[HTML][HTML] Novel approaches and practices to sustainable agriculture

SH Muhie - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The world population is increasing in a disquieting rate while the quantity of food to gratify
this snowballing human population is an annoyance to agrarian scientists and policymakers …

A global perspective on sustainable intensification research

KG Cassman, P Grassini - Nature sustainability, 2020 - nature.com
Despite general agreement that meeting food demand without further loss of natural
ecosystems requires sustainable intensification, there is little dialogue about the research …

Food security

C Mbow, CE Rosenzweig, LG Barioni, TG Benton… - 2020 - ntrs.nasa.gov
The current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail,
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …

Climate change and agriculture in South Asia: Adaptation options in smallholder production systems

JP Aryal, TB Sapkota, R Khurana… - Environment …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Agriculture in South Asia is vulnerable to climate change. Therefore, adaptation
measures are required to sustain agricultural productivity, to reduce vulnerability, and to …

[HTML][HTML] Dairy intensification: Drivers, impacts and alternatives

N Clay, T Garnett, J Lorimer - Ambio, 2020 - Springer
Dairy production systems have rapidly intensified over the past several decades. Dairy farms
in many world regions are larger and concentrated in fewer hands. Higher productivity can …

Beyond conservation agriculture

KE Giller, JA Andersson, M Corbeels… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Global support for Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a pathway to Sustainable Intensification
is strong. CA revolves around three principles: no-till (or minimal soil disturbance), soil …

Plant-parasitic nematodes and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

DL Coyne, L Cortada, JJ Dalzell… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a region beset with challenges, not least its ability to feed itself.
Low agricultural productivity, exploding populations, and escalating urbanization have led to …

Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation

B Vanlauwe, K Descheemaeker, KE Giller, J Huising… - Soil, 2015 - soil.copernicus.org
Intensification of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to address rural
poverty and natural resource degradation. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is a …

[HTML][HTML] The role of legumes in the sustainable intensification of African smallholder agriculture: Lessons learnt and challenges for the future

B Vanlauwe, M Hungria, F Kanampiu… - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Grain legumes play a key role in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
in relation to food and nutrition security and income generation. Moreover, because of their …

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 …