Increased organic matter and nitrogen intake of a low quality barley straw basal diet was achieved by supplementation with 15% and 30% of dry matter offered as Calliandra calothyrsus, Macrotyloma axillare or poultry manure. Urinary-N excretion for the basal diet (0.5 mg kg-1 liveweight (W) d-1 wa...
Delve, Robert J.
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[Implication of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in smallholder farming systems.]
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Implication of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in smallholder farming systems.
The role of livestock in nitrogen cycling in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa was explored. Cattle were fed a range of diets to investigate the effects on partitioning of nitrogen between urine and faeces and on the chemical composition of the manures produced. The trade...
Delve, Robert J.
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Cadisch, Georg
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Tanner, J.C.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Implications of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in the smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Implications of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in the smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa
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
Ebanyat, Peter
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Ridder, N.A. de
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Jager, A. de
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Delve, Robert J.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Drivers of land use change and household determinants of sustainability in smallholder farming systems of Eastern Uganda]
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Drivers of land use change and household determinants of sustainability in smallholder farming systems of Eastern Uganda
Despite the potential for local groups to contribute to rural development, it remains questionable whether social capital – as the ‘missing link’ in development – is compatible with the idea of gender equity strived for in ‘gender mainstreamed’ development projects. This paper examines engendered...
Gotschi, Elisabeth
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Delve, Robert J.
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[Equal numbers, equal chances? A case study of gender differences in the distribution of social capital in smallholder farmer groups in Búzi District, Mozambique]
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Equal numbers, equal chances? A case study of gender differences in the distribution of social capital in smallholder farmer groups in Búzi District, Mozambique
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 in smallholder farming systems in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda]
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Resource flows and nutrient balances in smallholder farming systems in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda