Purpose The purpose of this paper is to delve deeply into the challenges and opportunities of adopting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a way of dealing with the problems of climate change in the Eastern Africa region. Design/methodology/approach...
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Water is a valuable resource for rice production, which is an integral component of food security in East Africa (EA). Rice farming is expanding in the region, with up to 90% produced on smallholder...
Highlights : The UN Global Methane Assessment (2021) shows that approximately 40 per cent of human-caused methane emissions come from the agriculture sector, mainly from livestock (32...
There is growing recognition that significant costs associated with food systems remain unaccounted for in market prices. Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world and the most traded...
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A research paper published in Sustainability (Sep 2024) addresses the need to contextualize sustainability standards and supply chain management in dairy value chains in East Africa, where...
The food security outlook in the Southern African region remains a concern due to the large production deficits recorded. Overall, the current regional maize supply deficit is expected...
In Southern Africa, despite the eminent food crisis expected in the ensuing months, particularly in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, due to the impact of the prolonged El Niño driven drought...
During the past 40 years or so, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and East African Community (EAC) have taken various actions to enhance...
The dominance of a few staple crops (maize, rice, and wheat) in most agricultural systems hampers the application of interventions to improve food security and nutrition. Research and development attention...