MASSAI: Multi-agent system for simulating sustainable agricultural intensification of smallholder farms in Africa

Autor: Powell Mponela, Quang Bao Le, Sieglinde Snapp, Grace B. Villamor, Lulseged Tamene, Christian Borgemeister

Publikováno v: MethodsX, Vol 11, Iss , Pp 102467- (2023)

The research and development needed to achieve sustainability of African smallholder agricultural and natural systems has led to a wide array of theoretical frameworks for conceptualising socioecological processes and functions. However, there are fe

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Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) and white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) cropping system: Improved resource use and productivity in Ghana

Autor: Eric Owusu Danquah, Felix Frimpong, Stephen Yeboah, Erasmus Narteh Tetteh, Cholani Weebadde, Stella Ama Ennin, Kennedy Agyeman, Patricia Amankwaa-Yeboah, Edwin Korbla Akley, Princess Hayford, Sieglinde Snapp

Publikováno v: Annals of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 67, Iss 1, Pp 60-71 (2022)

Yam production along the West African yam belt is challenged with deteriorating soil fertility and unavailability of stakes, resulting in decreased yam productivity, and farmers' livelihood. This study evaluated resource use and yam productivity in p

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Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification

Autor: Jennifer Blesh, Zia Mehrabi, Hannah Wittman, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Dana James, Sidney Madsen, Olivia M. Smith, Sieglinde Snapp, Anne Elise Stratton, Mohamed Bakarr, Abram J. Bicksler, Ryan Galt, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Ingo Grass, Marney E. Isaac, Innocensia John, Sarah K. Jones, Christina M. Kennedy, Susanna Klassen, Christian Levers, Laura Vang Rasmussen, Claire Kremen

Publikováno v: Blesh, J, Mehrabi, Z, Wittman, H, Kerr, R B, James, D, Madsen, S, Smith, O M, Snapp, S, Stratton, A E, Bakarr, M, Bicksler, A J, Galt, R, Garibaldi, L A, Gemmill-Herren, B, Grass, I, Isaac, M E, John, I, Jones, S K, Kennedy, C M, Klassen, S, Levers, C, Rasmussen, L V & Kremen, C 2023, ' Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification ', One Earth, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 479-491 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.03.004

Farming systems that support locally diverse agricultural production and high levels of biodiversity are in rapid decline, despite evidence of their benefits for climate, environmental health, and food security. Yet, agricultural policies, financial

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.03.004

A Mini-Review on Overcoming a Calorie-Centric World of Monolithic Annual Crops

Autor: Sieglinde Snapp

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 4 (2020)

There is widespread recognition that a narrow crop base has inherent vulnerabilities. Crop diversification is one strategy that can help enhance human health, environmental sustainability and resilience of farming communities—yet lock-in mechanisms

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Investigating the diverse potential of a multi-purpose legume, Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet, for smallholder production in East Africa.

Autor: Alison Nord, Neil R Miller, Wilfred Mariki, Laurie Drinkwater, Sieglinde Snapp

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 1, p e0227739 (2020)

Climate change is posing severe challenges in Africa, where resilient crops are urgently needed to withstand drought periods and unreliable rainfall. Multi-purpose legume species, such as lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), have been under-utilized

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