Soil and water conservation in Africa: State of play and potential role in tackling soil degradation and building soil health in agricultural lands
Africa's lands are largely vulnerable and threatened by soil degradation and low water
availability, especially in semi-arid and arid regions, limiting crop and livestock productivity …
availability, especially in semi-arid and arid regions, limiting crop and livestock productivity …
Agroecological techniques: Adoption of safe and sustainable agricultural practices among the smallholder farmers in Africa
Attaining sufficiency in food supply to support a growing population without compromising
ecosystem functioning remains a top agenda of researchers and agricultural stakeholders …
ecosystem functioning remains a top agenda of researchers and agricultural stakeholders …
[HTML][HTML] Thirty years of water management research for rice in sub-Saharan Africa: Achievement and perspectives
ER Dossou-Yovo, KP Devkota, K Akpoti, A Danvi… - Field crops …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rice is one of the major staple foods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and is mainly grown in
three environments: rainfed upland and rainfed and irrigated lowlands. In all rice-growing …
three environments: rainfed upland and rainfed and irrigated lowlands. In all rice-growing …
Current progress in Striga management
The Striga, particularly S. he rmonthica, problem has become a major threat to food security,
exacerbating hunger and poverty in many African countries. A number of Striga control …
exacerbating hunger and poverty in many African countries. A number of Striga control …
Adoption by adaptation: Moving from conservation agriculture to conservation practices
Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a Sustainable Agricultural Intensification strategy based on
minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil coverage by living or dead biomass, and …
minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil coverage by living or dead biomass, and …
Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa
K Saito, K Senthilkumar, ER Dossou-Yovo… - Plant Production …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Rice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increaed ten-fold since 1961, whereas its
consumption has exceeded the production and the regional self-sufficiency rate is only 48 …
consumption has exceeded the production and the regional self-sufficiency rate is only 48 …
[HTML][HTML] Striga hermonthica: A highly destructive pathogen in maize production
OG David, AS Ayangbenro, JJO Odhiambo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Maize is a major cereal crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Subsistence farmers mostly plant
it in areas where the parasite Striga hermonthica's action often reduces the harvest. This …
it in areas where the parasite Striga hermonthica's action often reduces the harvest. This …
Synergies and tradeoffs in natural regulation of crop pests and diseases under plant species diversification
It has been suggested that increasing plant species diversity (PSD) in agroecosystems at
different spatiotemporal scales reduces the impacts of crop pests and diseases as well as …
different spatiotemporal scales reduces the impacts of crop pests and diseases as well as …
[HTML][HTML] Global analysis of yield benefits and risks from integrating trees with rice and implications for agroforestry research in Africa
While agroforestry is a well-established approach for agroecological intensification, rice is
less often integrated with trees than other annual staple crops. The benefits and risks from …
less often integrated with trees than other annual staple crops. The benefits and risks from …
Conservation agriculture practices lead to diverse weed communities and higher maize grain yield in Southern Africa
Weed development is one of the major constraints to cereal cropping systems in Southern
Africa with potential severe crop losses. Understanding weed community responses to …
Africa with potential severe crop losses. Understanding weed community responses to …