Browsing by Author "Triomphe, B."

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    Conservation agriculture in Zambia: A case study of Southern Province
    Baudron, Frederic; Mwanza, H.; Triomphe, B.; Bwalya, M. (Nairobi, Kenya: African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT); Centre de Coopération Internationale de Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2007)
  • Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer Innovation with Mucuna
    Buckles, D.; Triomphe, B.; Sain, G. (International Development Research Centre, 1998)
    The book begins, in Chapter 1, by tracing the movement of velvetbean and the knowledge of its uses from Asia to northern Honduras and noting the conditions under which velvetbean practice has waxed and waned in various parts of the world. Basic botanical features of Mucuna spp. and their historical uses in the United States and elsewhere are described.
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    Tailoring Conservation Agriculture to Local Contexts and Conditions of Smallholder Farmers in Africa
    Corbeels, Marc; Triomphe, B.; Tittonell, Pablo; Affholder, F.; Lahmar, R.; Scopel, E.; Alary, V.; Jourdain, D. (2010)
    This presentation provides an overview of the need for and challenges to adapting Conservation Agriculture practices to local conditions and social context in Sub-Saharan Africa. Major constraints addressed are start-up costs coupled with longer term yield increases, poor access to markets, and the need for capacity building prior to implementation.