Fertiliser trees for sustainable food security in the maize-based production systems of East and Southern Africa. A review

FK Akinnifesi, OC Ajayi, G Sileshi, PW Chirwa… - Agronomy for …, 2010 - Springer
The negative effects of soil fertility depletion on food security, especially among smallholder
farmers in Africa, is of economic importance, and may be worsened by climate change and …

The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

SS Meijer, D Catacutan, OC Ajayi… - … journal of agricultural …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the great potential of agricultural innovations, the uptake by smallholder farmers in
sub-Saharan Africa seems to be slow. We reviewed existing theories and frameworks for the …

Adoption and intensity of adoption of conservation farming practices in Zambia

A Arslan, N McCarthy, L Lipper, S Asfaw… - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the determinants of farmer adoption of conservation farming practices
using panel data from two rounds of the Rural Incomes and Livelihoods Surveys that were …

Farmers' perception and adaptation to climate change: a case study of Sekyedumase district in Ghana

BY Fosu-Mensah, PLG Vlek, DS MacCarthy - Environment, Development …, 2012 - Springer
Climate change is projected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts
on Ghana, particularly on rural farmers whose livelihoods depend largely on rainfall. The …

[หนังสือ][B] Nitrogen fixation in tropical crop** systems

KE Giller - 2001 - books.google.com
The second edition of this book, first published in 1991 and intended for students and
researchers, contains revised and updated material on the theory and practice of nitrogen …

Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana

ST Partey, AD Dakorah, RB Zougmoré, M Ouédraogo… - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
The gender perspective of climate information use is not well studied although necessary for
develo** gender-responsive climate information services (CIS). This study determined …

Household-level determinants of adoption of improved natural resources management practices among smallholder farmers in western Kenya

PP Marenya, CB Barrett - Food policy, 2007 - Elsevier
Integrated natural resources management (INRM), of which integrated soil fertility
management (ISFM) is a component, offers considerable promise for increasing food …

Adoption and dissemination pathways for climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices for climate-resilient livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania

M Nyasimi, P Kimeli, G Sayula, M Radeny, J Kinyangi… - Climate, 2017 - mdpi.com
Smallholder farmers in East Africa need information and knowledge on appropriate climate-
smart agriculture (CSA) practices, technologies, and institutional innovations in order to …

[HTML][HTML] Tree planting by smallholder farmers in Malawi: Using the theory of planned behaviour to examine the relationship between attitudes and behaviour

SS Meijer, D Catacutan, GW Sileshi… - Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study examined farmers' attitudes towards tree planting on farms in Malawi, using the
theory of planned behaviour as a conceptual framework. Questionnaires containing a scale …