Several environmental stresses, including biotic and abiotic factors, adversely affect the
growth and development of crops, thereby lowering their yield. However, abiotic factors, eg …

In agriculture, precise fertilization and effective nutrient management are critical. Machine
learning (ML) has recently been increasingly used to develop decision support tools for …

We discuss recent trends in agricultural productivity in Africa and highlight how
technological progress in agriculture has stagnated on the continent. We briefly review the …

This study investigates the influence of climate change on agriculture productivity and food
security in the context of Ethiopia. We use 2011–2020 state level data set of four major …

Human society needs to increase food production by an estimated 70% by 2050 to feed an
expected population size that is predicted to be over 9 billion people. Currently, infectious …

To show how fast Internet affects employment in Africa, we exploit the gradual arrival of
submarine Internet cables on the coast and maps of the terrestrial cable network. Robust …

One of the greatest challenges humanity faces is feeding the world's human population in a
sustainable, nutritious, equitable and ethical way under a changing climate. Urgent …

The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the role of mechanization in
agricultural development. This literature has given rise to debates over the design of …

This paper argues that input-intensity and a lack of democratic control over the conditions for
advanced technology adoption indicates that low-tech approaches, despite generating …

Land is the most important wealth of the poor and has the triple attributes of resource, asset
and capital. However, the long-term neglect of the asset and capital attributes of land in rural …