Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next?
Much has been written on the tradeoffs that smallholder farmers face when having to allocate their biomass resources among competing objectives such as feed, fuel, mulch, compost or the market. This paper summarises yet a new body of evidence from 10 studies on tradeoffs in the allocation of cereal...
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| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1307 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X15000190 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2015.02.003 |
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| author | Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Gérard, Bruno Erenstein, Olaf |
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| description | Much has been written on the tradeoffs that smallholder farmers face when having to allocate their biomass resources among competing objectives such as feed, fuel, mulch, compost or the market. This paper summarises yet a new body of evidence from 10 studies on tradeoffs in the allocation of cereal crop residue biomass between soil management and livestock feeding in developing regions, published in the special issue of Agricultural Systems ‘Biomass use tradeoffs in cereal cropping systems: Lessons and implications from the developing world’. The studies cover a diversity of socio-ecological contexts, farming system types and scales of analysis. We reflect on their main findings and methodological progress, and on the new and not-so-new implications of these findings for research and action in the development agenda. We propose stylised graphical models to portray tradeoffs and plausible trajectories towards synergies, in the hope that such generalisations would prevent further efforts to ‘reinvent the wheel’ in the realm of tradeoffs analysis. We advocate an ex-post impact assessment of recent investments in systems research to help focus such research further and clearly define its future role in prioritizing and targeting development interventions. |
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| spelling | INTA13072018-01-12T17:34:06Z Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next? Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Gérard, Bruno Erenstein, Olaf Biomasa Biomass Crop Residues Cropping Systems Conservation Agriculture Livestock Residuos de Cosechas Sistemas de Cultivo Ganado Pequeños Productores Stability Landscapes Much has been written on the tradeoffs that smallholder farmers face when having to allocate their biomass resources among competing objectives such as feed, fuel, mulch, compost or the market. This paper summarises yet a new body of evidence from 10 studies on tradeoffs in the allocation of cereal crop residue biomass between soil management and livestock feeding in developing regions, published in the special issue of Agricultural Systems ‘Biomass use tradeoffs in cereal cropping systems: Lessons and implications from the developing world’. The studies cover a diversity of socio-ecological contexts, farming system types and scales of analysis. We reflect on their main findings and methodological progress, and on the new and not-so-new implications of these findings for research and action in the development agenda. We propose stylised graphical models to portray tradeoffs and plausible trajectories towards synergies, in the hope that such generalisations would prevent further efforts to ‘reinvent the wheel’ in the realm of tradeoffs analysis. We advocate an ex-post impact assessment of recent investments in systems research to help focus such research further and clearly define its future role in prioritizing and targeting development interventions. Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Wageningen University and Research Centre; Holanda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Gérard, Bruno. Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo; México Fil: Erenstein, Olaf. Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo; México 2017-09-25T11:55:32Z 2017-09-25T11:55:32Z 2015-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1307 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X15000190 0308-521X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2015.02.003 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Agricultural systems 134 : 119-128. (March 2015) |
| spellingShingle | Biomasa Biomass Crop Residues Cropping Systems Conservation Agriculture Livestock Residuos de Cosechas Sistemas de Cultivo Ganado Pequeños Productores Stability Landscapes Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Gérard, Bruno Erenstein, Olaf Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next? |
| title | Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next? |
| title_full | Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next? |
| title_fullStr | Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next? |
| title_short | Tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop-livestock systems - Whatïs next? |
| title_sort | tradeoffs around crop residue biomass in smallholder crop livestock systems whatis next |
| topic | Biomasa Biomass Crop Residues Cropping Systems Conservation Agriculture Livestock Residuos de Cosechas Sistemas de Cultivo Ganado Pequeños Productores Stability Landscapes |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1307 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X15000190 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2015.02.003 |
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