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Sustainable resource management is the critical agricultural research and development challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. The accumulated knowledge on soil management gathered over the last 10 years, combined with solid crop improvement and plant health research at farmers’ level, has brought us to ...


Sanginga, NteranyaDashiell, Kenton E.Diels, J.Vanlauwe, BernardLyasse, O.Carsky, R.J.Tarawali, Shirley A.Asafo-Adjei, B.Menkir, A.Schulz, S.Singh, B.B.Chikoye, D.Keatinge, D.Ortiz, R.[Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna.]Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna.

Resource use and management are major determinants of the food self-sufficiency of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. A study was conducted in Rwanda in two contrasting agro-ecological zones (Central plateau and Buberuka) to characterise farms, quantify their resource flows, and evaluate ...


Bucagu, C.Vanlauwe, BernardWijk, Mark T. vanGiller, Ken E.[Resource use and food self-sufficiency at farm scale within two agro-ecological zones of Rwanda]Resource use and food self-sufficiency at farm scale within two agro-ecological zones of Rwanda

Technological interventions to address the problem of poor productivity of smallholder agricultural systems must be designed to target socially diverse and spatially heterogeneous farms and farming systems. This paper proposes a categorisation of household diversity based on a functional typology...


Tittonell, Pablo A.Muriuki, A.Shepherd, Keith D.Mugendi, D.Kaizzi, K.C.Okeyo, J.Verchot, Louis V.Coe, R.Vanlauwe, Bernard[The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms]The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms

Harvesting young cassava leaves as a vegetable is a common practice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). However, information on its effects on growth and yield of cassava is scarce. Multi-locational trials were conducted on farmers’ fields in the province of South Kivu, DR Congo, duri...


Munyahali, W.Pypers, PieterSwennen, R.L.Walangululu, J.Vanlauwe, BernardMerckx, R.[Responses of cassava growth and yield to leaf harvesting frequency and NPK fertilizer in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo]Responses of cassava growth and yield to leaf harvesting frequency and NPK fertilizer in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Vanlauwe, BernardAbdelGadir, AbdelAziz H.Adewopo, J.Adjei-Nsiah, SamuelAmpadu-Boakye, T.Asare, R.Baijukya, Frederick P.Baars, E.Bekunda, Mateete A.Coyne, D.L.Dianda, M.Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.Ebanyat, PeterHauser, S.Huising, JeroenJalloh, A.Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Kamai, N.Kamara, A.Kanampiu, F.Kehbila, A.Kintche, K.Kreye, C.Larbi, AsamoahMasso, C.Matungulu, P.Mohammed, I.Nabahungu, L.Nielsen, F.Nziguheba, GenerosePypers, PieterRoobroeck, D.Schut, MarcTaulya, G.Thuita, Moses N.Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.Asten, Piet J.A. vanWairegi, L.W.I.Yemefack, M.Mutsaers, H.J.W.[Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa]Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa
Vanlauwe, BernardSix, JohanSanginga, NteranyaAdesina, A.A.[Soil fertility decline at the base of rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa]Soil fertility decline at the base of rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Heterogeneity in soil fertility in these smallholder systems is caused by both inherent soil-landscape and human-induced variability across farms differing in resources and practices. Interventions to address the problem of poor soil fertility in Africa must be designed to target such diversity a...


Tittonell, Pablo A.Muriuki, A.Klapwijk, C.J.Shepherd, Keith D.Coe, R.Vanlauwe, Bernard[Soil Heterogeneity and Soil Fertility Gradients in Smallholder Agricultural Systems of the East African Highlands]Soil Heterogeneity and Soil Fertility Gradients in Smallholder Agricultural Systems of the East African Highlands

A better understanding of the factors that contribute to low cassava yields in farmers’ fields is required to guide the formulation of cassava intensification programs. Using a boundary line approach, we analysed the contribution of soil fertility, pest and disease infestation and farmers’ cultiv...


Kintché, K.Hauser, S.Mahungu, N.M.Ndonda, A.Lukombo, S.Nhamo, N.Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.Yomeni, M.Ngamitshara, J.Ekoko, B.Mbala, M.Akem, C.Pypers, PieterMatungulu, K.P.Kehbila, A.Vanlauwe, Bernard[Cassava yield loss in farmer fields was mainly caused by low soil fertility and suboptimal management practices in two provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo]Cassava yield loss in farmer fields was mainly caused by low soil fertility and suboptimal management practices in two provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo

The contribution of the legume community to the nitrogen cycle during natural forest regeneration remains poorly understood. We systematically assessed the changes in abundance and nodulation status of all legumes, across taxa and plant types, in a forest succession gradient in the Equateur Provi...


Bauters, M.Mapenzi, N.Kearsley, E.Vanlauwe, BernardBoeckx, P.[Facultative nitrogen fixation by legumes in the central Congo basin is downregulated during late successional stages]Facultative nitrogen fixation by legumes in the central Congo basin is downregulated during late successional stages

The decline of soil organic matter (SOM) and its associated fertility is one of the most important constraints to enhanced crop productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. Integrated soil fertility management recognizes the potential benefits of the combined use of organic residue and mineral fertilizer ...


Gentile, RVanlauwe, BernardChivenge, P.P.Six, Johan[Trade-offs between the short and long term effects of residue quality on soil C and N dynamics]Trade-offs between the short and long term effects of residue quality on soil C and N dynamics

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