As climate change leads to drier and warmer conditions in semi-arid regions, growing
resource-intensive C3 and C4 crops will become more challenging. Such crops will be …

An emerging orthodoxy supports the proposition that the rural economy–built around
agriculture but encompassing much more–will serve as sweet spot of employment …

Medicinal plants (MPs) are vital in treating and controlling diseases and parasites in
indigenous chickens, enhancing their health management. However, the impact of climate …

Approximately 75% of the worldwide production of hard natural fibers originates from sisal,
an industrial crop from arid and semiarid tropical regions. Brazil is the world's largest …

Agaves are robust, drought tolerant plants that have been cultivated for their high-strength
fibers for centuries and they hold promise as a crop in the face of increasing water scarcity …

Soil samples were taken on sisal plantations in Tanga region (Tanzania) in order to
investigate changes in soil chemical properties resulting from permanent cropping …

El agave azul es la materia prima para la producción de tequila a través de un proceso de
destilación que genera alrededor de 400 mil toneladas anuales de bagazo, el cual …

The impacts of large-scale agribusiness, commonly associated with land grabbing, on
smallholder livelihoods in Africa have been the subject of an expansive array of research …

Sisal is an economically and socially significant perennial crop for the semiarid region of the
world. Bole rot disease, caused by black aspergilli, mainly by Aspergillus welwitschiae, is …

Sisal (Agave sisalana) is a climate-resilient crop grown on large-scale farms in semi-arid
areas. However, no studies have investigated soil greenhouse gas (GHGs: CO 2, N 2 O and …