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of 120
pro vyhledávání: '"Farm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale Governance"'
Publikováno v:
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 187:1-10
This introductory paper provides an overview of the contributions to this special issue, addressing four key questions related to conservation agriculture (CA) in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: What is the impact of CA on yields? What is the impa
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.01.018
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.01.018
Publikováno v:
Field Crops Research. 132:18-32
Small holder farmers in rainfed agriculture believe that soil tillage is needed to maximize crop yields. However, as cropping intensity, and hence tillage intensity, increases there may be a decline in particular physical, chemical and biological pro
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2011.11.026
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2011.11.026
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 9:5-24
Metadata only record For many developing countries, agricultural production gains have facilitated rural and urban economic growth. However, African countries in general are viewed as being unsuccessful in increasing productivity. Sustainable intensi
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https://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2010.0583
https://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2010.0583
Publikováno v:
Land Degradation & Development. 22:70-83
This paper draws on the results of a case study within the SoCo project and aims to assess the benefits and constraints in the application of conservation agriculture (CA) methods in Midi-Pyrenees, France, along with an evaluation of the coherence of
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.1021
https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.1021
Autor:
Dennis Garrity, Antoine Kalinganire, Jeremias Mowo, Jules Bayala, Sileshi G. Weldesemayat, Festus K. Akinnifesi, Oluyede C. Ajayi, Mahamane Larwanou
Publikováno v:
Food Security. 2:197-214
Producing more food for a growing population in the coming decades, while at the same time combating poverty and hunger, is a huge challenge facing African agriculture. The risks that come with climate change make this task more daunting. However, hu
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-010-0070-7
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-010-0070-7
Metadata only record Conservation agriculture holds promise to address challenges of soil erosion and declining yields, making it a critical technology for improving food security and protecting the environment. This book brings together research fro
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https://hdl.handle.net/10919/70400
https://hdl.handle.net/10919/70400
Autor:
David S.G. Thomas, Chasca Twyman
Publikováno v:
Land Degradation & Development. 15:215-231
Using data from field studies in the Kalahari rangelands of Southern Africa, the relationships between ‘scientific’ and ‘land user’ interpretations of land degradation and change in nonequilibrium savanna ecosystems are explored. Scientific a
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.610
https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.610
Local innovation in a global context: documenting farmer initiatives in land husbandry through WOCAT
Autor:
W. Critchley, K. Mutunga
Publikováno v:
Land Degradation & Development. 14:143-162
Innovation by farmers in land husbandry was the focus of the project Promoting Farmer Innovation (PFI), which was operational in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from 1997 to 2001. One of the project's final activities was to document best-bet innovations.
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.537
https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.537
Autor:
Adekunle, A. A., Ellis-Jones, J., Ajibefun, I., Nyikal, R. A., Bangali, S., Fatunbi, A. O., Ange, A.
Although agriculture is Africa’s largest employer and underpins the livelihoods of two thirds of Africa’s poor, it has been stagnating for years. The impact of agricultural research has been disappointing, due in large part to the manner in which
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https://hdl.handle.net/10919/70148
https://hdl.handle.net/10919/70148
Autor:
The Montpellier Panel
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a rapid population growth that drives food demand and scarcity together with scarcity in natural resources such as land, water, and soil fertility. This Montpellier Panel report identifies the paradigm of sustainable intensif
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https://hdl.handle.net/10919/70152
https://hdl.handle.net/10919/70152