Introduction Tobacco production continues to increase in low-and middle-income countries
creating complications for tobacco control efforts. There is the need to understand and …

Food production and the wellbeing of smallholder farmers are constrained by their limited
financial resources, poor market access, and inadequate institutional support in southern …

The study explores complex non-linear decisions in land use allocation, focusing on the
competition between cash and food crops. We develop an agent-based model to investigate …

Investments in infrastructure development are considered a key for economic growth, but
their impact on well-being of rural populations is controversial. We propose an agent-based …

A survey was carried out in three provinces of Mozambique with different agroecological
conditions to document traditional knowledge related to cultivation and use of indigenous …

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the major vegetables grown in Kenya as a
commercial crop. It is mainly grown in the open-field under both rain-fed and irrigation …

Since 2015 there has been a rapid increase in blueberry production within South Africa, with
most of the industry focused on exporting the fresh fruit. Despite the recent emergence of the …

Global agriculture faces a multitude of challenges in the 21st century, part of which includes
meeting the food needs of a growing population, which is projected to reach 9.6 billion by …

This thesis explores the impact of digital development on business and the key elements of
digital strategy that can help companies succeed in the digital world. The research is divided …

Smallholder farmers in southeastern Africa are constrained by poor rainwater-use efficiency,
soil degradation, and limited financial resources. Conservation agriculture (CA), based on …