Despite decades of international research and development efforts focusing on increased
rice production in Africa, there is large yield gap, and the local production still needs to be …

Phosphorus (P) deficiency is one of the major yield-limiting factors for lowland rice
production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Therefore, improved P management could be an …

Increasing fertilizer access and use is an essential component for improving crop production
and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, given the heterogeneous nature of …

CONTEXT The maize production sector in the North China Plain (NCP) is facing the dual
pressures of having to increase its grain yield and improve its environmental sustainability …

The benchmarking and monitoring of rice production performance indicators are essential
for improving rice production self-sufficiency, increasing profitability, reducing labor …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereals, which provides 20% of the
world's food energy. However, its productivity is poorly assessed especially in the global …

Rice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increaed ten-fold since 1961, whereas its
consumption has exceeded the production and the regional self-sufficiency rate is only 48 …

Climate change is threatening the status quo of agricultural production globally. Perennial
cropping systems could be a useful strategy to adapt agriculture to a changing climate …

Stakeholders have diverse purposes for analyzing economic, environmental and social
sustainability indicators of rice production systems. Our aim was to show the added value of …

A common theme emerging from nutrient omission trials conducted extensively across sub-
Saharan Africa has been the large variability in yield response to applied nutrients. Yet, little …