Despite decades of international research and development efforts focusing on increased rice production in Africa, there is large yield gap, and the local production still needs to be …
K De Vos, C Janssens, L Jacobs, B Campforts, E Boere… - Nature food, 2023 - nature.com
As Africa is facing multiple challenges related to food security, frameworks integrating production and availability are urgent for policymaking. Attention should be given not only to …
Agricultural extension, or advisory services, have a key role to play in supporting farmers' learning and adoption of new practices and technologies. This paper analyses gaps and …
R Amoussohoui, A Arouna, M Bavorova… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The study evaluates new approach of digital extension services for the long-term adoption of digital extension technologies. We propose an indirect adoption approach to …
D Bautze, E Karanja, M Musyoka, J Rüegg… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - Elsevier
The production gap between current and attainable yields is highest on Africa's smallholder farms, and some studies indicate that they might not benefit from the yield gains offered by …
BH Andrianary, Y Tsujimoto, H Rakotonindrina… - Field Crops …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite a general perception that phosphorus (P) deficiency delays phenological development in annual crops, the impacts of interaction between this phenological delay …
ER Dossou-Yovo, A Arouna, R Benfica… - Smart Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alleviating the climate-related constraints faced by agri-food systems in sub-Saharan Africa requires an accelerated adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) innovations by farmers …
Purpose This paper aims to explore pathways in which adaptation challenges may occur. Focus is on the barriers to adaptation, challenges to adaptation and maladaptation with …
Introduction The lack of a holistic view of agriculture's social and economic aspects emerges as a limiting factor in policy implementations of sustainable intensification. The aim of this …