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A guide to sustainable production intensification Download Full Report |
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ABSTRACT This guide is the first on the practical application of FAO’s “Save and Grow” model of
agriculture to specific smallholder crops and farming systems. It comes as cassava
production intensies worldwide, and growers shift from traditional cultivation
practices to monocropping, higher-yielding genotypes, and greater use of agrochemicals. Intensication carries great risks, including soil nutrient
depletion and upsurges in pests and diseases. The guide shows
how ecosystem-based “Save and Grow” approaches and practices
can help tropical developing countries to avoid the risks of
unsustainable intensication, while realizing cassava’s potential
for producing higher yields, alleviating hunger and rural poverty,
and contributing to national economic development. |
ISBN 978-92-5-107641-5 (print)
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