Tomato production in The Gambia is ranked second after onion in terms of production acreage and highly consumed. An agronomic trial was conducted in 2021 and 2022 at Horticulture unit in Yundum. The main objective was to ...

Saharan dust and BM incidence are strongly correlated. Peaks in PM10 concentrations, low humidity, and high temperature precede meningitis outbreaks by 2 to 4 weeks, especially in the Sahelian zone.  ENSO influence ...

The extent of land cover (vegetation) was assessed by comparing the preindustrial period to the present, using a fully coupled regional atmospheric model (WRF) and a land surface model (Noah-MP) with dynamic vegetation, ...

The Central and Upper River Regions (CRR and URR) of The Gambia have undergone major land use and land cover (LULC) transformations between 2002 and 2024, with projections to 2034 showing continued pressure on forested ...

Climate change has significantly influenced internal migration patterns in Burkina Faso, where droughts, declining soil fertility, and water scarcity threaten agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods. This policy ...

A significant amount of vegetation and water were converted into built-up (Figure 1). The state of these water bodies and channels. Mostly, the conversion of other classes to built-up took place in the Western and South-Western ...

Drought poses a significant and growing threat to cocoa production compromising the livelihoods of thousands of people. Evidence from the study shows that:  Drought occurrence is evident and constitutes a key challenge ...

Agriculture remains the main source of livelihood for households in the rural populace of sub-Saharan Africa. It plays a crucial role in the economic development and contributes significantly to the gross domestic product ...

CLI is an climatesmart alternative indicated as such by several research work across the World and West Africa in particular. It is seen as a way of sustainable production accessible even to small farmers in the perspective ...

Soil fertility management issues are at the centre of debates on the sustainability of agricultural production systems in Africa, particularly in West Africa where farmers are concerned with decline of soil fertility1. ...