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View article: Environmental factors are an important part of farmers’ assessments of the value of agroecology
Environmental factors are an important part of farmers’ assessments of the value of agroecology Open
The need for transformation of food and agriculture systems to be aligned with sustainable development goals is widely acknowledged. Evidence from many parts of the world shows that agroecology, which considers the social and environmental…
View article: Methodological challenges in assessing the viability of agroecological practices: lessons from a multi-case study in Africa
Methodological challenges in assessing the viability of agroecological practices: lessons from a multi-case study in Africa Open
Despite a growing literature highlighting the benefits of agroecology in Africa, policy makers, donors, and scientists are still debating the “viability” of agroecological practices. However, assessing the viability of agroecological pract…
View article: Measuring the holistic performance of food and agricultural systems: a systematic review
Measuring the holistic performance of food and agricultural systems: a systematic review Open
Measuring the performance of food and agricultural systems is critical for their transformation towards a sustainable, healthy, and resilient future. To guide decisions and ensure agrifood systems deliver multiple functions, a holistic sys…
View article: Agroecological transitions in the mind
Agroecological transitions in the mind Open
Agroecology has evolved and is promoted as an integrated pathway for the development of food and agriculture systems in ways that address the interacting social, economic, and environmental challenges of current dominant systems. Agroecolo…
View article: Global analysis of yield benefits and risks from integrating trees with rice and implications for agroforestry research in Africa
Global analysis of yield benefits and risks from integrating trees with rice and implications for agroforestry research in Africa Open
While agroforestry is a well-established approach for agroecological intensification, rice is less often integrated with trees than other annual staple crops. The benefits and risks from rice agroforestry practices have not been systematic…
View article: Grounding a global tool—Principles and practice for agroecological assessments inspired by TAPE
Grounding a global tool—Principles and practice for agroecological assessments inspired by TAPE Open
In 2018, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) described agroecology in terms of 10 Elements. Using this framework, FAO then designed the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) for assessment of the agroeco…
View article: Qualitative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Using Pesticidal Plants in Smallholder Crop Protection
Qualitative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Using Pesticidal Plants in Smallholder Crop Protection Open
Assessing the potential drivers of farmers using pesticidal plants for crop protection is essential for wider adoption. However, few studies have focused on collaborative assessments of the underlying trade-offs when using pesticidal plant…
View article: Farmer research networks in principle and practice
Farmer research networks in principle and practice Open
In 2013, the Collaborative Crop Research Program (McKnight Foundation), initiated support for farmer research networks (FRNs). FRNs were envisaged as a general approach to networked participatory research aimed at supporting the agroecolog…
View article: Regenerated trees in farmers’ fields increase soil carbon across the Sahel
Regenerated trees in farmers’ fields increase soil carbon across the Sahel Open
In the current debate on the role of increase soil carbon in addressing both climate change and food security, there is consensus that farmed lands have the higher potential provided the best management practices are implemented. In the Sa…
View article: THE OPTIONS BY CONTEXT APPROACH: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN AGRONOMY
THE OPTIONS BY CONTEXT APPROACH: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN AGRONOMY Open
SUMMARY Innovation in agronomy by large numbers of smallholder farmers will need to accelerate if global commitments to end hunger are to be achieved in the face of major climate and other global change that are both caused by, and impact,…
View article: Still coming down from the mountains
Still coming down from the mountains Open
Statistics has changed in many ways since the 1960s, when many African countries became independent. Among these changes are an increasing emphasis on data and a set of unifying principles that can simplify the teaching of statistical mode…
View article: TO CONTROL OR NOT TO CONTROL: HOW DO WE LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW AGRONOMIC INNOVATIONS PERFORM ON FARMS?
TO CONTROL OR NOT TO CONTROL: HOW DO WE LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW AGRONOMIC INNOVATIONS PERFORM ON FARMS? Open
SUMMARY Our paper ‘Loading the dice in favour of the farmer: reducing the risk of adopting agronomic innovations’ revealed mean increases but also large variation in the impact of four agroforestry practises on maize yield, as experienced …
View article: FARMER RESEARCH NETWORKS AS A STRATEGY FOR MATCHING DIVERSE OPTIONS AND CONTEXTS IN SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
FARMER RESEARCH NETWORKS AS A STRATEGY FOR MATCHING DIVERSE OPTIONS AND CONTEXTS IN SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE Open
SUMMARY The agricultural research and development institutions in most developing countries are poorly equipped to support the needs of millions of smallholder farmers that depend upon them. The research approaches taken by these systems e…
View article: LOADING THE DICE IN FAVOUR OF THE FARMER: REDUCING THE RISK OF ADOPTING AGRONOMIC INNOVATIONS
LOADING THE DICE IN FAVOUR OF THE FARMER: REDUCING THE RISK OF ADOPTING AGRONOMIC INNOVATIONS Open
SUMMARY Agricultural development projects frequently promote new crop production technologies for adoption at scale on the basis of research and pilot studies in a limited number of contexts. The performance of these production technologie…
View article: BEYOND AVERAGES: NEW APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND HETEROGENEITY AND RISK OF TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN SMALLHOLDER FARMING
BEYOND AVERAGES: NEW APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND HETEROGENEITY AND RISK OF TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN SMALLHOLDER FARMING Open
SUMMARY In recent years, many studies have demonstrated the heterogeneity of the smallholder production environment. Yet agronomic research for development (R4D) that aims to identify and test options for increasing productivity has not co…
View article: Isolated trees as nuclei of regeneration in tropical pastures: testing the importance of niche‐based and landscape factors
Isolated trees as nuclei of regeneration in tropical pastures: testing the importance of niche‐based and landscape factors Open
Questions Our study tests the relative importance of different attributes of isolated trees in explaining the properties of the regeneration assemblage beneath their crowns to evaluate their effect on the composition of early successional …
View article: Central hypotheses for the third agroforestry paradigm within a common definition
Central hypotheses for the third agroforestry paradigm within a common definition Open
Trained as biologist/ ecologist he has experience with systems analysis and modelling of systems that range from single roots in soil, via tree-soil-crop interactions, to the understanding of water, biodiversity and greenhouse gasses at la…
View article: Land health surveillance for four sites in Malawi
Land health surveillance for four sites in Malawi Open
Land health information across large areas is instrumental in understanding land degradation trends and patterns across the landscape, especially in those areas in Africa which support a growing population dependent on land-based resources…
View article: Leucaena family trial.xls
Leucaena family trial.xls Open
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View article: Onfarm IF and P fertilizer.xls
Onfarm IF and P fertilizer.xls Open
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View article: Land health surveillance for identifying land constraints and targeting agroforestry intervention in smallholder farming systems in Western Cameroon
Land health surveillance for identifying land constraints and targeting agroforestry intervention in smallholder farming systems in Western Cameroon Open
Quantitative and up-to-date information on ecosystem characteristics and land health constraints are needed to understand land degradation trends and patterns, as well as formulating appropriate and specific interventions.A study was carri…
View article: IF farmers experience - census.xls
IF farmers experience - census.xls Open
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View article: Scaling up agroforestry requires research ‘in’ rather than ‘for’ development
Scaling up agroforestry requires research ‘in’ rather than ‘for’ development Open
This dataset was moved to: https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/29519Recent high-level policy papers call for scaling-up agroforestry to sustainably increase agricultural production and maintain environmental services. Evidence suggests that this …
View article: Organic-inorganic-weeds.xls
Organic-inorganic-weeds.xls Open
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