The Contribution of Cereal Grains to Food Security and Sustainability in Africa: Potential Application of UAV in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Namibia

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dc.contributor.authorRaheem, Dele
dc.contributor.authorDayoub, Moammar
dc.contributor.authorBirech, Rhoda
dc.contributor.authorNakiyemba, Alice
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-21T08:51:12Z
dc.date.available2023-08-21T08:51:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch article
dc.description.abstractAfrica is a net importer of food, especially cereal grains, despite the importance of agriculture in the continent. The agricultural growth in Africa has been undermined by low investment in agriculture, poor infrastructure, high population growth rate, and low adoption of technologies. The agri-food value chain in many African countries will benefit from the adoption of appropriate technologies that are available in the digital landscape to leverage the agricultural sector, make it more attractive to the teeming youth population, and to reverse rural-urban migration. Attention to indigenous cereal grains and other crops that are grown locally and processed into different local foods would ensure food security. However, the availability of these crops in the market is often reduced due to damage before harvest by pests and predators leading to economic losses for farmers. In this article, we review the literature from a multidisciplinary perspective on the relevance of African indigenous food grains to food security in general and we highlight the potential application of drones to increase the yield of cereal grains in three regions of the continent—eastern, western, and southern Africa. Keywords: food security; food sovereignty; precision agriculture; cereal grains; Ghana; Nigeria; Uganda; Namibia; Africa
dc.description.sponsorshipThe University of Lapland, Ton Duc Thang University, University of Turku (UTU), Busitema University
dc.identifier.citation: Raheem, D.; Dayoub, M.; Birech, R.; Nakiyemba, A. The Contribution of Cereal Grains to Food Security and Sustainability in Africa: Potential Application of UAV in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Namibia. Urban Sci. 2021, 5, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5010008
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60682/212a-ve20
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES
dc.titleThe Contribution of Cereal Grains to Food Security and Sustainability in Africa: Potential Application of UAV in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Namibia
dc.typeArticle
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