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Innovative Agriculture for Food Security: An integrated agro-ecosystems approach
Agricultural research has improved the lives of millions of people in
the past three decades. But today, poverty, hunger, lack of access
to food and nutrition remain a daily fact of life for millions of people
in many of ...
Marketing Channel Selection by Smallholder Farmers
This article aims at analyzing Beninese smallholder famers’ selection
of high value markets, such as export and processing-oriented
marketing channels, in the pineapple supply chain. Four main
marketing channels were ...
Towards resilient and profitable farming systems in Central Mozambique using an open innovation platform approach
Farmers in Central Mozambique do not benefit adequately from growing markets for crops and livestock. Ecological, economic and
social barriers are intertwined: • Absence of functional markets restricting farmers from ...
International Conference Calls For Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture
Agricultural scientists and researchers from over 30 nations gather 3 days (3-6 March 2015) at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, for the International Conference on Integrated ...
Characterisation of the banana based farming systems in Tanzania
the banana- based farming systems are studied in Northern Tanzania (food security, plant biodiversity, soil nutrition, inputs, household) along transects from 1800 m.a.s.l. till 900 m.a.s.l.
Eco-efficiency Analysis of Typical Smallholder Systems: Case Study in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Presentation of Eco-efficiency Analysis of Typical Smallholder Systems: Case Study in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Rural Livelihood, Biodiversity and Carbon Stock in Vietnam Mountains: Agent-Based Modeling to Anticipate Trade-Offs
Assessment of future multiple ecosystem services driven by alternative land-use policies is
useful for supporting decisions about what and where to invest for the best overall environmental and
developmental outcomes. The ...
Biological inoculants for sustainable intensification of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa smallholder farming systems
Land degradation in the smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa is mainly related to insufficient adoption of sustainable agriculture technologies. This study was aimed at investigating the potential of biological ...
Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An integrated Systems Research Approach
Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and ...