This Issue 7 (3) of African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD) has nine papers that address largely six themes: Climate change and its associated impacts on livelihoods across Africa; sustainable agricultural intensification and associated effect of land expansion; environment effect of artisanal mining in Ghana ; agricultural value chain analysis in terms of gender role and participation; food value addition; and lastly socio-economic issues related to farmer preferred traits in cooked cassava, trade in common beans in Kenya and efforts at transforming rural livelihoods- the case in Lesotho. The paper by Sebuliba et al., discusses the related issue of effect of inorganic fertilizer application on greenhouse gas emission and microbial activity in shaded coffee trees in Uganda. These papers provide insights into some of the work especially in terms of responding to climate change challenges, declining land availability for agriculture due to increasing population pressure and the broader issue of strengthening livelihood opportunities in Africa. The papers provide a synopsis on some of the research work being done across Africa and allude to the need to strengthen Research for Development activities in Africa.
Published: 2024-03-28