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Maintaining egg freshness in the absence of refrigeration: The potential of zero‐energy cooling pots

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Egg storage in regions with unreliable electricity is challenging, leading to rapid quality deterioration and postharvest losses. This study evaluated the efficacy of a Zero‐Energy Cooling (ZEC) pot, an evaporative cooling technology, for preserving table egg quality in comparison to conventional refrigeration and ambient storage ...
Thomas Ansong Agyei, Kruenti Francis, Maxwell Ansong Okai, Edmund Sottie, Gameli Kafui Apedo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Extension Services and Climate Adaptive Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension
Climate adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through agricultural extension and climate information sources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria was evaluated.  Sample sizes of 428 smallholder farmers were selected through multi-stage sampling procedure.
Emeka Emmanuel Osuji, Michael Olatunji Olaolu, Ngozi Eucharia Okereke-Ejiogu, Peter Agu Onoh , Chidinma Adanna Peter-Onoh , Lilian Chinaenye Emma-Okafor , Ogueri Chukwuma, Chizoma Olivia Osuagwu , Bernadine Ngozi Aririguzo , Alagba Rosemond Adaohuru   +9 more
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Visions of sustainable development and the future of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (and beyond)

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Smallholder farmers are widely touted as essential to sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. But what exactly is meant by sustainable development, and how are smallholder farmers expected to contribute to it?
Chad S. Boda, Angela Dziedzom Akorsu, Frederick Ato Armah, Adrine Atwiine, Ronald Byaruhanga, Walter Chambati, Bernard Ekumah, Turaj Faran, Charles Tetteh Hombey, Ellinor Isgren, Ellinor Isgren, Anne Jerneck, Freedom Mazwi, Elizabeth Mpofu, Delmah Ndhlovu, Laury Ocen, Michaelin Sibanda   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forage legumes as feed for pigs in smallholder production systems in the North of Lao PDR [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis sought to characterise and understand existing smallholder pig production systems in the North of Lao PDR and to investigate the role of forage legumes as alternative protein sources for pigs in smallholder production systems.
Phengsavanh, Phonepaseuth
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Nutrient composition and heavy metal accumulation in water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms] and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) from the Dande River, Nepal: Implications for use as alternative feed resources

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The proliferation of invasive aquatic macrophytes poses a significant ecological challenge globally, while many tropical regions face chronic shortages of affordable livestock feed. This study addresses this dual problem by assessing two invasive species, water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes ...
Anish Balchhaudi, Aanchal Shrestha, Akash Adhikari, Sujan Adhikari, Abhishek Adhikari, Rabin Acharya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting smallholder farmers for climate information services adoption in Africa: A systematic literature review

Climate Services
Seventy percent of smallholder farmers in Africa depend on rainfed farming systems, making them vulnerable to climate variability and extremes. Climate information services (CIS) adoption by smallholder farmers in Africa presents a promising solution for
Rejoice S. Nyoni, Guillaume Bruelle, Regis Chikowo, Nadine Andrieu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN MALAWI [PDF]

In this paper we analyze the factors that influence the productivity of maize among smallholder farmers. We use farm-household survey data in order to compare the productivity of smallholder maize production under integrated (ISFM) and chemical-based ...
Sauer, Johannes, Tchale, Hardwick
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Synergistic effects of maize defoliation and common bean relay cropping in Western Ethiopia

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Maize defoliation is practiced to enhance crop management by improving light penetration, nutrient allocation, controlling weeds, and providing supplementary feeds for livestock. A rapid decline in soil fertility and low crop yields associated with maize‐based monocropping has prompted the recent introduction of maize common bean ...
Alemayehu Dabesa, Feyera Takele, Zerihun Abebe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The socio-economic impacts of the floriculture industries on the smallholders in Ethiopia: the case of Sululta District in Oromia National Regional State

Frontiers in Horticulture
Floriculture industries produce non-edible agricultural products for the global market. Whereas, the smallholder farmers produce edible agricultural products for domestic consumption and they contribute to national food security.
Alemnesh Tsehay Kassa, Gutema Imana Keno, Tompson Makahamadze, Demissie Bekele   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why did the People’s Development Bank of Mozambique fail? Lessons from successful government development banks from Asia and Africa [PDF]

Despite many decades of experimentation with supplier-led approaches to credit in many developing countries, limited success has been achieved in terms of improving access to credit for smallholder farmers. In the case of Mozambique, previous attempts by
Manganhele, Anina Trefina
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