Strengthening women’s resilience and participation in climate governance in the agrifood sector through public policies: a strategic review of literature
Women are uniquely vulnerable to climate change but play a critical role in enhancing the climate resilience of the agrifood sector. Based on a rapid review of academic and grey literature, this paper synthesizes the state of knowledge on the...
Conservation agriculture for closing maize yield gap and enhancing climate resilience in semi-arid Eastern Rwanda
In Rwanda, maize is a crucial staple crop, serving as a primary food source for both smallholder and commercial farmers. However, national maize yields (1.52 t ha−1) remain significantly lower than the global (5.88 t ha−1) and African (2.27...
The impact of sociocultural factors on women smallholder farmers: Middle East and North Africa
Gender inequality persists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region because of an entrenched patriarchy from within the private domain of households to communities, to a more systemic patriarchy sustained by the state and other key...
Transforming soil quality index predictions in the Nile River Basin using hybrid stacking machine learning techniques
This study highlights the importance of sustainable land management in preserving soil health and agricultural productivity, particularly in mitigating land degradation. Soil Quality Index (SQI) was assessed in Egypt’s Nile River Basin using 266...
Gene expression study of durum wheat hybrids under water deficit conditions
Background The present study was conducted at the CerealMed project farm during the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 growing seasons using a strip plot design with two replications. The objective was to evaluate durum wheat hybrids and six durum wheat...
Effects of Salinity Stress on Grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) and Its Wild Relatives: Morpho-Physiological Insights at the Seedling Stage
Salinity is a critical abiotic stress influencing plant growth. However, its effect on grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) remains insufficiently explored. The present study screened 24 germplasm accessions representing 11 Lathyrus species at the...
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics approaches to characterise, select and advance cassava pre-breeding populations with enhanced whitefly tolerance
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) provides food security for over 500 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) is a pest in this region that results in ca. 50% crop yield losses. Thus, it is important to develop...
