Publications

Smallholder farms have and can store more carbon than previously estimated
Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is increasingly targeted as a key strategy in climate change mitigation and improved …
Patrick M. Ewing, Xinyi Tu, Bryan C. Runck, Alison Nord, Regis Chikowo, Sieglinde S. Snapp
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Current knowledge on practices targeting soil fertility and agricultural land rehabilitation in the Sahel. A review
Implementing sustainable production practices to rehabilitate soils is a grand challenge of our day, particularly for resource-poor …
Alison Nord, Sieglinde Snapp, Bouba Traore
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Barriers to sustainable intensification: overlooked disconnects between agricultural extension and farmer practice in maize-legume cropping systems in Tanzania
Effective extension systems are vital to smallholder agriculture. Education on sustainable management involves complex interactions and …
Alison Nord, Bekunda Mateete, Caitlin McCormack, Sieglinde Snapp
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Marginal more than mesic sites benefit from groundnut diversification of maize: Increased yield, protein, stability, and profits
Innocensia John, Sieglinde Snapp, Alison Nord, Vimbayi Chimonyo, Chiwimbo Gwenambira, Regis Chikowo
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Documentation of farmer perceptions and site-specific properties to improve soil management on smallholder farms in Tanzania
Identifying sustainable land management practices within smallholder agriculture is a challenge. This is partly driven by the challenge …
Alison Nord, Sieglinde Snapp
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Investigating the diverse potential of a multipurpose legume, Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet, for smallholder production in East Africa
Alison Nord, Neil R. Miller, Wilfred Mariki, Laurie Drinkwater, Sieglinde Snapp
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