Crop diversification: determinants and effects under paddy-dominated cropping system
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DOI: 10.1007/s10333-021-00843-w
Abstract: Farm and crop diversification is an important farm business strategy from the viewpoint of avoiding uncertain crop failures and loss of income, intensive cultivation of a single crop such as rice and wheat, indiscriminate use… read more here.
Keywords: crop; system; paddy dominated; farm ... See more keywords
Extreme weather events and crop diversification: climate change adaptation in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s11027-025-10211-2
Abstract: Extreme weather events can considerably impact agriculture because crop production depends on favorable climatic conditions. Additionally, extreme climatic events are expected to increase in frequency and intensity. However, crop diversification helps to reduce vulnerability to… read more here.
Keywords: extreme weather; crop diversification; crop; weather events ... See more keywords
Crop Diversification and Child Health: Empirical Evidence From Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.01.005
Abstract: Malnutrition is recognized as a major issue among low-income households in developing countries with long-term implications for economic development. Recently, crop diversification has been considered as a strategy to improve nutrition and health. However, there… read more here.
Keywords: crop; health; crop diversification; diversification child ... See more keywords
Can soil nitrogen dynamics explain the yield benefit of crop diversification
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2018.01.026
Abstract: Abstract Diversification of grain-based cropping systems with forage legumes is commonly observed to enhance grain yields, yet the specific causes of this benefit remain poorly understood. One proposed cause is greater N availability, particularly late… read more here.
Keywords: soil; corn; cropping systems; crop diversification ... See more keywords
Crop diversification and productivity in semiarid and sub-humid maize-legume production systems of Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2018.1505679
Abstract: ABSTRACT Two-period plot-level panel data from semiarid and sub-humid areas of Ethiopia are used to analyze crop diversification and its influence on crop productivity. Results indicated that diversification increased during the study period. Higher diversification… read more here.
Keywords: productivity; diversification; sub humid; crop diversification ... See more keywords
Insecticides may compromise the benefits of tree-crop diversification on arthropod biodiversity in cocoa agroforestry smallholdings
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DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2024.2348632
Abstract: ABSTRACT Arthropods play vital roles in ecosystem functions, yet their distribution is subjected to environmental factors. Hence, this study investigates the impact of habitat features on arthropod communities within cocoa smallholdings under different farming practices:… read more here.
Keywords: crop diversification; tree crop; arthropod biodiversity; cocoa ... See more keywords
Crop diversification improves water-use efficiency and regional water sustainability
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae15a9
Abstract: As global water scarcity intensifies, identifying agricultural practices that enhance sustainable water management is critical. Temporal crop diversification-rotating multiple species over time-has been proposed to improve soil health and water retention based on field-scale experiments.… read more here.
Keywords: use efficiency; water; crop diversification; water use ... See more keywords
Input Policies and Crop Diversification: Evidence from the Collines Region in Benin
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DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12286
Abstract: Formulating policy to strengthen rural livelihood in a country like Benin may be very challenging. This paper investigates the effect of input policies on crop diversification in rural Benin. Multistage sampling techniques have been used… read more here.
Keywords: crop diversification; seed; input policies; benin ... See more keywords
Drivers of smallholder farmers’ crop diversification: Evidence from the rice-dominated farming system of Fogera plain, Northwest Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.142.24390
Abstract: Crop diversification has long been a key strategy for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia to mitigate climatic and market-related risks, and it is actively promoted in the country’s agricultural policy as a pathway to resilient cropping… read more here.
Keywords: fogera plain; crop diversification; plain northwest; smallholder farmers ... See more keywords
Links Among Crop Diversification, Microbial Diversity, and Soil Organic Carbon: Mini Review and Case Studies
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.854247
Abstract: Interactions between species above- and belowground are among the top factors that govern ecosystem functioning including soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. In agroecosystems, understanding how crop diversification affects soil biodiversity and SOC storage at the… read more here.
Keywords: crop; microbial diversity; crop diversification; diversification ... See more keywords
Integrating conservation agriculture with intensive crop diversification in the maize-based organic system: Impact on sustaining food and nutritional security
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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1137247
Abstract: Introduction Developing an intensive sustainable model and feeding a rising population are worldwide challenges. The task is much more daunting in the North Eastern Himalayas, where, low productive maize (Zea mays)maize (Zea mays) fallow is… read more here.
Keywords: agriculture; system; crop diversification; conservation agriculture ... See more keywords