Achieving SDG2 (zero hunger) in a situation of rapid global population growth requires a
continued focus on food production. Farming not merely needs to sustainably produce …

The current and projected warming of the earth is unequivocal with humans playing a strong
role as both perpetrators and victims. The warming on the African continent is projected to …

Most food in sub-Saharan Africa is produced on small farms. Using large datasets from
household surveys conducted across many countries, we find that the majority of farms are …

We consider the effects of climate change on seasonally migrant populations that herd<?
pag\break?> livestock—ie transhumant pastoralists—in Africa. Traditionally, transhumant …

Variation in the seasonal cycle of African rainfall is of key importance for agriculture. Here an
objective method of determining the timing of onset and cessation is, for the first time …

The spatial distribution of crops and farming systems in Africa is determined by the duration
of the period during which crop and livestock water requirements are met. The length of …

Climate change will result in more dry days and longer dry spells; however, the resulting
impacts on crop growth depend on the timing of these longer dry spells in the annual cycle …

Maize production in Zambia must increase with a view towards improved food security and
reduced food imports whilst avoiding cropland expansion. To achieve this, it is important to …

Across South Africa, many activities warrant consistent and predictable rainfall patterns
which can be achieved from classification of rainfall seasonality into homogeneous zones …

A regional climate model with 90-km horizontal resolution on a large domain is used to
predict and analyze precipitation changes over East Africa caused by greenhouse gas …