This study evaluated the performance of tree legumes and other soil fertility management innovations
used by farmers. The objectives of the study were to: examine the extent that farm attributes, typology of
farmers and field management practices have affected the adaptation and use of agroforest...
Akinnifesi, F.K.
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Franzel, Steven
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Harawa, R
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Makumba, W
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Chakeredza, S.
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Mngomba, S
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Wolf, J.J. de
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Chianu, J.N.
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[On-farm assessment of legume fallows and other soil fertility management options used by smallholder farmers in Southern Malawi]
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On-farm assessment of legume fallows and other soil fertility management options used by smallholder farmers in Southern Malawi
Many food production systems in sub-Saharan Africa are constrained by phosphorus (P). We hypothesized that within legume-cereal rotation systems: targeting P to the legume phase leads to higher system productivity, and that use of grain legumes leads to better economic returns than use of herbace...
Kihara, Job
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Waswa, Boaz S.
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Kimetu, J.M.
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Chianu, J.N.
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Bationo, B. André
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[Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya]
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Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya
Declining soil fertility is a major cause of low per capita food production on smallholder farms of
sub-Saharan Africa. This study attempted to provide an empirical explanation of the factors associated
with farmers’ decisions to adopt or not to adopt newly introduced integrated soil fertility ma...
Mugwe, J
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Mugendi, DN
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Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Merckx, R.
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Chianu, J.N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Determinants of the decision to adopt integrated soil fertility management practices by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya]
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Determinants of the decision to adopt integrated soil fertility management practices by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya