Intercropping—A low input agricultural strategy for food and environmental security
Intensive agriculture is based on the use of high-energy inputs and quality planting materials
with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of …
with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of …
Challenges of smallholder farming in Ethiopia and opportunities by adopting climate-smart agriculture
G Zerssa, D Feyssa, DG Kim, B Eichler-Löbermann - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy, and the agricultural sector is
dominated by smallholder farming systems. The farming systems are facing constraints such …
dominated by smallholder farming systems. The farming systems are facing constraints such …
[HTML][HTML] Legume-based intercropping systems promote beneficial rhizobacterial community and crop yield under stressing conditions
I Chamkhi, S Cheto, J Geistlinger, Y Zeroual… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intercropping is an adapted farming system to optimize resource-use efficiency and crop
yield, particularly in low input agricultural systems. Due to the beneficial eco-agricultural …
yield, particularly in low input agricultural systems. Due to the beneficial eco-agricultural …
Annual intercrops: an alternative pathway for sustainable agriculture
AS Lithourgidis, CA Dordas, CA Damalas… - Australian journal of …, 2011 - search.informit.org
Intercropping, the agricultural practice of cultivating two or more crops in the same space at
the same time, is an old and commonly used cropping practice which aims to match …
the same time, is an old and commonly used cropping practice which aims to match …
Legumes for soil health and sustainable management
A challenge for today's agriculture is to ensure food and nutritional security for the rapidly
growing global population. The global population is expected to reach 8.55 billion by 2030 …
growing global population. The global population is expected to reach 8.55 billion by 2030 …
Revisiting intercropping indices with respect to potato-legume intercropping systems
Intercropping is gaining popularity in developing countries as a viable strategy for
diversifying cropping systems to ease food insecurity, given that arable land is shrinking …
diversifying cropping systems to ease food insecurity, given that arable land is shrinking …
Maize–grain legume intercropping is an attractive option for ecological intensification that reduces climatic risk for smallholder farmers in central Mozambique
Many farmers in central Mozambique intercrop maize with grain legumes as a means to
improve food security and income. The objective of this study was to understand the farming …
improve food security and income. The objective of this study was to understand the farming …
[HTML][HTML] The deployment of intercropping and agroforestry as adaptation to climate change
Food security is threatened by the combined pressures of increasing populations and
climate change. Agricultural land is vulnerable to overexploitation and environmental …
climate change. Agricultural land is vulnerable to overexploitation and environmental …
Integrating no-tillage with agroforestry augments soil quality indicators in Kenya's dry-land agroecosystems
Conservation agriculture with trees (CAWT) is one of the best-bet strategies for enhanced
soil quality under extensive and intensive smallholder farming. CAWT is an agroforestry …
soil quality under extensive and intensive smallholder farming. CAWT is an agroforestry …
Soil and water conservation in Africa: State of play and potential role in tackling soil degradation and building soil health in agricultural lands
Africa's lands are largely vulnerable and threatened by soil degradation and low water
availability, especially in semi-arid and arid regions, limiting crop and livestock productivity …
availability, especially in semi-arid and arid regions, limiting crop and livestock productivity …