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View article: Climate-crop models to support opportunity crop adaptation in Africa
Climate-crop models to support opportunity crop adaptation in Africa Open
In an era marked by climatic uncertainties and burgeoning food security challenges, climate-crop models emerge as important tools for guiding investments in climate-resilient agriculture. Here, we construct climate-crop model applications …
View article: Towards a Food Secure Future under Changing Climate in Ghana: The Role of Opportunity Crops
Towards a Food Secure Future under Changing Climate in Ghana: The Role of Opportunity Crops Open
There is a renewed interest in ‘opportunity’ (or underutilized) crops due to their potential to bolster food security, environmental resilience, and nutritional benefits. However, low productivity, underdeveloped markets, and limited resea…
View article: The evolution, characteristics, and driving forces of the rural-urban HCEs in China: based on the EIO-SDA model
The evolution, characteristics, and driving forces of the rural-urban HCEs in China: based on the EIO-SDA model Open
Households' carbon emissions (HCEs) plays an important role in the overall carbon emission (CE) reduction. This study conducts a comparative analysis of the trends and characteristics of the rural and urban HCEs in China in 1997–2020, by a…
View article: Modeling the Productivity of Opportunity Crops across Africa under Climate Change in Support of the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils
Modeling the Productivity of Opportunity Crops across Africa under Climate Change in Support of the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils Open
Addressing future agricultural challenges requires breeding cultivars with improved tolerance to evolving climatic conditions. Many African traditional and indigenous "opportunity crops" have demonstrated increased resilience to climate ha…
View article: Opportunity Crop Indicators: Assessing the Climate Adaptation Potential of Opportunity Crops in Africa
Opportunity Crop Indicators: Assessing the Climate Adaptation Potential of Opportunity Crops in Africa Open
Global dependence on a few well-researched staple crops exacerbates systemic vulnerabilities to climate change and does not encourage bio- or dietary diversity. The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils aims to strengthen African food systems…
View article: Effects on major edaphic properties across various contexts: light drought vs. extreme drought
Effects on major edaphic properties across various contexts: light drought vs. extreme drought Open
Under climate change, there is a drastic increase in the frequency of drought events, which significantly impacts the biogeochemical processes in regional soil. However, the specific patterns of how different drought intensities affect the…
View article: Machine Learning Crop Yield Models Based on Meteorological Features and Comparison with a Process-Based Model
Machine Learning Crop Yield Models Based on Meteorological Features and Comparison with a Process-Based Model Open
A major challenge for food security worldwide is the large interannual variability of crop yield, and climate change is expected to further exacerbate this volatility. Accurate prediction of the crop response to climate variability and cha…
View article: Eco-hydrological responses to recent droughts in tropical South America
Eco-hydrological responses to recent droughts in tropical South America Open
This study assesses the ecohydrological effects of recent meteorological droughts in tropical South America based on multiple sources of data, and investigates the possible mechanisms underlying the drought response and recovery of differe…
View article: A numerical framework to advance agricultural water management under hydrological stress conditions in a data scarce environment
A numerical framework to advance agricultural water management under hydrological stress conditions in a data scarce environment Open
Agriculture in Ethiopia has a historical dependency on rainfed (wet season) and surface water-based (dry season) irrigation projects, the performances of which rely heavily on JJAS precipitation. This is more sensitive in the Upper Blue Ni…
View article: Utilizing rainy season onset predictions to enhance maize yields in Ethiopia
Utilizing rainy season onset predictions to enhance maize yields in Ethiopia Open
For countries dependent on rainfed agriculture, failure of the rainy season can lead to serious consequences on the broader economy. Maize, a common staple crop in these countries, often expresses significant interannual variability, given…
View article: A Comprehensive Approach to the Design of a Renewable Energy Microgrid for Rural Ethiopia: The Technical and Social Perspectives
A Comprehensive Approach to the Design of a Renewable Energy Microgrid for Rural Ethiopia: The Technical and Social Perspectives Open
In view of Ethiopia’s significant renewable energy (RE) potential and the dynamic interactions among the components of the Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus, we attempted to incorporate solar and small-scale hydropower into the optimal design …
View article: A calibrated groundwater model (Modflow-NWT) data repository in the Koga Irrigation Project area, Ethiopia
A calibrated groundwater model (Modflow-NWT) data repository in the Koga Irrigation Project area, Ethiopia Open
The repository includes the research data pertaining to the Modflow-NWT based groundwater model developed for the Koga irrigation project area, Ethiopia. The database constitutes three archived data folders namely, 1. MainData (mostly exce…
View article: A calibrated groundwater model (Modflow-NWT) data repository in the Koga Irrigation Project area, Ethiopia
A calibrated groundwater model (Modflow-NWT) data repository in the Koga Irrigation Project area, Ethiopia Open
The repository includes the research data pertaining to the Modflow-NWT based groundwater model developed for the Koga irrigation project area, Ethiopia. The database constitutes three archived data folders namely, 1. MainData (mostly exce…
View article: The Impact on the Ecosystem Services Value of the Ecological Shelter Zone Reconstruction in the Upper Reaches Basin of the Yangtze River in China
The Impact on the Ecosystem Services Value of the Ecological Shelter Zone Reconstruction in the Upper Reaches Basin of the Yangtze River in China Open
With regional socio-economic development and increasing population, the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystem environments on the earth’s surface have changed markedly. Ecological shelter zone reconstruction (ESZR) is an ecosyste…
View article: Variability of Spatially Grid-Distributed Precipitation over the Huaihe River Basin in China
Variability of Spatially Grid-Distributed Precipitation over the Huaihe River Basin in China Open
This study investigates spatial characteristics of annual and decadal precipitation in the Huaihe River basin. Daily precipitation data, obtained from meteorological gauges, are analyzed for a 51-year period, from 1961 to 2011. Precipitati…