[HTML][HTML] Friend or foe? The role of animal-source foods in healthy and environmentally sustainable diets

T Beal, CD Gardner, M Herrero, LL Iannotti… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Scientific and political discussions around the role of animal-source foods (ASFs) in healthy
and environmentally sustainable diets are often polarizing. To bring clarity to this important …

The 10 Elements of Agroecology: enabling transitions towards sustainable agriculture and food systems through visual narratives

E Barrios, B Gemmill-Herren, A Bicksler… - Ecosystems and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The magnitude and urgency of the challenges facing agriculture and food systems demand
profound modifications in different aspects of human activity to achieve real transformative …

Nutrient quality and maturity status of frass fertilizer from nine edible insects

D Beesigamukama, S Subramanian, CM Tanga - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Globally, there is growing interest to recycle organic waste using insect larvae into high-
quality frass fertilizer through circular economy approach. This paper presents the first …

Exploring black soldier fly frass as novel fertilizer for improved growth, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency of maize under field conditions

D Beesigamukama, B Mochoge, NK Korir… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Black soldier fly frass fertilizer (BSFFF) is increasingly gaining momentum worldwide as
organic fertilizer. However, research on its performance on crop production remains largely …

The roles of livestock in develo** countries

M Herrero, D Grace, J Njuki, N Johnson, D Enahoro… - animal, 2013 - cambridge.org
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 …

Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: the heretics' view

KE Giller, E Witter, M Corbeels, P Tittonell - Field crops research, 2009 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture is claimed to be a panacea for the problems of poor agricultural
productivity and soil degradation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is actively promoted by …

The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa

GN Falconnier, R Cardinael, M Corbeels… - Outlook on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Can farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) boost crop yields and improve food availability
without using more mineral fertilizer? This question has been at the center of lively debates …

How climate-smart is conservation agriculture (CA)?–its potential to deliver on adaptation, mitigation and productivity on smallholder farms in southern Africa

C Thierfelder, P Chivenge, W Mupangwa… - Food Security, 2017 - Springer
Climate resilient crop** systems are required to adapt to the increasing threats of climate
change projected for Southern Africa and to better manage current climate variability …

Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and …

KE Giller, P Tittonell, MC Rufino, MT Van Wijk… - Agricultural systems, 2011 - Elsevier
African farming systems are highly heterogeneous: between agroecological and
socioeconomic environments, in the wide variability in farmers' resource endowments and in …

Manure management practices and policies in sub-Saharan Africa: implications on manure quality as a fertilizer

OA Ndambi, DE Pelster, JO Owino… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …