Economic power has been shifting globally from west to east for decades now, largely by-passing the continent of Africa. However, Africa has been drawn into globalisation effects – especially the downsides of liberalised arrival of cheap farm produce from abroad displacing home agricultural...

If the viability and sustainability of smallholder agriculture is to be maintained and food security is to be enhanced in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), intensified, market-oriented livestock production needs to be promoted. This paper presents empirical evidence to support this contention....

This study examined the viability of prospective Jatropha based firms vis–a-vis employment opportunities in Nigeria, specifically the study identified the Jatropha bio-diesel and other allied products that were been researched into in Nigeria, estimated the costs and returns structure to...

Indigenous coping strategies could cause potential risks on hydrology, soil degradation, Biodiversity and crop yields, which would influence food safety in Kenya. However there’s little information on assessing these strategies and their impact across the four Agro-ecological Zones in Kaloleni...

A study was conducted in the four counties the maize- wheat-teapotato and sugarcane-based farming system in North western Kenya to explore the variability among household characteristics and farm productivity. The aim of this work was to establish homogenous groups of crop-livestock mixed...

This study highlights on the sustainable issues and agricultural development in Nigeria by looking at the theory of natural resources’ scarcity and its effects on growth and partly, on the principles of natural resources conservation. The environmental impact of continued population growth is...

Adaptation is critical since the mitigation efforts to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases will take time. The concern in developing countries, particularly in Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) is due to high vulnerability and ability to adapt is low. This study analyses adaptation...

Dairy farming in the Swart/and, one of the regions in the. Western Cape Province where milk is produced, was until the last decade a very important source of cash flow in farming, in contrast with wheat and sheep farming which produces an annual income. Presently the average size of a dairy is...

Peasant households ' land use and conservation decisions are likely to be influenced by their dual economic engagement in production (and labour demand) and consumption (and labour supply) decisions. Home production of subsistence consumption, credit and liquidity constraints, etc. within...