American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Special Issue

Enhancing Agricultural Productivity for Sustainable Development

  • Submission Deadline: 25 May 2020
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Mufedei Mohammed
About This Special Issue
It is undeniable fact that Agriculture is the back bone of any society that provides means of sustenance and development. When it comes to developing nations specially it comes inevitable agenda of development. This is true because majority of population in developing countries rely on agricultural sectors for their livelihoods. In account of this fact, over recent years there has been great consideration that enhancing agricultural sectors will have an imminent contribution in changing the livelihood of rural communities in specific and wider nation in general. This will in turn contribute its share in maintaining sustainable development.
Hence this special issue will assist in providing a platform to share experience and knowledge over agricultural issues and thereby promote a step towards agricultural enhancement.
Aims and Scope:
  1. Development and promotion of animal production and product
  2. Improving Pastoral and agro-pastoral animal production and productivity
  3. Animal genetic improvement, conservation and management
  4. Animal feeding and nutrition
  5. Animal product processing, handling and marketing chain analysis
  6. Crop production and productivity
  7. Plant diseases, Insect, pests, weeds and their management
  8. Post-harvest processing, handling and market chain analysis
  9. Agricultural innovation, information and communication system
  10. Technology demonstration, transfer and adaptation
  11. Livelihood diversification and poverty reduction
  12. Vulnerability and Risk aversion
  13. Improving traditional practices and norms
  14. Rural and urban linkage
Lead Guest Editor
  • Mufedei Mohammed

    Department of Natural Resource Management, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia

Guest Editors
  • Nadi Nuru

    Department of Water Resource and Irrigation Engineering, JigJiga University, Chiro, Ethiopia

  • Tofik Abdella

    Department of Agro-Economics, Wellega University, Wellega, Ethiopia

  • Temesgen Terefe

    Department of Animal Science, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia

  • Abdela Usmael

    Department of Plant Science, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia

  • Sisay Lemma

    Department of Animal Science, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia

  • Najib Umer

    Department of Agriculture, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia

  • Muktar Reshad

    Department of Forestry, College of natural Resource and Environmental Science, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia