Background In low-resource settings, access to emergency cesarean section is associated
with various delays leading to poor neonatal outcomes. In this study, we described the delays …

Maize plays an important role in the livelihoods of rural communities in Rwanda. However,
maize yields are threatened by the presence of pests and diseases and a general lack of …

The profit potential for a given investment in fertilizer use can be estimated using representative
crop nutrient response functions. Where response data is scarce, determination of …

Background In sub-Saharan Africa, neonatal mortality post-cesarean delivery is higher than
the global average. In this region, most emergency cesarean sections are performed at …

Africa’s fertilizer use averages only 8 kg per hectare per year. Available fertilizer recommenda-tions
in Africa are high, and vary between countries. The recommendations are generally …

Field trials were conducted to determine the economically optimum fertilizer rates for soybean
production and for optimizing net profits in Dedza, Lilongwe and Salima Districts of Malawi…

Legume technologies are widely promoted among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa,
providing opportunities for sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI), and contributing …

For each practice, the table suggests how the fertilizer recommendations generated by the
FOT should be adjusted; for example, for every one tonne of farmyard manure (dry matter) …

Fracture energy tests were carried out on Portland blast furnace cement-type B (BB) where
as an internal curing material, partial replacement of course aggregate was carried out with …

The Gender and the Legume Alliance (GALA) project aimed to support smallholder farming
households, especially women and youth, to achieve sustainable legume intensification and …