Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the commonly grown grain crops and remains a source of
staple food and food security for most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). But climate …

Smallholder irrigation schemes (SISs) have been portrayed as a panacea to climate change
adaptation. However, there is an emerging discourse that established schemes are …

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 …

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 …

While contract farming and interlocked contractual arrangements (ICAs) are generally
perceived to resolve persistent market failures and improve smallholder farmers' welfare in …

Introduction Across sub-Sahara Africa, governments and international aid agencies are
making huge investments in smallholder irrigation schemes to enhance food security …

Background Orange maize genotypes are sources of provitamin A (PVA) carotenoids, which
are precursors of vitamin A. PVA deficiency and drought constitute major challenges causing …

Purpose This paper aimed to examine the impacts of agricultural services on welfare of rural
farmers in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Using data from 1431 rural maize farmers …

Globally waste production is on the rise (Chen et al., 2020; Song et al., 2015). According to
The World Bank, various urban areas of the world generated more than 2.01 billion tons in …

Corn yields in developing countries are lower than in developed countries partly due to
planting methods that involve hand dropping of multiple seeds per hill. Researchers from …