A new distribution map is provided for Hercinothrips dimidiatus Hood. Thysanoptera: Thripidae. Hosts: Aloe spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa (South Africa), Europe (France, Corsica, Italy, Sicily, Portugal).

Modern cooling technologies that utilize renewable energy sources have been increasingly recognized as promising tools to address various challenges emerging in progressively complex agrifood systems in developing countries. Knowledge gaps about the actual impacts of these technologies in...

Two new species of Barleria subg. Barleria (Acanthaceae) are described from the Soutpansberg Centre of Plant Endemism in Limpopo Province of South Africa: Barleria soutpansbergensis and B. spinosissima. The habitat requirements, conservation status and taxonomic affinities of each species are...

The present study was aimed at high level and cost-effective production of phytase by Aspergillus niger under solid state fermentation adopting the response surface optimization method. Plackett-Burman design (PBD) and Central composite design (CCD) of Response surface methodology (RSM) were...

This study was conducted to identify the factors influencing the productivity of the sugar industry in Sudan. The study involved collecting data from selected sugar mill databases, namely, the Kenana, Guneid, Halfa, Sinnar, Assalaya and White-Nile sugar mills. The data were analyzed by using the...

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a bulbous plant from the Alliaceae family, mainly produced in the dry seasons under irrigation in Niger. The objective of this study was to assess garlic morphotypes for their agronomic performance traits. The experiment was conducted at the Université de Zinder in...

In South Africa, environmentally and socio-economically sustainable wine grape production is promoted by governmental and private initiatives. All the initiatives contribute to establishing a scientifically based response strategy of agro-systems to ensure sustainable production under future...

In the context of Sub-Saharan Africa's demographic boom, the issue of youth employment has become a major concern. Many debates are ongoing regarding agriculture's role in the structural transformation process and providing jobs. In this regard, we explore the opportunity of an agroecological...

Food sustainability, e.g., fruit and vegetables, is a major agricultural problem that requires monitoring. Rhizosphere microbiomes' abundance and functionality are essential in promoting tomato plants' growth and health. We selected farms in South Africa's North West Province and present the...

The factors affecting farm-level output of mangoes among small-scale farmers in Mwala Sub-County, Kenya were examined. The first stage of regression analysis resulted that family and hired labour, amount of pesticides and manure had positively significant affected on mango farm-level output. The...