Semiarid areas in the ECA region are characterised by high climatic variability. This is especially manifest in the erratic nature of seasonal rainfall with respect to onset, quanti...
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The low input agriculture widely practiced by farmers in the ECA region cannot meet the growing demand for food and cash income whilst the high risk associated with the variable weather conditions acts as a...
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Although Eastern and Central African (ECA) countries depend largely on agriculture as a main source of livelihood for 80% of the population and 38% of the GDP (ASARECA, 2009), land degradation and soil fertility depletion grossly limi...
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