In the last few decades, a great deal has been written on the use of sustainable agriculture
to improve the resilience of ecosystem services to climate change. However, no tangible and …

Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face several challenges that include pests
and diseases. Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) reduce crop yields and affect their quality …

Low productivity and climate change require climate-smart agriculture (CSA) for sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), through (i) sustainably increasing crop productivity,(ii) enhancing the …

Management practices to improve soil health influence several ecosystem services
including regulation of water flows, changes in soil biodiversity and greenhouse gases that …

Phosphorus is a critical nutrient for plant growth. Several agronomic practices have been
promoted to improve soil fertility and crop productivity in Western Kenya. Yet, despite their …

Soil erosion has important influence on soil processes and particularly soil nutrient
dynamics, which in turn affects the terrestrial C and N cycling and greenhouse gases …

Abstract Crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is constrained by rainfall variability
and declining soil fertility. This has over time led to a decrease in crop yield, among them …

Integrated soil fertility management is defined as a set of soil fertility management practices
that necessarily include the use of fertilizer, organic inputs, and improved germplasm …

Context Crop productivity in sub-Saharan Africa cannot be substantially improved without
simultaneously addressing short-term crop nutrient demand and long-term soil fertility …

Southern Africa is likely to be heavily affected by a changing climate and the brunt will have
to be shouldered by smallholder farmers in rural areas. Long-term experiments on climate …