A review of climate-smart agriculture research and applications in Africa

PM Barasa, CM Botai, JO Botai, T Mabhaudhi - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Funders and governments are promoting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as key to
agricultural adaptation under climate change in Africa. However, with its progressions still at …

Balancing the benefits from the water–energy–land–food nexus through agroforestry in the Sahel

NA Elagib, M Al-Saidi - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Regions affected by resource scarcity, poverty, and land-use conflicts need to advocate the
merits of practices strongly grounded in sustainable land management. This review paper …

The future of food: Domestication and commercialization of indigenous food crops in Africa over the third decade (2012–2021)

RRB Leakey, ML Tientcheu Avana, NP Awazi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the
food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of …

[HTML][HTML] Adoption of agroforestry practices in Bangladesh as a climate change mitigation option: Investment, drivers, and SWOT analysis perspectives

H Jahan, MW Rahman, MS Islam… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amid the epoch of global climate change, agroforestry practice can be a critical resolution as
it can help develop sustainable agriculture by promoting food security, food diversity and …

Factors influencing the adoption of agroforestry by smallholder farmer households in Tanzania: Case studies from Morogoro and Dodoma

S Jha, H Kaechele, S Sieber - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The adoption of agricultural innovations is a critical adaptation mechanism for smallholder
farmers to prepare and deal with potential shocks and uncertainty. Agroforestry is proven to …

Who adopts agroforestry in a subsistence economy?—Lessons from the Terai of Nepal

A Dhakal, RK Rai - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agroforestry is recognized as a sustainable land use practice. However, the uptake of such a
promising land use practice is slow. Through this research, carried out in a Terai district of …

Socioeconomic determinants and perceptions of smallholder farmers towards agroforestry adoption in northern irrigated plain, Pakistan

S Ahmad, H Xu, E Ekanayake - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amid the epoch of global overpopulation, the agroforestry system can intervene as a novel
practice that can safeguard agricultural sustainability, provide a means of livelihood, yield …

Women empowerment and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in Nigeria

FP Oyawole, A Shittu, M Kehinde… - African Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study assessed the extent of women empowerment and empirically
investigated its effect on the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices at the plot level …

Local people's participation in mangrove restoration projects and impacts on social capital and livelihood: A case study in the Philippines

R B. Valenzuela, Y Yeo-Chang, MS Park, JN Chun - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Participatory forest management has been considered as a practical and effective strategy
for sustainable forest management, especially in situations where land tenure is not securely …

Women's perspectives on addressing the decline of Shea trees in Northern Ghana

CKA Pienaah, B Baruah, I Luginaah - GeoJournal, 2024 - Springer
The Shea tree holds significance in the socio-ecological landscape of northern Ghana. With
the escalating impacts of climate change, the diminishing presence of Shea trees has …