Soil fertility in Africa is under pressure as an increasing number of farmers attempt to make a
living based on what the land can offer to growing plants. Studies in Africa from about 1989 …

In trying to respond to societal demands for sustainable development, farming systems
worldwide face a range of environmental, technical and economic challenges. These …

African farming systems are highly heterogeneous: between agroecological and
socioeconomic environments, in the wide variability in farmers' resource endowments and in …

Nutrient balances are useful tools as indicators of potential land degradation and for
optimizing nutrient use, and are thus highly relevant in the African context. A comprehensive …

Sole-cropped, unfertilized maize is the dominant crop** system throughout southern
Africa. Yields have become stagnant and legumes are frequently advocated as an …

Drawing on academic literature and personal experience, the authors highlight trends
emerging from sustainable agriculture efforts in develo** countries, involving research …

Current societal patterns of production and consumption drive a twin environmental crisis of
resource scarcity and waste overload. Positioning waste and resource management in the …

The United Kingdom's (UK) economy is overly reliant on unsustainable production and
consumption practices that deplete finite resources at rates that will increase production …

This paper offers a conceptualmodel for participatory research projects thataim to improve
the sustainability ofagriculture and natural resource management. The purpose of the model …

This book is an important, tangible outcome of the workshop, entitled 'Participatory Research
for Natural Resource Management: Continuing to Learn Together', held at the Natural …