Recent surveys have shown that the global urban population is increasing at an accelerated
rate. As a result, the associated increased demand for food items has pushed up the overall …

Objectives Arid pastoralism is often understood as an adaptive strategy to marginal
environments. As pastoralists become increasingly market integrated, novel dietary …

The assessment of the vulnerability to drought hazards in smallholder farming systems
dependent on rain-fed agriculture has recently gained global popularity, given the need to …

This study employed multidimensional econometric approaches to socio-economic and
biophysical factors to examine household vulnerability to climate-induced poverty in rural …

This paper compared livestock farmers' perceptions of climate change with meteorological
data with the intent of understanding the predictors of farmers' perceptions. Primary and …

Agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopia's economy, accounting for 36 percent of GDP, 79
percent of employment opportunities, and 80 percent of exports. 1 The country has diverse …

Most governments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including the Southern Africa Development
Community (SADC), are actively seeking methods to enhance and expand opportunities for …

Extreme atmospheric hazards are high-impact weather events caused by processes in the
Earth's atmosphere that typically result in significant losses and damages. They can have …