Conservation agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted in Africa as an alternative for coping with the need to increase food production on the basis of more sustainable farming practices. Success with adopting CA on farms in Africa has been limited, despite more than two decades of research and d...
Corbeels, Marc
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Graaff, Jan de
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Hycenth Ndah, Tim
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Penot, Eric
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Naudin, Krishna
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Andrieu, Nadine
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Chirat, Guillaume
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Schuler, Johannes
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Nyagumbo, Isaiah
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Rusinamhodzi, Leonard
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Traoré, Karim
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Dulla Mzoba, Hamisi
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Solomon Adolwa, Ivan
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[Understanding the impact and adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: a multi-scale analysis]
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Understanding the impact and adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: a multi-scale analysis
Sharma, K.
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Aynewa, Y.
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Ahmed, S.
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Kifle, A.
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Hailu, M.
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Begum, S.
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[Crop varieties research and implications on closing yield gaps and diversifying incomes—Africa RISING experiences]
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Crop varieties research and implications on closing yield gaps and diversifying incomes—Africa RISING experiences
Schmitter, Petra S.
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Tegegne, Desalegn
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Adie, Aberra
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Blümmel, Michael
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Lefore, Nicole
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Barron, Jennie
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[Evaluation of suitable water lifting and on-farm water management technologies for the irrigation of vegetables and fodder in Lemo district, Ethiopia]
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Evaluation of suitable water lifting and on-farm water management technologies for the irrigation of vegetables and fodder in Lemo district, Ethiopia
Schmitter, Petra S.
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Tegegne, D.
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Adie, Aberra
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Tamirat, T.
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Blümmel, Michael
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Gebrekirstos, Aster
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Haileslassie, Amare
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[Farmer access to irrigation scheduling advice leads to sustainable intensification of high value crops]
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Farmer access to irrigation scheduling advice leads to sustainable intensification of high value crops
Since the paper by Giller et al. (2009), the debate surrounding the suitability of conservation agriculture (CA) for African smallholders has remained polarized between proponents and opponents. The debate also gave rise to a few studies that attempted to identify the “niche” where CA would fit i...
Baudron, Frédéric
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Thierfelder, Christian
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Nyagumbo, Isaiah
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Where to Target Conservation Agriculture for African Smallholders? How to Overcome Challenges Associated with its Implementation? Experience from Eastern and Southern Africa]
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Where to Target Conservation Agriculture for African Smallholders? How to Overcome Challenges Associated with its Implementation? Experience from Eastern and Southern Africa
Fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) is an invasive lepidopteran pest established in most of sub-Saharan Africa since 2016. Although the immediate reaction of governments has been to invest in chemical pesticides, control methods based on agronomic management would be more afford...
Baudron, Frédéric
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Zaman-Allah, M.A.
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Chaipa, I.
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Chari, N.
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Chinwada, P.
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[Understanding the factors influencing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) damage in African smallholder maize fields and quantifying its impact on yield: a case study in eastern Zimbabwe]
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Understanding the factors influencing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) damage in African smallholder maize fields and quantifying its impact on yield: a case study in eastern Zimbabwe
Conservation agriculture (CA)—the simultaneous application of minimum soil disturbance, crop residue retention, and crop diversification—is a key approach to address declining soil fertility and the adverse effects of climate change in southern Africa. Applying the three defining principles of CA...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Setimela, Peter
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Nyagumbo, I.
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Mupangwa, W.
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Mhlanga, B.
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Lee, N.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa: A review]
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Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa: A review
It is remarkable that despite wide-ranging, in-depth studies over many years, almost no conservation agriculture (CA) studies consider gender and gender relations as a potential explanatory factor for (low) adoption rates. This is important because CA demands new ways of working with the farm sys...
Farnworth, Cathy R.
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Andersson, Jens A.
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Misiko, Michael T.
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Badstue, L.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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[Gender and conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa: towards a research agenda]
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Gender and conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa: towards a research agenda
Valbuena, Diego
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Andersson, J.
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Waters-Bayer, Ann
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Chuma, Edward
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Sida, T.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Cullen, Beth
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Aker, J.
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Snapp, Sieglinde S.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Why and how to implement a AR&D approach for Africa RISING? Preliminary results of a fast-track project]
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Why and how to implement a AR&D approach for Africa RISING? Preliminary results of a fast-track project