Soil and water conservation in Africa: State of play and potential role in tackling soil degradation and building soil health in agricultural lands

M Diop, N Chirinda, A Beniaich, M El Gharous… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Africa's lands are largely vulnerable and threatened by soil degradation and low water
availability, especially in semi-arid and arid regions, limiting crop and livestock productivity …

Water-food-nutrition-health nexus: Linking water to improving food, nutrition and health in Sub-Saharan Africa

T Mabhaudhi, T Chibarabada, A Modi - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Whereas sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) water scarcity, food, nutrition and health challenges
are well-documented, efforts to address them have often been disconnected. Given that the …

Future changes in climate and hydroclimate extremes in East Africa

SH Gebrechorkos, MT Taye, B Birhanu… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is affecting the agriculture, water, and energy sectors in East Africa and the
impact is projected to increase in the future. To allow adaptation and mitigation of the …

Effects of irrigation strategies, planting methods and nitrogen fertilization on yield, water and nitrogen efficiencies of safflower

MH Shahrokhnia, AR Sepaskhah - Agricultural Water Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a multipurpose crop that is used as food dyeing spice,
edible oil, livestock feed, biofuels and medicinal applications in many areas of the world …

IoT technologies in smart environment: security issues and future enhancements

H Mori, J Kundaliya, K Naik, M Shah - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
IoT plays an important role in the overall development and advancement of the country as it
is the key ingredient for the development of the smart environment. IoT is a network of …

Climate smart agriculture in the African context

TO Williams, J Kinyangi, M Nyasimi, DA Amwata… - 2015 - repository.mut.ac.ke
Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development has
significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase in …

Zai pits for heightened sorghum production in drier parts of Upper Eastern Kenya

SW Kimaru-Muchai, FK Ngetich, MW Mucheru-Muna… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Water harvesting technologies and soil conservation measures promote water-nutrient
synergy and increase agricultural production in the dryland zones of sub-Saharan Africa. To …

Do moisture conservation practices influence stability of soil organic carbon and structure?

A Ghosh, AK Singh, S Kumar, MC Manna, P Jha… - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
As soil erosion is a major threat for global food security, soil and water conservation (SWC)
structures are essential in degraded lands of the tropics facing water scarcity. However …

Combined effect of poultry manure and soil mulching on soil properties, physiological responses, yields and water-use efficiencies of sorghum plants under water …

IM El-Samnoudi, AEAM Ibrahim… - … in Soil Science and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The present investigation was planned to determine the effect of deficit irrigation, mulching
and poultry manure application on sorghum grain, forage yield and water-use efficiencies …

Adoption of conservation agriculture in Rwanda: a case study of Gicumbi District Region

YT Murindangabo, M Kopecký, P Konvalina - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conservation agriculture (CA) is described as a farming system that is founded around three
principles: minimum soil disturbance (reduced or no tillage), keeping a permanent soil cover …