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

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Bernard Vanlauwe

    1. IITA-Kenya, Central Africa hub and Natural Resource Management Research, Nairobi, Kenya

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  2. Piet van Asten

    1. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Uganda, Kampala, Uganda

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  3. Guy Blomme

    1. Bioversity International, c/o ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA)

  • Agricultural Research for development in the humid highlands of sub-Saharan Africa

  • Research for development platform in various mandate areas in DR Congo, Burundi and Rwanda

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Table of contents (29 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. System Characterization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Bridging the Soil Map of Rwanda with the ‘Farmer’s Mental Soil Map’ for an Effective Integrated and Participatory Watershed Management Research Model

      • P. N. Rushemuka, J. P. Bizimana, J. J. M. Mbonigaba, L. Bock
      Pages 3-17

    3. Intensification of Crop–Livestock Farming Systems in East Africa: A Comparison of Selected Sites in the Highlands of Ethiopia and Kenya

      • M. Kindu, A. J. Duncan, D. Valbuena, B. Gérard, L. Dagnachew, B. Mesfin et al.
      Pages 19-28

    4. Rapid Assessment of Potato Productivity in Kigezi and Elgon Highlands in Uganda

      • G. Okoboi, I. Kashaija, R. Kakuhenzire, B. Lemaga, D. Tibanyendera
      Pages 29-37

    5. Farmers’ Knowledge and Perception of Climbing Beans-Based Cropping Systems in Rwanda

      • V. Ruganzu, J. S. Mutware, B. Uwumukiza, N. L. Nabahungu, I. Nkurunziza, A. R. Cyamweshi
      Pages 39-49

    6. Securing Crop Phosphorus Availability in the Humid Tropics: Alternative Sources and Improved Management Options – A Review

      • Alhaji S. Jeng
      Pages 51-66

  3. System Components

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. A Decade of Agricultural Research in Rwanda: Achievements and the Way Forward

      • D. Gahakwa, T. Asiimwe, N. L. Nabahungu, M. Mutimura, T. Isibo, A. Mutaganda et al.
      Pages 69-80

    3. Do Commercial Biological and Chemical Products Increase Crop Yields and Economic Returns Under Smallholder Farmer Conditions?

      • J. M. Jefwa, P. Pypers, M. Jemo, M. Thuita, E. Mutegi, M. A. Laditi et al.
      Pages 81-96

    4. Enhanced Utilization of Biotechnology Research and Development Innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for Agro-ecological Intensification

      • Clet Wandui Masiga, Charles Mugoya, Rasha Ali, Abdalla Mohamed, Sarah Osama, Abigail Ngugi et al.
      Pages 97-104

    5. Investing in Land and Water Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands: Short- or Long-Term Benefits?

      • Yihenew G. Selassie, Tilahun Amede
      Pages 105-114

    6. Yield Responses of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Varieties to Phosphorus Fertilizer Application Across a Soil Fertility Gradient in Western Kenyan Highlands

      • S. N. Odundo, O. J. Ojiem, J. R. Okalebo, C. O. Othieno, J. G. Lauren, B. A. Medvecky
      Pages 115-127

    7. Innovations to Overcome Staking Challenges to Growing Climbing Beans by Smallholders in Rwanda

      • A. Musoni, J. Kayumba, L. Butare, F. Mukamuhirwa, E. Murwanashyaka, D. Mukankubana et al.
      Pages 129-136

    8. Crop–Livestock Interaction for Improved Productivity: Effect of Selected Varieties of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.) on Grain and Straw Parameters

      • G. G. Yetimwork, E. G. Awet, M. Solomon
      Pages 137-148

    9. From Standards to Practices: The Intensive and Improved Rice Systems (SRI and SRA) in the Madagascar Highlands

      • Georges Serpantié, Modeste Rakotondramanana
      Pages 149-163

    10. Identification of Elite, High Yielding and Stable Maize Cultivars for Rwandan Mid-altitude Environments

      • C. Ngaboyisonga, F. Nizeyimana, A. Nyombayire, M. K. Gafishi, J. Ininda, D. Gahakwa
      Pages 165-176

    11. Determination of Appropriate Rate and Mode of Lime Application on Acid Soils of Western Kenya: Targeting Small Scale Farmers

      • J. K. Kiplagat, J. R. Okalebo, C. K. Serrem, D. S. Mbakaya, B. Jama
      Pages 177-186

    12. Assessment of Fertilizer Use Efficiency of Maize in the Weathered Soils of Walungu District, DR Congo

      • M. E. Bagula, P. Pypers, N. G. Mushagalusa, J. B. Muhigwa
      Pages 187-199

    13. Improvement of Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) Production with Fertilizer and Organic Inputs in Rwanda

      • M. Janssens, V. Rutunga, J. Mukamugenga, S. Mukantagengwa, R. Marijnissen
      Pages 201-215
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About this book

The humid highlands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized by high population densities and require intensification. The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) has set up a research for development platform in various mandate areas in DR Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda, aiming to identify improved production, market, and nutrition options and facilitating the access for development partners to these options. This platform is supported by capacity building, multi-stakeholder dialogue, and monitoring and evaluation efforts. The conference, facilitated by CIALCA, aimed to (i) take stock of the state-of the art in agricultural intensification in the highlands of SSA and (ii) chart the way forward for agricultural research for development in the humid highlands of SSA, and more specifically in the recently launched Humidtropics Consortium Research Programme, through keynote, oral and poster presentations, and strategic panel discussions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • IITA-Kenya, Central Africa hub and Natural Resource Management Research, Nairobi, Kenya

    Bernard Vanlauwe

  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Uganda, Kampala, Uganda

    Piet van Asten

  • Bioversity International, c/o ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Guy Blomme

About the editors

Bernard Vanlauwe joined IITA in Kenya in March 2012 to lead the Central Africa hub and the Natural Resource Management research area. In this capacity, he is also having an oversight role in the Consortium Research Programs (CRP) on Humidtropics; the Water, Land, and Ecosystems; and CCAFS. Prior to this appointment, he was the leader of the Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) program of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility research area of CIAT (TSBF). He joined CIAT-TSBF in 2001 and led the development, adaptation, and dissemination of best ISFM options in various agro ecological zones in sub-Saharan Africa. In September 2010, he obtained a Visiting Professor position at the Swedish Agricultural University in Uppsala in the Soils and Environment Department. He had also worked at IITA in Nigeria (1991 – 2000) and the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (1989-1991), focusing on unraveling the mechanisms underlying nutrient and soil organic matter dynamics in tropical agroecosystems. In that context, he obtained his PhD in 1996 in Applied Biological Sciences. He has published over 100 papers in scientific journals and over 120 in other forms and has (co-) supervised over 30 MSc and 10 PhD students.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Editors: Bernard Vanlauwe, Piet van Asten, Guy Blomme

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07662-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-07661-4Published: 24 October 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38101-5Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-07662-1Published: 07 October 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 404

  • Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Agriculture, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Ecosystems

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