Oil palm, currently the world's main vegetable oil crop, is characterised by a large
productivity and a long life span (≥ 25 years). Peak oil yields of 12 t ha− 1 yr− 1 have been …

Agricultural extension is booming. This interest is critical in the context of numerous pressing
issues linked to agrarian change and rural development. Because of its importance …

Yields of crops must increase substantially over the coming decades to keep pace with
global food demand driven by population and income growth. Ultimately global food …

Yield gaps are pervasive in African smallholder agriculture, and are large for almost all
crops in all regions. There is consensus that poor soil fertility and nutrient availability are the …

The global population is projected to increase to 9 billion by mid-century, with Africa's
population doubling in the next 40 years [1]. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this increasingly …

As one of the important concepts in conventional quantitative genetics and breeding, genetic
gain can be defined as the amount of increase in performance that is achieved annually …

Numerous studies have been published during the past two decades that use simulation
models to assess crop yield gaps (quantified as the difference between potential and actual …

Many environmental factors constrain the production of major food crops in Sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia. At the same time, these food production systems themselves have a …

This paper examines the impacts of climate change on cassava production in Africa, and
questions whether cassava can play an important role in climate change adaptation. First …

Favorable climate and soils for rainfed crop production, together with a relatively low
population density, results in 70–90% of Argentina grain production being exported. No …