Working Document Series Open Access African subsistence farmers’ perceptions on rainfall change trends and adaptation strategies on crop production in Tigray Region, North Ethiopia A. Addisu · D. A. Amwata · D. Olago · S. Oriaso +1 more Water is becoming the most pressing issues for global crop production and food supply and this poses risks on how to feed the rapidly growing global population. The issues of climate and its impacts are now a big challenges for famers that… RUF-40043 2023 CC BY 4.0 15 May 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Assessing local community perceptions on climate change and variability and its effects on crop production in Western Oromia, Ethiopia Daba Mekonnen Understanding of local people’s perception on environmental conditions is crucial to designing and implementing appropriate adaptation strategies to climate change and variability. This study looked at communities’ perception of climate ch… RUF-37157 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Application of common components and specific weights method to analyze local perception patterns of land degradation in Northern Benin (West Africa) Essomanda Tchandao Mangamana Common components and specific weights analysis (CCSWA) is a relatively recent multiblock statistical method that constitutes an extension of principal components analysis (PCA) in the case where different sets of quantitative variables ha… RUF-36047 2016 CC BY 4.0 4 Oct 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Characterizing Current and Future Rainfall Variability and its Effect on Wheat and Barley Production in Sinana District, South Eastern Ethiopia Fitsum Bekele This study was undertaken in Sinana district to analyze current and future rainfall variability and its effect on wheat and barley production in Sinana district. Data on rainfall and crop yield were obtained from National Meteorological Ag… RUF-35977 2015 CC BY 4.0 21 Jul 2016
Journal articles Open Access Determinants of farm-level decisions regarding cereal crops and varieties in semi-arid central Tanzania N. Kihupi · B. Msongaleli · F.B.R. Rwehumbiza · S. Tumbo We assess the potential and constraints of increased sorghum and pearl millet production to enhance food security and livelihoods in central Tanzania. These dryland cereals show a high potential to contribute to local food security. The st… RUF-35786 2015 CC BY 4.0 3 Dec 2015