Trees in agricultural landscapes enhance provision of ecosystem services in Sub-Saharan Africa

S Kuyah, I Öborn, M Jonsson, AS Dahlin… - … Journal of Biodiversity …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The recent interest in multi-functional agricultural landscapes has not been matched with
formal assessment of the roles that trees play across the spectrum of ecosystem services …

Is conservation agriculture 'climate-smart'for maize farmers in the highlands of Tanzania?

AA Kimaro, M Mpanda, J Rioux, E Aynekulu… - Nutrient cycling in …, 2016 - Springer
Conservation agriculture (CA) is promoted extensively to increase the productivity and
environmental sustainability of maize production systems across sub-Saharan Africa and is …

Maize-pigeonpea intercrop** outperforms monocultures under drought

LLR Renwick, AA Kimaro, JM Hafner… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There is an urgent need to develop resilient agroecosystems capable of hel** smallholder
farmers adapt to climate change, particularly drought. In East Africa, diversification of maize …

Competition between maize and pigeonpea in semi-arid Tanzania: Effect on yields and nutrition of crops

AA Kimaro, VR Timmer, SAO Chamshama… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2009 - Elsevier
Productivity of maize–pigeonpea crop** systems is dependent on facilitative and
competitive interactive effects on resource availability. Controlling these interactions may …

[PDF][PDF] Promoting sustainable agriculture and climate resilience in African nations

E Erezi, OE Ehi, OT Ayodeji - Int J Agric Earth Sci, 2023 - iiardjournals.org
This study examines the critical intersection of agriculture, climate change, and sustainable
development in Africa. It emphasizes the urgent need to strengthen agricultural sectors to …

Effectiveness of sustainable land management measures in West Usambara highlands, Tanzania

J Wickama, B Okoba, G Sterk - Catena, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil erosion is a serious problem that affects food security and social livelihoods in the
highlands of East Africa. Sustainable land management (SLM) measures have been widely …

Impact of Acacia auriculiformis on the chemical fertility of sandy soils on the Batéké plateau, DR Congo

RK Kasongo, E Van Ranst, A Verdoodt… - Soil Use and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A 17‐year chronosequence of Acacia auriculiformis fallows on Arenosols of the Batéké
Plateau (DR Congo) was surveyed and compared with virgin savannah soils to assess …

Evidence-Based Impact Assessment for Naturalized and Invasive Australian Acacia Species

S Kumschick, C Jansen - Wattles: Australian Acacia species …, 2023 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Australian Acacia species ('wattles') have been transported across the globe, with
devastating effects in some introduced ranges where they have become invasive. However …

Impact of green manure and mineral fertilizer inputs on soil organic matter and crop productivity in a slo** landscape of Sri Lanka

WCP Egodawatta, UR Sangakkara, P Stamp - Field Crops Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Fields and Homegardens (representative of tropical smallholder extensive and intensive
systems) were compared for soil quality and productivity of maize and mungbean in a hilly …

Carbon pools in tree biomass and soils under rotational woodlot systems in eastern Tanzania

AA Kimaro, ME Isaac, SAO Chamshama - Carbon Sequestration Potential …, 2011 - Springer
Landscape approaches to carbon (C) accounting in agriculture, forest, and other land uses
are being promoted as a win-win option for integrating climate change mitigation with …