Persistent food insecurity accompanied by low and declining farm household incomes are a common feature of many small holder maize and bean producers in western Kenya. This has been largely attributed to soil nutrient depletion, among other factors. One way of addressing soil fertility problems i...
Maithya, JM
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Kimenye, L.N.
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Mugivane, FI
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Ramisch, Joshua J.
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[Profitability of agro-forestry based soil fertility management technologies : The case of small holder food production in Western Kenya]
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Profitability of agro-forestry based soil fertility management technologies : The case of small holder food production in Western Kenya
Resource flow models are useful tools that assist farmers in analysing their soil fertility management strategies and in planning, experimenting and adapting ways to improve the use of scarce local resources. Resource flows and farm nutrient balance studies were carried out in eastern Uganda to a...
Esilaba, Anthony O.
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Nyende, P
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Nalukenge, G
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Byalebeka, J.B.
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Delve, Robert J.
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Ssali, H.
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[Resource flows and nutrient balances for crop and animal production in smallholder farming systems in Eastern Uganda]
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Resource flows and nutrient balances for crop and animal production in smallholder farming systems in Eastern Uganda
80% of arable land in Africa has low soil fertility and suffers from physical soil problems. Additionally, significant amounts of nutrients are lost every year due to unsustainable soil management practices. This is partially the result of insufficient use of soil management knowledge. To help br...
Hengl, Tomislav
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Heuvelink, Gerard B.M.
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Kempen, Bas
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Leenaars, Johan G.B.
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Walsh, Markus G
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Sila, Andrew
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MacMillan, Robert A
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Mendes de Jesus, Jorge
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Tondoh, Jérôme E.
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[Mapping soil properties of Africa at 250 m resolution: random forests significantly improve current predictions]
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Mapping soil properties of Africa at 250 m resolution: random forests significantly improve current predictions
Fonte, Steven J.
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Barrios, E.
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Six, Johan
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[Earthworms, soil fertility and aggregate-associated soil organic matter dynamics in the Quesungual agroforestry system]
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Earthworms, soil fertility and aggregate-associated soil organic matter dynamics in the Quesungual agroforestry system
Poor cropland fertility and a rapidly rising demand for food force Sahelian farmers to cultivate more land and shorten fallow periods. This mostly leads to a gradual decline in crop yields per hectare, which can be counterbalanced by the systematic use of livestock manure on cropland. To assess t...
Schlecht, E.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Achard, F.
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Turner, M.D.
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[Livestock related nutrient budgets within village territories in western Niger]
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Livestock related nutrient budgets within village territories in western Niger
The problem of seasonal shortages of herbage production from natural pastures in the Ethiopian highlands was investigated. This was done by comparing the available biomass amounts on the
pastures with biomass amounts required for livestock grazing and for protecting land slope from soil erosion w...
Mwendera, E.J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Tadesse, A.
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[Biomass requirements from natural pastures for livestock grazing and soil protection in the eastern African highlands]
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Biomass requirements from natural pastures for livestock grazing and soil protection in the eastern African highlands
Margenot, Andrew J.
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Sommer, Rolf
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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Parikh, Sanjai
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Fonte, Steven J.
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[Can conservation agriculture improve phosphorus (P) availability in weathered soils? Effects of tillage and residue management on soil P status after 9 years in a Kenyan Oxisol]
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Can conservation agriculture improve phosphorus (P) availability in weathered soils? Effects of tillage and residue management on soil P status after 9 years in a Kenyan Oxisol
Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Berger, Thomas
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Falco, Salvatore di
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[Social capital, risk preference and adoption of improved farm land management practices in Ethiopia]
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Social capital, risk preference and adoption of improved farm land management practices in Ethiopia
Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz
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Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
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Arango-Londoño, David
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Fischer, Gerhard
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Influence of soil fertility on waterlogging tolerance of two Brachiaria grasses = Influencia de la fertilidad del suelo en la tolerancia a inundación en dos pastos de Brachiaria]
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Influence of soil fertility on waterlogging tolerance of two Brachiaria grasses = Influencia de la fertilidad del suelo en la tolerancia a inundación en dos pastos de Brachiaria