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1 Place, F.; Barrett, C. B.; Freeman, H. A.; Ramisch, J. J.; Vanlauwe, B.. 2003. Prospects for integrated soil fertility management using organic and inorganic inputs: Evidence from smallholder African agricultural systems. Food Policy, 28:365-378.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6793 Record No: H034342)
2 Vanlauwe, B.; Sanginga, N. 2004. The multiple roles of organic resources in implementing integrated soil fertility management strategies. In Delve, R. J.; Probert, M. E. (Eds.), Modelling nutrient management in tropical cropping systems. Canberra, Australia: ACIAR. pp.12-24.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631 G000 DEL Record No: H035165)
3 Swift, M. J.; Stroud, A.; Shepherd, K.; Albrecht, A.; Bationo, A.; Mafongoya, P.; Place, F.; Tomich, T. P.; Vanlauwe, B.; Verchot, L. V.; Walsh, M. 2006. Confronting land degradation in Africa: Challenges for the next decade. In Garrity, D.; Okono, A.; Grayson, M.; Parrott, S. (Eds.). World agroforestry into the Future. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre. pp.43-51.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 634.99 G000 GAR Record No: H039073)
4 Schut, M.; van Asten, P.; Okafor, C.; Hicintuka, C.; Mapatano, S.; Nabahungu, N. L.; Kagabo, D.; Muchunguzi, P.; Njukwe, E.; Dontsop-Nguezet, P. M.; Sartas, M.; Vanlauwe, B.. 2016. Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: the need for institutional innovation. Agricultural Systems, 145:165-176. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005]
Sustainable agriculture ; Farming systems ; Intensification ; Agricultural research ; Participatory approaches ; Innovation ; Institutional development ; Nongovernmental organizations ; CGIAR ; Stakeholders ; Constraints ; Farmers ; Highlands / Africa South of Sahara / Central Africa / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Rwanda / Burundi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047848)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X16300440/pdfft?md5=5be37a48e32bcbda5ad290093053ebe8&pid=1-s2.0-S0308521X16300440-main.pdf
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This study identifies entry points for innovation for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems. An agricultural innovation systems approach is used to provide a holistic image of (relations between) constraints faced by different stakeholder groups, the dimensions and causes of these constraints, and intervention levels, timeframes and types of innovations needed. Our data shows that constraints for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems are mainly of economic and institutional nature. Constraints are caused by the absence, or poor functioning of institutions such as policies and markets, limited capabilities and financial resources, and ineffective interaction and collaboration between stakeholders. Addressing these constraints would mainly require short- and middle-term productivity and institutional innovations, combined with middle- to long-term NRM innovations across farm and national levels. Institutional innovation (e.g. better access to credit, services, inputs and markets) is required to address 69% of the constraints for sustainable intensification in the Central Africa Highlands. This needs to go hand in hand with productivity innovation (e.g. improved knowhow of agricultural production techniques, and effective use of inputs) and NRM innovation (e.g. targeted nutrient applications, climate smart agriculture). Constraint network analysis shows that institutional innovation to address government constraints at national level related to poor interaction and collaboration will have a positive impact on constraints faced by other stakeholder groups. We conclude that much of the R4D investments and innovation in the Central Africa Highlands remain targeting household productivity at farm level. Reasons for that include (1) a narrow focus on sustainable intensification, (2) institutional mandates and pre-analytical choices based project objectives and disciplinary bias, (3) short project cycles that impede work on middle- and long-term NRM and institutional innovation, (4) the likelihood that institutional experimentation can become political, and (5) complexity in terms of expanded systems boundaries and measuring impact.
5 Stevenson, J.; Vanlauwe, B.; Macours, K.; Johnson, N.; Krishnan, L.; Place, F.; Spielman, D.; Hughes, K.; Vlek, P. 2019. Farmer adoption of plot- and farm-level natural resource management practices: between rhetoric and reality. Global Food Security, 20:101-104. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.01.003]
Natural resources management ; Farmer participation ; Agricultural practices ; On-farm research ; Fields ; Smallholders ; Agricultural research ; Sustainability ; CGIAR ; Scientists
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049104)
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There is a significant gap between the rhetoric of claims about adoption of farm-level natural resource management practices and the reality. New empirical evidence of low adoption from several developing countries suggests that on-farm natural resource management practices face significant constraints to adoption, and that they deliver heterogeneous private and public benefits. Five recommendations are given to the research community related to: targeting; scaling-up; the proper role of research; trajectories of diffusion; and measurement of environmental impacts.
6 Sekabira, H.; Feleke, S.; Manyong, V.; Spath, L.; Krutli, P.; Simbeko, G.; Vanlauwe, B.; Six, J. 2024. Circular bioeconomy practices and their associations with household food security in four RUNRES African city regions. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 3(4):e0000108. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pstr.0000108]
Household food security ; Associations ; Bioeconomy ; Circular economy ; Organic wastes ; Food consumption ; Food systems ; Food insecurity ; Indicators / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052777)
https://journals.plos.org/sustainabilitytransformation/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pstr.0000108&type=printable
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Achieving the United Nation’s 2030 agenda which aims, among other goals, to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, requires a sustainable resource use model deployed at scale across global food systems. A circular bioeconomy (CBE) model of resource use has been proposed to reuse of organic waste in agricultural production to enhance food security. However, despite several initiatives recently introduced towards establishing a CBE in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), minimal scientific efforts have been dedicated to understanding the association of CBE practices and food security. This study use data from 777 smallholder farm households from DRC, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and South Africa, to examine associations between three CBE practices (use of organic waste as compost, as livestock feed, and sorting waste) and household food security. Using different regression and propensity score matching models (PSM). Result reveal that using CBE practices more likely adds a 0.203 score of food insecurity access prevalence (HFIAP), 1.283 food insecurity access scale (HFIAS-score) and 0.277 for household dietary diversity score (HDDS) among households using CBE practiced groups. Associations regarding using organic waste as compost are generally positive but insignificant, while those with sorting waste are significantly and consistently negative. Thus, CBE innovations aiming to enhance household food security could prioritize organic waste valorization into livestock feed consider socio economic aspects such as access to land, access to market, education level, using mobile phone, income and city regions where interventions took place. However, prior sorting of waste is necessary to enable effective waste valorization.
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