Evergreen agriculture: A robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorGarrity, Dennis P.en
dc.contributor.authorAkinnifesi, F. K.en
dc.contributor.authorAjayi, O. C.en
dc.contributor.authorWeldesemayat, S. G.en
dc.contributor.authorMowo, J. G.en
dc.contributor.authorKalinganire, A.en
dc.contributor.authorLarwanou, M.en
dc.contributor.authorBayala, J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialZambiaen
dc.coverage.spatialMalawien
dc.coverage.spatialNigeren
dc.coverage.spatialBurkina Fasoen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:08:05Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:08:05Zen
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractBecause of the growing population and negative effects of climate change, smallholder farmers in Africa are developing new techniques that can improve crop productivity. This article describes four national case studies where farmers have started applying the principles of evergreen agriculture, which is defined as the intercropping of particular tree species into annual food crop systems. Integrating trees helps improve soil nutrient supply and soil structure, increase farmer incomes from food, fodder, fuel, and fiber production, improve water infiltration, and increase biodiversity above and below ground. Because of these natural benefits, evergreen agriculture proves to be an effective approach for addressing the issue of food security in Africa.en
dc.description.notesAvailable in SANREM office, FSen
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier4748en
dc.identifier.citationFood Security 2(3): 197-214en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-010-0070-7en
dc.identifier.issn1876-4517en
dc.identifier.issn1876-4525en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68984en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. & International Society for Plant Pathology 2010en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectSoil degradationen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectFood securityen
dc.subjectAgroforestryen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectClimate changeen
dc.subjectBurkina Fasoen
dc.subjectAdaptationen
dc.subjectMitigationen
dc.subjectFaidherbia albidaen
dc.subjectFertilizer treeen
dc.subjectMalawien
dc.subjectNigeren
dc.subjectZambiaen
dc.subjectSoil carbonen
dc.subjectEvergreen agricultureen
dc.subjectSpectroscopic methodsen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale Governanceen
dc.titleEvergreen agriculture: A robust approach to sustainable food security in Africaen
dc.typeAbstracten
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