Laboratory of Plant Production Systems
The vision of Plant Production Systems is to integrate biological knowledge to analyse and design sustainable production systems for crops (including integration with livestock), focused on resource use efficiency and equitable management of natural resources.
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Publication of the Month
“That is my farm” – An integrated co-learning approach for whole-farm sustainable intensification in smallholder farming
The use of options for sustainable intensification of smallholder farming in sub-Saharan Africa is often limited by
knowledge and resource constraints. To address both constraints, we developed and tested an integrated colearning
approach to improve farm level productivity.
Interesting article(s)
Surviving on Half a Hectare of Land: An Introduction to the Issues Surrounding Smallholder Farming in Malawi
Not everyone dealing with agricultural issues in Malawi appreciates the fact that smallholders in this country face challenges which are unique in Africa. No other country in Sub-Saharan Africa has population densities of up to 250 ...
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Latest publications
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Data science at farm level : Explaining and predicting within-farm variability in potato growth and yield
European Journal of Agronomy 123 (2021). - ISSN 1161-0301 -
Dynamics of N-P-K demand and uptake in cassava
Agronomy for Sustainable Development 41 (2021)1. - ISSN 1774-0746 -
Adapting Yet Not Adopting? Conservation Agriculture in Central Malawi
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 307 (2021). - ISSN 0167-8809 - 14 p.