Increasing land pressure in East Africa: the changing role of cassava and consequences for sustainability of farming systems

Increasing land pressure during the past three to four decades has transformed farming systems in the mid-altitude zone of East Africa. Traditional millet-, cotton-, sugarcane- and/or banana-based farming systems with an important fallow and/or grazing component have evolved into continuously cultiv...

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Main Authors: Fermont, A.V., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Giller, Kenneth E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2008
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90841

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