As a fundamental pillar of food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), ensuring seed security
is critical to empowering farmers in cultivating food and livestock feed, thereby fostering …

In many low-income countries, agricultural producers face significant climate-related risks
that undermine the resilience of their production and food supply systems. Agricultural …

The interest in landrace cereals, ie genetically diverse varieties with historical origin, has
increased in recent decades. While several studies exist on farmer's motivations to grow …

CONTEXT Crop breeding in the Global South faces a 'phenoty** bottleneck'due to
reliance on manual visual phenoty**, which is both error-prone and challenging to scale …

Finger millet is a climate-resilient crop providing food and nutrition security and income In
Uganda. However, the current productivity of finger millet in farmers' fields is low and among …

There is a need to address gender inequalities in agri-food systems (AFS) governance to
close the gender gap and improve women's agency and participation in the agri-food sector …

Abstract Context Food insecurity in Sub-Sahara Africa hinges on addressing salient gender
inequities within the seed system. While efficient seed system promises reduced systemic …

Common bean is often considered a woman's crop because they play important roles from
production to marketing. However, breeding programs often focus on farmers without …

This study examined the gender-differentiated trait preferences of cooking banana
(matooke) for farmers and consumers in Central Uganda to inform banana-breeding …

Phaseolus vulgaris L. is considered one of the most essential legume crops in Kenya.
Alternaria alternata is an economically significant plant pathogen that causes Alternaria leaf …