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050 00$aS472.A354$bI58 2011

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090 $a338.162/In8///UM048463

111 2 $aInternational Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa"$d(2011 :$cKigali, Rwanda)$3357826

245 10$aAgro-ecological intensification of agricultural systems in the African highlands /$cedited by Bernard Vanlauwe, Piet van Asten and Guy Blomme.

260 $aLondon ;$aNew York, NY :$bRoutledge/Taylor & Francis Group,$cc2013.

300 $axx, 314 p. :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.

500 $a"Earthscan from Routledge."

500 $a"An International Conference on 'Challenges and opportunities for agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa' was organized by the Consortium for Improving Agricultural Livelihoods in Central Africa in October 2011 in Rwanda. ... This book contains the keynote presentations and others directly aligned to the main theme of the International Conference, organized in Kigali, Rwanda, between 24 and 28 October 2011"--Chapter 1.

504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.

505 0 $aAgro-ecological intensification of farming systems in the East and Central African highlands / Bernard Vanlauwe, Guy Blomme and Piet van Asten -- Agricultural intensification and the food security challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa / Brian A. Keating, Peter S. Carberry and John Dixon -- The agro-ecological solution?! : food security and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on the East African highlands / Henk Breman -- Theme 1: Systems components. CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone / Pieter Pypers et al. -- Exploring the scope of fertilizer use in the East African region / Lydia Wairegi and Piet van Asten -- The 4R nutrient stewardship in the context of smallholder agriculture in Africa / Shamie Zingore and Adrian Johnston -- Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa / Rony Swennen et al. -- Challenges for the improvement of seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Eastern Africa / Julian Smith, Daniel Coyne and Elmar Schulte-Geldermann -- Theme 2: System integration. CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs / Piet van Asten et al. -- Towards ecologically intensive smallholder farming systems : design, scales and trade-offs evaluation / Pablo Tittonell -- Using the 'livestock ladder' as a means for poor crop/livestock farmers to exit poverty in Sud-Kivu Province, eastern DR Congo / Brigitte L. Maass et al. -- N2Africa : putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa / Ken E. Giller et al. -- Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in East African coffee ecosystems / Henk van Rikxoort et al. -- Theme 3: Drivers for adoption. Agricultural technology diffusion and adoption in banana and legume based systems of Central Africa / Emily Ouma et al. -- Supply and demand drivers of the sustainable intensification of farming systems through grain legumes in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa / Joseph Rusike et al. -- Assessing and improving the nutritional diversity of cropping systems / Roseline Remans et al. -- Disseminating agroforestry innovations in Cameroon : are relay organizations effective? / Ann Degrande et al. -- Participatory re-introduction of Vicia faba beans in resource-poor farming systems : adoption of a farmer-led initiative / Erik Karltun et al. -- Theme 4: Communicating and disseminating complex knowledge. Walking the impact pathway : CIALCA's efforts to mobilize agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes region / Boudy van Schagen et al. -- Scalability and farmer heterogeneity : implications for research on sustainable intensification / John Lynam -- Integrated agricultural research for development (IAR4D) : an approach to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Lake Kivu region / Robin Buruchara et al. -- Communication channels used in dissemination of soil fertility management practices in the central highlands of Kenya /

610 20$aConsortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa$vCongresses.$3357827

650 0$aAgricultural intensification$zAfrica, Central$vCongresses.$3357833

650 0$aHill farming$zAfrica, Central$vCongresses.$3357835

650 0$aIntegrated agricultural systems$zAfrica, Central$vCongresses.$3357837

650 0$aFood security$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCongresses.$3357838

650 0$aUplands$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCongresses.$3357839

700 1 $aVanlauwe, B.$q(Bernard)$3357828

700 1 $aAsten, Piet van,$d1972-$3357829

700 1 $aBlomme, Guy.$3357830

710 2 $aConsortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa.$3357831