Rice is the most rapidly growing staple food in Africa and although rice production is steadily increasing, the consumption is still out-pacing the production. In Tanzania, two important diseases in rice production are leaf blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae and bacterial leaf blight caused by Xa...
Duku, Confidence
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Sparks, Adam H.
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Zwart, Sander J.
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[Spatial modelling of rice yield losses in Tanzania due to bacterial leaf blight and leaf blast in a changing climate]
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Spatial modelling of rice yield losses in Tanzania due to bacterial leaf blight and leaf blast in a changing climate
Meeting the dual objectives of food security and ecosystem protection is a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To this end agricultural intensification is considered desirable, yet, there remain uncertainties regarding the impact of climate change on opportunities for agricultural intens...
Dukua, C.
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Zwart, Sander J.
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Bussel, L.G.J. van
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Heina, L.
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[Quantifying trade-offs between future yield levels, food availability and forest and woodland conservation in Benin]
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Quantifying trade-offs between future yield levels, food availability and forest and woodland conservation in Benin
In recent decades, there have been substantial increases in crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a result of higher yields, increased cropping intensity, expansion of irrigated cropping systems, and rainfed cropland expansion. Yet, to date much of the research focus of the impact of cli...
Duku, C.
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Zwart, Sander J.
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Hein, L.
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[Impacts of climate change on cropping patterns in a tropical, sub-humid watershed]
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Impacts of climate change on cropping patterns in a tropical, sub-humid watershed
Agricultural land suitability analysis (ALSA) for crop production is one of the key tools for ensuring sustainable agriculture and for attaining the current global food security goal in line with the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) of United Nations. Although some review studies addressed...
Akpoti, K.
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Kabo-bah, A.T.
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Zwart, Sander J.
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[Agricultural land suitability analysis: state-of-the-art and outlooks for integration of climate change analysis]
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Agricultural land suitability analysis: state-of-the-art and outlooks for integration of climate change analysis