Agroforestry can raise carbon (C) stocks of agricultural systems, and such increases can potentially be sold as CO2 emission offsets. We assembled information on the biophysical, technical, economic, and practical potential of agroforestry to sequester C for the West African Sahel, East Africa, a...
Luedeling, Eike
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Beedy, Tracy
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Dietz, Johannes
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[Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry in Africa]
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Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry in Africa
Growing maize (Zea mays L.) in association with legume trees in agroforestry arrangements has been shown to increase yields in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa; however, the stability of crop yields has not been critically analyzed in the various cropping systems that integrate leguminous trees. ...
Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Kassa Debusho L
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Akinnifesi, F.K.
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[Can Integration of Legume Trees Increase Yield Stability in Rainfed Maize Cropping Systems in Southern Africa?]
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Can Integration of Legume Trees Increase Yield Stability in Rainfed Maize Cropping Systems in Southern Africa?
Providing a detailed picture of the values of trees for local people in the tropics is a difficult undertaking. Not only does this represent the difficulty in accounting for values outside formal markets, but it also reflects the multiplicity of the species involved and the many different ways in...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Dawson, Ian K.
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Luedeling, Eike
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Beedy, Tracy
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Gebrekirstos, Aster
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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König, K.
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Simelton, Elisabeth
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Sotelo Montes, Carmen
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Weber, John C.
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[Climate change vulnerability of agroforestry]
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Climate change vulnerability of agroforestry
Cassava is Africa's second most important food source in terms of calories consumed per capita. However, farmers use little or no fertilizer on cassava and scant information is available regarding the cassava yield response to mineral and organic fertilizer inputs in Zambia. This study was undert...
Biratu, G.K.
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Elias, E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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[Cassava response to the integrated use of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia]
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Cassava response to the integrated use of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia
Termites (Order: Isoptera) constitute an integral component of various ecosystems in Africa. Termites are also amongst the most difficult insects to study because of their cryptic behaviour and natural nesting habitat. There are around 2600 species of termites in 280 genera which have been descri...
Shiday BMA
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Nkunika POY
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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French JRJ
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Nyeko P
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Jain S
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[Potential impact of climate change on termite distribution in Africa]
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Potential impact of climate change on termite distribution in Africa
Malawi is a land-locked country in southern Africa. Three-fourths of Malawi’s 13 million people rely on smallholder agriculture for their livelihoods. Increasing population, accelerating deforestation, poor soil and water management, and increasing poverty and land degradation directly impact the...
Beedy, Tracy
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Kundhlande G
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Chiundu G
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Simons AJ
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[Scaling up agroforestry to achieve food security and environmental protection among smallholder farmers in Malawi]
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Scaling up agroforestry to achieve food security and environmental protection among smallholder farmers in Malawi