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The possible use of tropical forage legumes in pastures based on Brachiaria decumbens and Andropogon gayanus pastures was tested on farms in the humid tropics region of Pucallpa, Perú. The pastures were established by farmers using manual labour. They were associated with maize in some cases and ...


Reategui del Aguila, KVera, Raúl R.Loker, WMVásquez, M.[On farm grass-legume pasture performance in the Peruvian rainforest]On farm grass-legume pasture performance in the Peruvian rainforest

Persistent food insecurity accompanied by low and declining farm household incomes are a common feature of many small holder maize and bean producers in western Kenya. This has been largely attributed to soil nutrient depletion, among other factors. One way of addressing soil fertility problems i...


Maithya, JMKimenye, L.N.Mugivane, FIRamisch, Joshua J.[Profitability of agro-forestry based soil fertility management technologies : The case of small holder food production in Western Kenya]Profitability of agro-forestry based soil fertility management technologies : The case of small holder food production in Western Kenya

Varietal selection is particularly difficult for very heterogeneous environments where farmers have a range of preferences. To address these issues in Rwanda, local bean experts, generally women, are invited to the research station to assess cultivars and to select those they prefer for their plo...


Sperling, L.Loevinsohn, MENtabomvuras, B[Rethinking the farmer's role in plant breeding : local bean experts and on-station selection in Rwanda]Rethinking the farmer's role in plant breeding : local bean experts and on-station selection in Rwanda
Garming, H.Guardia, S.Pocasangre, L.Staver, Charles[Farmers' community entreprise for marketing organic bananas from Alto Beni, Bolivia: Impacts and threats]Farmers' community entreprise for marketing organic bananas from Alto Beni, Bolivia: Impacts and threats
Etten, Jacob van[Crowdsourcing crop improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: a proposal for a scalable and inclusive approach to food security.]Crowdsourcing crop improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: a proposal for a scalable and inclusive approach to food security.
Córdoba, Diana M.Jansen, Kees[Realigning the political and the technical: NGOs and the politicization of agrarian development in Bolivia]Realigning the political and the technical: NGOs and the politicization of agrarian development in Bolivia

Water resources in sub-Saharan Africa are more overstressed than in many other regions of the world. Experiments on commercial farms have shown that conservation agriculture (CA) can save water and improve the soil. Nevertheless, its benefits on smallholder irrigated farms have not been adequatel...


Belay, Sisay A.Schmitter, PetraWorqlul, A.W.Steenhuis, Tammo S.Reyes, Manuel R.Tilahun, Seifu A.[Conservation agriculture saves irrigation water in the dry monsoon phase in the Ethiopian highlands]Conservation agriculture saves irrigation water in the dry monsoon phase in the Ethiopian highlands

This article discusses major issues that confront attempts to introduce participatory methodologies into livestock production research, based on experiences during two projects in East Africa, and interviews with researchers and others in the region. The extent to which research can be participat...


Morton, J.Adolph, BarbaraAshley, S.Romney, D.L.[Conceptual, methodological and institutional issues in participatory livestock production research]Conceptual, methodological and institutional issues in participatory livestock production research

Seven methods for storing maize were tested and compared with traditional storage of maize in polypropylene bags. Twenty farmers managed the experiment under their prevailing conditions for 30 weeks. Stored grain was assessed for damage every six weeks. The dominant storage insect pests identifie...


Abass, A.B.Fischler, M.Schneider, K.Daudi, S.Gaspar, A.Rüst, J.Kabula, E.Ndunguru, G.Madulu, D.Msola, D.[On-farm comparison of different postharvest storage technologies in a maize farming system of Tanzania Central Corridor]On-farm comparison of different postharvest storage technologies in a maize farming system of Tanzania Central Corridor

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