Farm motorization and expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa lead farmers to intensify legume cropping systems

2026/01/15 by Juliette Lairez, Teatske Bakker, Amélie d’Anfray +3 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Agricultural Innovations and Practices #Agriculture and Rural Development Research #Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

paper · doi:10.1007/s13593-025-01076-5

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Citations

• Africa's changing farm size distribution patterns: the rise of medium‐scale farms
• The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa

Discussions

• Lairez, J., Bakker, T., d’Anfray, A. et al. Farm motorization and expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa lead farmers to intensify legume cropping systems. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 46, 9 (2026). doi.org/10.1007 [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]