Search Results - "Descheemaeker, K.K.E."

Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do? by Rurinda, Jairos, van Wijk, Mark T., Mapfumo, Paul, Descheemaeker, Katrien, Supit, Iwan, Giller, Ken E.

“…There is concern that food insecurity will increase in southern Africa due to climate change. We quantified the response of maize yield to projected climate…”
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What future for banana-based farming systems in Uganda? A participatory scenario analysis by Ronner, E., van de Ven, G.J., Nowakunda, K., Tugumisirize, J., Kayiita, J., Taulya, G., Uckert, G., Descheemaeker, K.K.E.

“…Population pressure, land scarcity and encroachment of nature reserves are challenging sustainable intensification of agriculture in Uganda. One of the main…”
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Understanding farm trajectories and development pathways: Two decades of change in southern Mali by Falconnier, Gatien N., Descheemaeker, Katrien, Van Mourik, Thomas A., Sanogo, Ousmane M., Giller, Ken E.

“…Institutional support for smallholders has been the motor for the expanding cotton production sector in southern Mali since the 1970s. Smallholder farms…”
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Effects of technical interventions on flexibility of farming systems in Burkina Faso: Lessons for the design of innovations in West Africa by Andrieu, Nadine, Descheemaeker, Katrien, Sanou, Thierry, Chia, Eduardo

“…•Rule-based models can assess the added value for being flexible.•Technical changes can affect farm flexibility.•Management skills are needed for improving…”
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Environmental conditions and human drivers for changes to north Ethiopian mountain landscapes over 145 years by Nyssen, Jan, Frankl, Amaury, Haile, Mitiku, Hurni, Hans, Descheemaeker, Katrien, Crummey, Donald, Ritler, Alfons, Portner, Brigitte, Nievergelt, Bernhard, Moeyersons, Jan, Munro, Neil, Deckers, Jozef, Billi, Paolo, Poesen, Jean

“…As quantitative or spatially distributed studies of environmental change over truly long-term periods of more than 100 years are extremely rare, we…”
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De-mystifying family farming: Features, diversity and trends across the globe by van Vliet, Jiska A., Schut, Antonius G.T., Reidsma, Pytrik, Descheemaeker, Katrien, Slingerland, Maja, van de Ven, Gerrie W.J., Giller, Ken E.

“…Family farms are defined by two criteria: the importance of family labour and the transfer of ownership, land tenure or management to the next generation. Most…”
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Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe by Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Valbuena, Diego, Masikati, Patricia, Descheemaeker, Katrien, Nyamangara, Justice, Claessens, Lieven, Erenstein, Olaf, van Rooyen, Andre, Nkomboni, Daniel

“…•CA technologies can enhance immediate food security, but input costs are high.•Diversification into legumes can reduce biomass trade-offs and can be…”
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Gully cut-and-fill cycles as related to agromanagement a historical curve number simulation in the Tigray Highlands by Lanckriet, S, Frankl, A, Mesfin, G, Descheemaeker, K.K.E, Nyssen, J

“…Gully cut-and-fill dynamics are often thought to be driven by climate and/or deforestation related to population pressure. However, in this case-study of nine…”
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Evaluation of climate adaptation options for Sudano-Sahelian cropping systems by Traore, Bouba, van Wijk, Mark T., Descheemaeker, Katrien, Corbeels, Marc, Rufino, Mariana C., Giller, Ken E.

“…•Variety by planting date interact strongly for millet and sorghum but not for maize and cotton.•Late planting resulted in large loss of yield for maize,…”
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Pathways for sustainable development of mixed crop livestock systems: Taking a livestock and pro-poor approach by Tarawali, S.A, Herrero, M, Descheemaeker, K.K.E, Grings, E, Blmmel, M

“…Mixed crop livestock systems provide the majority of the cereal and livestock domestic products for households in developing countries. We explore the question…”
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