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In complex mixed crop-livestock systems with limited resources and biomass scarcity, crop residues play an important but increasingly contested role. This paper focuses on farming systems in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe, where biomass production is limited and farmers integrate crop and livest...


Homann-Kee Tui, SabineValbuena, DiegoMasikati, PatriciaDescheemaeker, KatrienNyamangara, JusticeClaessens, LievenErenstein, OlafRooyen, Andre F. vanNkomboni, D.[Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe]Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Teams of crop, economic, and climate scientists in Southeastern Africa are exploring opportunities to reduce risk and increase resilience in Southern Africa using an integrated multi-modeling approach. The project characterizes selected mixed farming systems in Southern Africa in terms of biophys...


Masikati, PatriciaCrespo, O.Descheemaeker, KatrienWalker, S.Homann-Kee Tui, SabineClaessens, LievenFamba, S.Rooyen, Andre F. vanGama, A.Lennard, C.[Crop-livestock intensification in the face of climate change: exploring opportunities to reduce risk and increase resilience in southern africa using an integrated multi-modeling approach]Crop-livestock intensification in the face of climate change: exploring opportunities to reduce risk and increase resilience in southern africa using an integrated multi-modeling approach

Crop-livestock systems are very important both in terms of area and contribution to people’s livelihoods in the Ethiopian highlands. However, a common problem in these systems is low livestock and crop productivity, which is partly caused by water scarcity and environmental degradation. As water ...


Descheemaeker, KatrienHaileslassie, AmareAmede, TilahunBossio, Deborah A.Tarawali, Shirley A.[Assessment of water productivity and entry points for improvement in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands]Assessment of water productivity and entry points for improvement in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands

Tarawali, Shirley A.Duncan, Alan J.Thorne, Peter J.Valbuena, DiegoDescheemaeker, KatrienHomann-Kee Tui, Sabine[Integrated crop livestock systems: A key to sustainable intensification in Africa]Integrated crop livestock systems: A key to sustainable intensification in Africa

Livestock is a key livelihood strategy and source of food and income for poor livestock keepers. However, inappropriate livestock management along with poor water management practices often contributes to widespread and severe depletion, degradation and contamination of water and land resources. ...


Amede, TilahunDescheemaeker, Katrien[Livestock and water management: Key for changing systems and livelihoods in Africa]Livestock and water management: Key for changing systems and livelihoods in Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the increasing competition for water between various sectors is aggravated by growing demands for water, climate change and environmental degradation. One of the major consumers of water is livestock keeping, which is an important livelihood strategy for smallholder f...


Descheemaeker, KatrienAmede, TilahunHaileslassie, Amare[Livestock and water interactions in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: interventions for improved productivity]Livestock and water interactions in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: interventions for improved productivity

Mixed crop-livestock systems provide livelihoods for a billion people and produce half the world’s cereal and around a third of its beef and milk. Market orientation and strong and growing demand for food provide powerful incentives for sustainable intensification of both crop and livestock enter...


Duncan, Alan J.Tarawali, Shirley A.Thorne, Peter J.Valbuena, DiegoDescheemaeker, KatrienHomann-Kee Tui, Sabine[Integrated crop-livestock systems—A key to sustainable intensification in Africa]Integrated crop-livestock systems—A key to sustainable intensification in Africa

Agricultural production in Northern Ghana is dominated by smallholder farm systems, which are characterized by low inputs and low outputs, declining soil fertility, large yield gaps and limited adoption of agricultural technologies. There is an urgent need for alternative farm designs that are mo...


Michalscheck, M.Groot, Jeroen C.J.Kotu, Bekele HundieHoeschle-Zeledon, IrmgardKuivanen, K.Descheemaeker, KatrienTittonell, Pablo A.[Model results versus farmer realities: Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages]Model results versus farmer realities: Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages

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