Subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are highly vulnerable to food insecurity given
their low adaptive capacity against ecological and socio-economic shocks. Therefore, food …

The lack of knowledge about fertilization, inadequate income to purchase fertilizers, limited
access to the right type of fertilizers, and national policies have been identified as …

Productivity of African agriculture falls below the global average due mainly to limited use of
productivity-enhancing technologies. In Tanzania, smallholders farm without fertilizer on …

Participatory action research across food value chains (FVC) can help stabilise the food
security of subsistence farmers by implementing upgrading strategies (UPS). These …

This paper attempts to relate farm-level technologies in a semi-arid area with economic
viability, taking risk analysis into consideration. Data gathered from various sources, such as …

Poverty is prevalent and widespread in rural Tanzania, where agriculture is the main activity.
The government is making significant public investments intended to speed the growth of …

An impact assessment of food-securing upgrading strategies (UPS) can be performed to
assess actual and potential UPS effects at the local level. We developed an assessment …

Upgrading local food value chains is a promising approach to invigorating African food
systems. This endeavour warrants multi-disciplinary North-South collaboration and …

Smallholder farmers are reluctant to risk investing in fertilizers. To understand how risk is
perceived and how economic returns are distributed before the decision to invest in fertilizer …

To improve resistance to upcoming vulnerabilities to climate change and cope with rising
food demand smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa need to upgrade their local food systems …