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Strengthening the production and processing of key food commodities forms the basis of agricultural development in Africa. These value chains follow a quasi-linear progression across seven main segments: farm planning > land preparation and crop esta
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https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/technology-promotion-and-scaling-in-support-of-commodity-value-chain-development-in-africa
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/technology-promotion-and-scaling-in-support-of-commodity-value-chain-development-in-africa
Autor:
Paul L. Woomer
Publikováno v:
Methods of Soil Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.2136/sssabookser5.2.c5
https://doi.org/10.2136/sssabookser5.2.c5
Publikováno v:
Outlook on Agriculture. 41:35-40
A new impetus is emerging with regard to the potential role that agricultural producer associations might play in improving rural economies. For this study, the use of cereal banking to improve accessibility to premium markets was assessed and the fa
Publikováno v:
Outlook on Agriculture. 37:277-282
Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica are widespread plant parasites of cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa. In maize cropland alone, Striga has infested about 2.4 million ha, resulting in yield loss of 1.6 million tons per year, valued at US$383 million. Bec
Autor:
Cyrus G. Ndiritu, Meredith J. Soule, Roland J. Buresh, Frank Place, A. Uzo Mokwunye, Fred R. Kwesiga, Anne-Marie N. Izac, Pedro A. Sanchez, Keith D. Shepherd, Paul L. Woomer
Publikováno v:
Replenishing Soil Fertility in Africa
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https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaspecpub51.c1
https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaspecpub51.c1
Autor:
R.M. Muasya, E. J. Mukhwana, C. O. Othieno, Mateete A. Bekunda, Paul L. Woomer, Daniel N. Mugendi, J. R. M. Semoka, Nancy Karanja, André Bationo, John Robert Okalebo
Publikováno v:
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 76:153-170
Low inherent soil fertility in the highly weathered and leached soils largely accounts for low and unsustained crop yields in most African countries. But in particular, the major nutrients, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), are commonly deficient in t
Autor:
S. M. Kinyali, Paul L. Woomer, M. Bernard Meso, Karen L. Veverica, C. Wesley Wood, Nancy Karanja
Publikováno v:
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 35:1021-1031
When fish are recovered from ponds, the effluent is often drained presenting both an environmental challenge and an agricultural opportunity. The effects of irrigation with pond effluent and its interaction with applied fertilizer were assessed in a
Autor:
Patrick Nekesa, Paul L. Woomer, Pamela A Obura, Francis M Mwaura, Henry K. Maritim, Eusebius J Mukhwana, J. Robert Okalebo
Publikováno v:
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 100:295-303
Continuous cropping in the absence of external nutrient inputs to soils has led to the expression of poorly productive patches in farmers’ fields of western Kenya. Farmers attempting to correct these conditions are often confused by the spatial and
Autor:
Paul L. Woomer, Musa N. Omare
Publikováno v:
Outlook on Agriculture. 31:235-242
There are two alternative paths for humanity and the environment, and man's actions over the next few years will determine which path is taken. In one future, agricultural landscapes become depleted by an overpopulation of desperate peasant farmers,
Autor:
Paul L. Woomer, Bharati K. Patel
Publikováno v:
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 16:53-74
The attainment of sustainable food security in sub-Saharan Africa requires the efforts of a large cadre of well-trained agricultural resource specialists familiar with the constraints and perspectives of smallhold farmers and experienced in interdisc