Most upland soils in humid and sub-humid tropical Africa are characterized by low inherent fertility and are also susceptible to soil erosion and compaction with cultivation. Based on simulation model, this study uses a capital budgeting approach to determine the profitability of alternative land...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Kang, B.
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Spencer, D.
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[Economic analysis of soil erosion effects in alley cropping, notill and bush fallow systems in southwestern Nigeria]
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Economic analysis of soil erosion effects in alley cropping, notill and bush fallow systems in southwestern Nigeria
Maize dominated cassava irrespective of cassava or maize growth habit and the optimum maize population giving the highest production based on relative yield total or land equivalent ratio varied with maize variety in a tropical Alfisol at Ibadan, transition humid/subhumid zone in West Africa. The...
Ezumah, H.
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Lawson, T.
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[Cassava and maize intercropping system: the effects of varieties and plant populations]
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Cassava and maize intercropping system: the effects of varieties and plant populations
Dairy intensification is a widely used means of achieving food security, improving farmer incomes and enhancing overall economic growth. However, intensification is dependent upon the availability and suitability of natural resources to sustain growth in production. Here, land and water footprint...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Rao, E.J.O.
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Muchenje, V.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Ogutu, J.O.
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Mekonnen, M.
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Auma, Joseph O.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Hammond, James
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[Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management]
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Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management
Pulighe, G.
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Bonati, G.
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Colangeli, M.
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Morese, M.M.
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Traverso, L.
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Lupia, F.
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Khawaja, C.
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Janssen, R.
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Fava, Francesco P.
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[Ongoing and emerging issues for sustainable bioenergy production on marginal lands in the Mediterranean regions]
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Ongoing and emerging issues for sustainable bioenergy production on marginal lands in the Mediterranean regions
Bigler, Christine
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Amacker, Michèle
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Ingabire, Chantal
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Rwanda's gendered agricultural transformation: A mixed-method study on the rural labour market, wage gap and care penalty]
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Rwanda's gendered agricultural transformation: A mixed-method study on the rural labour market, wage gap and care penalty
The issue of scale is examined in the context of a watershed development policy (WSD) in India. WSD policy goals, by improving the natural resource base, aim to improve the livelihoods of rural communities through increased sustainable production. It has generally been practiced at a micro-level ...
Syme, G. J.
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Reddy, V.R.
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Pavelic, Paul
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Croke, B.
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Ranjan, R.
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[Confronting scale in watershed development in India.]
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Confronting scale in watershed development in India.
Through time, interactions between physical and biotic factors contribute to emerging landscape patterns. The dynamics among social and cultural groups influence the human-mediated contribution to this process. This paper explores the cultural, historical, and socioeconomic differences among peop...
Rodríguez, L.C.
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Portela, R.
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Boumans, R.
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[Differences in nonmonetary value of ecosystem goods and services among Kalinago and Afro-Creole peoples of the commonwealth of dominica, West Indies]
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Differences in nonmonetary value of ecosystem goods and services among Kalinago and Afro-Creole peoples of the commonwealth of dominica, West Indies
Bax, Vincent
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Francesconi, Wendy
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Quintero, Marcela
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[Spatial modeling of deforestation processes in the Central Peruvian Amazon]
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Spatial modeling of deforestation processes in the Central Peruvian Amazon
Research in 1973 attributed large cassava root yield differences among three villages in southeast Nigeria to equally large population density differences. In 1993, the Nigerian national team of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) went back to the three villages to see whether po...
Enete, A.
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Nweke, F.
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Okorji, E.
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[Trens in food crop yields under demographic pressure in subSaharan Africa: the case of cassava in Southeast Nigeria]
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Trens in food crop yields under demographic pressure in subSaharan Africa: the case of cassava in Southeast Nigeria
Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status and use potential is widely practiced from plot to national scales. However, the choice of relevant soil attributes and interpretation of measurements are not straightforward, because of the complexity and site-specificity o...
Bünemann, Else K.
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Bongiorno, Giulia
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Bai, Zhanguo
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Creamer, Rachel E.
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Deyn, Gerlinde de
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Goede, Ron G.M. de
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Fleskens, Luuk
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Geissen, Violette
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Kuyper, Thomas W.
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Mäder, Paul
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Pulleman, Mirjam
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Sukkel, Wijnand
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Groenigen, Jan Willem van
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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[Soil quality – A critical review]
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Soil quality – A critical review