Adoption of improved fallows in West Africa: lessons from Mucuna and Stylo case studies
Traditional shifting cultivation systems can no longer be sustained in West Africa because of rapid increases in human and livestock populations. Short-duration, improved fallows are among the alternative land-management strategies that have evolved. This paper reviews how velvetbean or mucuna (Mucu...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1999
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96068 |
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