Benefits and risks of intercrop** for crop resilience and pest management

CP Huss, KD Holmes… - Journal of economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
To combat climate change, farmers must innovate through ecological intensification to boost
food production, increase resilience to weather extremes, and shrink the carbon footprint of …

Carbon sequestration and net emissions of CH4 and N2O under agroforestry: Synthesizing available data and suggestions for future studies

DG Kim, MUF Kirschbaum, TL Beedy - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2016 - Elsevier
While there have been many valuable individual studies of the effects of agroforestry on
changes in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, this information has not yet been brought …

Adoption and impacts of sustainable agricultural practices on maize yields and incomes: Evidence from rural Zambia

J Manda, AD Alene, C Gardebroek… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper uses a multinomial endogenous treatment effects model and data from a sample
of over 800 households and 3,000 plots to assess the determinants and impacts of adoption …

Agroforestry delivers a win-win solution for ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa. A meta-analysis

S Kuyah, CW Whitney, M Jonsson, GW Sileshi… - Agronomy for …, 2019 - Springer
Agricultural landscapes are increasingly being managed with the aim of enhancing the
provisioning of multiple ecosystem services and sustainability of production systems …

Determinants of small-scale farmers' choice and adaptive strategies in response to climatic shocks in Vhembe District, South Africa

Z Kom, NS Nethengwe, NS Mpandeli, H Chikoore - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
Climate change is one of the multiple challenges facing all categories of farmers globally.
However, African farmers are the most sensitive in respect of climate variability and change …

Foliage-sprayed nano-chitosan-loaded nitrogen boosts yield potentials, competitive ability, and profitability of intercropped maize-soybean

MM Abou El-Enin, AM Sheha, RS El-Serafy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The progressive reduction of synthetic agrochemical fertilizers is one of the key factors in the
shift from conventional agriculture to sustainable farming. Nitrogen (N) is the ruling element …

Adoption of agroforestry and the impact on household food security among farmers in Malawi

JY Coulibaly, B Chiputwa, T Nakelse, G Kundhlande - Agricultural systems, 2017 - Elsevier
Agroforestry is increasingly regarded as an important adaptation and mitigation strategy
against climate change. In particular, the use of fertilizer trees has been promoted as a …

Intercrop** enhances productivity and maintains the most soil fertility properties relative to sole crop**

ZG Wang, X **, XG Bao, XF Li, JH Zhao, JH Sun… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Yield and nutrient acquisition advantages are frequently found in intercrop** systems.
However, there are few published reports on soil fertility in intercrop** relative to …

[HTML][HTML] Perennial legume intercrops provide multiple belowground ecosystem services in smallholder farming systems

LE Drinkwater, CAO Midega, R Awuor, D Nyagol… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil degradation is a major underlying cause of poverty and malnutrition in smallholder
agrarian communities across the globe. Legume diversification, through polyculture or …