This paper assesses the comparative advantage of the Tanzanian coffee sector in the European Union (EU) before and during the Everything but Arms (EBA) trading regime. Coffee’s comparative advantage at the EU level ...

Achieving the sustainable development goals in developing countries will require the realization of benefits from the global supply and value chains, such as coffee, for inclusive economic development and poverty reduction. ...

Land degradation due to use of unsustainable agricultural practices has af- fected many communities in rural mountain areas rendering them to be more vulnerable to income poverty and inequality. In this case, agroforestry ...

Nature-based Income Generating Activities (NIGAs) can enhance livelihoods of smallholder farmers and biodiversity conservation in highly degrading ecosystems. These practices are promoted by various development and ...

Previous studies on food insecurity in many developing countries, including Ethiopia, have mainly focused on current food insecurity, lacking the ex-ante analysis. An under- standing of household vulnerability to food ...

Governmental and developmental partners invest substantial resources to reduce land and water degradation in order to upgrade agricultural productivity, thus reducing food insecurity and related vulnerability in Sub-Saharan ...

Zimbabwe developed smallholder irrigated agriculture initially as a famine relief strategy and later towards alleviation of poverty, employment creation and cushioning the country’s semi arid periodic droughts since the ...

In this paper we propose a time–space adaptive method for micromagnetic problems with magnetostriction. The considered model consists of coupled Maxwell’s, Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert (LLG) and elastodynamic equations. The ...

Declining yields of maize as a result of Striga infestation has necessitated a new technology known as Imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) to contain the problem. As a result, research and development initiatives with substantial ...

Purpose – The paper aims to explore consumer preferences for novel and other quality attributes in processed foods. It focuses on preferences for product origin, certification on food quality and standards and tradeoffs between ...