Role of integrated crop-livestock systems in improving agriculture production and addressing food security–A review
Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) can be productive, sustainable, and climate-
resilient agricultural systems compared to specialized and intensive systems. This review …
resilient agricultural systems compared to specialized and intensive systems. This review …
Crop residue management and soil health: A systems analysis
Due to the scarcity of alternative organic amendments, the retention of crop residue in fields
can be considered key in promoting physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil …
can be considered key in promoting physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil …
The roles of livestock in develo** countries
Livestock play a significant role in rural livelihoods and the economies of develo**
countries. They are providers of income and employment for producers and others working …
countries. They are providers of income and employment for producers and others working …
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium flows through the manure management chain in China
The largest livestock production and greatest fertilizer use in the world occurs in China.
However, quantification of the nutrient flows through the manure management chain and …
However, quantification of the nutrient flows through the manure management chain and …
Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and …
African farming systems are highly heterogeneous: between agroecological and
socioeconomic environments, in the wide variability in farmers' resource endowments and in …
socioeconomic environments, in the wide variability in farmers' resource endowments and in …
Livestock, livelihoods and the environment: understanding the trade-offs
Livestock are a global resource of significant benefits to society in the form of food, income,
nutrients, employment, insurance, traction, clothing and others. In the process of providing …
nutrients, employment, insurance, traction, clothing and others. In the process of providing …
Manure management practices and policies in sub-Saharan Africa: implications on manure quality as a fertilizer
Manure has been used as a fertilizer since ancient times and if well-managed it can be an
asset, promoting sustainable agriculture, and increasing crop production, particularly for …
asset, promoting sustainable agriculture, and increasing crop production, particularly for …
Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge
The increasing demand for food from limited available land, in light of declining soil fertility
and future threats of climate variability and change have increased the need for more …
and future threats of climate variability and change have increased the need for more …
Climate change adaptation and mitigation in smallholder crop–livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: a call for integrated impact assessments
K Descheemaeker, SJ Oosting… - Regional Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
African mixed crop–livestock systems are vulnerable to climate change and need to adapt in
order to improve productivity and sustain people's livelihoods. These smallholder systems …
order to improve productivity and sustain people's livelihoods. These smallholder systems …
[BOG][B] Options for ammonia mitigation: Guidance from the UNECE Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen
S Bittman, M Dedina, CM Howard, O Oenema… - 2014 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
This document represents the culmination of a major effort to synthesize and update
available knowledge on the control of ammonia emissions from agriculture to the …
available knowledge on the control of ammonia emissions from agriculture to the …