Agro-Ecological Intensification of Agricultural Systems in the African Highlands

1. Agro-ecological Intensification of Farming Systems in the East and Central African Highlands Bernard Vanlauwe, Guy Blomme and Piet van Asten 2. Agricultural Intensification and the Food Security Challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa Brian A. Keating, Peter S. Carberry and John dixon 3. The Agro-ecological Solution? Food Security and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an Emphasis on the East African Highlands Henk Breman Theme 1: Systems Components 4. CIALCA Interventions for Productivity Increase of Cropping System Components in the African Great Lakes Zone Pieter Pypers et al. 5. Exploring the Scope of Fertilizer Use in the East African Region Lydia Wairegi and Piet van Asten 6. The 4R Nutrient Stewardship in the Context of Smallholder Agriculture in Africa Shamie Zingore and Adrian Johnston 7. Mitigating the Impact of Biotic Constraints to Build Resilient Banana Systems in Central and Eastern Africa Rony Swennen et al. 8. Challenges for the Improvement of Seed Systems for Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Eastern Africa Julian Smith, Daniel Coyne and Elmar Schulte-Geldermann Theme 2: System Integration 9. CIALCA's Efforts on Integrating Farming System Components and Exploring Related Trade-offs Piet van Asten et al. 10. Towards Ecologically Intensive Smallholder Farming Systems: Design, Scales and Trade-offs Evaluation Pablo Tittonell 11. Using the 'Livestock Ladder' as a Means for Poor Crop-livestock Farmers to Exit Poverty in Sud-Kivu Province, Eastern DR Congo Brigitte L. Maass et al. 12. N2Africa: Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farmers in Africa Ken E. Giller et al. 13. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in East African Coffee Ecosystems Henk van Rikxoort et al. Theme 3: Drivers for Adoption 14. Agricultural Technology Diffusion and Adoption in Banana and Legume Based Systems of Central Africa Emily Ouma et al. 15. Supply and Demand Drivers of the Sustainable Intensification of Farming Systems through Grain Legumes in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa Joseph Rusike et al. 16. Assessing and Improving the Nutritional Diversity of Cropping Systems Roseline Remans et al. 17. Disseminating Agroforestry Innovations in Cameroon: Are Relay Organizations Effective? Ann Degrande et al. 18. Participatory Re-introduction of Vicia Faba Beans in Resource-poor Farming Systems: Adoption of a Farmer-led Initiative Erik Karltun et al. Theme 4: Communicating and Disseminating Complex Knowledge 19. Walking the Impact Pathway: CIALCA's Efforts to Mobilize Agricultural Knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region Boudy van Schagen et al. 20. Scalability and Farmer Heterogeneity: Implications for Research on Sustainable Intensification John Lynam 21. Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D): An Approach to Enhance the Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in the Lake Kivu Region Robin Buruchara et al. 22. Communication Channels Used in Dissemination of Soil Fertility Management Practices in the Central Highlands of Kenya Sarah W. Kimaru-Muchai et al. 23. Targeting Farmers' Priorities for Effective Agricultural Intensification in the Humid Highlands of Eastern Africa Jeremias Mowo et al. Index