Legume-cereal rotations are an essentialcomponent of integrated soil fertility management inlow-input cropping systems, but strategies are needed toincrease phosphorus (P) fertilizer use efficiency in suchsystems. These may include preferential targeting of Pto one of the crops in the rotation cy...
Vandamme, E.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Baijukya, Frederick P.
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Smolders, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Residual phosphorus effects and nitrogen x phosphorus interactions in soybeanmaize rotations on a Pdeficient Ferralsol]
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Residual phosphorus effects and nitrogen x phosphorus interactions in soybeanmaize rotations on a Pdeficient Ferralsol
In Maraba, Southwest Rwanda, coffee productivity is constrained by poor soil fertility and lack of organic mulch. We investigated the potential to produce mulch by growing Tephrosia vogelii either intercropped with smallholder coffee or in arable fields outside the coffee, and the effect of the m...
Bucagu, C.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Managing Tephrosia mulch and fertilizer to enhance coffee productivity on smallholder farms in the Eastern African highlands]
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Managing Tephrosia mulch and fertilizer to enhance coffee productivity on smallholder farms in the Eastern African highlands
Cassava intercropping is a common practice in sub-Saharan Africa. In terms of growth pattern, canopy development and nutrient demand, grain legumes are well suited for intercropping with cassava. Due to the inter-specific competition for growth resources, the relative planting time of the compone...
Nyi, T.
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Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Shisanya, C.
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Lodi-lama, J-P.
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Mutuo, P.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Effect of delayed cassava planting on yields and economic returns of a cassavagroundnut intercrop in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of delayed cassava planting on yields and economic returns of a cassavagroundnut intercrop in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Intensification of agricultural systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is considered a pre-condition for alleviation of rural poverty. Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been promoted to achieve this goal, based on three principles: minimum tillage, soil surface cover, and diversified crop rotations....
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Wendt, J.
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Giller, Ken E.
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Corbeels, Marc
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Nolte, C.
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[A fourth principle is required to define conservation agriculture in subSaharan Africa: the appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity]
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A fourth principle is required to define conservation agriculture in subSaharan Africa: the appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Wendt, J.
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Giller, Ken E.
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Corbeels, Marc
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Response to Sommer et al. (2014) Fertiliser use is not required as a fourth principle to define conservation agriculture]
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Response to Sommer et al. (2014) Fertiliser use is not required as a fourth principle to define conservation agriculture
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to produce more food, feed, and fiber to support its growing population and intensification of smallholder agriculture is a crucial component of any strategy towards this goal. Sustainable Intensification (SI) acknowledges that enhanced productivity needs to go hand in ha...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Coyne, D.L.
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Gockowski, J.
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Hauser, S.
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Huising, J.E.
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Masso, C.
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Schut, Marc
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer]
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Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer
Impact of adopting products promoted by the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security was tested. Multistage sampling was used to select 7 project mandate areas, 5 villages/mandate area (stratified into action, satellite and c...
Ekesa, B.
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Lange, M. de
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Macharia, I.
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Garming, H.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Blomme, Guy
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[Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households]
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Impact of interventions by consortium for improving agriculturebased livelihoohds in Central Africa (CIALCA) on food and nutrition security of farmer households
We analyze the adoption of mineral fertilizer in South-Kivu. We model technology adoption as a three-step-process,including awareness, tryout, and adoption; and empirically analyze these steps using cross-sectional farm-household data, and bivariateand Heckman selection probit models. We find tha...
Lambrecht, I.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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Maertens, M.
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[Understanding the process of agricultural technology]
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Understanding the process of agricultural technology
Agricultural intensification of farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa is a prerequisite to alleviate rural poverty and improve livelihoods. Legumes have shown great potential to enhance system productivity. On-farm experiments were conducted in different agro-ecological zones (AEZ) in Western Ken...
Ojiem, J.O.
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Franke, A.C.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ridder, N.A. de
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Benefits of legumemaize rotations: assessing the impact of diversity on the productivity of smallholders in Western Kenya]
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Benefits of legumemaize rotations: assessing the impact of diversity on the productivity of smallholders in Western Kenya
The production of maize is constrained by parasitic weeds, particularly Striga. A study was carried out to document farmers’ knowledge, attitude and practices on Striga control among smallholder farmers across three districts: Kisumu West, Busia and Teso South of Western Kenya. A multistage sampl...
Nambafu, G.N.
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Onwonga, R.N.
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Karuku, G.N.
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Ariga, E.S.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Roing de Nowina, K.
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[Knowledge, attitude and practices used in the control of Striga in maize by smallholder farmers of western Kenya]
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Knowledge, attitude and practices used in the control of Striga in maize by smallholder farmers of western Kenya