resistance with wide adaptability. So far, the...
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a crop of huge economic significance worldwide and is grown mainly in tropical and subtropical countries. Currently, West Africa produces most of the world's cocoa. The crop provides economic support to cocoa-growing cou...
Aflatoxin contamination by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi poses a significant threat to food security and public health in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Maize, groundnut, and sorghum are staple crops frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, sometimes at...
Fusarium wilt (Panama disease) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) is of economic importance in Kenya. The disease is widespread and currently causing havoc to bananas in the main growing regions of Eastern and Central Kenya. There is n...
Nitrogen (N) is a major limiting factor associated with maize production in sub-Saharan Africa. Low N tolerant hybrids can absorb and utilise N from the soil as well as applied fertilisers, making them efficient users of N. This study focused on ide...
Soil fertility remains a challenge in Ghana and other sub-Saharan African countries. Most nutrient balances on farmers' fields are negative due to nutrient mining resulting from continuous cultivation of farmers' fields. The major farming systems in...
The results of the growth and yield performance of fifteen (15) ginger mutant lines showed that the ginger genotypes varied significantly across all the growth and yield traits (P < 0.05) except emergence percentage, establishment count, number of le...
Bambara groundnut is an indigenous African legume, which is the third most important after peanut and cowpea in terms of consumption and socio-economic impact in semi-arid Africa. There is, therefore, the need for adequate research attention, especia...
This study investigates risk perceptions and management strategies among maize growers in the equatorial region of South Sudan. A cross-sectional study design included a survey questionnaire that was used to analyse data from 510 respondents. Factor...
ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) Calabar to evaluate 15 ginger mutant lines, namely UG2-9-01, UG1-5-49, UG1-5-38, UG1-5-52, UG1-5-18, UG2-2-35, UG1-5-04, UG1-5-22, UG1-5-35, UG2-11...
This study assessed the adoption of improved production technologies among rice farmers in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used in the selection of 160 respondents for the study.
The survey was carried out to compare the efficiency of traditional and modern maize storage techniques among farmers in guinea and derived savanna, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used in the selection of 400 active maize farmers, consi...