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Medium-term impact of tillage and residue management on soil aggregate stability, soil carbon and crop productivity
(2013)
Conservation agriculture is widely promoted for soil conservation and crop productivity increase, although rigorous empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa is still limited. This study aimed to quantify the medium-term ...
Influence of soil fertility management on Striga seed bank dynamics and grain yield of sorghum in semi arid areas
(2010)
The parasitic weed Striga poses a serious threat to cereal
production in sub-Saharan Africa. Infestation usually results in
significant yield losses, quite often over 70%. Many control
options have been reported but, ...
Which policy would work better for improved soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa, fertilizer subsidies or carbon credits?
(2012-07)
Why do many smallholder farmers fail to adopt improved land management practices which can improve yields and incomes? The reason is not always because these practices are uneconomical but sometimes it is because resource ...
Farm Size, Modern Technology Adoption, and Efficiency of Small Holdings in Developing Countries: Evidence from Kenya
(2011)
Low efficiency is a problem in most developing agriculture, and is one of the reasons for food insecurity. This paper provides information on smallholder production efficiency in one of the developing Sub-Saharan Countries: ...
Gender mainstreaming in organisational culture and agricultural research processes
(2011)
Despite increased attention to gender issues in the international development arena since the rise of feminism in the 1970s, few agricultural research organisations have integrated gender in their problem diagnosis and ...
Charcoal production and strategies to enhance its sustainability in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
In sub-Saharan Africa, 72 per cent of urban and 98 per cent of rural households use fuelwood for energy. In Kenya use of charcoal in urban areas has risen by 64 per cent in two decades. Despite the charcoal industry providing ...