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Backpack magnetic sprayer: off-target drift and on-target deposition uniformity in a sugarcane plantation
There is an increasing requirement for new application methods that are capable of minimizing agricultural spray drift and maximizing on-target …
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Tied Ridges and Better Cotton Breeds for Climate Change Adaptation
Abstract Climate change and variability is already reducing agricultural productivity and opportunities for employment, pushing up food prices and affecting …
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Indigenous and Scientific Forecasts on Climate Change Perceptions of Arable Farmers: Rwenzori Region, Western Uganda
Abstract Despite the dissemination of climate information from national meteorological systems, arable farmers still have challenges of dealing with climate-related …
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Exploring beyond the conjunctural rhetoric: sociocultural drivers for the “cassava crisis” in Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract Despite considerable improvement of food security in low- and middle-income countries over the last decades, food shortages remain persistent …
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Assessment of Farmers’ Indigenous Technology Adoptions for Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria
Abstract Agriculture has shown a considerable capacity to adapt to climate change. Many adaptations occur autonomously without the need for …
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Enhancing Access to Quality Seed of Improved Groundnut Varieties Through Multi-Stakeholder Platforms in Northern Ghana
Abstract One of the main constraints to groundnut production has been the use of low yielding varieties, susceptible to biotic …
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Comparative study of the properties of yellow and brown Cyperus esculentus L.
The present research accounts for the physicochemical and phytochemical characteristics of yellow and brown Cyperus esculentus, which were subjected to …
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Root Nodule Rhizobia From Undomesticated Shrubs of the Dry Woodlands of Southern Africa Can Nodulate Angolan Teak Pterocarpus angolensis, an Important Source of Timber
Pterocarpus angolensis, a leguminous tree native to the dry woodlands of Southern Africa, provides valuable timber, but is threatened by …
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Role of Small Grains in Adapting to Climate Change: Zvishavane District, Zimbabwe
Abstract Climate change has become one of the most profound threats to smallholder agriculture in semi-arid and arid areas. Farmers …
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Climate Variability and Rural Livelihood Security: Impacts and Implications
Abstract In a typical Nigerian village, the majority of the population comprises old people who are mostly economically unproductive due …
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Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Ethiopia: Importance and Adoption Challenges: Review
Soil and water are under immense pressure due to ever increasing population thereby ensuing growing demand for food, fiber and …
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Cowpea Seed Innovation Platform: A Hope for Small Seed Producers in Mali
Abstract Cowpea is a food crop of great importance to the people of Mali due to its contribution to food …
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Addressing Climate Change Vulnerability Through Small Livestock Rearingin Matobo, Zimbabwe
Abstract Livestock rearing is a popular climate change adaptation strategy among farmers in Matobo District, Zimbabwe. In this chapter we …
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Efficacy of the parasitoid, Trichogrammatoidea bactrae Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) egg masses
Abstract Background The Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the major insect pests, causing a …
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Agro-ecological Lower Midland Zones IV and V in Kenya Using GIS and Remote Sensing for Climate-Smart Crop Management
Abstract Food production in Kenya and Africa in recent past has experienced vagaries of weather fluctuations which ultimately have affected …
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Economic Analysis of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Maize Production in Smallholder Farming Systems
Abstract Smallholder farmers who grow the staple maize crop rely mainly on rain-fed agricultural production, and yields are estimated to …
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Climate Change Adaptation in Southern Africa: Universalistic Science or Indigenous Knowledge or Hybrid
Abstract The aims of this chapter are to seek answer, through a document review, case studies, and thematic content analysis, …
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Digital Platforms in Climate Information Service Delivery for Farming in Ghana
Abstract Phone-based applications, Internet connectivity, and big data are enabling climate change adaptations. From ICT for development and agriculture perspectives, …
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Constraints to Farmers’ Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Ondo State of Nigeria
Abstract Nigeria being dependent on rain-fed agriculture and with low level of socioeconomic development is highly affected and vulnerable to …
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Intraguild predation in three generalist predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Abstract Background The predatory mites, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), N. barkeri (Hughes), and Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, are important predators attacking many …