Agronomic and economic performance of yam-based systems with shrubby and herbaceous legumes adapted by smallholders

West Africa has major problems relating to the impact of slash-and-burn shifting cultivation on soil systems. In order to design more sustainable yam cropping systems, agronomy research in Benin has implemented trials in partnership with smallholders on alternative yam-based systems using shrubby (Gliricidia sepium) and herbaceous (Aeschynomene histrix) legumes. In the first phase, farmers modified these new systems within their own constraints; the systems were then further evaluated. The agronomic and economic performance of farmer-adapted alternative yam-based cropping systems and the implications for wider international application are discussed.

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Main Authors:	Maliki, Raphiou, Cornet, Denis, Floquet, Anne, Sinsin, Brice Augustin
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture, P35 - Fertilité du sol, E90 - Structure agraire, igname, fertilité du sol, système d'exploitation agricole, petite exploitation agricole, Aeschynomene, Gliricidia sepium, agroforesterie, plante de culture associée, culture en mélange, adaptation, durabilité, développement durable, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8478, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7113, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_159, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3278, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_207, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25549, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4871, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_117, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33560, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35332, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/575814/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/575814/1/document_575814.pdf
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