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Carbon sequestration and land rehabilitation through Jatropha curcas (L.) plantation in degraded lands by Wani, S.P., Chander, G., Sahrawat, Kanwar Lal, Srinivasa Rao C, Raghvendra G, Susanna P, Pavani M

“…Jatropha accumulated and added to soil significant amounts of C (305 kg ha−1 year−1) from the year one itself. Overall, a 3–5-year old plantation added per year around 4000 kg plant biomass equivalent to 1450 kg C ha−1 – 800 kg C through leaves, 150 kg C through pruned twigs, and 495 kg C as deoiled Jatropha cake. …”
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Effect of freeze drying on in vitro ruminal fermentation dynamics of three tropical shrub legumes with and without condensed tannins by Tiemann, Tassilo T., Ávila Vargas, P., Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo, Kreuzer, M., Hess, H.D.

“…These included that the proportion of apparently undegraded nitrogenous compounds was higher in fresh than in lyophilized leaves of Flemingia macrophylla, and freeze drying had a limited influence on volatile fatty acid production in Calliandra calothyrsus. …”
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Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo by Katunga Musale, Dieudonné, Muhigwa, BJB, Kashala, KJC, Kambuyi, M, Nyongombe, N, Maass, Brigitte L., Peters, Michael

“…Trees and shrubs were planted randomly in eleven lines, with each species/accession consisting of nine plants split into three replications. Following a standardization cut after one year of growth, regular biomass harvests were performed every eight weeks during one year; Desmodium and Flemingia were cut at 0.5 m above soil surface, while Leucaena and Calliandra at 1 m. …”
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Assessing farmers` knowledge of weed species, crop type and soil management practices in relation to soil quality status in mai-negus catchment, northern Ethiopia by Tesfahunegn, Gebreyesus Brhane, Tamene, Lulseged D., Vlek, Paul L.G., Mekonnen, Kindu

“…Soil quality (SQ) assessment from farmers' point of view can be used as a primary indicator for planning sustainable agriculture. …”
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An assessment of gender sensitive adaptations options to climate change in smallholder areas of Zimbabwe, using climate analogue analysis and considering farmer perceptions by Musiyiwa K, Filho WL, Nyamangara, Justice, Harris D

“…At drier sites, gender issues include labour for production and processing of the small grains, against a background of male labour migration. At wetter sites, access to draft power, labour, agricultural assets, social and financial capital in differently managed households are important for increasing adoption of effective crop management strategies.…”
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Assessment of microbial quality of raw cow's milk and antimicrobial susceptibility of selected milk-borne bacteria in Kilosa and Mvomero Districts, Tanzania by Kanyeka, H.B.

“…The present cross sectional study was conducted to assess microbial quality of raw cow milk and to determine antimicrobial susceptibility of the selected common milk-borne bacteria in Kilosa and Mvomero districts, Morogoro region. A total of 56 respondents were interviewed and subsequently, milk samples were collected for laboratory analysis including microbial quality assessment and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. …”
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Risk assessment of E. coli, G. lamblia and C. parvum in raw spinach grown on Nhue River in Hanam by Kieu Thanh Truc, Luu Quoc Toan, Dang Xuan Sinh, Phuc Pham Duc, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Nguyen Hung Long, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the health risks of consuming raw water spinach contaminated by Coliforms, G. lamblia and C. parvum in Nhue River, Hanam Province. A total of 36 water spinach samples and nine water samples were collected for three types of pathogens analyses using Most Probable Number (MPN) and Immuno-fluorescent Antibodies (IFA) methods. …”
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Research needs and methods for the use of fertilizers and soil amendments in bean-based cropping systems by Mughogho, SK, Wortmann, Charles S.

