Given the 'subsistence'character of smallholder production, agricultural production
diversification is often seen as an effective strategy for smallholders to improve their diets' …

Introduction Access to credit and information and communication technology (ICT) plays a
pivotal role in enhancing the practices of small-scale sugarcane farmers, impacting their …

Agriculture contributes to the South African economy, but this sector is highly vulnerable to
climate change risks. Smallholder maize farmers are specifically susceptible to climate …

Although there are a number of studies in the literature that have explored the effect of
environmental degradation on the subjective well-being and life satisfaction, no previous …

Food security is a situation where all people, at all times, have physical, social and
economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food …

Vicia sativa and Vicia villosa are nitrogen (N) fixing legumes commonly used as forage and
cover crops due to their ability to enhance N fixation, soil N contributions, and enzyme …

Abstract Agriculture contributes towards South African economy, but this sector is highly
vulnerable to risks imposed by climate change. Smallholder maize farmers are specifically …

Pesticides play a pivotal role in contemporary agriculture, serving as vital tools for
safeguarding crops against pest infestations and diseases. Nevertheless, the widespread …

Climate change and its perilous effect on the food security of Sub-Saharan African countries
has resulted in a call for more investment in what has become known as climate-smart …