Alley cropping was developed by IITA as a technology to solve soil fertility, erosion and low crop yield. Although crops overwhelmingly dominate the farming system in humid west Africa, livestock, particularly small ruminants, are an integral component of the system accounting for 10-20 percent o...
Lawry, S.
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Stienbarger, D.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Land tenure and the potential for the adoption of alley farming in West Africa]
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Land tenure and the potential for the adoption of alley farming in West Africa
In West Africa, crop-livestock mixed farming is emerging from the currently predominant nomadic pastoralism. It is hypothesized that competitiveness between crop and livestock enterprises may be an important determinant of the pace of this evolution. A field study in the derived savanna of southw...
Okoruwa, V.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Akinwumi, J.A.
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[Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model]
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Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model
Livestock are an important component of farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. They are raised mainly for meat, milk and skin and provide a flexible financial reserve in years of crop failure. They also play a critical role in the agricultural intensification process by providing draft power and ...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Measuring the sustainability of crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and data requirements]
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Measuring the sustainability of crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and data requirements