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Musumba, M.Grabowski, PhilipPalm, C.Snapp, Sieglinde S.[Guide for the sustainable intensification assessment framework]Guide for the sustainable intensification assessment framework

Water availability for agriculture will become a growing constraint in areas already under environmental and social stress due to population growth, development and climatic variability. This limits the potential for expanding irrigated areas and for sustainable intensification, and compromises t...


Giordano, Meredith A.Barron, JennieÜnver, Olcay[Water scarcity and challenges for smallholder agriculture]Water scarcity and challenges for smallholder agriculture

Yam (Dioscoreaspp.) is a tuberous staple foodcrop of major importance in the sub-Saharan savannas ofWest Africa. Optimal yields commonly are obtained only inthe first year following slash-and-burn in the shifting cul-tivation systems. It appears that the yield decline in sub-sequent years is not ...


Tchabi, A.Burger, S.Coyne, D.L.Hountondji, F.C.C.Lawouin, L.Wiemken, A.Oehl, F.[Promiscuous arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis of yam (Dioscorea spp.), a key staple crop in West Africa]Promiscuous arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis of yam (Dioscorea spp.), a key staple crop in West Africa
Hanjra, Munir A.Wichelns, DennisDrechsel, Pay[Investing in water management in rural and urban landscapes to achieve and sustain global food security]Investing in water management in rural and urban landscapes to achieve and sustain global food security
Yaninek, John S.Herren, H.R.[La lutte biologique: une solution durable aux problemes poses par les depredateurs des cultures en Afrique]La lutte biologique: une solution durable aux problemes poses par les depredateurs des cultures en Afrique

In developing regions with high levels of poverty and a dependence on climate sensitive agriculture, studies focusing on climate change adaptation, planning, and policy processes, have gained relative importance over the years. This study assesses the impact of farmer perceptions regarding climat...


Makate, CliftonMakate, MarshallMango, Nelson[Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and the Use of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa]Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and the Use of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa

Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) is the major starch staple of the Ethiopian Highlands, where its unique attributes enhance the food security of approximately 20 million people and have earned it the title “The Tree Against Hunger”. Yet enset‐based agriculture is virtually unknown outs...


Borrell, J.S.Goodwin, M.Blomme, GuyJacobsen, K.Wendawek, A.M.Gashu, D.Lulekal, E.Asfaw, Z.Demissew, S.[Enset‐based agricultural systems in Ethiopia: A systematic review of production trends, agronomy, processing and the wider food security applications of a neglected banana relative]Enset‐based agricultural systems in Ethiopia: A systematic review of production trends, agronomy, processing and the wider food security applications of a neglected banana relative

Supported by USAID as part of the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative, the Africa RISING project is working to create opportunities for smallholder farm households to move out of hunger and poverty through sustainably intensified farming systems that improve food, nutrition, and income sec...


International Institute of Tropical Agriculture[Anecdotes of sustainable intensification]Anecdotes of sustainable intensification

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