Long-term spatial-temporal trends and variability of rainfall over Eastern and Southern Africa

FK Muthoni, VO Odongo, J Ochieng… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2019 - Springer
This study investigates the spatial-temporal trends and variability of rainfall within East and
South Africa (ESA) region. The newly available Climate Hazards group Infrared Precipitation …

Maize nutrient yield response and requirement in the maize belt of Nigeria

KT Aliyu, AY Kamara, EJ Huising… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Absence of site-specific nutrient recommendation and high spatial variability of soil fertility
are major factors affecting maize response to applied nutrients in Nigeria. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable recommendation domains for scaling agricultural technologies in Tanzania

FK Muthoni, Z Guo, M Bekunda, H Sseguya, F Kizito… - Land Use Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Low adoption of sustainable intensification technologies hinders achievement of their
potential impacts on increasing agricultural productivity. Proper targeting of locations to …

Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania

FK Muthoni, JM Delore, PJ Lukumay… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Land suitability assessment matches crop requirements with available resources to promote
sustainable production. Scaling out of sustainable agricultural intensification practices to …

Accounting for correlation among environmental covariates improves delineation of extrapolation suitability index for agronomic technological packages

FK Muthoni, F Baijukya, M Bekunda… - Geocarto …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper generates an extrapolation suitability index (ESI) to guide scaling-out of
improved maize varieties and inorganic fertilizers. The best-bet technology packages were …

Targeting management practices for rice yield gains in stress-prone environments of Myanmar

AM Radanielson, Y Kato, LK Palao, G Feyisa… - Field Crops …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rice in Myanmar is grown in diverse environments, including inland dry zone and salt-
affected coastal deltas. This study evaluated management options that could improve …

Crop response to El Niño-Southern Oscillation related weather variation to help farmers manage their crops

R Chapman, J Cock, M Samson, N Janetski… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Although weather is a major driver of crop yield, many farmers don't know in advance how
the weather will vary nor how their crops will respond. We hypothesized that where El Niño …

[PDF][PDF] A decision analysis framework for development planning and performance measurement

KD Shepherd, CW Whitney… - Nairobi: World …, 2021 - researchgate.net
While the principles of sustainable development are widely accepted, considering these
principles effectively during implementation planning and performance measurement …

Geospatial approach for delineating extrapolation domains for sustainable agricultural intensification technologies

FK Muthoni, F Baijukya… - … Archives of the …, 2017 - … -remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net
Sustainable intensification (SI) is a viable pathway to increase agricultural production and
improve ecosystem health. Scaling SI technologies in locations with similar biophysical …