There is an urgent need for agri-food system transformation to achieve global sustainability
goals. Innovations can play a key role in this transformation but often come with both …

Severe drought conditions can have tremendous impacts on ecosystem operation. However,
the assessment of drought characteristics derived from vegetation conditions and water …

Crucifers and traditional African vegetables (TAVs) are important to smallholders in Kenya
and Tanzania, but yield remains below potential due to pests and diseases. Agroecological …

Background An estimated 140 million people in Africa face acute malnutrition. By impacting
agricultural production, climate change is likely to further decrease food consumption …

Abstract Sub‐Saharan Africa has the least mechanized agriculture in the world due to
various reasons including low effective demand at farm level, low policy attention, and …

Food insecurity and poverty are of major concern for farmers and rural households in
Tanzania. Innovations to increase the sustainability of households must be carefully …

Farm mechanization promises to help raise labor productivity and reduce the heavy toil of
farming on the world's millions of smallholder farms, hence contributing to socioeconomic …

The gender difference in employment across sectors is a critical element of gender
inequality in rural livelihoods and welfare in developing countries. The role of production …

In this chapter, we explore the effects of mechanized tillage among rice farmers in Tanzania.
We use two-year panel data to examine the expansion of the area under rice cultivation …

Purpose African agricultural mechanization could lead to a mechanization divide, where
only large farms have access to machines. Technological solutions such as scale …