Surveying the evidence on sustainable intensification strategies for smallholder agricultural systems

M Jain, CB Barrett, D Solomon… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Food demand is projected to increase significantly over the coming decades. Sustainable
intensification (SI) is essential to meet this demand. SI is particularly important in smallholder …

Evolutionary innovations driving abiotic stress tolerance in C4 grasses and cereals

J Pardo, R VanBuren - The Plant Cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Grasslands dominate the terrestrial landscape, and grasses have evolved complex and
elegant strategies to overcome abiotic stresses. The C4 grasses are particularly stress …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Nigeria

Z Oyetunde-Usman, KO Olagunju… - International Soil and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the important roles of Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAPs) in improving
productivity, welfare, and food security of farming households, the adoption rates of SAPs …

[HTML][HTML] Climate-smart agriculture and food security: Cross-country evidence from West Africa

M Paul Jr, GBD Aihounton, JC Lokossou - Global Environmental Change, 2023 - Elsevier
In the face of climate change and extreme weather events which continue to have significant
impacts on agricultural production, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as one …

Agricultural drought mitigating indices derived from the changes in drought characteristics

B Wu, Z Ma, N Yan - Remote sensing of environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Droughts can cause tremendous losses to agricultural and economic development; humans
have explored many anti-drought measures to mitigate the influence of drought and …

Smartphone-based information acquisition and wheat farm performance: insights from a doubly robust IPWRA estimator

H Zheng, W Ma - Electronic Commerce Research, 2023 - Springer
This study examines the impact of smartphone-based information acquisition on crop yields,
net returns, return on investment (ROI), and production costs, using survey data collected …

[HTML][HTML] Geospatial and environmental determinants of stunting, wasting, and underweight: Empirical evidence from rural South and Southeast Asia

R Mishra, S Bera - Nutrition, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Child malnutrition, comprising of undernutrition and obesity, is a global concern
with severe implications for survival, leading to acute and chronic diseases that adversely …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of transformation of the maize sector in Nigeria

T Wossen, A Menkir, A Alene, T Abdoulaye, S Ajala… - Global Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Maize is widely used for food, animal feed, and industrial raw material in Nigeria. This paper
documents the important changes that characterize Nigeria's maize production and area …

Map** global maximum irrigation extent at 30m resolution using the irrigation performances under drought stress

B Wu, F Tian, M Nabil, J Bofana, Y Lu… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate global irrigation information is essential for managing water scarcity and improving
food security. However, the map** of high-resolution irrigation at the global scale is …

Impacts of climate-smart crop varieties and livestock breeds on the food security of smallholder farmers in Kenya

M Radeny, EJO Rao, MJ Ogada, JW Recha… - Food Security, 2022 - Springer
This paper analyses the impact of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies on
household dietary diversity and food insufficiency as indicators of food and nutrition security …