Sustainable agro-food systems for addressing climate change and food security

A Wijerathna-Yapa, R Pathirana - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite world food production keeping pace with population growth because of the Green
Revolution, the United Nations (UN) State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 …

Extreme climate events in sub-Saharan Africa: A call for improving agricultural technology transfer to enhance adaptive capacity

A Ayanlade, A Oluwaranti, OS Ayanlade, M Borderon… - Climate Services, 2022 - Elsevier
This study seeks to provide a critical overview of the existing evidence on extreme climate
events and the adaptation options of the affected population in order to help scholars …

Understanding the connections between climate change, air pollution, and human health in Africa: Insights from a literature review

DA Ayejoto, JC Agbasi, VE Nwazelibe… - … Science and Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change and air pollution are two interconnected global challenges that have
profound impacts on human health. In Africa, a continent known for its rich biodiversity and …

Does crop diversification involve a trade-off between technical efficiency and income stability for rural farmers? Evidence from Zambia

A Mzyece, JN Ng'ombe - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Crop diversification is a climate-smart agricultural technique which helps to improve
resilience for farmers in the face of volatile weather due to climate change. Previous …

Factors affecting adaptation to climate change through agroforestry in Kenya

K Pello, C Okinda, A Liu, T Njagi - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
The environmental effects of climate change have significantly decreased agricultural
productivity. Agroforestry technologies have been applied as a solution to promote …

Simulating the impacts of climate change on maize yields using EPIC: A case study in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

DJ Choruma, FC Akamagwuna, NO Odume - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change has been projected to impact negatively on African agricultural systems.
However, there is still an insufficient understanding of the possible effects of climate change …

Revealing the genetic diversity of maize (Zea mays L.) populations by phenotypic traits and DArTseq markers for variable resistance to fall armyworm

C Kasoma, H Shimelis, MD Laing… - Genetic resources and …, 2021 - Springer
The fall armyworm (FAW) is a gregarious insect pest causing substantial yield losses and
crop failures in maize and related cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa due to a lack of …

“Are they aware, and why?” Bayesian analysis of predictors of smallholder farmers' awareness of climate change and its risks to agriculture

JN Ng'ombe, MC Tembo, B Masasi - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
While climate change threatens global food security, health, and nutrition outcomes, Africa is
more vulnerable because its economies largely depend on rain-fed agriculture. Thus, there …

Meta-Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis and Candidate Gene Mining for Drought Tolerance-Associated Traits in Maize (Zea mays L.)

R Li, Y Wang, D Li, Y Guo, Z Zhou, M Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses with a severe negative impact on maize
production globally. Understanding the genetic architecture of drought tolerance in maize is …

Climate change and crop yields in Zambia: historical effects and future projections

K Mulungu, G Tembo, H Bett, H Ngoma - Environment, Development and …, 2021 - Springer
Rainfed farming systems that are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa are prone to climate
change. Most studies have only estimated the impacts of climate change on agricultural …