Co-cultivation and Matching of Early- and Late-maturing Pearl Millet Varieties to Sowing Windows can Enhance Climate-Change Adaptation in Semi-arid Sub-Saharan Agroecosystems.
Simon Kamwele Awala,
Kudakwashe Hove,
Johanna Valombola Shekupe
et al.
Abstract:In semi-arid regions, climate change has affected crop growing season length and sowing time, potentially causing low yield of the rainfed staple crop pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) and food insecurity among smallholder farmers. In this study, we used 1994–2023 rainfall data from Namibia's semi-arid North-Central Region (NCR), receiving November–April summer rainfall, to analyze rainfall patterns and trends and their implications on the growing season to propose climate adaptation options for th… Show more
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