The premise of this research is to better understand how approaches to implementing rainwater management practices can be informed by understanding how the people living and working in agroecosystems are connected to one another. Because these connections are via both social interactions and func...
Prager, Steven D.
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Pfeifer, Catherine
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[Network approaches for understanding rainwater management from a socialecological systems perspective]
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Network approaches for understanding rainwater management from a socialecological systems perspective
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to food production worldwide. Recently, an increasing number of initiatives have embraced the concept of climate smart agriculture to respond to climate change adaptation and mitigation challenges. A central component of this approach is the use of agr...
The potential for improving productivity and increasing the resilience of smallholder agriculture, while also contributing to climate change mitigation, has recently received considerable political attention (Beddington et al 2012). Financial support for improving smallholder agriculture could co...
Berry, N.J.
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Ryan CM
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[Overcoming the risk of inaction from emissions uncertainty in smallholder agriculture]
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Overcoming the risk of inaction from emissions uncertainty in smallholder agriculture
Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification of agriculture, but their cultivation constitutes a relatively complex technology consisting of multiple components or practices. We studied uptake of improved climbing bean production practices (improved variety, input use and manage...
Ronner, E.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Almekinders, Conny J.M.
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Ebanyat, Peter
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda]
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Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda
Sempore, AW
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Andrieu, Nadine
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Nacro, HB
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Sedogo, MP
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Le Gal, PY
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[Relevancy and role of whole-farm models in supporting smallholder farmers in planning their agricultural season]
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Relevancy and role of whole-farm models in supporting smallholder farmers in planning their agricultural season
Globally, 38% of the land area is agricultural land, of which 45% are located on drylands, mainly in Africa and Asia, constituting the basis for about 60% of the world’s food production. Of all farms worldwide, 83% are smallholder farm systems, whose livelihoods depend on effective land managemen...
Michalscheck, Mirja
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Fischer, Gundula
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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[Land use decisions: By whom and to whose benefit? A serious game to uncover dynamics in farm land allocation at household level in northern Ghana]
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Land use decisions: By whom and to whose benefit? A serious game to uncover dynamics in farm land allocation at household level in northern Ghana
This study used discrete and count data regression models and data collected from 732 farm households in Tanzania to test the effect of participation on a project designed to break this quality “seed” bottleneck (via technology awareness and targeted access to clean planting materials) on: i) the...
Okello, A.
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Sindi, K.
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Low, J.W.
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McEwan, M.
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Nakazi, F.
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Namanda, S.
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Babu, A.
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Mafuru, J.
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[Effect of technology awareness and access on the conservation of clean planting materials of vegetatively produced crops: The case of sweetpotato.]
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Effect of technology awareness and access on the conservation of clean planting materials of vegetatively produced crops: The case of sweetpotato.
Soybean yields on smallholder farms in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) are far below the potential yield thus creating a huge yield gap. Interventions are thus needed to bridge this yield gap and ascertain the factors influencing the yield variation. This study evaluated the on farm response of soybean t...
Ulzen, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Ewusi-Mensah, N.
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Masso, C.
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[On-farm evaluation and determination of sources of variability of soybean response to Bradyrhizobium inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer in northern Ghana]
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On-farm evaluation and determination of sources of variability of soybean response to Bradyrhizobium inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer in northern Ghana
Maize production is of critical importance to smallholder farmers in Ghana. Various factors limit the productivity of smallholder maize farming systems undergirded by the lack of capital for critical investments both at the farm and at national policy levels. Using a value chain approach, this di...
Agyekumhene, C.
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Vries, J.R. de
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Paassen, A. van
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Macnaghten, P.
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Schut, Marc
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Bregt, A.
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[Digital platforms for smallholder credit access: the mediation of trust for cooperation in maize value chain financing]
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Digital platforms for smallholder credit access: the mediation of trust for cooperation in maize value chain financing
Traditionally, Indian farmers kept bovines, especially cattle, for draught purposes in agriculture and transportation with milk as an adjunct. However, with increasing farm mechanization and rising demand for milk, the bovine functions have shifted more towards dairying. While bovine population h...
Kishore, A.
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Birthal, P.S.
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Joshi, Pramod K.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Saini, A.
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[Patterns and drivers of dairy development in India: insights from analysis of household and district-level data]
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Patterns and drivers of dairy development in India: insights from analysis of household and district-level data