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Farming Systems SOIL FERTILITY LEGUMES Health FARMER PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH NUTRITION CROP DIVERSIFICATION

Participatory research on legume diversification with Malawian smallholder farmers for improved human nutrition and soil fertility

Legume species are uniquely suited to enhance soil productivity and provide nutrient-enriched grains
and vegetables for limited-resource farmers. Yet substantial barriers to diversification with legumes exist,
Published date
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 - 00:00
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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Food security CROP DIVERSIFICATION

Modeling and participatory farmer-led approaches to food security in a changing world : a case study from Malawi

Crop diversification has a long history in Africa, as a foundation for more resilient and sustainable farming systems. However, success has often been mixed.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 05:00
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ON-FARM RESEARCH PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH CROP DIVERSIFICATION LEGUMES NITROGEN FIXATION SOIL IMPROVEMENT Food security GENDER ANALYSIS SOIL FERTILITY

Participatory research approaches and social dynamics that influence agricultural practices to improve child nutrition in Malawi

The Soils, Food and Healthy Communities project in Malawi uses an interdisciplinary participatory approach to improving child nutrition with resource-poor farmers.
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Friday, January 2, 2004 - 00:00
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Climate change TRANSDISCIPLINARITY NUTRITION Health MAIZE Gender POPULATION GROWTH AGRICULTURAL POLICY CROP DIVERSIFICATION

Can the world feed 10 billion people?

Access to land, water, sustainable technology, education, markets, state investment in processing, and above all, access to a level playing field on domestic and international markets: investment in peasants was found by the World Bank (2008) to b
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Sunday, January 2, 2011 - 05:00
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Climate change ADAPTATION TO CHANGE POLICY MAKING CROP DIVERSIFICATION RESEARCH RESULTS

Political economy of adaptation through crop diversification in Malawi

While referencing ideals of crop diversification, in effect the main preoccupation of the government for achieving food security continues to be through a cultural orientation that equates food with maize production.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011 - 05:00

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Participatory research on legume diversification with Malawian smallholder farmers for improved human nutrition and soil fertility

Modeling and participatory farmer-led approaches to food security in a changing world : a case study from Malawi

Participatory research approaches and social dynamics that influence agricultural practices to improve child nutrition in Malawi

Can the world feed 10 billion people?

Political economy of adaptation through crop diversification in Malawi