Working Document Series Open Access Investing in potential: Africa’s people and land feeding the world E. Adipala · A. Egeru Global food demand is experiencing accelerated increase with projected deficits requiring a sustained growth of at least 70% if the world is to feed its growing population by 2050. Amidst this accelerated growth in food demand and populati… RUF-38308 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jun 2020
Working Document Series Open Access The potential of commercial preservation of tomatoes using a mixed-mode solar drying technology in rural Botswana E. Dintwa · O.B. Ebangu · O. Motsamai Globally, the agricultural value chain is adversely affected by high postharvest losses estimated to be 30-50%. Efficient and affordable preservation technologies to mitigate the enormous postharvest losses are scarce in sub-Saharan Africa… RUF-37534 2016 CC BY 4.0 10 Apr 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Predicting potential distribution of the coconut whitefly in Mozambique based on ecological niche modeling tool T. Checo · D. Cugala · L. Jose The coconut (Cocos nucifera) whiteûy (Aleurotrachelus atratus), native to Central America has been recorded in various countries in Africa. In Mozambique, the coconut whitefly was reported for the first time in Maputo in 2010. However, the… RUF-34232 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015