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Improving agronomic efficiency in cassava- based farming systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo using organic and inorganic inputs
(2014-09-04)
Cassava is an important food crop in small-holder farming systems in DR. Congo. Due to the limited use of organic and inorganic inputs, soil fertility becomes a major problem in cassava production systems. Inorganic inputs ...
Integrating Indigenous and Conventional knowledge-based climate forecast for farmers’ enhanced adaptation to climate variability in Tharaka-Nithi and Kitui Counties
(2014-09-04)
Climate variability has a negative impact on crop productivity and has affected many small-holder farmers in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Small-holder farmers in the study area are faced with the constraint of ...
Contribution of cultivated African indigenous vegetables to agro-biodiversity conservation and community livelihood in Mumias sugar belt, Kenya
(2014)
Worldwide, agricultural activity causes great concern to conservation of natural biodiversity. In Kenya, agricultural expansion into natural habitats continues unabated, thus posing a threat to biodiversity. Research into ...