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From Knowledge to Practice: Information Access, Smallholders' Behavior, and the Adoption of Climate‐Resilient Soil Management Practices in Coastal Cameroon

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers in coastal Cameroon face accelerating soil degradation and climate variability. However, the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) remains uneven. This study examines how information behavior and motivational objectives shape SAP adoption in the Tiko municipality using a cross‐sectional survey of 122 ...
Ayat Ullah, Vladimir Verner, Zdenek Oprsal, Mustapha Yakubu Madaki, William Nkomoki, Miroslava Bavorova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of tillage and residue retention on maize productivity

, 2011
In Bangladesh, maize is generally sown after extensive tilth and minimum residue retention. Conservation agriculture (CA) systems reduce the input costs, machinery use, CO2 emissions; and improve soil health (Raper et al., 1994).
Rahman, M.A., Saleque, M.A., Haque, M.E., Karmaker, B., Islam, A.K.M.S., Bell, R.W., Hossain, M.M.   +6 more
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Optimisation of N release [PDF]

, 2003
Nitrogen mineralisation from green manure needs to be managed to meet crop N demand and minimise N losses. One way of achieving this can be to use differences in chemical composition between plant materials as a means to steer the processes either ...
Gunnarsson, Sophie
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Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substitution of Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer with Green Manure (GM) Increased Yield Stability by Improving C Input and Nitrogen Recovery Efficiency in Rice Based Cropping System

Agronomy, 2019
A long-term field experiment was carried out (since 2008) for evaluating the effects of different substitution rates of inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer by green manure (GM) on yield stability and N balance under double rice cropping system.
Muhammad Qaswar, Jing Huang, Waqas Ahmed, Shujun Liu, Dongchu Li, Lu Zhang, Lisheng Liu, Yongmei Xu, Tianfu Han, Jiangxue Du, Jusheng Gao, Huimin Zhang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié, Luzibo Ottilia Munsaka, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Olivier Lepiller, Maxwell Phiri, Patrice Grimaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the flow of conservation information across Wisconsin farming communities: Evidence from a social network analysis

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Adoption of conservation practices in US agriculture remains limited despite demonstrated environmental and social benefits. Farmer demonstration programmes aim to accelerate conservation adoption by leveraging peer‐to‐peer learning, yet there are unresolved questions about how conservation information moves through farming communities.
Sophia Winkler‐Schor, Heather D. Craska, Marin E. Skidmore, Chloe B. Wardropper   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Manure Rotation Combined with Biochar Application Improves Yield and Economic Stability of Continuous Cropping of Peppers in Southwest China

Crop rotation is widely recognized as a key strategy to mitigate the adverse effects associated with continuous cropping. Recent studies have demonstrated that biochar has a significant potential for preventing and controlling these challenges.
Quanquan Wei, Meng Zhang, Xiaofeng Gu, Jiulan Gou, Lingling Liu, Yanling Liu   +5 more
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Nature's values, drivers and perceived influence on ecosystem services shape agroecological livestock farming in the Netherlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The environmental benefits of agroecological farm management have been demonstrated, but its uptake is still lagging. Understanding how specific practices relate to drivers and ecosystem services (ES), and what values of nature underlie those factors can be useful in understanding what type of practices are preferred by farmers under which ...
Loes A. Verkuil, Nynke Schulp, Mario Torralba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

No-tillage with total green manure incorporation: A better strategy to higher maize yield and nitrogen uptake in arid irrigation areas

Journal of Integrative Agriculture
The efficacy of integrating green manure in arid irrigation regions to enhance maize yield and nitrogen (N) uptake efficiency has been extensively explored. However, limited research has delineated the contribution of green manure N vs.
Hanqiang Lü, Aizhong Yu, Qiang Chai, Feng Wang, Yulong Wang, Pengfei Wang, Yongpan Shang, Xuehui Yang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source