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Dr Fergus Sinclair

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Professor Emeritus, School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Bangor University, UK Co-convenor, Transformative Partnership Programme on Agroecology, Nairobi Honorary Professor, Centre for Agricultural Research and Higher Education (CATIE), Costa Rica

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Hi Folks - the link to this paper in the post incorrectly took you to another great paper on soil management in Tanzania that I posted about a couple of weeks ago - the correct link for this one is bit.ly/4mYMCL6. Apologies - I couldn't see how to edit the post so resort to reposting!

12.06.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mpanda M, et al (2025). Soil Fertility Dynamics Across Varied Land Use Types and Cropping Systems on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Implications for Sustainable Soil Management. Applied and Environmental Soil Science 2025 (1), 3057259

Mpanda M, et al (2025). Soil Fertility Dynamics Across Varied Land Use Types and Cropping Systems on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Implications for Sustainable Soil Management. Applied and Environmental Soil Science 2025 (1), 3057259

MATHEW MPANDA et al from @cifor-icraf.org and @bangoruniversity.bsky.social look at soil fertility dynamics around #Kilimanjaro bit.ly/3HsF6YW

its Options by Context bit.ly/3zAIsWd - #agroecology in lowlands (crop diversification with legumes) - lime and P to promote BNF on #agroforestry higher up

11.06.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Frontiers | Enhancing maize (Zea mays) productivity through integrated soil fertility management: a participatory approach in the degraded soils of Kigoma, Tanzania Maize is a staple cereal for countries in sub-Saharan Africa, characterized by a low average yield of less than 1 ton per hectare in many smallholder farms a...

@cifor-icraf.org show profitability of soil fertility management practices are sensitive to fluctuations in #fertizer prices. bit.ly/4jnHEou They make people vulnerable & government subsidy expensive. A switch from fertiliser subsidy to supporting farmer use of #agroecology is urgently needed.

27.05.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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#Trees on #farms leverage #land_restoration and crop #diversity to improve #food_security and #nutrition in #Rwanda.

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Long-term #local #knowledge study from @cifor-icraf.bsky.social with @bangoruniversity.bsky.social shows #agroecology principles in action.

29.04.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Water and aquatic foods in revised principles of agroecology can accelerate food systems transformation Nature Food - Agroecological principles emphasize a holistic approach to food systems transformation but rarely consider water or aquatic foods. This Perspective explores how agroecological...

Just add water ... read in #Nature #Food @springernature.com how adding #water and #aquatic foods to #agroecology principles can accelerate food system transformation. rdcu.be/ehEgq
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