Sustainable rice production in African inland valleys: Seizing regional potentials through local approaches

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Rodenburg, Jonne ^a   Zwart, Sander J ^b   Kiepe, Paul ^a   Narteh, Lawrence T ^c   Dogbe, Wilson ^d   Wopereis, Marco C S ^b  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d Savanna Agricultural Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Integrated crop management; Lowlands; Participatory approaches; Water management; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; HOT SPOT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RICE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA;

EID: 84897086943     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.09.004     Document Type: Review

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