Tackling climate change in agriculture: A global evaluation of the effectiveness of carbon emission reduction policies

A Nsabiyeze, R Ma, J Li, H Luo, Q Zhao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitigating climate change is an urgent global issue, and agricultural carbon emissions are
an important component of global emissions. Hence, it is imperative to fully understand the …

Global synthesis of the classifications, distributions, benefits and issues of terracing

W Wei, D Chen, L Wang, S Daryanto, L Chen, Y Yu… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
For thousands of years, humans have created different types of terraces in different slo**
conditions, meant to mitigate flood risks, reduce soil erosion and conserve water. These …

Resilience in agriculture through crop diversification: adaptive management for environmental change

BB Lin - BioScience, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Recognition that climate change could have negative consequences for agricultural
production has generated a desire to build resilience into agricultural systems. One rational …

Agroforestry as a strategy for carbon sequestration

PK Ramachandran Nair… - Journal of plant …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
During the past three decades, agroforestry has become recognized the world over as an
integrated approach to sustainable land use because of its production and environmental …

Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems

PKR Nair, VD Nair, BM Kumar, JM Showalter - Advances in agronomy, 2010 - Elsevier
Agroforestry—the practice of growing trees and crops in interacting combinations—is
recognized worldwide as an integrated approach to sustainable land-use. It is estimated to …

Food security, climate change, and sustainable land management. A review

G Branca, L Lipper, N McCarthy… - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2013 - Springer
Agriculture production in develo** countries must be increased to meet food demand for a
growing population. Earlier literature suggests that sustainable land management could …

Agroforestry and climate change: issues, challenges, and the way forward

MK Jhariya, A Banerjee, DK Yadav… - Agroforestry and Climate …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Variability in climate happens to be the primary concern of the entire world as it is hampering
the integrity of the whole earth ecosystem. Human civilization is mostly dependent upon …

Agroforestry systems for improving nutrient recycling and soil fertility on degraded lands

GW Sileshi, PL Mafongoya, AJ Nath - Agroforestry for Degraded …, 2020 - Springer
Land degradation affects about 30% of the total global land area, posing unprecedented
social, economic and environmental problems. In total, over 3 billion people reside in areas …

Effect of organic manure and fertilizer on soil water and crop yields in newly-built terraces with loess soils in a semi-arid environment

CA Liu, FR Li, LM Zhou, RH Zhang, SL Lin… - Agricultural Water …, 2013 - Elsevier
Reconfiguration of hillside fields into terraces is a key technique for water and soil
conservation in mountainous regions. In this study, the effects of adding manure on soil …