Sweet potato is one of the most economically important crops for addressing global food
security and climate change issues, especially under conditions of extensive agriculture …

Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …

This paper examines how subsistence farmers respond to extreme heat. Using microdata
from Peruvian households, we find that high temperatures reduce agricultural productivity …

Sweet potato (SP; Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is an edible tuber native to America and the
sixth most important food crop worldwide. China leads its production in a global market of …

Increasing urbanization in develo** countries has resulted in busier lifestyles,
accompanied by consumption of fast foods. The consequence is an increased prevalence in …

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) is an important food crop, an excellent fodder crop,
and a new type of industrial raw material crop. The lack of genomic resources could affect …

Drought limits crop development and yields. bHLH (basic helix–loop–helix) transcription
factors play critical roles in regulating the drought response in many plants, but their roles in …

Drought frequency is expected to increase in the coming decades due to climate change.
Droughts are one of the most devastating natural disasters affecting food production, water …

Almost half of children< 5 years old living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suffer from vitamin A
deficiency and 60% suffer from iron deficiency. Thus, there has been a strong commitment to …

Background Herbal medicine has been used for the treatment of human and livestock
ailments since ancient times. Numerous rural and urban communities in Ethiopia practice …