Innovative agronomic practices for sustainable intensification in sub-Saharan Africa. A review

S Kuyah, GW Sileshi, L Nkurunziza, N Chirinda… - Agronomy for …, 2021 - Springer
Africa's need to double food production and feed the burgeoning human population, without
compromising its natural resource base, has raised the momentum for sustainable …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A linkage between the biophysical and the economic: Assessing the global market impacts of soil erosion

M Sartori, G Philippidis, E Ferrari, P Borrelli, E Lugato… - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Employing a linkage between a biophysical and an economic model, this study estimates
the economic impact of soil erosion by water on the world economy. The global biophysical …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants for adoption of physical soil and water conservation measures by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia

M Sileshi, R Kadigi, K Mutabazi, S Sieber - International soil and water …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adoption rates of soil and water conservation measures remain below the expected levels in
Ethiopia despite the considerable investments in reducing land degradation and improving …

Soil and water conservation management on hill slopes in Southwest Ethiopia. I. Effects of soil bunds on surface runoff, erosion and loss of nutrients

K Wolka, B Biazin, V Martinsen, J Mulder - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
On the steep hill slopes of southwest Ethiopia, soil erosion may cause significant declines in
soil organic carbon (SOC) and nutrients, negatively affecting cropland productivity. Soil …

Assessing the economic and mitigation benefits of climate-smart agriculture and its implications for political economy: A case study in Southern Africa

G Branca, A Arslan, A Paolantonio, U Grewer… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change poses a serious risk to the economic growth of sub-Saharan Africa.
Sustainable enhancement of resilience and mitigation capacity of small farm households is …

The global dilemma of soil legacy phosphorus and its improvement strategies under recent changes in agro-ecosystem sustainability

F Solangi, X Zhu, S Khan, N Rais, A Majeed… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Phosphorus (P) is one of the six key elements in plant nutrition and effectively plays a vital
role in all major metabolic activities. It is an essential nutrient for plants linked to human food …

Gully prevention and control: Techniques, failures and effectiveness

A Frankl, J Nyssen, M Vanmaercke… - … Surface Processes and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Gully erosion is a major environmental problem, posing significant threats to sustainable
development. However, insights on techniques to prevent and control gullying are scattered …

Quantification of the effects of conservation practices on surface runoff and soil erosion in croplands and their trade-off: A meta-analysis

J Rajbanshi, S Das, R Paul - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil erosion coupled with high runoff poses a significant threat to the topsoil fertility,
declining its productivity and raising major environmental and socio-economic issues such …

Development of soil moisture indices from differences in water absorption between shortwave-infrared bands

J Yue, J Tian, Q Tian, K Xu, N Xu - ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil moisture (SM) controls the exchange of water and heat energy between the land
surface and the atmosphere through evaporation and plant transpiration, and timely and …