On a global basis, livestock products - meat, milk, eggs and fibre - account for 40 percent of the value of total marketed agricultural product. Animal products provide essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals to help ensure nutritionally balanced diets. In developing countries, livestock tra...
Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Contribution of livestock to food production in developing countries]
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Contribution of livestock to food production in developing countries
Low soil fertility is among the important factors limiting highland banana (Musa spp., AAA-EA genome) yields in Uganda. We monitored 179 on-farm demonstration and control plots in Central, South, Southwest and East Uganda to identify constraints and opportunities to fertilizer adoption in banana ...
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Bagamba, F.
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Drew, C.
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[Factors driving fertilizer adoption in banana (Musa spp.) systems in Uganda]
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Factors driving fertilizer adoption in banana (Musa spp.) systems in Uganda
Conservation agriculture (CA) is becoming popular in sub-Saharan Africa as potential solution to soil degradation. However, most findings are based on large scale, mechanized agricultural production systems which are not easy to apply within the smallholder farmer’s context. This study assessed t...
Kabirigi, M.
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Ngetich, F.K.
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Mwetu, K.K.
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Rushemuka, P.
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Wasige, E.J.
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Ruganzu, V.M.
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Nabahungu, N.L.
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[Implications of tillage practices, management of soil surface and fertilizer application on sustainable dryland agriculture: a case study of Eastern Rwanda]
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Implications of tillage practices, management of soil surface and fertilizer application on sustainable dryland agriculture: a case study of Eastern Rwanda
Mehmood, K.
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Chávez Garcia, E.
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Schirrmann, M.
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Ladd, B.
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Kammann, C.
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Wrage-Mönnig, N.
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Siebe, C.
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Estavillo, J.M.
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Fuertes-Mendizabal, T.
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Cayuela, M.
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Sigua, G.
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Spokas, K.
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Cowie, A.L.
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Novak, J.
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Ippolito, J.A.
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Borchard, Nils
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[Biochar research activities and their relation to development and environmental quality. A meta-analysis]
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Biochar research activities and their relation to development and environmental quality. A meta-analysis
As part of a major effort to address soil fertility decline in West Africa, an integrated soil fertility management project promoted two technology packages: a combined application of inorganic fertilizer and manure (BNMS-manure) and a soybean/maize rotation practice (BNMS-rotation) in the northe...
Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Alene, Arega D.
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Adeyemo, R.
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Sanogo, D.
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Olanrewaju, A.S.
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Nwoke, C.
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Nziguheba, Generose
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[Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of balance nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of balance nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Blair, Matthew W.
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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[Yield components measured in a climbing x bush bean RIL population]
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Yield components measured in a climbing x bush bean RIL population
Declines in soil fertility and limited access to inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer constrain crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa. The incorporation of organic residues could increase nutrient mineralization and replenish soil carbon (C), however, the effect that long-term residue management (10...
Gisselquist, David
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Nash, John
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Pray, Carl
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[ Deregulating the Transfer of Agricultural Technology : Lessons from Bangladesh, India, Turkey, and Zimbabwe ]