Includes references and list of contributors.

Contents : Crop models as decision support systems in crop production. -- Crop water requirements in Cameroon's Savanna Zones under climate change scenarios and adaptation needs. -- Optimizing water consumption using crop water production functions. -- The nature of rainfall at a typical semi- arid tropical ecotope in Southern Africa and options for sustainable crop production. -- Impact of soil fertility replenishment agroforestry technology adoption on the livelihoods and food security of smallholder farmers in Central and Southern Malawi. -- Water deficit condition affecting rice production- challenges and prospects. -- Lowland soils for rice cultivation in Ghana. -- Impact of salinity stress on Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L)- a review. -- Impact of mineral fertilizer integration with farmyard manure on crop yield, nutrient use efficiency, and soil fertility in a long- term trial. -- Vegetable waste compost used as substrate in soilless culture. -- Efficacy of Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca SR1 for improving productivity of several crops. -- Effect of socio- economic characteristics of farmers on their adoption of organic farming practices. -- Analysis of nutritional interactions in cropping systems. --Energy use pattern in millet production in semi- arid zone of Nigeria. Tillage effects on soil health and crop productivity: a review.