Climate change represents one of the gravest systemic threats to global food security, with fruit and vegetable production ranking amongst the most climatically sensitive sectors of modern agriculture. Rising temperatures, intensified drought, erratic precipitation patterns, elev...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55448
Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for approximately 59 percent of total national greenhouse gas emissions- the highest proportional share globally- and these emissions grew by 35 percent between 2000 and 2021. This study investigates whether climate-smart agriculture pol...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55446
Land degradation, climate change, and declining ecosystem services are increasingly interconnected challenges that threaten ecological integrity, agricultural productivity, and livelihood security across vulnerable landscapes. At the same time, advances in artificial intelligence...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55444
Climate change is reshaping insect pest dynamics in agro ecosystems through simultaneous shifts in temperature, precipitation patterns, atmospheric CO₂, and the frequency of extreme events. These drivers alter core biological processes—development rates, fecundity, survival, diap...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55445
Background and Aims: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is a climate-resilient cereal crop widely valued for its high productivity and adaptability to drought, heat, and low-fertility soils, making it crucial for sustainable agriculture and food security. The aim of this study was to o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55441
Terminal heat stress is a major constraint for taking a profitable wheat crop by small and marginal farmers in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of south Asia. Hence, breeders remain in constant search for heat-tolerant genotypes. The present study was conducted on 15 wheat genotypes (G1...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55442
The Cucurbitaceae family encompasses some of the world's most economically significant vegetable and fruit crops, including cucumber, melon, watermelon, pumpkin, squash, and bitter gourd. Plant growth regulators (PGRs)—naturally occurring or synthetically applied compounds that m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55443
Background & Aim: Climate change poses an existential threat to Ghana's agricultural sector, which employs approximately 45% of the labour force and contributes 18.3% of GDP. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) — encompassing practices that simultaneously enhance productivity, bu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55439
The global supply chain in food system is one of the most complex and interconnected systems on the planet. It is also one of the most unsustainable supply chain. Food “waste” refers to food that is fit for consumption but consciously discarded at the retail or consumption phases...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55440
Climate change is increasingly recognised as one of the most formidable challenges confronting global agriculture, with horticultural crops—comprising fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and medicinal plants—particularly vulnerable to its multifaceted impacts. Rising mean temperatur...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55438