At the onset of climate change, the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC)
techniques in Africa sub of the Sahara has become even more crucial. The study aimed at …

In this article, we investigate the determinants of farmers' decisions to adopt water harvesting
technologies (WHT) in the arid agricultural area of Jordan. In particular, we investigate the …

This study sought to address challenges faced by smallholder farmers in the drylands of
Eastern Kenya including soil fertility decline and low profitability resulting from poor soil and …

Water is a critical resource in environmental sustainability, agricultural production as well as
for improved livelihoods. Climate variability hinders crop and livestock production in Sub …

Inadequate rainfall is a significant problem hindering the production of most crops in dryland
regions. The current study was carried out to assess the effect of selected soil-water …

The study aimed at assessing yield of irrigated crops in Nigeria. Three categories of
irrigation schemes uvere identified and selected based on their size and management …

Agriculture is by far the world‟ s dominating land use (Welch et al., 2010). From a global
perspective, its productivity is low in areas under rainfed farming systems (Temesgen et al …

Decline in yields and frequent failure of major crops in Embu and Kiambu counties, Kenya,
is linked to inadequate or unevenly distributed rainfall and poor agronomic practices, among …

Deficits in soil moisture and low soil fertility are major constraints to smallholder farming
systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya, have over the …