Climate change affects livelihoods and wellbeing. Women and men may experience the
impacts of climate change differently. But climate change and its associated impacts affect …

Mixed crop–livestock systems produce most of the world׳ s milk and ruminant meat, and are
particularly important for the livelihoods and food security of poor people in developing …

Maize (Zea mays) is a major staple crop in Africa, where its yield and the livelihood of
millions are compromised by the parasitic witchweed Striga. Germination of Striga is …

Climate change is intensifying food insecurity across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with lasting
adverse macroeconomic effects, especially on economic growth and poverty. Successive …

The confidence in projected impacts of climate change on agricultural systems has
increased substantially since the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) …

Pastoralist communities all over Africa have been facing a variety of social and economic
problems, as well as climate risks and hazards for many years. They have also been …

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is a staple food crop in Burkina Faso that is widely grown
in the Sahelian and Sudano-Sahelian zones, characterised by poor soil conditions and …

Pakistan is listed among the countries that are extremely vulnerable to climate changes and
it has experienced several climatic and natural disaster shocks with adverse impacts on its …

Sorghum is a major food staple in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but its production is
constrained by the parasitic plant Striga that attaches to the roots of many cereals crops and …

Monitoring of destructive invasive weeds such as those from the genus Striga requires
accurate, near real-time predictions and integrated assessment techniques to enable better …