New Scale Captures the Hidden Wealth of Nigeria’s Rural Women Farmers
Researchers in Nigeria have built and validated a 39-item multidimensional scale that measures the socio-economic status of rural women farmers ...
Tag: sub-Saharan Africa
Palm Waste Biochar and Compost Team Up to Supercharge Depleted Tropical Soils
A Ghanaian study shows that combining oil palm waste biochar with poultry manure compost boosts soil microbes, enzymes, and nutrient ...
Food insecurity drives depression and HIV risk among adolescent mothers in sub-Saharan Africa
A University of Toronto scoping review of 16 studies across seven sub-Saharan African countries links food insecurity among adolescent mothers ...
Mapping Three Decades of Research on Livelihood Diversification and Poverty Alleviation
A new scientometric review of 1,200 publications maps three decades of research on livelihood diversification and poverty alleviation, revealing rapid ...
How Image-Guided Medicine Could Transform Cancer Care Across Sub-Saharan Africa
A new editorial in CVIR Oncology charts how the Road2IR fellowship programs and SAFIRE's one-radiologist-per-million goal could bring image-guided cancer ...
Savings, Not Foreign Cash, Lift Women’s Economic Prospects in Burkina Faso
A 35-year econometric study of Burkina Faso finds that net national savings, amplified by strong institutions, significantly boost women's economic ...
Simplified, Picture-Enhanced Texts Boost Sexual Health Literacy in Ghanaian Teens
A quasi-experimental study in Ghana's Effutu Municipality found that simplified and picture-enhanced sexual and reproductive health materials significantly improved adolescents' ...
Malawi’s Smallholder Farmers Are Ready to Pay for Farm Advice, Landmark Survey Finds
A survey of 351 smallholder farmers in Malawi finds that over 86 percent are willing to pay for public agricultural ...
Genomics Reveals the Hidden Blueprint for Supercharging Tropical Maize Hybrids
Researchers at IITA used more than 2,000 genome-wide SNP markers to redraw the heterotic groupings of 1,437 tropical maize inbred ...
Africa’s ‘Unsung Hero’ Surgeons: Landmark Study Reveals Hidden Gaps in South Africa’s 30-Year Training Experiment
A first-of-its-kind University of Cape Town study finds that foreign supernumerary orthopaedic registrars match their South African peers academically but ...
-
Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
-
University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
-
Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
-
Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
-
Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
Embark on a thrilling journey of discovery with Scienmag.com—your ultimate source for cutting-edge breakthroughs. Immerse yourself in a world where curiosity knows no limits and tomorrow’s possibilities become today’s reality!