As calls for bolstering environmental services on croplands have grown more insistent during the past two decades, the search for ways to foster sustainable, reduced input agriculture has become more urgent. In this context we re-examine by means of a meta-analysis the argument, first proposed by...
Rudel, Thomas K.
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Paul, Birthe K.
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White, D.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Hoek, Rein van der
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Castro, A.
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Boval, Maryline
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Lerner, A.
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Schneider, L.
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Peters, Michael
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[LivestockPlus: forages, sustainable intensification, and food security in the tropics]
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LivestockPlus: forages, sustainable intensification, and food security in the tropics
Inadequate quantity and quality of livestock feed is a persistent constraint to productivity for mixed crop-livestock farming in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To assess on-farm niches of improved forages, demonstration trials and participatory on-farm research were conducted in four diffe...
Paul, Birthe K.
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Muhimuzi-Lwaboshi, Fabrice
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Bacigale, Samy B.
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Wimba, Benjamin M.M.
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Chiuri, Wanjiku L.
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Amzati, Gaston S.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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[Towards an assessment of on-farm niches for improved forages in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo]
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Towards an assessment of on-farm niches for improved forages in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo
Bacigale-Bashizi, S.
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Muhimuzi-Lwaboshi, Fabrice
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Mapenzi, Neville
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Peters, Michael
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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[Characterizing feeds and feed availability in Sud-Kivu province, DR Congo]
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Characterizing feeds and feed availability in Sud-Kivu province, DR Congo
Crop-livestock production systems play an important role in the livelihoods of many rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. Understanding which farming options will give the highest return on investment in light of climate change ...
Shikuku, K.M.
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Valdivia, Roberto
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Läderach, Peter
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Silvestri, Silvia
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[Prioritizing climate-smart livestock technologies in rural Tanzania: a minimum data approach]
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Prioritizing climate-smart livestock technologies in rural Tanzania: a minimum data approach