[HTML][HTML] From the ground up: Unveiling Ghana's soil quality crisis and its ecological and health implications

EEY Amuah, B Fei-Baffoe, RW Kazapoe… - Innovation and Green …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study reviews the sources and factors impacting soil quality in Ghana and the
associated health and environmental implications. After sourcing 386 materials from …

Climate change adaptation: Linking indigenous knowledge with western science for effective adaptation

CC Makondo, DSG Thomas - Environmental science & policy, 2018 - Elsevier
The implementation of climate change response programmes for adaptation and resilience
is anchored on western scientific knowledge. However, this has led to a tendency to …

Review of emerging contaminants in water: USA and African perspectives

ZQS Nwokediegwu, OH Daraojimba, JS Oliha… - International Journal of …, 2024 - ijsra.net
This research paper comprehensively reviews emerging contaminants in water, examining
global trends and specific perspectives from the United States (USA) and Africa. Identifying …

[HTML][HTML] An agile AI and IoT-augmented smart farming: a cost-effective cognitive weather station

A Faid, M Sadik, E Sabir - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Internet of Things (IoT) can be seen as the electricity of 21st century. It has been reshaping
human life daily during the last decade, with various applications in several critical domains …

Electricity generation in Ghana: evaluation of crop residues and the associated greenhouse gas mitigation potential

PA Seglah, KAW Neglo, H Wang, D Cudjoe… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass plays a dual role as an energy source and a solution for climate change mitigation.
There are complexities surrounding decentralized electricity generation, and Ghana could …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of biochar in the management of Fusarium verticillioides Sacc. causing ear rot in Zea mays L.

AO Akanmu, AA Sobowale, MA Abiala, OJ Olawuyi… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Maize ear rot caused by Fusarium verticillioides (Fv) is a major disease associated with
reduced grain yield and ear quality. The use of biochar in management of ear rot has not …

Tracking carbon footprint in French vineyards: A DEA performance assessment

S Jradi, TB Chameeva, B Delhomme… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, companies have become increasingly concerned about environmental
performance and the impact of their activity on the environment. Although the growing …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing the adoption of agricultural practices in Ghana's forest-fringe communities

EO Acheampong, J Sayer, CJ Macgregor, S Sloan - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Two-thirds of rural Ghanaians are farmers, and farming is almost the only income source for
Ghana's forest-fringe communities. Some farmers adopt some agricultural practices to …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the relationship between poverty, environmental degradation, and power dynamics: a qualitative study in Northern Ghana

SU Nachibi, AK Morgan - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
This study investigates the connection between poverty, power dynamics and environmental
degradation, focusing on the specific context of Northern Ghana. Within the remits of …

Multidimensional evaluation of the impacts of agricultural interventions to achieve food security in Malawi

M Chikafa, AP Nejadhashemi, K Moller… - Food and Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Malawi's food and nutrition security heavily relies on rainfed agricultural production, which is
prone to the effects of climate change, such as floods and dry spells. To improve the …