West Africa is faced with significant challenges from climate change, including parts of the
region becoming hotter with more variable rainfall. The Sahelian region in particular is …

Poverty, food, and nutrition insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have become major
concerns in recent times. The effects of climate change, drought, and unpredictable rainfall …

Sustainable agricultural productivity is hampered by over-dependency on major staple
crops, neglect and underutilization of others, climate change, as well as land deterioration …

Background Assessment of genetic diversity of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp (cowpea)
accessions using informative molecular markers is imperative for their genetic improvement …

Genetic diversity is fundamentally important in crop improvement and provides plants with
the capacity to meet the demands of changing environments. This work was carried out to …

Underutilized, or orphan legumes, are widely distributed across farming landscapes in sub‐
Saharan Africa (SSA) but often have low yields and do not fulfill their potential due to very …

The genetic diversity of 33 Paris polyphylla samples collected from the Dabie Mountains
was analyzed using SCoT and SRAP molecular markers, revealing the genetic relationships …

We evaluated the agronomic performance and diversity for morphological traits among a
collection of local and exotic cassava genotypes in the Guinea Savannah agroecology of …

The major concerns in underdeveloped nations are malnutrition, bad health, and hunger.
The majority of neglected and underused crop species (NUCS) are cultivated in the region …

In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), both crop production and the hidden hunger index (HHI, a
combination of zinc, iron, and vitamin A deficiency), continue to be worse than the rest of the …