Welcome to the Publications webpage of the UPSCALE Knowledge Exchange Hub! Here, you will find a diverse collection of publications covering topics such as sustainable intensification, nature-based solutions, climate-smart agriculture, smallholder farming, socioeconomic and political dynamics, and push-pull technology. Dive into a wealth of research papers, articles, and case studies that offer valuable insights and contribute to the knowledge base of agriculture. Explore the forefront of innovation and gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and opportunities within the field. Discover the power of knowledge as we strive to create a sustainable and resilient future for agriculture.
This review aims to appraise the PPT used in eastern Africa, synthesize evidence for its ecological and economic benefits, and identify barriers to its adoption and opportunities for its expansion to other crops and farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Efficient agroecological strategies, such as Push-Pull intercropping, offer documented benefits including pest control, improved soil fertility, and water conservation compared to traditional maize monocropping.
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), causes significant damage to maize, threatening the food security and livelihood of millions of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Crop diversification has been recommended as an ecologically sustainable FAW control… Continue Reading…
Crop diversification is associated with ecosystem services that can improve yield. We integrated tomatoes and kales within the cereal push-pull technology (PPT), to form the vegetable integrated push-pull (VIPP), and explored the influence of these cropping systems on pest and disease management, and subsequent yield of the vegetables.
Push–pull technology refers to a promising mixed cropping practice for sustainable agricultural intensification, which uses properties of intercrop and border crop species to defend a focal crop against pests.
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