Cropping systems and crop combinations are among vital practices to improve land utilisation with the limited arable land resource. Combinations of maize with legumes are common...
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Cereal-legume intercropping has been traditionally practiced across West Africa by farmers and provides resilience of agriculture to climate variability. Intensification of these extensive intercropping systems...
The European bioeconomy is steadily driving an industrial, economic, and social growth looking for sustainable biobased feedstocks able to replace fossil-based materials. In this scenario, there is an urgent and increasing...
Agriculture in West Africa faces the challenge of meeting the rising demand for food as national incomes and populations increase while production becomes more uncertain due to climate...
The industrialization of agriculture has led to an increasing dependence on non-locally sourced agricultural inputs. Hence, shocks in the availability of agricultural inputs can be devastating to food crop...
The susceptibility of cocoa to harsh climatic conditions is evident in cocoa growing areas in Ghana, and climate distribution models show reduced cocoa suitability to climate change. We...
Since its appearance in 2016, fall armyworm has spread to many countries and remains one of the main threats to agriculture and food security in Africa. Among the countries affected...
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Climate change threatens to decrease cucurbit production by 15%.
Availability of plants for medicinal and food purposes is severely affected by climate change.
Climate change may...
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Findings revealed that all climatic variables negatively impacted maize yield.
However, agricultural technology had a positive impact on maize yield.
Moreover...
Accurate and economically sound soil fertility recommendations are critical for ensuring profitable food production for smallholder farmers. However, such recommendations are lacking in many...