Climate-Smart agriculture and potato production in Kenya: review of the determinants of practice

A Waaswa, A Oywaya Nkurumwa… - Climate and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) presents the opportunity to meet the world’
s increasing food demands in the face of climate variability. It is more responsive to the …

Understanding drivers of land use and land cover change in Africa: A review

ESP Assede, H Orou, SSH Biaou… - Current Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To develop a clear understanding and a critical assessment of
current research efforts on the changes and underlying drivers of LULCC in Africa, we …

Spatial prediction of soil aggregate stability and soil organic carbon in aggregate fractions using machine learning algorithms and environmental variables

M Zeraatpisheh, S Ayoubi, Z Mirbagheri… - Geoderma …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge about the spatial variability of soil aggregate stability indices, soil
organic carbon (SOC) in various aggregate sizes, and aggregation across the landscape is …

Map** the diversity of land uses following deforestation across Africa

RN Masolele, D Marcos, V De Sy, IO Abu… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
African forest are increasingly in decline as a result of land-use conversion due to human
activities. However, a consistent and detailed characterization and map** of land-use …

Soil loss estimation for conservation planning in the welmel watershed of the Genale Dawa Basin, Ethiopia

YM Tessema, J Jasińska, LT Yadeta, M Świtoniak… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
As a form of environmental degradation, soil degradation directly or indirectly affects many
lives through decreased agricultural yields, increased flooding and habitat loss. Soil loss …

Impacts of COVID-19 on diverse farm systems in Tanzania and South Africa

HG Tripathi, HE Smith, SM Sait, SM Sallu, S Whitfield… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Emerging information on the interactions between the COVID-19 pandemic and global food
systems have highlighted how the pandemic is accentuating food crises across Africa. Less …

Assessing the impact of climate change on soil erosion in East Africa using a convection-permitting climate model

S Chapman, CE Birch, MV Galdos… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
East Africa is highly reliant on agriculture and has high rates of soil erosion which negatively
impact agricultural yields. Climate projections suggest that rainfall intensity will increase in …

Assessment of soil erosion risk using an integrated approach of GIS and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Erzurum, Turkiye

DM Kucuker, DC Giraldo - Ecological Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessing soil erosion hazards and map** the spatial distribution of soil erosion have an
essential role in sustainable forest management. In this study, the potential soil erosion risk …

Toxic metals in East African agro-ecosystems: Key risks for sustainable food production

LK Munishi, PA Ndakidemi, W Blake, S Comber… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The dramatic increase in world population underpins current escalating food demand, which
requires increased productivity in the available arable land through agricultural …

Land use and land cover changes and their effect on ecosystem service values in the Bale Ecoregion, southeastern Ethiopia

A Haileslassie, MT Taye, M Diyessa… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Bale Ecoregion (BER) is known for its global importance in biodiversity and as a water
tower for East African drylands. Land use and land covers (LULC) have been changing for …