CONTEXT: India's agricultural systems are increasingly affected by climate change's adverse effects.
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Relatives, neighbors, or friends: Information exchanges among irrigators on new on-farm water management tools
CONTEXT: On-farm water application in Ethiopia, as in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, is dominated by furrow irrigation, which resulted in inefficient water uses and related economic and environmental problems.
Soil health and grain yield impacts of climate resilient agriculture projects: Evidence from southern Malawi
Climate-resilient agriculture projects can enhance sustainable ag by improving soil health, increasing grain yields, & building ag systems' resilience to climate change & extreme weather shocks.
Conservation agriculture improves adaptive capacity of cropping systems to climate stress in Malawi
Improving adaptive capacity of crop systems through minimum mechanical soil disturbance, permanent soil organic cover, and crop species diversification.
Initial impacts & resilience of China's food systems during the pandemic and the government's responses & long-term efforts to promote resilience.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar's chicken and egg sector, with implications for the sustainable development goals
Chicken & eggs make important contributions to food & nutrition security of low-income households in Myanmar. What are the impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar's poultry sector?
COVID-19 induced significant economic and social disruptions in India. Rural households, including smallholders, were affected by loss in migrant income, livelihood and farm and non-farm incomes.
Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity. Investment in small-scale irrigation may provide a solution to address the challenge by extending crop production into the dry season.
Smallholder mechanization induced by yield-enhancing biological technologies: Evidence from Nepal and Ghana
Recent agricultural transformation in Asia and Africa has witnessed the gradual spread of mechanization in agricultural areas that are still largely made up of smallholder farming.
An examination of the scope and depth of research on the five major types of risks in agriculture: Which have received sufficient attention and which have not?
Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria
A study of how adoption of animal traction or tractors affects economies of scope for rice, grains, and legumes/seeds in Nigeria.
Stakeholders prioritization of climate-smart agriculture interventions: Evaluation of a framework
Presenting a framework to help governments, development organizations, and the private sector prioritize locally suitable climate-smart agricultural interventions.
Assessment of flood recession agriculture for food security in Northern Ghana: An optimization modelling approach
A careful selection of crop mixtures plus increasing farmers' access to improved seeds, integrating pest management and credit, and mainstreaming flood recession agriculture will improve food security in northern Ghana.
Spatial farm typology analysis found that specific contexts, including rates of mineral fertilizer application, livestock ownership, and rainfall, can factor in the suitability of CA.