Adoption of ICT innovations in the agriculture sector in Africa: a review of the literature

C Ayim, A Kassahun, C Addison… - Agriculture & Food …, 2022 - Springer
According to the latest World Economic Forum report, about 70% of the African population
depends on agriculture for their livelihood. This makes agriculture a critical sector within the …

Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production

R Singh, GS Singh - Energy, Ecology and Environment, 2017 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Adoption of agricultural technology in the develo** world: A meta-analysis of the empirical literature

S Ruzzante, R Labarta, A Bilton - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Agricultural technologies have long been promoted by governments and development
organizations as effective ways to increase farm productivity and reduce poverty. However …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in supporting farmers to adapt to climate change: Insights from northeastern Ghana

P Antwi-Agyei, LC Stringer - Climate Risk Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The importance of extension services in hel** smallholder farmers to address the many
challenges of agricultural production cannot be over-emphasized. However, relatively few …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting farmer uptake of new agricultural practices: A tool for research, extension and policy

G Kuehne, R Llewellyn, DJ Pannell, R Wilkinson… - Agricultural systems, 2017 - Elsevier
There is much existing knowledge about the factors that influence adoption of new practices
in agriculture but few attempts have been made to construct predictive quantitative models of …

Traders as sustainability governance actors in global food supply chains: A research agenda

J Grabs, SL Carodenuto - Business Strategy and the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Corporate actors are rapidly gaining ground as nontraditional forms of authority that shape
sustainability governance efforts in global food supply chains. This paper highlights the …

[HTML][HTML] Social acceptance of dual land use approaches: Stakeholders' perceptions of the drivers and barriers confronting agrivoltaics diffusion

G Torma, J Aschemann-Witzel - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Agrivoltaics is a dual land-use approach, combining food and energy production. It is a yet
underexplored innovation with high potential to address land-use conflicts. Understanding …

Innovative agronomic practices for sustainable intensification in sub-Saharan Africa. A review

S Kuyah, GW Sileshi, L Nkurunziza, N Chirinda… - Agronomy for …, 2021 - Springer
Africa's need to double food production and feed the burgeoning human population, without
compromising its natural resource base, has raised the momentum for sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of land use/land cover dynamics and Prosopis invasion on ecosystem service values in Afar Region, Ethiopia

H Shiferaw, W Bewket, T Alamirew, G Zeleke… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Land use/land cover (LULC) dynamics and the resulting changes in ecosystems, as well as
the services they provide, are a consequence of human activities and environmental drivers …

Disruptive innovation in agriculture: Socio-cultural factors in technology adoption in the develo** world

GN Curry, S Nake, G Koczberski, M Oswald… - Journal of Rural …, 2021 - Elsevier
The low rate of technology adoption has long been a key constraint on improving
productivity, income and yields in farming, particularly in develo** countries where market …