Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Bridging the Soil Map of Rwanda with the ‘Farmer’s Mental Soil Map’ for an Effective Integrated and Participatory Watershed Management Research Model....Pages 3-17
Intensification of Crop–Livestock Farming Systems in East Africa: A Comparison of Selected Sites in the Highlands of Ethiopia and Kenya....Pages 19-28
Rapid Assessment of Potato Productivity in Kigezi and Elgon Highlands in Uganda....Pages 29-37
Farmers’ Knowledge and Perception of Climbing Beans-Based Cropping Systems in Rwanda....Pages 39-49
Securing Crop Phosphorus Availability in the Humid Tropics: Alternative Sources and Improved Management Options – A Review....Pages 51-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
A Decade of Agricultural Research in Rwanda: Achievements and the Way Forward....Pages 69-80
Do Commercial Biological and Chemical Products Increase Crop Yields and Economic Returns Under Smallholder Farmer Conditions?....Pages 81-96
Enhanced Utilization of Biotechnology Research and Development Innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for Agro-ecological Intensification....Pages 97-104
Investing in Land and Water Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands: Short- or Long-Term Benefits?....Pages 105-114
Yield Responses of Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) Varieties to Phosphorus Fertilizer Application Across a Soil Fertility Gradient in Western Kenyan Highlands....Pages 115-127
Innovations to Overcome Staking Challenges to Growing Climbing Beans by Smallholders in Rwanda....Pages 129-136
Crop–Livestock Interaction for Improved Productivity: Effect of Selected Varieties of Field Pea ( Pisum sativum L.) on Grain and Straw Parameters....Pages 137-148
From Standards to Practices: The Intensive and Improved Rice Systems (SRI and SRA) in the Madagascar Highlands....Pages 149-163
Identification of Elite, High Yielding and Stable Maize Cultivars for Rwandan Mid-altitude Environments....Pages 165-176
Determination of Appropriate Rate and Mode of Lime Application on Acid Soils of Western Kenya: Targeting Small Scale Farmers....Pages 177-186
Assessment of Fertilizer Use Efficiency of Maize in the Weathered Soils of Walungu District, DR Congo....Pages 187-199
Improvement of Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) Production with Fertilizer and Organic Inputs in Rwanda....Pages 201-215
Evaluation of Sweetpotato Varieties for the Potential of Dual-Purpose in Different Agroecological Zones of Kenya....Pages 217-231
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Livelihoods Heterogeneity and Water Management in Malawi: Policy Implications for Irrigation Development....Pages 235-249
Access to Subsidized Certified Improved Rice Seed and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Rice Farming Households in Nigeria....Pages 251-266
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties in Rwanda: An Application of the Conditional Logit Model (CLM)....Pages 267-279
Assessing the Influence of Farmers’ Field Schools and Market Links on Investments in Soil Fertility Management Under Potato Production in Uganda....Pages 281-294
Bean Utilization and Commercialization in Great Lakes Region of Central Africa: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Burundi....Pages 295-306
Improving the Availability of Quality Planting Materials Through Community-Based Seed and Seedling Systems: The Case of Rural Resource Centres in Cameroon....Pages 307-321
Returns to Production of Common Bean, Soybean, and Groundnut in Rwanda....Pages 323-333
Institutions and the Adoption of Technologies: Bench Terraces in Rwanda....Pages 335-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Beyond the Pilot Sites: Can Knowledge-Intensive Technologies Diffuse Spontaneously?....Pages 357-369
Agricultural Innovations That Increase Productivity and Generates Incomes: Lessons on Identification and Testing Processes in Rwandan Agricultural Innovation Platforms....Pages 371-384
ISFM Adaptation Trials: Farmer-to Farmer Facilitation, Farmer-Led Data Collection, Technology Learning and Uptake....Pages 385-397
Back Matter....Pages 399-404