Weather and climate variability are the major production risks and uncertainties impacting agricultural systems performance and management. This study investigated the access and factors that influence the utility of agro ...

Mango production and marketing is hampered by fruit fly infestation that is responsible for high pre and post-harvest losses. To reduce the losses, cost of production and increase the profit at producer level, International ...

In Southern Mali, small-scale farmers face multiple constraints such as low soil fertility that lead to low agricultural productivity and income. Crop-Livestock Integration System (CLIS) among small-scale farmers has been ...

The access to and utilization of agricultural information by farmers is important in contributing to improvement in agricultural production in any country. In Kenya, the situation regarding relaying of agricultural ...

Purple passion fruit is an important fruit, ranking third in export volumes in Kenya. lts yields drastically declined over the period 1994 to 2005 from 948,000 to 32,000 tonnes partly due o drought stresses. Without ...

Pastoral communities in Isiolo county of Kenya inhabit the Arid and Semi Arid areas where the climatic conditions provide limited effective and sustainable options for land use other than mobile livestock rearing and in ...

Ethiopia’s agricultural sector accounts to 40 percent of national Gross Domestic Product. This shows that the sector is important in improving the livelihoods of the bulk of the population. Despite its importance, the ...

Land use/cover change alters the hydrologic response of river catchments. The response depends on the soil characteristics such as; infiltration capacity, porosity, organic matter content and bulk density. Understanding ...

Rachuonyo South district is resource endowed in terms of land productivity as is evidenced by annual production outputs of various crops. Sweet potatoes are the main cash crops grown in these areas alongside others such ...

Ground water is a major source of large-scale water use in the middle River Njoro watershed in Kenya. However little has been done to analyze its potential for strategic development and management. Borehole data has not ...