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Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa
The humid highlands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized by high population densities and require intensification. The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) has set up a research for development platform in various mandate areas in DR Congo, Buru... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Agro-Ecological Intensification of Agricultural Systems in the African Highlands
There is an urgent need to increase agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa in a sustainable and economically-viable manner. Transforming risk-averse smallholders into business-oriented producers that invest in producing surplus food for sale provides a formidable challenge, both from a tech... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Banana Systems in the Humid Highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa
by Michael Bolton • David Turner • Guy Blomme • Anne Rietveld • Nicolas Roux • Deo Kantungeko • Laurence Jassogne • Idd Ramathani • William Tinzaara • Emily Ouma • Svetlana Gaidashova • Fenton Beed • Muller Kamira • Alex Barekye • Francois Iradukunda • Valentine Nakato • Emmanuel Njukwe • Piet Van Asten • Charles Sivirihauma • Faustin Ngama Boloy • Edouard Rurangwa • Walter Ocimati • Bernard Vanlauwe • Sam Mpiira • Idja Sikyolo • Joseph Adheka • Alex Rutikanga'Banana Systems in the Humid Highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: Enhancing Resilience and Productivity' addresses issues related to agricultural intensification in the (sub)humid highland areas of Africa, based on research carried out in the Great Lakes Region by the Consortium for Improving Agricultur... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013