Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems

This paper focuses on the cassava-maize cropping systems in East Africa, the benefits of cassava cultivation in improving soil fertility and different options in improving sustainability. The use of models to show the improvement of soil fertility when planting cassava and that cassava grows better...

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Main Author: Fermont, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90324
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description This paper focuses on the cassava-maize cropping systems in East Africa, the benefits of cassava cultivation in improving soil fertility and different options in improving sustainability. The use of models to show the improvement of soil fertility when planting cassava and that cassava grows better in good soils are also highlighted.
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spelling CGSpace903242023-06-12T13:37:09Z Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems Fermont, A. cassava cropping systems maize mathematical models soil fertility sustainability This paper focuses on the cassava-maize cropping systems in East Africa, the benefits of cassava cultivation in improving soil fertility and different options in improving sustainability. The use of models to show the improvement of soil fertility when planting cassava and that cassava grows better in good soils are also highlighted. 2010-03 2018-01-16T12:03:31Z 2018-01-16T12:03:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90324 en Open Access Fermont, A. (2010). Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems. R4D Review, 4, 31-33.
spellingShingle cassava
cropping systems
maize
mathematical models
soil fertility
sustainability
Fermont, A.
Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems
title Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems
title_full Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems
title_fullStr Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems
title_full_unstemmed Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems
title_short Cassava: improving sustainability of farming systems
title_sort cassava improving sustainability of farming systems
topic cassava
cropping systems
maize
mathematical models
soil fertility
sustainability
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90324
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