Advancing human nutrition without degrading land resources through modeling cropping systems in the Ethiopian highlands

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 344-353

  Amede, Tilahun ^a   Stroud, Ann ^b   Aune, Jens ^c  

^a International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)   (Ethiopia)

^b African Highlands Initiative   (Uganda)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

C factor; Cropping systems; Human nutrition; Land allocation; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ACEPHALA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; IPOMOEA BATATAS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VICIA; VICIA FABA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11144255242     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650402500404     Document Type: Article

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