Low productivity and climate change require climate-smart agriculture (CSA) for sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), through (i) sustainably increasing crop productivity,(ii) enhancing the …

Soil fertility decline continues to be a major challenge limiting agricultural productivity
globally. Despite the novelty of organic-based technologies in enhancing agricultural …

Low and continuously deteriorating soil fertility coupled with frequent droughts and extended
mid-season dry spells scenarios brought about by low and unreliable rainfalls have had a …

Water harvesting technologies and soil conservation measures promote water-nutrient
synergy and increase agricultural production in the dryland zones of sub-Saharan Africa. To …

Fertilizers remain important in global food production, yet fertilizer application rates in sub-
Saharan Africa are far below global average. This study examines determinants of adoption …

The anaerobic co-digestion of dairy wastewater (DW) and cattle manure (CM) was
examined and associated with microbial community's structures using Denaturing Gradient …

The growth of organic agriculture (OA) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) raises the question of
how far OA can improve the livelihoods of the many smallholder farmers that have to cope …

Aflatoxin accumulation in maize is strongly influenced by the environment in which the crop
is grown. To gain insights into the ways in which soil fertility influences aflatoxin, we …

ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of the combined
application of poultry manure and inorganic fertiliser on yield and the yield component of …

Depletion of soil nutrients due to continuous cultivation without adequate external
fertilization is one of the challenges facing many smallholder farmers in western Kenya. This …