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Nigeria - Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Olayide, Olawale E. (2021-01)This review report involves the analysis and synthesis of literatures on climate change, land use, energy, livelihoods and sustainable development in Nigeria. The methodology employed in the review involves searching ... -
On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: A critical review
Rötter, Reimund P.; Sehomi, Fanou L.; Höhn, Jukka G.; Niemi, Jarkko K.; van den Berg, Marrit (2016-07)The major challenge of the 21st century is to achieve food security under, roughly, a doubling in food demand by 2050 compared to present, and producing the additional food under marked shifts in climatic risks and with ... -
Performance Evaluation and Water Availability of Canal Irrigation Scheme in Punjab Pakistan
Sajid, Imran; Tischbein, Bernhard; Borgemeister, Christian; Flörke, Martina (2022-01-28)The supply of surface water by century-old infrastructure causes substantial water loss and triggers huge abstractions of groundwater, resulting in low irrigation efficiency. We evaluated the irrigation performance ... -
Senegal – Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Faye, Amy; Dièye, Mohamadou; Diakhaté, Pape B.; Bèye, Assane; Sall, Moussa; Diop, Mbaye (2021-01)Located in West Africa, Senegal is classified as a least-developed country that has historically had political stability and slow economic growth compared to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, from 2012 onward, ... -
Strategies for Scaling Agricultural Technologies in Africa
Ajayi, M. Tunde; Oluwole, Fatunbi; Akinbamijo, Yemi (2018)Africa agriculture requires a systematic way of bringing technologies with very high potentials to scale. This book aims to bridge this gap in knowledge, by reviewing the existing knowledge on scaling technologies and ... -
Study of Selected Livestock Innovations in Ethiopia
Tegegne, Azage; Legese Feye, Getachew (2020-07)Ethiopia is endowed with significant livestock resources and holds the largest livestock population in Africa, estimated at around 60 million cattle, 60 million sheep and goats, 52 million chickens, 4.5 million camels, 10 ... -
Sudan - Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Osman, Abdelrahman K.; Ali, Adil M. (2021-01)Sudan is situated in Sub-Saharan Africa, covering an area of about 1.9 million km<sup>2</sup> and has a population of 43 million. It is regarded as one of the countries in the world where human development is least advanced ...