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1. Position of Climate Change and Desertification Issues on the Livelihoods of Indigenous Communities of Africa: Case Study of the Sahel Region and the Horn of AfricaThis Sahel environment stretches all the way from Senegal to Somalia cutting across over ten Africa countries bordering the " Sahara desert" in the north and the "Sudan savannah" in the south, with an annual rainfall of less than 50cm per annum, with good agricultural output (production) as well as large grazing fields for pastoral activities is a home for so many indigenous communities like the Mbororo (Cameroon and Chad), Tuareg (Niger) and the Kanuris (Nigeria, Niger, C... B. Abubakar |
2. Water Application Efficiency of an Ultisol in Response to Climate Change in Two Agroecological Zones of NigeriaIrrigation and fertilizer application are management practices farmers have adopted to increase food production for the growing population. This has improved crop nutrient absorption and the efficiency of fertilizer applied to the soil. This is essential to reduce plant water stress in a climate changing environment. This study investigated and compared water application efficiency under manual sprinkler irrigation with capillary irrigation method on ultisols located in rainforest and derived... I.A. Egbebi, D.J. Oyedele, F.O. Tijani, O.E. Egbebi |
3. A Time Series Investigation to Assess Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Degradation of Nile Delta, Egypt.Land degradation risk, status and rate in Nile Delta, Egypt were assessed for a time series using remote sensing data over the past five decades using TM, ETM and OLI. Quantitative deterioration of the area was produced based on the comparative study approach in the integrated weighted sum, weighted overlay and fuzzy model. Where degradation factors were compiled in a raster and each data set scored on a 1 to 5 (very low, low, moderate, high and very high scale). The data sets were then weigh... B. Abdellatif, M.R. Metwalli, M.M. Metwaly, M.A. Abdelrahman |
4. Evolving Potentials for Precision Climate-smart Agriculture in Sub-saharan African CountriesProgressively, there is increasing awareness on the significance of agriculture in both adaptation and mitigation to climate change. While adaptation has been typically highlighted in the most vulnerable countries, especially in Africa where the failure to adapt have been noted to exacerbate the dangers of food insecurity, there is limited effort at emphasizing mitigation as the ultimate resolution of the debacle. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is critical to achieving development irrespecti... M.G. Ogunnaike, O.D. Onafeso |
5. Manipulation of Row Spacing Did Not Affect Growth and Yield of Chia in Two Contrasting Environments in KenyaSustainability of agricultural production relies on a good management strategy in crop production. Optimal spacing is one of the major crop management systems in chia production required to increase yield and quality of chia seed. In this regard, this study explored the potential of different row spacing on the growth and yield of chia in Kenya. Two experiments comprising three spacing arrangements of 30 cm x 10 cm, 60 cm x 10 cm and 90 cmx 10 cm were carried out in Kabete and Nyeri in a rand... A.W. Muturi, A. Wanjiku muturi, A. Wanjiku muturi |
6. Effects of Legume Break Crops on Yield, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Economy of Maize Production in Western Oromia, Ethiopia: a ReviewProlonged monocropping of maize lacking appropriate soil fertility management is affecting soil fertility and maize production in Western Oromia. The use of legume break crops improved performance of subsequent maize. The biological N2-fixation of legumes as precursor crops reduced the amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied to maize. Higher mean grain yield of maize was obtained following faba bean without and with rhizobia inoculation than maize after maize. The total nitrogen uptake of diffe... T.A. Goshu, T.A. Goshu, T.A. Goshu |
7. Public Financing in Agricultural Research Development and Rural Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from West African Economic and Monetary Union StatesThe paper examines the effects of public financing for agricultural research and development on rural poverty based on the variable farm income in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) States. To conduct this analysis, a dynamic panel comprising seven (07) WAEMU States has been built based on secondary data from World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) databases for the period 2000 to 2016. To correct the endogeneity generated ... O. Dah, T. Bassolet |
8. Assessment of Access to and Utilisation of Treadle and Hip Pump Technology by Farmers in Machakos County, KenyaMany climate-innovative agriculture practices can be used for climate mitigation and adaptation since farmers already feel the effects of climate change in their agricultural production. The broad range of climate-smart agriculture technologies requires a gender-responsive assessment in design and dissemination to enable access and utilization among its intended users. Women and youth farmers in developing countries have always been disadvantaged in access and utilization of agriculture techn... T. Gitau |