Background and aims Agroforestry systems combining trees with crops or pastures have
been widely used to reduce water, soil, and nutrient losses and associated water pollution …

Given the pressures on land to produce ever more food, doing it 'sustainably'is growing in
importance. However,'sustainable agriculture'is complex to define, not least because …

Soil erosion potential of a 58 km2 watershed in the coffee growing region of the Colombian
Andes was assessed using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) in a GIS …

In Rwanda, mulch is applied in coffee fields to control soil erosion. The objective of this
paper is to quantify the effects of different types of mulch on soil properties and soil …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is widely planted on China's Loess Plateau, where severe soil
erosion mainly occurs on sloping farmlands. However, whether wheat regulates runoff and …

Soil erosion is a serious threat for cultivated soils on steep slopes under tropical conditions.
In Costa Rica, coffee plantations are widespread on such steep slopes in several basins …

Rendahnya produktivitas kopi merupakan salah satu permasalahan utama dalam sistem
produksi kopi Indonesia. Hal ini diantaranya disebabkan tidak adanya perawatan kopi yang …

Agriculture is the cornerstone of Rwanda's economy. The authors review how the sector has
changed and specifically what soil management practices are now being implemented to …

Agroecological approaches can provide context-specific and sustainable solutions to issues
confronting farming communities, by enabling consorting of the socioeconomic and …

The combination of a topographically abrupt wet-tropical setting with the high level of soil
exposure that typifies many sun-grown coffee farms represents optimal conditions for high …