The role of legumes in the sustainable intensification of African smallholder agriculture: lessons learnt and challenges for the future
Grain legumes play a key role in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in relation to food and nutrition security and income generation. Moreover, because of their N2-fixation capacity, such legumes can also have a positive influence on soil fertility. Notwithstanding many decades...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2019
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102391 |
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