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This chapter discusses soil fertility and soil organic matter as the foundation of sustainable agriculture. Shifting cultivation refers to a practice in which farmers…
Soil Fertility Management
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This chapter focuses on smallholder farming. More than 90 percent of farms are smallholder farms. They produce approximately 80 percent of the total food and cover 70 to…
Case Study: Smallholder Farming
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This chapter discusses the mineral nutrition of crops. Plants use energy from the sun to fix carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in photosynthesis. The nutrient cycle of…
Nutrient Management
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Ken Giller presents an example of a region where sustainable agricultural intensification is key. This video was recorded in Koutiala, Mali, in early March 2019. This…
Agricultural Intensification in Koutiala, Mali
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