Harnessing synergies of crop-livestock integration for climate-smart agriculture
, 2019 Integrated crop-livestock systems that provide synergies towards more resilient climate-smart agricultural production systems are possible despite the recognised competition between crops and livestock enterprises.
Mulila-Mitti, Joyce +2 more
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Did farmers’ livelihood improve? An impact assessment of incorporating forages into the crop-livestock system in the coastal savannah zone of Ghana [PDF]
The study used programming methods to assess the farm-level impact of incorporating forages, including dual purpose Cajanus cajan (C. cajan), into the crop-livestock system in the Coastal Savannah Zone of Ghana.
Marfo-Ahenkora, E.A. +4 more
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Livestock manure serves as a vital source of organic fertiliser, with efficient utilisation being crucial for sustainable agricultural development. However, with the development of specialised high-input agriculture, livestock manure recycling (LMR) is ...
Guanghui Jiang, Jisheng Min, Ying Wang
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Cost effectiveness between crop-livestock integration and non-crop-livestock integration in oil palm plantation case study at Ladang Risda Durian Mas / Ahmad Shahrizam Mohamad [PDF]
, 2018 This study was conducted to determine the comparison in cost of two different plantation system which is crop-livestock integration which makes cattle as a source of integration and the other one is non-crop livestock integration which has zero number of
Mohamad, Ahmad Shahrizam
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Does crop-livestock integration lead to improved crop production in the savanna of West Africa? [PDF]
, 2010 Integrated crop-livestock farming in the Guinea savanna of West Africa is often assumed to lead to synergies between crop and livestock production, thereby improving the overall productivity and resilience of agricultural production.
Franke, A.C. +6 more
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ATRIBUTOS FÍSICOS E QUÍMICOS DE UM NEOSSOLO QUARTZARÊNICO SOB DIFERENTES SISTEMAS DE USO E MANEJO
Revista Caatinga, 2015 The removal of the original vegetation and deployment of crops, combined with inadequate management practices, usually cause the deterioration of the physical and chemical quality of the soil.
RAFAEL PELLOSO DE CARVALHO +3 more
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The Integration of Rural Households into Ruminant Livestock Industries in China [PDF]
A major determinant of rural development in China is the way by which rural households integrate with rural industries. Three forms of integration market integration, vertical integration and integration through local groups are investigated.
Waldron, Scott A. +2 more
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Are mixed crop-livestock systems economically and environmentally performant? A global meta-analysis
Agricultural and Food EconomicsMixed crop-livestock systems (MCLS) are commonly perceived as a means of applying agroecological principles to achieve positive economic and environmental outcomes. However, a global meta-analysis on this claim is currently lacking.
Jean-Joseph Minviel, Patrick Veysset
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, 2021 For several decades better crop-livestock integration of farming systems in West Asia and North Africa has been promoted as a way to improve crop and livestock output.
F Thomson, Euan
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Nitrogen flow in food production and consumption system of Inner Mongolia from 2000 to 2020
npj Sustainable AgricultureDecoupled crop and livestock production caused serious disconnection of nitrogen utilization in agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China. In this study, we employed a material flow analysis approach to investigate reactive nitrogen (Nr) flow in the food ...
Chengsong Liao +5 more
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