Integrated soil fertility and plant nutrient management in tropical agro-ecosystems: a review

G Agegnehu, T Amede - Pedosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The greatest challenge for tropical agriculture is land degradation and reduction in soil
fertility for sustainable crop and livestock production. Associated problems include soil …

Technical training and rice farmers' adoption of low-carbon management practices: the case of soil testing and formulated fertilization technologies in Hubei, China

Y Liu, J Ruiz-Menjivar, L Zhang, J Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
More than a decade ago, the Chinese government created several agricultural programs
with the objective to promote food security and to foster environmental sustainability via the …

The public policy of agricultural land allotment to agrarians and its impact on crop productivity in Punjab province of Pakistan

E Elahi, Z Khalid, C Weijun, H Zhang - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The study estimates the impact of land allotment policy to agrarians on crop productivity in
Punjab province of Pakistan. The term" agrarian" refers to a respondent who has formal …

The impact of land transfer and farmers' knowledge of farmland protection policy on pro-environmental agricultural practices: The case of straw return to fields in …

H Cao, X Zhu, W Heijman, K Zhao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Farmers' pro-environmental agricultural practices (PAPs) are important measures to limit
agricultural pollution and improve farmland quality. Given the positive externality of PAPs …

[HTML][HTML] Promises and potentials do not grow trees and crops. A review of institutional and policy research in agroforestry for the Southern African region

NP Ndlovu, L Borrass - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of agroforestry is heralded by decades of research and development
investments. However, across the Southern African region, the results of implementing …

Effect of farmland scale on farmers' application behavior with organic fertilizer

Y Chen, X Fu, Y Liu - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of organic fertilizer is an important measure for improving the quality of
agricultural products and realizing the sustainable development of agriculture. The original …

Perceptions of climate variability and soil fertility management choices among smallholder farmers in northern Ghana

E Martey, JKM Kuwornu - Ecological Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate variability and shocks threaten current systems of agricultural production and food
security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), leading to the promotion of soil, and water …

Assessing the effectiveness of rural credit policy on the adoption of integrated crop-livestock systems in Brazil

MJ Carrer, AG Maia, MMB Vinholis, HM de Souza Filho - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the effectiveness of rural credit policy to increase the adoption of ICLS.
Analyzes are based on a survey with 175 farmers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Our …

How do farmers learn from extension services? Evidence from Malawi

A Maertens, H Michelson… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Though extension services have long since proved their value to agricultural production and
farmer prosperity, their record in sub‐Saharan Africa has been mixed. To study the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Farmers' preferences for high-input agriculture supported by site-specific extension services: Evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria

O Oyinbo, J Chamberlin, B Vanlauwe, L Vranken… - Agricultural systems, 2019 - Elsevier
Agricultural extension to improve yields of staple food crops and close the yield gap in Sub-
Saharan Africa often entails general recommendations on soil fertility management that are …