Simulation models have been used successfully to forecast productivity of cropping systems under various weather, management and policy scenarios. These models have helped farmers make efficient resource allocation decisions. However, in Kenya simulation models have not been used extensively and...

The aim of this study is to develop simplified tools and methods in collaboration with local stakeholders to facilitate collective decision-making. The project is based on a series of experiments carried out between farmers and environmental officers and researchers (Aquae Project)1 on the...

Irrigation of farmland is a popular agricultural practice in semi-arid areas in China. However, little is known about the impacts of different irrigation strategies on grain yield and soil microbial communities, particularly economically-important arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The aim of...

Burning agriculture residues has multiple negative effects including local air pollution, increase in black carbon and contributions to regional and global climate change. This study seeks to understand why farmers burn rice residue by analyzing the residue adoption choices of farmers in the...

Modern agriculture must meet new challenges such as production of healthy food, adaptation to climate change, protection of natural resources, and conservation of landscape. These challenges require changes in current agricultural systems and therefore, environmentally-friendly agricultural...

El objetivo de este trabajo es el desarrollo, con la participacion de los grupos de un colectivo. Esta experienca se apoya en una investigacion llevada a cabo con agricultores y responsables profesionales (Proyecto Aquae (4) en la cuenca hidrografica para evaluar el consumo de agua, las perdidas...

The effects of different crops and cropping systems on agricultural water use were explored for the region of Handan, Hebei province, P.R. China, with the goal of achieving more water-sustainable crop production and to ensure regional food security. The evapotranspiration of different crops and...

El objetivo de este trabajo es el desarrollo, con la participacion de los grupos de un colectivo. Esta experienca se apoya en una investigacion llevada a cabo con agricultores y responsables profesionales (Proyecto Aquae (4) en la cuenca hidrografica para evaluar el consumo de agua, las perdidas...

Optimising the implementation of energy used in agriculture is an important objective in the “Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package” adopted by the European Union. Therefore, studying the management of different cropping systems represents a good method to optimise input requirements,...

This study examines the energy requirement and energy input–output relationship of colocasia-based cropping systems viz., Colocasia–onion–frenchbean, colocasia–gardenpea–frenchbean, colocasia–wheat–okra, colocasia–radish–potato, colocasia–cabbage–frenchbean,...