Sustainable intensification (SI) has been regarded as the basis for environmentally sound and equitable agricultural development. Field based assessment of technologies needs to move beyond production and economic performance to include environment, social and human condition. In this study we sy...
Snapp, Sieglinde S.
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Grabowski, Philip
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Chikowo, Regis
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Smith, A.
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Anders, E.
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Sirrine, D.
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Chimonyo, V.G.P.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Maize yield and profitability tradeoffs with social, human and environmental performance: is sustainable intensification feasible?]
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Maize yield and profitability tradeoffs with social, human and environmental performance: is sustainable intensification feasible?
This paper generates an extrapolation suitability index (ESI) to guide scaling-out of improved maize varieties and inorganic fertilizers. The best-bet technology packages were selected based on yield gap data from trial sites in Tanzania. A modified extrapolation detection algorithm was used to g...
Muthoni, Francis K.
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Baijukya, Frederick P.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Sseguya, H.
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Kimaro, Anthony A.
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Alabi, T.
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Mruma, S.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
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[Accounting for correlation among environmental covariates improves delineation of extrapolation suitability index for agronomic technological packages]
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Accounting for correlation among environmental covariates improves delineation of extrapolation suitability index for agronomic technological packages
Sustainable intensification (SI) is at the forefront of food security discussions as a means to meet the growing demand for agricultural production while conserving land and other resources. A broader definition of SI is emerging that takes into account the human condition, nutrition and social e...
Smith, A.
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Snapp, Sieglinde S.
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Chikowo, Regis
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Glover, Jerry
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[Measuring sustainable intensification in smallholder agroecosystems: A review]
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Measuring sustainable intensification in smallholder agroecosystems: A review
One of the ‘grand challenges’ of this age is the anthropogenic impact exerted on the nitrogen cycle.
Issues of concern range from an excess of fixed nitrogen resulting in environmental pressures for some
regions, while for other regions insufficient fixed nitrogen affects food security and may le...
Reis, S.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Howard, C.
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Karanja, N.
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Winiwarter, W.
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Yan, X.
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Bleeker, A.
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Sutton, M.A.
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[Synthesis and review: tackling the nitrogen management challenge: from global to local scales]
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Synthesis and review: tackling the nitrogen management challenge: from global to local scales
One of the widely suggested approaches to meet the increasing food demand of a substantially growing world population is sustainable intensification. We present a unique agricultural research and scaling programme in Tanzania, focusing on the key elements necessary for results related to: gender ...
Gramzow, Andreas
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Sseguya, H.
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Lukumay, Philipo J.
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[Taking agricultural technologies to scale: experiences from a vegetable technology dissemination initiative in Tanzania]
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Taking agricultural technologies to scale: experiences from a vegetable technology dissemination initiative in Tanzania
A survey was conducted in 2013 to establish total aflatoxin and total fumonisin in maize, as well as farmers’ practices relating to maize cultivation and awareness of mycotoxins, in three villages of Babati District, northern Tanzania. Quantification of total aflatoxin and fumonisin was done usin...
Nyangi, C.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Mugula, J.K.
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Boni, S.
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Koyano, E.
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Mahuku, George S.
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Sulyok, M.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Assessment of pre-harvest aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in Babati District, Tanzania]
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Assessment of pre-harvest aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in Babati District, Tanzania
Banana is the primary food crop in Uganda, but yields are low due to a complex of abiotic and biotic constraints. However, quantitative information on the importance, interactions, and geographic distribution of yields and constraints is scanty. We monitored yields, biotic and abiotic constraints...
Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Tenywa, M.M.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Abiotic constraints override biotic constraints in East African highland banana systems]
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Abiotic constraints override biotic constraints in East African highland banana systems
A study was conducted to evaluate maize response to leguminous biomass composted with phosphate rocks (PRs) in a split plot design. Field experiments were conducted at Wang’waray Farmers Training Center (F.T.C) located in Babati District of Manyara region in the Northern zone of Tanzania between ...
Shitindi, M.
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Kpomblekou-A, K.
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McElhenney, W.H.
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Ankumah, R.
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Semoka, J.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Bonsi, C.
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[Maize response to leguminous biomass composted with phosphate rocks in the northern zone of Tanzania]
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Maize response to leguminous biomass composted with phosphate rocks in the northern zone of Tanzania
Muthoni, Francis K.
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Odongo, Vincent O.
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Ochieng, Justus
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Mugalavai, Edward M.
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Mourice, Sixbert K.
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Hoesche-Zeledon, Irmgard
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Mwila, Mulundu
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Long-term spatial-temporal trends and variability of rainfall over Eastern and Southern Africa]
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Long-term spatial-temporal trends and variability of rainfall over Eastern and Southern Africa
An assessment of post-harvest handling practices and food losses in a maize-based farming system in
semi-arid areas of Central and Northern Tanzania was carried out in 2012. Seventeen crops were mostly
cultivated by the farmers in the surveyed areas; maize (32%), sunflower (16%) and pigeon peas (...
Abass, A.B.
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Ndunguru, G.
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Mamiro, P.
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Alenkhe, B.
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Mlingi, N.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Post-harvest food losses in a maize-based farming system of semi-arid savannah area of Tanzania]
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Post-harvest food losses in a maize-based farming system of semi-arid savannah area of Tanzania