Global projections show that increases in agriculture water productivity (AWP) by 30 and 60% in rain-fed and irrigated agriculture, respectively, are required to ensure food security in the period 2000–2025. In sub-Saharan Africa, attempts to understand AWP has seen a lamping of input values which paints an unrealistic picture of AWP. We employed the residual […]
Rice is a significant crop for the world. Rice plays a critical role in food security being the staple crop for over half the world’s population. It is central to the daily activities of many, with over 1 billion people relying on it for their livelihoods. It is also used for ceremonial purposes, medicinal and […]
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important grain crops in the world, and more than three billion people worldwide consume rice as a staple food (Zhao et al., 2021). Tanzania is the largest (947,303 km2) country in East Africa and accounts for 9% (2.6 million tons) of African rice production (30.8 million […]