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| 024 | 8 | _ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.110221 | |
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_aKamaluddin Tijjani Aliyu _8001714253 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _937565 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aFlat planting of cassava is more productive, economic and labour-saving than in annual ridges in the high-rainfall environments of Northern Zambia |
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_aNetherlands : _bElsevier B.V., _c2025. |
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| 500 | _aPeer review | ||
| 520 | _aContext: Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a strategic crop for food and income generation, but its productivity is challenged by low soil fertility, poor agronomic practices, and variable environmental conditions. Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been proposed as a sustainable intensification strategy, but its effectiveness in cassava-based systems has not been researched in Zambia, particularly when intercropped with legumes. Objectives: This study evaluated cassava-legume cropping systems' agronomic, nutritional, and economic performance under CA and conventional practice (CP) in high rainfall conditions. Using an on-farm mother-and-baby trial setup, six cropping systems - combining tillage practices and legume intercrops (common bean and groundnut) were assessed for root yield, legume grain yield, energy and protein contributions, and net economic returns. Methods: Two cassava cropping systems, flat planting as CA and planting on annual ridges as CP, were evaluated in a multi-location on-farm trial. Each cropping system was tested with two intercrop legumes and as sole cassava, across four consecutive cropping seasons. A cluster analysis was used to classify the experimental fields into three yield potential clusters. The cropping system treatments in each cluster were assessed using the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework (SIAF), with metrics representing productive, economic and human dimensions. Results and conclusions: Results showed that planting cassava on the flat, especially when intercropped with legumes under conservation agriculture (CA_Bn and CA_Gn), did not compromise cassava yield and significantly enhanced legume grain, protein, and energy yields. These benefits were more pronounced in high and medium yielding environments. Economic analyses revealed higher net benefits and return to inputs in flat-planted intercrops, though labour costs were also higher. Labour productivity varied across clusters, influencing the suitability of systems under local constraints. Significance: Overall, planting cassava in flat offers a promising strategy for intensifying cassava production, improving food security, and enhancing profitability for smallholder farmers in Northern Zambia. | ||
| 546 | _aText in English | ||
| 591 | _aSimutowe, E. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation | ||
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_dEuropean Union (EU) _dFood and Agriculture of United Nations (FAO) _dCentro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) _dCGIAR Trust Fund _dSustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia (SIFAZ) _dMinistry of Agriculture in Zambia _aClimate adaptation & mitigation _aEnvironmental health & biodiversity _aNutrition, health & food security _bDiversification in East and Southern Africa _cResilient Agrifood Systems _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/177897 |
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_aSeed systems _2AGROVOC _919811 |
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_aSorghum _2AGROVOC _92002 |
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_aSmallholders _2AGROVOC _91763 |
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_aWomen farmers _2AGROVOC _91839 |
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_aZambia _2AGROVOC _94309 |
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_aKalala, K. _930179 |
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_aSimutowe, E. _930178 |
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_aMacLaren, C. _8001713990 _gFormerly Sustainable Agrifood Systems _922083 |
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_aMhlanga, B. _8001710048 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _91683 |
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_aNgoma, H. _8001712572 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _915771 |
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_aSilva, J.V. _8001712458 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _99320 |
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_aThierfelder, C. _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8INT2939 _9877 |
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_tField Crops Research _gv. 336, art. 110221 _dNetherlands : Elsevier B.V., 2026. _wG444314 _x0378-4290 |
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