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University of Zimbabwe
Education•Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe•
About: University of Zimbabwe is a education organization based out in Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The organization has 4378 authors who have published 6800 publications receiving 160720 citations. The organization is also known as: UZ & University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Topics: Population, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Agriculture, Health care, Public health
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Wageningen University and Research Centre1, University of Nebraska–Lincoln2, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics3, International Food Policy Research Institute4, Africa Rice Center5, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology6, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture7, Federal University of Technology Minna8, University of Zimbabwe9, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center10
TL;DR: In this article, a robust yield gap analysis for 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using location-specific data and a spatial upscaling approach reveals that, in addition to yield gap closure, other more complex and uncertain components of intensification are also needed, i.e., increasing cropping intensity and sustainable expansion of irrigated production area.
Abstract: Although global food demand is expected to increase 60% by 2050 compared with 2005/2007, the rise will be much greater in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Indeed, SSA is the region at greatest food security risk because by 2050 its population will increase 2.5-fold and demand for cereals approximately triple, whereas current levels of cereal consumption already depend on substantial imports. At issue is whether SSA can meet this vast increase in cereal demand without greater reliance on cereal imports or major expansion of agricultural area and associated biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions. Recent studies indicate that the global increase in food demand by 2050 can be met through closing the gap between current farm yield and yield potential on existing cropland. Here, however, we estimate it will not be feasible to meet future SSA cereal demand on existing production area by yield gap closure alone. Our agronomically robust yield gap analysis for 10 countries in SSA using location-specific data and a spatial upscaling approach reveals that, in addition to yield gap closure, other more complex and uncertain components of intensification are also needed, i.e., increasing cropping intensity (the number of crops grown per 12 mo on the same field) and sustainable expansion of irrigated production area. If intensification is not successful and massive cropland land expansion is to be avoided, SSA will depend much more on imports of cereals than it does today.
581 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach was used to estimate how farm net revenues are affected by climate change compared with current mean temperature.
Abstract: Measurement of the likely magnitude of the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach estimates how farm net revenues are affected by climate change compared with current mean temperature. Revenues fall with warming for dryland crops (temperature elasticity of -1.9) and livestock (-5.4), whereas revenues rise for irrigated crops (elasticity of 0.5), which are located in relatively cool parts of Africa and are buffered by irrigation from the effects of warming. At first, warming has little net aggregate effect as the gains for irrigated crops offset the losses for dryland crops and livestock. Warming, however, will likely reduce dryland farm income immediately. The final effects will also depend on changes in precipitation, because revenues from all farm types increase with precipitation. Because irrigated farms are less sensitive to climate, where water is available, irrigation is a practical adaptation to climate change in Africa.
541 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of rainfall shocks on a measure of child health, growth in height, drawing on a unique household panel data set from rural Zimbabwe and found that children aged 12 to 24 months lose 1.5-2 cm of growth in the aftermath of a drought.
Abstract: This paper examines the impact of rainfall shocks on a measure of child health, growth in height, drawing on a unique household panel data set from rural Zimbabwe. We find that children aged 12 to 24 months lose 1.5-2 cm of growth in the aftermath of a drought. Catch-up growth in these children is limited so that this growth faltering has a permanent effect. By contrast, there is no evidence that older children experience a slowdown in growth. There is some evidence that the loss in growth is unequally distributed with children residing in poorer households and offspring of women who are daughters of the household head appearing to be especially vulnerable.
516 citations
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University of Washington1, University of the Witwatersrand2, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center3, FHI 3604, National Institutes of Health5, South African Medical Research Council6, University of Zimbabwe7, Makerere University8, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa9, University of Cape Town10, University of Pittsburgh11, Johns Hopkins University12, University of California, San Francisco13, RTI International14, Population Council15
TL;DR: A monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine reduced the risk of HIV-1 infection among African women, with increased efficacy in subgroups with evidence of increased adherence.
Abstract: (ed from N Engl J Med 2016; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1506110)The objective of this study was to examine the efficacy of dapivirine vaginal rings in providing protection against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). HIV-1 infection incidence is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.
495 citations
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TL;DR: Tuberculosis epidemiology in Africa and policy implications of HIV/AIDS treatment scale-up are reviewed, showing that failure to successfully integrate HIV and tuberculosis control will threaten the viability of both programmes.
457 citations
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Didier Raoult | 173 | 3267 | 153016 |
Roy M. Anderson | 116 | 526 | 65549 |
Vikram Patel | 116 | 654 | 59717 |
Richard M. Cowling | 96 | 392 | 30042 |
Ken E. Giller | 92 | 555 | 36374 |
Leif Bertilsson | 87 | 321 | 23933 |
Johan Rockström | 85 | 236 | 57842 |
Alex Aiken | 77 | 295 | 20254 |
Frances M. Cowan | 76 | 456 | 19984 |
Robert J. Biggar | 73 | 231 | 18474 |
Charles A. Thornton | 71 | 182 | 17195 |
David Wilson | 69 | 618 | 18780 |
David Katzenstein | 69 | 280 | 21239 |
Bruce M. Campbell | 67 | 227 | 17616 |
David Sanders | 65 | 492 | 17119 |