The important position and role of mixed farming systems in land use intensification in subSaharan Africa is reviewed. This is done by examining the current situation that is followed with a justification for mixed farming. Further sections follow on changing patterns of land use, including the e...
Describes the geology, relief, climate, major soil types, vegetation zones and land use patterns of the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Presents results of studies on natural forage productivity & composition and forage production constraints.
This chapter summarises the experience of a research project for developing and disseminating technologies for better management of Vertisols for improving productivity. Topics of discussion include Vertisol technology Development and testing in Ethiopia; the adoption pathways for the BBM package...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Mamo, T.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[From plot to watershed management: Experience in farmer participatory Vertisol technology generation and adoption in highland Ethiopia]
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From plot to watershed management: Experience in farmer participatory Vertisol technology generation and adoption in highland Ethiopia
ILCA acknowledged the potential for increased animal agriculture in the subhumid zone of West Africa by establishing a research base at Kaduna in northern Nigeria. FulBe agropastoralists were selected at the target group because they own most of the cattle in the zone and cattle are the predomina...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Fodder bank: Improving the nutrition of cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa]
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Fodder bank: Improving the nutrition of cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa
Animal traction has been an integral part of most agricultural systems in Ethiopia for thousands of years. There is evidence that cattle were first used for ploughing in the latter part of the third millennium BC (Goe and Astatke, 1989). Today, the traditional cattle economy is directed mainly to...
Astatke, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Draught animal power for land-use intensification in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Draught animal power for land-use intensification in the Ethiopian highlands
Twenty surface soils (0 to 15 cm), selected to represent a wide range of available potassium (K) status and three different land-use systems (fodder bank, continously fertilized cropped land and fallow land) across the subhumid zone of Nigeria, were used for the investigation. Laboratory and gree...
Tening, A.S.
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Omueti, J.A.I.
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Tarawali, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Potassium status of some selected soils under different land-use systems in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Potassium status of some selected soils under different land-use systems in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Intensification of land-use is inevitable for long term food security in the east African highlands, but technological options need to be environmentally safe. How forages can be used as a basis for intensified grain and fodder production from the same land unit, and serve as a profitable fallow ...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Berhe, Kahsay
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[Forage based fallow management strategies for intensified land use and resource conservation in small holder farms]
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Forage based fallow management strategies for intensified land use and resource conservation in small holder farms
Discusses the rest period requirements and the role of stylosanthes in cereal cropping systems in the Nigerian subhumid zone. Presents results of two trials, viz, N application on maize grain yield after natural fallow, and changes in soil physical properties after diffrent land use.
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Adeoye, K.B.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Rest period requirements and role for Stylosanthes cereal cropping systems in the Nigerian subhumid zone]
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Rest period requirements and role for Stylosanthes cereal cropping systems in the Nigerian subhumid zone