Almost half of children< 5 years old living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suffer from vitamin A
deficiency and 60% suffer from iron deficiency. Thus, there has been a strong commitment to …

Sustainable agricultural development is fundamental to food security and poverty alleviation,
notably in developing countries. Many development initiatives focus on the enhancement of …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is predicted to experience considerable negative impacts of
climate change. The IPCC Fourth Assessment emphasizes that adaptation strategies are …

The root knot nematode, Meloidogyne is one of the most economically damaging plant
parasitic nematode groups, and are widely distributed in Kenyan agro-ecosystems. The aim …

Much has been written on the tradeoffs that smallholder farmers face when having to
allocate their biomass resources among competing objectives such as feed, fuel, mulch …

As phytochemical-enriched edible greens, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) leaves have
become popular. However, the profile and content of phytochemicals in sweet potato leaves …

In complex mixed crop-livestock systems with limited resources and biomass scarcity, crop
residues play an important but increasingly contested role. This paper focuses on farming …

There are numerous anticipated effects of climate change (CC) on agriculture in the
developing and the developed world. Pakistan is among the top ten most prone nations to …

Ecosystem services provided by tropical forests are becoming scarcer due to continued
deforestation as demand for forest benefits increases with the growing population. There is …

Agroforestry and livestock-keeping both have the potential to promote anthropogenic climate
changeresilience, and understanding how they can support each other in this context is …