Examines the role of baseline surveys and of farmers in farming systems research and in technology design, using the experience of ILCA's Humid Zone Programme; also examines the potential of farming systems research teams working in specific locations to provide guidelines for the development of ...
Discusses ILCA's research programme on integrating goat & sheep production into alley cropping systems i.e. production of crops between permanent rows of intensively managed trees, and also crop & animal production constraints inherent in the humid zones of West Africa and outlines on-going alley...
Sumberg, J.E.
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Okali, C.
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Carew, B.A.R.
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[A role for small ruminants in sustainable cropping systems in the humid zone of West Africa]
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A role for small ruminants in sustainable cropping systems in the humid zone of West Africa
Reviews a variety of research trials ranging from the improvement of germplasm materials to the development of fodder production systems, and concludes with a recommendation for more research and development attention on the integration of fodder trees within the existing farming systems. Include...
Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Sumberg, J.E.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Leguminous fodder trees in the farming system. An overview of research at the Humid Zone Programme of ILCA in southwestern Nigeria]
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Leguminous fodder trees in the farming system. An overview of research at the Humid Zone Programme of ILCA in southwestern Nigeria