Increased water productivity is critical for global water supply as it reduces the need for
additional water and land in irrigated and rainfed systems. It can also ensure a balance …

Featured Application Biochar is an exciting discovery in the search for a solution to the
deteriorating environmental and climatic conditions in the age. When activated and applied …

Rice grain is Sierra Leone's staple food and the nation imports over 120,000 metric tons
annually due to a shortfall in its cultivation. Thus, the insufficient level of the crop's cultivation …

As an essential coping strategy for providing the vital augmentation of food stocks in urban
centers, there has been a considerable expansion of urban and peri-urban agriculture in …

The present research was undertaken to study the fertility status of physicochemical
properties and assess the degradation rate and vulnerability potential of soils of Sowa …

Sierra Leone is a small country with a land area of 72,180 (sq. km), situated in the Upper
Guinean, which is dominated by a lowland forest ecosystem with supposing rich biodiversity …

There is currently a massive national drive to ensure that fertilizer becomes available to the
country's smallholder farmers as part of the government's effort to boost up rice productivity …

Sierra Leone soils are not naturally fertile enough to sustain prolonged crop production and
productivity. Without soil fertility improvement, investments in other yield-enhancing …

Problems with poor quality of fertilizers are common in West Africa and represent a major
barrier to agriculture growth in the region. Underweight bags and nutrient deficiency of …