Africa's need to double food production and feed the burgeoning human population, without
compromising its natural resource base, has raised the momentum for sustainable …

Soil erosion by water is one of the main causes of land degradation and reduced agricultural
productivity in Africa leading to an estimated annual loss in crop yield of 280 million tons. To …

Soil degradation is a global concern, decreasing the soil's ability to perform a multitude of
functions. In Europe, one of the leading causes of soil degradation is unsustainable …

This study investigates the composition of and preferences by farmers related to trees and
crops planted in agroforestry systems, and their role on the livelihood of tribal farmers in a …

Highlights•Over 200 000 smallholder farmers plant fodder trees in East Africa.•Fodder trees
require little land, labor or capital but are knowledge-intensive.•In East Africa, about 40–50 …

Elevated soil loss and runoff rates can reduce soil fertility; therefore, soil erosion control
strategies must be implemented at the hillslope and watershed scale when plantations are …

25 soil surface to erosion, which leads to the loss of the fertile topsoil. Soil compaction, as a
result of excessive soil tillage operations and animal grazing, results in poor crop rooting …

The recent interest in multi-functional agricultural landscapes has not been matched with
formal assessment of the roles that trees play across the spectrum of ecosystem services …

Agroforestry is a powerful practice for sustainable and regenerative intensification because it
promotes multifunctional landscapes that deliver ecological functions that contribute to …

Scarcity of quantity and quality feed has been a key constraint to productivity of smallholder
crop-livestock systems. Tropical forages include a variety of annual and perennial grasses …