Nitrogen (N) fixation through legume-Rhizobium symbiosis is important for enhancing
agricultural productivity and is therefore of great economic interest. Growing evidence indicates …

The global population is projected to increase to 9 billion by mid-century, with Africa’s
population doubling in the next 40 years [1]. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this increasingly …

Food security entails having sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet dietary needs. The
need to optimise nitrogen (N) use for nutrition security while minimising environmental risks in …

Livestock production is important for food security, nutrition, and landscape maintenance, but
it is associated with several environmental impacts. To assess the risk and benefits arising …

Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] yields currently stand at 4.5 t ha −1 on smallholder
farms in Uganda, despite the attainable yield (45–48 t ha −1 ) of NASPOT 11 cultivar …

Increased adoption of improved agricultural technologies is considered an essential step to
address global poverty and hunger, and agronomic trials suggest intensification in …

This study evaluated the symbiotic effectiveness and economic evaluation of Rhizobium
inoculants with the objective of recommending the most effective inoculant strain for soybean …

The adaptability of cassava to low fertile and marginal soils facilitates its production in
subsistent agriculture. As a result, smallholder farmers rarely apply fertilizers. The current yield …

Maize farmers in sub-Saharan Africa recently experienced unusual damage in their farms,
attributed to the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith). This pest was first …

Most of the population in sub-Saharan Africa sub-Saharan Africa depends on agriculture for
livelihood, which is mainly practiced by resource-constrained smallholder farmers. Due to …