Agriculture's potential to reduce poverty at household level is explored for rainfed crop
production in Africa and India. A literature survey of crop improvement and natural resource …

Water harvesting technologies and soil conservation measures promote water-nutrient
synergy and increase agricultural production in the dryland zones of sub-Saharan Africa. To …

Sorghum production in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe is constrained by low and erratic
rainfall, low fertility and soil moisture stress. Sorghum grain yields ranges from 0.2 to 0.4 t …

In arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), low adoption of integrated soil fertility and water
management (ISFWM) technologies has contributed to food and nutrition insecurity. A study …

The salient results of in-situ soil water conservation technologies that have been found
suitable for increasing soil moisture in the arid and semiarid lands of eastern Kenya are …

Arid and semi-arid lands occupy currently 88% of arable land mass in Kenya, a region with
significant diversity of production systems and economic opportunities. However, these …

Water scarcity is a constraint to rainfed agriculture in tropical arid and semi-arid
environments. This situation is likely to be exacerbated by climate change. Further, sub …

Low use efficiencies of inorganic fertilizers coupled with their rising costs has diverted
attention of farmers towards organic sources. A study was conducted in Yatta sub-county …

Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a strategic food security crop in Zimbabwe which is a
good source of carbohydrates. This has created the need to increase research so as to …

This chapter discusses some of the challenges that grandmothers face in terms of security of
land tenure, which weaken their efforts to provide nutritious food for their grandchildren …