“…Economic analysis of the profitability and stability of alternative practices should be a part of the research process. (AS)…”
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Traditional forms of soil fertility maintenance by Edje, O.T., Semoka, JMR, Haule, KL

“…Although fallowing restored the nutrients almost effortlessly and cost-free, these systems were inefficient, destructive, and had low human carrying capacity. With a reduction in the fallow period, the mambwe or mound cultivation system evolved whereby green manure was composted. …”
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Gender, assets, and market-oriented agriculture: learning from high-value crop and livestock projects in Africa and Asia by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Rubin, Deborah, Manfre, C., Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Bold, M. van den, Olney, Deanna K., Johnson, Nancy L., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…Strengthening the abilities of smallholder farmers in developing countries, particularly women farmers, to produce for both home and the market is currently a development priority. In many contexts, ownership of assets is strongly gendered, reflecting existing gender norms and limiting women’s ability to invest in more profitable livelihood strategies such as market-oriented agriculture. …”
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Determinants of household food access among small farmers in the Andes: Examining the path by Leah, J., Pradel, W., Cole, Donald C., Prain, Gordon, Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M., Carrasco, M.V.

“…Household food access remains a concern among primarily agricultural households in lower- and middle-income countries. …”
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Social networks and diffusion of agricultural technology: the case of sorghum in Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia by Molla, D.K.

“…Information on technology adoption and diffusion in a given society is important for focusing future research, extension, government and NGO - led development efforts aiming at benefiting the majority of Ethiopian farmers. …”
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Shared binding sites for the Bacillus thuringiensis proteins Cry3Bb, Cry3Ca and Cry7Aa in the African sweetpotato pest Cylas puncticollis (Brentidae) by Hernández Martinez, P., Vera Velasco, N.M., Martínez Solis, M., Ghislain, M., Ferre, J., Escriche, B.

“…Hence, our results suggest that pest resistance mediated by the alteration of a shared Cry receptor binding site might render all three Cry toxins ineffective.…”
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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and manure application on storage of carbon and nitrogen under continuous maize cropping in Arenosols and Luvisols of Zimbabwe by Mujuru, Lizzie, Rusinamhodzi, Leonard, Hoosbeek, M.R., Nyamangara, Justice

“…Application of manure can be a low-cost alternative for enhancing soil quality and promoting soil C sequestration under conventionally tilled continuous maize cropping systems in Zimbabwe.…”
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Determinants of smallholder farmers access to formal credit: the case of Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia by Yehuala, S.

“…The study was sought to ascertain factors that affect smallholder farmer’s access to formal credit and also the status of women and different wealth groups’ access to formal and informal credit sources in the study area. A two stage sampling method was employed to select three out of eighteen rural peasant associations and 130 farm households. …”
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Impact of traditional culture on Camellia reticulata in Yunnan, China by Xin, T., Riek, J. de, Guo, H., Jarvis, D., Ma, L., Long, C.

“…Many ancient camellia trees still survive and are managed by local peopl. A few records on cha-hua culture exist, but no studies expound the interaction between C. reticulata and traditional culture of ethnic groups. …”
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Agricultural information networks of farm women and role of agricultural extension: the case of Dale Woreda, Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples’ Region by Kaske, D.K.

“…The Ethiopian agricultural extension system suffers from a number of weaknesses in its services for rural women. …”
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Animal health and food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam by Unger, Fred, Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Pham Van Hung, Sinh Dang Xuan, Pham Hong Ngan, Duong Van Nhiem, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Grace, Delia

“…Data collection comprises quantitative and qualitative tools supported by a microbiological risk assessment. Identified constraints along key nodes of the chain include, for example, poor on-farm and slaughterhouse hygiene determined by presence of biological hazards aligned with rudimentary control/prevention measures. …”
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Nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes provide field control of nematodes, improving yield of banana (Musa sp.) by Waweru, B.W., Turoop, L., Kahangi, E., Coyne, Danny L., Dubois, T.

“…Plants were inoculated separately with one of three strains (V5W2, Eny 7.11o and Emb 2.4o)before being inoculated with Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus in an on-station trialand in an on-farm trial planted in a field naturally infested with the same nematodes. …”
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Population regulation of African buffalo in the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem by Dublin, H.T., Ogutu, Joseph O.

“…Key results: Buffalo population growth was both significantly density-dependent and positively correlated with the dry season rainfall after, but not before, a severe drought in 1993. Buffalo numbers crashed by 48.6% in 1984–85 and by 76.1% in 1993–94 during severe droughts when food availability was lowest and competition with the more numerous cattle and wildebeest was highest. …”
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