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Narrowing yield gaps does not guarantee a living income from smallholder farming–an empirical study from western Kenya
Crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa need to increase to keep pace with food demands from the burgeoning population. Smallholder farmers play an important role in national food self-sufficiency, yet many live in poverty. Investing in inputs to increase yields is therefore often not viable for them. To...
Autores principales: | Marinus, Wytze, Descheemaeker, Katrien, van de Ven, Gerrie W. J., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Ken E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37079542 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283499 |
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