Shifting cultivation, which is still prevalent in the uplands of eastern Bangladesh, contributes significantly to forest loss and is the main cause of land degradation. This paper presents the causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its potential land use alternatives. The analysis pr...
Rahman, S.A.
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Rahman, M.F.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[Causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its alternative in the hill tracts of eastern Bangladesh]
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Causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its alternative in the hill tracts of eastern Bangladesh
Caudill, S.A.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Husband, T.P.
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[Connecting sustainable agriculture and wildlife conservation: Does shade coffee provide habitat for mammals?]
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Connecting sustainable agriculture and wildlife conservation: Does shade coffee provide habitat for mammals?
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
Land-use options that increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of contemporary societies are fundamental to livelihood improvement and adaptation to environmental change. Agroforestry as a traditional land-use adaptation may potentially support livelihood improvement through simultaneous prod...
The Quesungual Slash and Mulch Agroforestry System (QSMAS) is a smallholder production system with a group of technologies for the sustainable management of water, soil and nutrient resources in drought‐ prone areas of hillside agroecosystems of the sub‐humid tropics. QSMAS integrates local an...
Castro, Aracely
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Rivera Peña, Mariela
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Ferreira, Oscar
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Pavón Tijerino, Jellin del Carmen
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García, Edwin
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Barrios, Edmundo
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Rondón, Marco Antonio
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Pauli, Natasha
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Baltodano, Maria Eugenia
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Mendoza, Bismark
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Álvarez Welchez, Luis
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Cook, Simon E.
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Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system improves rain water productivity in hillside agroecosystems of the sub-humid tropics]
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Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system improves rain water productivity in hillside agroecosystems of the sub-humid tropics
Leaves of nine agroforestry tree species (Grevillea robusta. Erythrina abyssinica, Gliricidia sepium, Albizia schimperiana, Acacia nilotica, Acacia polyacantha, Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida and Entada abyssinica) were compared in a glasshouse incubation experiment under natural tempera...
Anthofer, J.
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Hanson, Jean
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Nitrogen mineralization pattern of agroforestry tree leaves under tropical highland conditions]
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Nitrogen mineralization pattern of agroforestry tree leaves under tropical highland conditions
Siles, P.
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Bustamante, O.
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Valdivia, E.
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Burkhardt, J.
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Staver, Charles
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[Photosynthetic performance of banana (''Gros Michel'', AAA) under a natural shade gradient]
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Photosynthetic performance of banana (''Gros Michel'', AAA) under a natural shade gradient
Discusses the potential of leguminous trees to increase crop-livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. Describes major management issues influencing tree introduction and contributions to the system. Gives a detailed account of the management techniques suitable for different agro-ecological zo...
Tothill, J.C.
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[Application de l'agroforesterie aux systemes de production mixte africains]
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Application de l'agroforesterie aux systemes de production mixte africains
Williams, Timothy O.
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Barron, Jennie
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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[Sustainable agricultural intensification in the Volta River Basin]
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Sustainable agricultural intensification in the Volta River Basin