The large diversity of farms and farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa calls for agricultural improvement options that are adapted to the context in which smallholder farmers operate. The socio-ecological niche concept incorporates the agro-ecological, socio-cultural, economic and institutional d...
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Jambo, I.
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Michalscheck, Mirja
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Bedi, S.M.
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Rio, T. del
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Álvarez, S.
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Timler, Carl J.
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[Diversity among smallholder farms and households—Consequences for trade-offs, trajectories, targeting and scaling]
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Diversity among smallholder farms and households—Consequences for trade-offs, trajectories, targeting and scaling
Crop–livestock farming systems that are predominant in Africa, are complex with various interrelated ecological and economic factors. They involve multiple products or benefits (intended and nonintended), with trade-offs and synergies occurring both on- and off-site and varying over time. Underst...
Masikati, P.
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Sisito, G.
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Senda, T.
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Crespo, O.
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Nhamo, N.
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[Integrated assessment of crop–livestock production systems beyond biophysical methods: role of systems simulation models]
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Integrated assessment of crop–livestock production systems beyond biophysical methods: role of systems simulation models
Intensification of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to address rural poverty
and natural resource degradation. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is a means to enhance crop productivity
while maximizing the agronomic efficiency (AE) of applied inputs, and can th...
Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification of agriculture, but their cultivation constitutes a relatively complex technology consisting of multiple components or practices. We studied uptake of improved climbing bean production practices (improved variety, input use and manage...
Ronner, E.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Almekinders, Conny J.M.
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Ebanyat, Peter
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda]
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Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda
Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification in the East-African highlands, but their introduction requires a major change in the cropping system compared with the commonly grown bush bean. We explored farm-level opportunities, constraints and trade-offs for climbing bean cultiv...
Ronner, E.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Marinus, W.
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Almekinders, Conny J.M.
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Ebanyat, Peter
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Giller, Ken E.
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[How do climbing beans fit in farming systems of the eastern highlands of Uganda? Understanding opportunities and constraints at farm level]
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How do climbing beans fit in farming systems of the eastern highlands of Uganda? Understanding opportunities and constraints at farm level