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Are traditional home gardens in southern Ethiopia heading for extinction? Implications for productivity, plant species richness and food security by Mellisse, Beyene Teklu, Descheemaeker, Katrien, Giller, Ken E., Abebe, Tesfaye, van de Ven, Gerrie W.J.

“…•Home gardens in Ethiopia commercialize due to population pressure.•Commercialization induces an increased use of mineral fertilizer.•Recently evolved systems…”
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Resource use efficiency and environmental performance of nine major biofuel crops, processed by first-generation conversion techniques by de Vries, Sander C., van de Ven, Gerrie W.J., van Ittersum, Martin K., Giller, Ken E.

“…We compared the production–ecological sustainability of biofuel production from several major crops that are also commonly used for production of food or feed,…”
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Can farming provide a way out of poverty for smallholder farmers in central Mozambique? by Leonardo, Wilson, van de Ven, Gerrie W.J., Kanellopoulos, Argyris, Giller, Ken E.

“…Given that agriculture is a key economic activity of the majority of people living in rural Africa, agricultural development is at the top of the agenda of…”
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Changes in soil organic carbon stocks after conversion from forest to oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo by Rahman, Niharika, de Neergaard, Andreas, Magid, Jakob, van de Ven, Gerrie W J, Giller, Ken E, Bruun, Thilde Bech

“…The continuous rise in the global demand for palm oil has resulted in large-scale expansion of industrial oil palm plantations-largely at the expense of…”
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Assessing environmental impacts associated with freshwater consumption along the life cycle of animal products: the case of Dutch milk production in Noord-Brabant by De Boer, Imke J. M., Hoving, Idse E., Vellinga, Theun V., Van de Ven, Gerrie W. J., Leffelaar, Peter A., Gerber, Pierre J.

“…Purpose The assessment of water footprints of a wide range of products has increased awareness on preserving freshwater as a resource. The water footprint of a…”
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Yield gap analysis of feed-crop livestock systems: The case of grass-based beef production in France by van der Linden, Aart, Oosting, Simon J., van de Ven, Gerrie W.J., Veysset, Patrick, de Boer, Imke J.M., van Ittersum, Martin K.

“…Sustainable intensification is a strategy contributing to global food security. The scope for sustainable intensification in crop sciences can be assessed…”
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Which smallholder farmers benefit most from biomass production for food and biofuel? The case of Gondola district, central Mozambique by Leonardo, Wilson José, Florin, Madeleine J., van de Ven, Gerrie W.J., Udo, Henk, Giller, Ken E.

“…We analysed the influence of the mode of participation in biomass production for biofuels on food security of different farm types. We studied two modes of…”
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Family farmers and biodiesel production: Systems thinking and multi-level decisions in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil by Florin, Madeleine J., van Ittersum, Martin K., van de Ven, Gerrie W.J.

“…•Bayesian network modelling for farming systems assessment of biodiesel production in Brazil.•Explored field, farm, industry and policy decisions impacting…”
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Selecting the sharpest tools to explore the food-feed-fuel debate: Sustainability assessment of family farmers producing food, feed and fuel in Brazil by Florin, Madeleine J., van Ittersum, Martin K., van de Ven, Gerrie W.J.

“…► Framework supporting transparent tools and methods selection. ► Explore sustainability of family farmers cultivating castor beans for biodiesel in Brazil. ►…”
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On the contribution of modelling to multifunctional agriculture: Learning from comparisons by Groot, Jeroen C.J., Rossing, Walter A.H., Tichit, Muriel, Turpin, Nadine, Jellema, André, Baudry, Jacques, Verburg, Peter H., Doyen, Luc, van de Ven, Gerrie W.J.

“…In this paper a set of criteria is proposed for the evaluation of the potential contribution of modelling tools to strengthening the multifunctionality of…”
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Generation of structural and functional diversity in furin-like proteins in Drosophila melanogaster by alternative splicing of the Dfur1 gene by Roebroek, A.J.M, Creemers, J.W.M, Pauli, I.G.L, Bogaert, T, Ven, W.J.M. van de

“…To investigate whether or not alternative splicing might be a mechanism by which in Drosophila melanogaster diversity is generated in endoproteases of the…”
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“That is my farm” – An integrated co-learning approach for whole-farm sustainable intensification in smallholder farming by Marinus, Wytze, Descheemaeker, Katrien K.E., van de Ven, Gerrie W.J., Waswa, Wycliffe, Mukalama, John, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Ken E.

“…The use of options for sustainable intensification of smallholder farming in sub-Saharan Africa is often limited by knowledge and resource constraints. To…”
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Narrowing yield gaps does not guarantee a living income from smallholder farming-an empirical study from western Kenya by Marinus, Wytze, Descheemaeker, Katrien, van de Ven, Gerrie W J, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Ken E

“…Crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa need to increase to keep pace with food demands from the burgeoning population. Smallholder farmers play an important role in…”
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Home garden system dynamics in Southern Ethiopia by Mellisse, Beyene Teklu, van de Ven, Gerrie W. J., Giller, Ken E., Descheemaeker, Katrien

“…Home gardens in southern Ethiopia are regarded as efficient farming systems, allowing interactions and synergies between crop, tree and livestock components…”
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Evaluating combined effects of pesticide and crop nutrition (with N, P, K and Si) on weevil damage in East African Highland Bananas by Bukomeko, Hannington, Taulya, Godfrey, Schut, Antonius G T, van de Ven, Gerrie W J, Kubiriba, Jerome, Giller, Ken

“…Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus, Germar) is a major pest in East African Highland Banana. The influence of crop nutritional status on weevil damage is…”
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Mapping spatial distribution and geographic shifts of East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in Uganda by Ochola, Dennis, Boekelo, Bastiaen, van de Ven, Gerrie W J, Taulya, Godfrey, Kubiriba, Jerome, van Asten, Piet J A, Giller, Ken E

“…East African highland banana (Musa acuminata genome group AAA-EA; hereafter referred to as banana) is critical for Uganda's food supply, hence our aim to map…”
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Yield gap analysis in dairy production systems using the mechanistic model LiGAPS-Dairy by van der Linden, Aart, Oosting, Simon J, van de Ven, Gerrie W J, Zom, Ronald, van Ittersum, Martin K, Gerber, Pierre J, de Boer, Imke J M

“…The difference between the theoretical maximum (potential) production and the actual production realized by farmers is referred to as the yield gap. The…”
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Disentangling genetic and non-genetic components of yield trends of Dutch forage crops in the Netherlands by Schils, R.L.M., Van den Berg, W., Van der Schoot, J.R., Groten, J.A.M., Rijk, B., Van de Ven, G.W.J., Van Middelkoop, J.C., Holshof, G., Van Ittersum, M.K.

“…•Yields in variety trials showed significant genetic gains in forage maize and perennial ryegrass.•On-farm yields showed significant positive trends for forage…”
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REINTEGRATION OF CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS IN EUROPE: AN OVERVIEW by SCHUT, Antonius G. T., COOLEDGE, Emily C., MORAINE, Marc, VAN DE VEN, Gerrie W. J., JONES, Davey L., CHADWICK, David R.

“…* ICLS combines the benefits of specialization with increased resilience of the system. * Clear opportunities but also barriers for ICLS were observed. * ICLS…”
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Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilizers and recycled oil palm waste products from Indonesian oil palm plantations by Rahman, Niharika, Bruun, Thilde Bech, Giller, Ken E., Magid, Jakob, Ven, Gerrie W. J., Neergaard, Andreas

“…A continuous rise in the global demand for palm oil has resulted in the large‐scale expansion of oil palm plantations and generated environmental controversy…”
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