African farmers are increasingly adopting sustainable agricultural practices including use of native shrub
intercropping approaches. In one village of Sénégal (near Thiès) it was reported that farmers planted
mango (Mangifera indica) seedlings within the canopies of a native shrub (Piliostigma re...
Hernández, R.R.
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Debenport, S.J.
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Leewis, M.C.C.
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Ndoye, F.
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Soumare, A.
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Thuita, Moses N.
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Gueye, M.
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Miambi, E.
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Chapuis-Lardy, L.
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Diedhiou, I.
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Dick, R.P.
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[The native shrub, Piliostigma reticulatum, as an ecological “resource island” for mango trees in the Sahel]
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The native shrub, Piliostigma reticulatum, as an ecological “resource island” for mango trees in the Sahel
Reports results of two experiments conducted to evaluate a collection of Gliricidia sepium for initial growth and mulch production and to determine the effect of planting density on the establishment and subsequent production of Gliricidia.
Sumberg, J.E.
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[Alley farming with Gliricidia sepium: Germplasm evaluation and planting density trial]
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Alley farming with Gliricidia sepium: Germplasm evaluation and planting density trial
There is increasing interest to combine adaptation and mitigation measures that provide win–win solutions to climate change. Agroforestry systems offer compelling synergies between adaptation and mitigation. This article reviews the empirical evidence from various studies on how trees and agrofor...
Pavon Tijerino, JC
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Madero, E
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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[Susceptibilidad del suelo a la degradación en parcelas con manejo agroforestal Quesungual en Nicaragua = Susceptibility to soil degradation in plots under Quesungual agroforestry management in Nicaragua]
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Susceptibilidad del suelo a la degradación en parcelas con manejo agroforestal Quesungual en Nicaragua = Susceptibility to soil degradation in plots under Quesungual agroforestry management in Nicaragua
While Carbon (C) sequestration on farmlands may contribute to mitigate CO2 concentrations in the
atmosphere, greater agro-biodiversity may ensure longer term stability of C storage in fluctuating
environments. This study was conducted in the highlands of western Kenya, a region with high potentia...
Henry, M
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Manlay, RJ
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Bernoux, Martial
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Albrecht, A.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Biodiversity, carbon stocks and sequestration potential in aboveground biomass in smallholder farming systems of western Kenya]
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Biodiversity, carbon stocks and sequestration potential in aboveground biomass in smallholder farming systems of western Kenya
Soil water infiltration influences groundwater recharge and potential top soil loss by erosion, as well as the partitioning of runoff into slow flow and quick flow. The aim of the work presented here was to critically review studies of the effects of afforestation on infiltrability in the tropics...
Ilstedt, U.
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Malmer, A.
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Verbeeten, E.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[The effect of afforestation on water infiltration in the tropics: systematic review and meta-analysis]
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The effect of afforestation on water infiltration in the tropics: systematic review and meta-analysis
This paper discusses different tree and forest management strategies in Yanallpa, a ribereno village located within the Ucayali floodplain, Peru. In the village, studies on tree and forest management were conducted through surveys, participative observation and unstructured interviews with farmer...
Estimates of the area of swidden fallow secondary forest in Indonesia are inaccurate, partly because swidden agricultural practices giving rise to the secondary forest are heterogeneous. Throughout Indonesia, swidden agriculture is evolving into more intensive land use. A mixed secondary forest t...
Over 70 years of familiarity with cocoa agroforests enables farmers of southern Cameroon to obtain food, medicinal plants and income from the ecosystem. Since 1994, social forestry activities in Cameroon have focused primarily on the idea of community forests. This approach is likely to encounter...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tchatat, M.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Ndoye, O.
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Gockowski, J.
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[The role of cocoa agroforestry in rural and community forestry in southern Cameroon]
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The role of cocoa agroforestry in rural and community forestry in southern Cameroon
Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conservation objectives. We studied the change in household income portfolios in three communities in the ...
Kusters, K.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Foresta, H. de
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Dietz, T.
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Ros-Tonen, M.A.F.
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Belcher, B.
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Manalu, P.
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Nawir, A.A.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia]
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Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia