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Pollination and biological control research: are we neglecting two billion smallholders
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Food insecurity is a major world problem, with ca. 870 million people in the world being chronically undernourished.
Most of these people live in tropical, developing regions and rely on smallholder farming for food ...
Back to baselines: measuring change and sharing data
(BioMed Central, 2014)
International research for development is under increasing pressure to demonstrate development outcomes that
enhance people’s food security and well-being while preserving the natural resource base. The CGIAR Research
Programme ...
Households and food security: lessons from food secure households in East Africa
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: What are the key factors that contribute to household-level food security? What lessons can we learn
from food secure households? What agricultural options and management strategies are likely to benefit ...
Effects of selected soil and water conservation technologies onnutrient losses and maize yields in the central highlands of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2014-02)
tMitigating nutrient loss is a prerequisite of sustainable agriculture in the tropics. We evaluated threesoil and water conservation technologies (mulching, minimum tillage and tied ridging) for two croppingseasons (long ...
The interplay between household food security and wellbeing among small‑scale farmers in the context of rapid agrarian change in India
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: Small-scale agriculture, government entitlements, and livelihood opportunities offered by rapid
economic growth shape the food security and wellbeing of people in rural India. This paper analyses this ...
Effect of Climate Change on Small Scale Agricultural Production and Food Security in Kitui District, Kenya
(World Science and Research Publishing, 2014-10)
Most of the world’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are found in the
developing countries. These ASALs face many challenges some of which are as
a result of the declining availability of water resources and increasing ...
Integrating Farmers and Scientific Methods for Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation Options in Embu County
(Springer International Publishing, 2014-11)
Potential for promoting sorghum crop as a climate change adaptation strategy for rain-fed agriculture in Embu County, Kenya was evaluated using farmer perceptions and scientific methods. Three hundred and sixty six smallholder ...
Coping Strategies against Climate Change in Agricultural Production in Kitui District, Kenya
(World Science and Research Publishing, 2014-10)
The aim of this paper is to assess the coping and adaptation strategies that have
been employed by farmers in their agricultural activities against the effects of
climate change in Kitui district. It also looks at the ...
An Analysis of The Impact of Agro-Ecological Zones on The Influence of The Key Factors That Affect Food Security: The Case of The Embu County in Kenya
(2017-08)
This paper is based on the results of a study that was carried out to determine the impact of agro-ecological zones (AEZs) on the influence of the key factors that affect household food security through a case study in the ...
Empowering smallholder rice farmers in Tanzania to increase productivity for promoting food security in Eastern and Southern Africa
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Despite low rice yield levels in Tanzania, the country is the leading producer in Eastern and Southern
Africa. Given that this business is dominated by smallholder farmers and that the country is endowed ...