ABSTRACT Sweetpotato and cassava are important food crop targets for transforming livelihoods in Mozambique, Nigeria and Uganda. To effectively deliver new crop varieties, there is need to explore and…

Abstract The increasing frequency of climate-related shocks in arid and semi-arid regions has subjected local populations to cyclical livelihood disruptions and poverty traps. Humanitarian assistance…

Abstract The increasing frequency of climate-related shocks in arid and semi-arid regions has subjected local populations to cyclical livelihood disruptions and poverty traps. Humanitarian assistance…

Cooperative societies have increasingly been acknowledged as a perilous institution for driving socio-economic development, especially in emerging nations like Nigeria. Cooperatives being owned and…

Abstract Geographical Indication (GI) labelling is gaining recognition in global markets due to the increasing demand for high-quality food products. This study examines Kilimanjaro coffee as a…

The low fertility status of the highly weathered tropical soils offers the opportunity to study the potential and optimum application rate of biochar as an organic soil amendment, especially for the…

Zambia runs an agricultural input support program for 900,000 rural households, primarily targeting maize, the staple crop. A new delivery mode was introduced to the program, initially allowing…

Abstract Uganda is a secondary centre of diversity of sweetpotato with most farmers maintaining at least four varieties in their fields. However, most of these varieties are landraces, with the uptake…

Abstract We investigate how a group of women smallholder farmers built a food system alongside the industrial and the corporate-state-led global agri-food system. The paper shows how the adoption of…

Abstract We investigate how a group of women smallholder farmers built a food system alongside the industrial and the corporate-state-led global agri-food system. The paper shows how the adoption of…