Prospects for agricultural sustainable intensification: A review of research

H Xie, Y Huang, Q Chen, Y Zhang, Q Wu - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent years, as a way to achieve higher agricultural output while reducing the negative
impact of agricultural production on the environment, agricultural sustainable intensification …

Permaculture—Scientific evidence of principles for the agroecological design of farming systems

J Krebs, S Bach - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Modern industrial agriculture is largely responsible for environmental problems, such as
biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and alteration of biogeochemical cycles or greenhouse …

[图书][B] Water for food water for life: A comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture

D Molden - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of rising rural population density on smallholder agriculture in Kenya

M Muyanga, TS Jayne - Food Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
This study measures how Kenyan farmers and farming systems have responded to changes
in population density and associated land pressures. Kenya is a relatively densely …

Ecological intensification of natural resources towards sustainable productive system

MK Jhariya, RS Meena, A Banerjee - Ecological intensification of natural …, 2021 - Springer
As per the estimates of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) world's population would
be requiring 60% more food in comparison to present times till 2050. The situation is worser …

Impact of soil and water conservation measures on catchment hydrological response—a case in north Ethiopia

J Nyssen, W Clymans, K Descheemaeker… - Hydrological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Impact studies of catchment management in the developing world rarely include detailed
hydrological components. Here, changes in the hydrological response of a 200‐ha …

A review of in situ rainwater harvesting (RWH) practices modifying landscape functions in African drylands

K Vohland, B Barry - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2009 - Elsevier
In situ rainwater harvesting (RWH) belong to the promising practices to support sustainable
development in sub-Saharan Africa facing climate change impacts. However, appropriate …

Managing water in rainfed agriculture

J Rockstrom, N Hatlbu, TY Owels, SP Wani - 2007 - oar.icrisat.org
Faczng the food and poverty crzses zn developzng countnes wzll requzre a new emphaszs
on smallscale water management zn raznJed agrzculture znvolvzng the redzrectzon of …

Integrating local and scientific knowledge for adaptation to land degradation: Kalahari rangeland management options

MS Reed, AJ Dougill, MJ Taylor - Land Degradation & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Despite numerous assessments of the sensitivity and resilience of drylands to degradation,
there has been little research into the way affected communities innovate and adapt in …

Social determinants of soil and water conservation in rural Kenya

W Nyangena - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2008 - Springer
Soil erosion is a major environmental problem and threat to rural development in Kenya.
Numerous attempts to address the problem have apparently had little success. There are …