Wheat productivity has been constrained by changing agroecological and socio-economic conditions, coupled with a lower uptake of new farm technologies. Gender difference is one major social category that needs systematic estimation to distinguish the...
The parasitic weeds or heterotrophic plants are conveniently divided into different groups; hemi/partial- or holo/total-parasites, facultative or obligate parasites, root or stem parasites and annual or perennial parasites. Out of about 4000 parasiti...
The study employed the Phillips and Sul log-t convergence test to analyse the degree of convergence for the Niger Basin region (NBR) countries in terms of per capita carbon emission and food availability. We found that, between the years 1986 and 202...
Baobab products provide cash income and supplement diets for local communities living in marginalised, arid and semi-arid regions. However, these products are neglected by research, selectively traded and considered underutilised. This study endeavou...
This study analyses the trade-offs between welfare (measured by income) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using a farm-level optimisation model that incorporates the predominant cereal (sorghum), legumes (groundnut, soybeans), livestock (cattle, goa...
This study investigates the effect of temperature and precipitation on the economic value of agricultural output from farm households in six Sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
Farmer–herder conflicts deepen the incidence of poverty and worsen the wellbeing of both farming and herding households in Sub-Saharan Africa. In order to cope with the effects of conflict on their livelihoods, households adopt various adaptation str...
The mango subsector is a major source of income for farmers in Kenya. However, due to marketing imperfections, smallholder mango farmers do may not be receiving a fair return on their income. This study examined the effect of collective marketing on...
This study examines the impact of privatization on the productivity of smallholder sugarcane out-growers in Malawi using a case study of Dwangwa Cane Growers Limited (DCGL). The study uses the autoregressive distributed lag model and finds that priva...
Zimbabwe has set poverty reduction targets in a changing climate, yet the implications of climate variability for poverty remain under-explored. Utilising household datasets to explore the association between poverty, cereal productivity and climate...
Mozambique is highly exposed to recurring natural disaster shocks, including floods, storms, and drought. In addition to their impact on economic growth and loss of lives and livelihoods, natural disasters, especially floods,...
The concept of a plant health system (PHS) is mainly anchored on experiences from human health where varied sources of knowledge, expertise, and technology are combined to provide healthcare. While diverse human health systems have been proven, littl...