Producing more food for a growing population in the coming decades, while at the same
time combating poverty and hunger, is a huge challenge facing African agriculture. The risks …

Sorghum has been promoted in arid and semi-arid areas due to its drought tolerance which
makes it survive under harsh environmental conditions, but grain yields are very low, eg …

In response to the declining soil fertility in southern Africa and the negative effects that this
leads to, such as food insecurity besides other developmental challenges, fertilizer tree …

Several agro-ecological practices have been developed to increase the range of soil fertility
management options available to farmers, but little information is available on their labour …

Farmers all over the world perform experiments, and have done so since long before
modern experimental science and its recognized forerunners. There is a rich …

Means for improving agricultural productivity among resource-poor smallholder farmers in
Zambia has been high on the agenda of agricultural research in the last 20 years …

This paper presents the findings of challenges facing Zimbabwe's extension services and
how these have affected the adoption of technologies they render to small-scale farmers …

Effective termite management strategies should involve at least one of the following:
Provision of adequate food to deter termites from attacking crops. Enhancing multiplication …

It is widely accepted that agricultural innovations are vital to ensure food security and
economic development. While farmers are among the key sources of agricultural …

This paper presents a systems modelling approach to evaluating the success of an
agroforestry extension program in Leyte, the Philippines. During the program, variables …