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Recent possible agriculture techniques for supporting climate resilient crops in Africa

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Traditional farming methods are at the forefront of enhancing the climate resilience of African crops through sustainable means. Although traditional African crop cultivation practices can adapt to a changing climate and are the most important way of ...
Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando
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Climate‐smart land management: Greenhouse gas outcomes and social and economic pathways to adoption

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate change poses one of the greatest threats to natural and working lands, reducing the resilience of agricultural and forest productivity. Because land management is a leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate‐smart management practices are being implemented to reduce net emissions while sustaining yields.
Kristina Bartowitz, Janice Parks, Danielle Berardi, Julia Smith, Kristin Haltinner, Alexander Maas, Ashley Ballantyne, Laura Laumatia, Dewan Al Rafi, Eric Walsh, Dianne Baumann, Nick Koenig, Laurel Lynch, Tara Hudiburg   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil carbon storage in tropical agroforestry systems: impacts of dominant tree species in smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya

The current study evaluated the effect of dominant tree species found within smallholders' agroforestry systems on turnover of soil ...
Muthuri, Catherine, OÂborn, Ingrid, Edmundo, Barrios, Sinclair, Fergus, Nyaga, John, Matiru, Viviene   +5 more
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An integrated forest‐to‐market approach to promote lesser‐known timber species (LKTS) in a domestic timber market in the Congo Basin

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
In the Congo Basin, domestic timber markets account for ~40% of timber consumption, yet demand is concentrated on a few high‐value species also sought after on international markets, raising concerns about their long‐term availability. We combine market, wood, and forest data to assess the potential of lesser‐known timber species (LKTS) to support a ...
Mbusa Wasukundi, Marie Caroline Momo Solefack, Chadrack Kafuti, Hans Beeckman, Nils Bourland, Jean‐Pierre Mate Mweru, Benoît Jourez, Kévin Liévens, Michael Monnoye, Félix Laurent, Falonne Osiveri, Robin Doucet, Paul Katembo Vikanza, Silvia Ferrari, Jean Gérard, Nestor Luambua, Joris Van Acker, Jan Van den Bulcke, Wannes Hubau, Tom De Mil   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory planning and extension: an agroforestry case study from plateau state, Nigeria [PDF]

, 1999
In 1991 and 1992 the author and the Jos Plateau Environmental Resources Development Programme (JPERDP), embarked on a rural development project in northern Nigeria.
Hunter, Barry Wayne
core  

The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Circular Economy in European Union Supply Chains: A Literature Review

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research aims to analyze the implementation of the circular economy (CE) in European Union (EU) supply chains (SC), highlighting its potential to transform production systems and maximize resource efficiency while minimizing waste. Our study identifies the major trends and advancements in this field, focusing on the barriers that prevent ...
Luis Oswaldo Rodríguez‐Mañay, Inmaculada Guaita‐Pradas, Inmaculada Marques‐Perez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing modern multifunctional agroforestry systems for sustainable intensification [PDF]

, 2012
Agroforestry is a land-use system that integrates trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock production. It has been identified by the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD, 2008) as a ‘win ...
Smith, Jo, Döring, Thomas F., Wolfe, M S, Pearce, Bruce   +3 more
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The Role of Global Political Economy in Community‐Based Adaptation to Climate Change—Practitioners' Experience and Opinions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways for Value Chains to Strengthen Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: A European Cross‐Case Analysis Based on Stakeholders' Perceptions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mountain areas are hotspots of high natural and cultural value, but they face sustainability challenges. This research offers a quantitative cross‐case analysis of 21 case studies from mountain regions across 14 European countries, examining how local stakeholders perceive the contribution of mountain value chains to sustainable development ...
María Mar Delgado‐Serrano, Macario Rodríguez‐Entrena, Anastasio J. Villanueva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source