Climate change and variability in Kenya: a review of impacts on agriculture and food security

BK Kogo, L Kumar, R Koech - Environment, Development and …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change and variability are a major threat to the agricultural sector globally. It is
widely accepted that the changes in temperature, rainfall patterns, sea water level and …

Consumer attitudes towards environmental concerns of meat consumption: A systematic review

R Sanchez-Sabate, J Sabaté - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Meat consumption is a major contributor to global warming. Given the worldwide growing
demand of meat, and the severe impact of meat production on the planet, reducing animal …

Organic amendments increase crop yields by improving microbe-mediated soil functioning of agroecosystems: A meta-analysis

G Luo, L Li, VP Friman, J Guo, S Guo, Q Shen… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although numerous studies suggest that organic amendments are better at maintaining soil
fertility and crop production than mineral-only fertilization, it is unclear if this occurs in …

Climate variation explains a third of global crop yield variability

DK Ray, JS Gerber, GK MacDonald, PC West - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
Many studies have examined the role of mean climate change in agriculture, but an
understanding of the influence of inter-annual climate variations on crop yields in different …

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 …

Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

L Connolly-Boutin, B Smit - Regional Environmental Change, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Multiple
biophysical, political, and socioeconomic stresses interact to increase the region's …

Climate change impacts on crop productivity in Africa and South Asia

J Knox, T Hess, A Daccache… - Environmental research …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change is a serious threat to crop productivity in regions that are already food
insecure. We assessed the projected impacts of climate change on the yield of eight major …

Genetic engineering for modern agriculture: challenges and perspectives

R Mittler, E Blumwald - Annual review of plant biology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Abiotic stress conditions such as drought, heat, or salinity cause extensive losses to
agricultural production worldwide. Progress in generating transgenic crops with enhanced …

Management of a holistic supply chain network for proactive resilience: Theory and case study

J Wang, R Dou, RR Muddada, W Zhang - Computers & Industrial …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel theory for managing a holistic supply chain network, for
proactive resilience. A holistic or inter-industrial supply chain network (H-SCN for short), is a …

Exposure of global mountain systems to climate warming during the 21st Century

D Nogués-Bravo, MB Araújo, MP Errea… - Global environmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
We provide an assessment of surface temperature changes in mountainous areas of the
world using a set of climate projections at a 0.5° resolution for two 30-year periods (2040 …