The African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD) is an online open access scientific journal that publishes articles on a quarterly basis (March, June, September, December). It is a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal with an ultimate purpose of sharing and increasing the depth of knowledge on aspects of sustainable rural development.
Current Issue
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025): Fostering Rural Transformation in Africa through research generated solutions
ABSTRACT
Research is fundamental for generating technical innovations, practices and information to guide planning and for lesson learning. This Issue of the African Journal of Rural Development, Volume 10 (2), presents nine research papers covering aspects on multistakeholder engagement for technology uptake, use of AI generated solutions for plant disease management, status of post-harvest handling in rural areas of Uganda, enhancing agricultural productivity through greenhouse farming, promoting growing of underutilized legumes for enhancing food and nutrition security and management of urban waste. The papers cover important issues that need attention for improving agricultural productivity and wellbeing amongst rural and urban dwellers and of the need to develop circular economies. AFJRD calls for increased investment to support building Africa’s science capacity to generate solutions for improving productivity and sustainable agricultural practices for strengthening agrifood systems. In these endeavors, attention need to be placed on multi-actor partnerships in addressing research issues and emerging opportunities.
Keywords: Africa, Aflatoxins, AI solutions, groundnut rosette disease, multi-actor partnerships, research for development, underutilized legumes
RESUME
La recherche est fondamentale a la generation d’innovations technologique, de pratiques et d’informations qui oriente la planification et nourrissent la capitalisation des enseignements. Ce numéro de l’African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), volume 10 (2), présente neuf articles de recherche portant sur l’engagement multipartite en vue de l’adoption des technologies ; l’utilisation de solutions générées par l’IA pour la gestion des maladies des plantes ; l’état de la gestion post‑récolte dans les zones rurales de l’Ouganda ; l’amélioration de la productivité agricole grâce à la culture sous serre ; la promotion de la culture de légumineuses sous‑utilisées pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle ; et la gestion des déchets urbains. Ces articles abordent des questions déterminantes pour l’amélioration de la productivité agricole et du bien‑être des populations rurales et urbaines, tout en soulignant la nécessité de développer des économies circulaires. L’AFJRD appelle à un accroissement des investissements afin de renforcer les capacités scientifiques de l’Afrique à générer des solutions améliorant la productivité et la durability des pratiques agricoles en vue de consolider les systèmes agroalimentaires. Dans ces efforts, une attention particulière doit être portée aux partenariats multi‑acteurs dans le traitement des questions de recherche et des opportunités émergentes.
Mots clés : Afrique, aflatoxins, solutions IA, rosette de l’arachide, partenariats multi‑acteurs , recherche pour le développement , légumineuses sous‑utilisées.
Published: 2025-09-24
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The African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD) is an online open-access journal published quarterly. The AFJRD publishes original research papers comprising emerging issues in rural development; authoritative reviews; synthesis articles and editorials; chapters and book reviews as well as short communications that may not warrant publication as full papers. All submissions must have a focus on sustainable development of rural communities and improving livelihoods generally and as such, authors and contributors will be required to contextualize their work to fit this focus and scope. The primary purpose of the AFJRD is to share knowledge, on all aspects that contribute to sustainable rural development and improving livelihoods and development broadly as widely as possible. All articles and opinions therein published in the AFJRD reflect views of the authors and not necessarily those of the African Journal of Rural Development
AFJRD is published by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), with an Editorial Secretariat at Makerere University Kampala, Uganda .