Digital transformation can reduce information frictions and expand access to markets, extension services, and financial tools, but its relationship with agricultural outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains sensitive to measurement and econometric specification. This study ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2026/v26i10764
Peter Makieu, Saffa Mohamed Massaquoi, Jonathan Momoh, Samba Kamara, Andrew Success Howe, Daniel Karlay Hinneh, Marie Kargbo & Aruna James Kabia·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2026
Biochar sits at the intersection of biomass valorisation, carbon management, soil restoration and contaminant control, while nano-engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly proposed as means of tailoring its properties and accelerating design. Yet the phrase “A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2026/v26i9760
Plastic residues have become a persistent structural component of arable land, and the microbial films that develop on their surfaces have been proposed as concentrated sites for the accumulation and exchange of antibiotic resistance genes. This review critically examines the evi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95685
Cascading climate tipping points and compound extreme events pose urgent and under-characterized threats to Earth system stability. Multiple hazards occurring simultaneously or in rapid succession can reduce effective tipping thresholds by 15–30% compared to single-stressor expos...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55453
Peter Makieu, Fatmata Dankay Kamara, Mohammed Yansaneh, Mohamed Jalloh, Keifala Mohamed Amara, Sahr Stephen Newah & Matonya Maxmilian Isaya·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2026
Convergent environmental pressures, including accelerating climate extremes and pervasive microplastic contamination of agricultural soils, pose compounding threats to global crop productivity that remain poorly characterized at the mechanistic level. In this PRISMA-compliant sys...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2026/v11i2427
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
Predicting the environmental toxicity of novel chemical compounds is a critical challenge for public health and ecological safety, hindered by the structural complexity of molecules and the severe class imbalance inherent in toxicological datasets. Conventional graph neural netwo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcos/2026/v19i5858
Introduction: Sierra Leone experiences major food security problems that repeatedly occur, and malnutrition is one of the biggest problems for children, women, and rural poor groups. The country, which has been dependent on traditional animal proteins for a long time, is finding...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i123747
Aims: To assess how well the government youth-employment policies work in Sierra Leone by examining program design features, youth perceptions, and structural barriers to job access in five cities. Study Design: A mixed-method research design that includes both quantitative and q...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i111200
Background: Sierra Leone's mining, manufacturing, and construction sectors are characterised by chronically weak regulatory enforcement, inadequate safety budgets, and superficial community engagement. These governance failures perpetuate severe occupational health, safety, and e...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i91445
Rapid, unplanned urbanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa is fundamentally restructuring land systems, with acute consequences for ecosystem integrity, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation. This study investigates land use/land cover change dynamics in the Western Area Pen...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i64707
Rapid conversion of vegetated land to impervious surfaces drives Urban Heat Island intensification, posing acute risks to human health and livelihoods across tropical Africa. This study presents the first systematic, biennial decadal analysis of Land Surface Temperature (LST) dyn...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i51057
Background: Mining, manufacturing, and construction are important to Sierra Leone’s economy, but workers and nearby communities may face substantial occupational health, safety, and environmental risks. Aims: This study assessed OHSE practices, health outcomes, environmental impa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i81431
Land-use and land-cover (LULC) change is closely associated with land degradation in rural landscapes of Sierra Leone, yet long-term chiefdom-scale assessments remain limited. This study assessed multi-decadal LULC change in Njaluahun Chiefdom, Kailahun District, using Landsat im...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i101133