Uniting remote sensing, crop modelling and economics for agricultural risk management

E Benami, Z Jin, MR Carter, A Ghosh… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
The increasing availability of satellite data at higher spatial, temporal and spectral
resolutions is enabling new applications in agriculture and economic development …

Dryland climate change: Recent progress and challenges

J Huang, Y Li, C Fu, F Chen, Q Fu, A Dai… - Reviews of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

Determinants of small-scale farmers' choice and adaptive strategies in response to climatic shocks in Vhembe District, South Africa

Z Kom, NS Nethengwe, NS Mpandeli, H Chikoore - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
Climate change is one of the multiple challenges facing all categories of farmers globally.
However, African farmers are the most sensitive in respect of climate variability and change …

Towards the achievement of SDG 7 in sub-Saharan Africa: Creating synergies between Power Africa, Sustainable Energy for All and climate finance in-order to …

D Chirambo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Improved access to energy in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the potential to alleviate
poverty, promote industrialisation, facilitate gender equality and reduce the region's …

Impacts of land tenure arrangements on the adaptive capacity of marginalized groups: The case of Ghana's Ejura Sekyedumase and Bongo districts

P Antwi-Agyei, AJ Dougill, LC Stringer - Land use policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Climate change and variability continue to adversely impact the livelihoods of many
agriculture-dependent households in dryland sub-Saharan Africa. Climate vulnerability is …

Future climate impacts on maize farming and food security in Malawi

T Stevens, K Madani - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi's economy and maize is the most important crop for
food security. As a Least Developed Country (LDC), adverse effects of climate change (CC) …

Sustainable intensification of vegetable production using the cereal 'push-pull technology': benefits and one health implications

F Chidawanyika, B Muriithi, S Niassy, FO Ouya… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract 'One health'(OH) is a cross-sectoral approach that addresses human, plant, animal,
and environmental health problems. The initiative stems from recognition of the convoluted …

[PDF][PDF] Climate and conflict in Africa

J Scheffran, PM Link, J Schilling - Oxford research encyclopedia …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Regions dependent on rainfed agriculture are more sensitive to civil conflict following
droughts. Rising food prices can contribute to food insecurity and violence. Water scarcity …

The relationship between climate change, variability, and food security: understanding the impacts and building resilient food systems in west pokot county, Kenya

EB Obwocha, JJ Ramisch, L Duguma, L Orero - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study integrated local and scientific knowledge to assess the impacts of climate change
and variability on food security in West Pokot County, Kenya from 1980–2012. It …

A global systematic review of improving crop model estimations by assimilating remote sensing data: implications for small-scale agricultural systems

L Dlamini, O Crespo, J van Dam, L Kooistra - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is a growing effort to use access to remote sensing data (RS) in conjunction with crop
model simulation capability to improve the accuracy of crop growth and yield estimates. This …