by Rugare Ruwodo | Apr 26, 2023 | PhD, Students
Impact of climate change on production and recycling of crop biomass and soil nitrogen use: a case study with maize under extreme rainfall events in Zimbabwe. Research questions Impact of extreme rainfall events on synchronization/asynchronization between the need of...
by Rugare Ruwodo | Apr 26, 2023 | Dphil-PhD, PhD, Students
A farming systems spatial analysis on the impacts of key insect pest and disease pressure on smallholder farms across a climate gradient in the Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. Research question The research aims to assess the impacts of pests and diseases in...
by Rugare Ruwodo | Apr 26, 2023 | Dphil-PhD, PhD, Students
Assessing the impact of agroecological intensification on food security, household resilience and poverty reduction in Murehwa district of Zimbabwe. Research questions What are the different types of farms in the maize-based farming system of Murehwa district? What is...
by Rugare Ruwodo | Apr 26, 2023 | Dphil-PhD, PhD, Students
Integrated weed management strategies for sustainable crop production across a climate gradient in Zimbabwe Research questions To what extent are smallholder farmers in different agroecological regions exposed to weed pressure and what are the dominant weed species...
by Rugare Ruwodo | Apr 26, 2023 | PhD, Students
Impact of albedo change on the climate benefit of conservation agriculture in sub-humid Zimbabwe. Research question What are the biogeophysical effects of tillage and mulch management, if they are different depending on the soil type (soil colour), if they offset or...
by Rugare Ruwodo | Apr 26, 2023 | PhD, Students
The use of Climatic Information Services (CIS) to support smallholder farmers’ transition to agroecological farming under climate change. Research question How can CIS be used to support farmers in their transition to more agroecological and more climate change...
