Towards a Cropping System Sustainability Tool (CROSST) –Evaluating Performance of Green Manure Cover Crops in Benin and Kenya: A Pilot Study

Soil degradation poses a serious threat to food production and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa1. Nutrient mining ,as a result of unsustainable farming practices, have left the soils unfertile (Fig.1). Green Manure Cover Crops (GMCC’s) are a promising intervention to improve soil health2.Bene...

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Autores principales: Mukiri, Jessica, Diogo, Rodrigue V. Cao, Gbedjissokpa, Sènami G.M., Kinyua, Michael, Hoek, Rein van der, Sommer, Rolf, Paul, Birthe K.
Formato: Póster
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103686

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