Using Sierra Leone – a post-conflict country in West Africa – as a case study, this dissertation addresses pressing issues on how to make smallholder agriculture more nutrition-sensitive, mitigate the adverse effects of ...

Nutrient depletion is a major limiting factor to agricultural sustainability in cereal dominated smallholder farming systems in Africa where over 80% of arable land is unsuitable to support primary productivity. This ...

It is well known that uranium (U) in mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers may accumulate in agricultural soils; yet, this U accumulation occurs at different rates, likely depending on the type of fertilizer used. To substantiate ...

Rice (Oryza spp.) has become an important staple food and cash crop across East Africa, and is now playing a pivotal role in regional food security and national economies. Since regional rice yields remain low, intensification ......
Reis (Oryza spp.) hat sich in ganz Ostafrika zu einem wichtigen Grundnahrungsmittel und Cash-Crop entwickelt und spielt heute eine zentrale Rolle für die regionale Ernährungssicherheit und Volkswirtschaften. Da ......

This thesis intends to examine the determinants and results of farmer’s decisions to uptake different paths of intensification, land use, and its dynamics over time by building a spatially and temporally explicit agent-based ...

Photosynthesis in the field is anything but steady-state. Because environment is changing, understanding plant’s photosynthetic activity in situ is challenging. Measurement of solar-induced fluorescence (SIF), along with ......

The Government of Ethiopia has made a strong commitment to developing and expanding various types of irrigation systems, technologies, and institutions among smallholder farmers. As a result, the irrigated area in the ...

Der Anbau und die Vermarktung von Mohnsamen aus regionalem Anbau bieten Chancen, eine alte Kulturpflanze in moderne Agrarökosysteme und Betriebskonzepte zu integrieren und diese ökologisch wie ökonomisch aufzuwerten. ...

The lactation cycle of dairy cows is characterized by physiological, metabolic, and endocrine changes that also affect adipose tissue (AT) function and portion. These changes include lipogenesis during periods of nutrient ...

In Ghana, the rising need for household energy from wood fuels and food needs is considered a major threat to forest resources conservation. Government and scientists believe that the alarming rate of deforestation and ...