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1. Small Machinery for Sustainable Intensification of Crop-Livestock System under Biomass ShortageSmall crop-livestock systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) such as North African ones are characterized by low mechanization levels, thus undermining their productivity and sustainability. Machinery being promoted in local markets are made and imported mostly from industrial countries where farm systems are larger in terms of size. Prices of these machines are not affordable for small to medium sized land-holding farmers who remain incapable of upgrading and modernizing their farming... U. Rudiger, Z. Aidoudi, A. Frija, M. Rekik, A. Zaiem, H. Cheikh |
2. détermination du bilan minéral partiel des exploitations agricoles à base du coton à l’aide du modèle NUTMONLa dégradation des sols des exploitations agricoles constitue ces dernières années une des causes principales des baisses de rendements au champ. A cet effet, la détermination quantitative des éléments nutritifs des sols cultivés peut contribuer à concevoir des stratégies de gestion durable de la fertilité de ces sols. C’est dans cette optique que 30 exploitations agricoles à base de coton ont été... A. Komlan, K. Kokou zovodu, A. Bassarou, G. Esso-iheyou, P. Justin |
3. Spatial soil loss risk assessment for proper intervention: a case of Neri watershed in Omo Gibe basin, Southwestern EthiopiaSoil erosion is one of the biggest global environmental problems resulting in both on-site and offsite effects. It contributes negatively to agricultural production, quality of source water for drinking, ecosystem health in land and aquatic environments, and aesthetic value of landscapes. This study was conducted in Neri watershed, part of Omo Gibe basin with area of 465.46 km2. RUSLE model supported by a GIS framework is used to assess the average annual soil loss, and create a soil erosion hazard... A. Hegano |
4. Keynote 6 - Farmer-led design and knowledge sharing: Empowering smallholders to maximize impactProducers Direct is an international non-profit led by smallholder farmers for smallholder farmers. With over a decade of experience in farmer-led design and experimentation, Producers Direct has piloted and scaled a number of in-person and digital solutions that have improved the livelihoods for over 1 million small-scale farmers across East Africa and Latin America to-date. International recognition for our work has included UK Google Impact Challenge winner; World Bank Collaborative Data... C. Rhodes |
5. Farmer-led Approaches to Digital InnovationDigital agricultural innovation has significant potential to transform the ability of smallholder farmers to engage with and benefit fro precision agriculture. Despite this, the benefits of digital agricultural technologies remain largely inaccessible to most of these smallholder farmers. This presentation will share updates and lessons learnt from Producers Direct’s experiences in designing and scaling farmer-led approaches to digital agricultural innovation. ... C. Rhodes |
6. A Comparative Estimation of Maize Leaf Moisture Content on Smallholder Farming Systems Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Based Proximal Remote SensingUnderstanding maize moisture conditions is necessary for crop monitoring and developing early warning systems to optimise agricultural production in smallholder farms. Therefore, this study evaluated the utility of UAV derived multispectral imagery and machine learning techniques in estimating maize leaf moisture indicators; equivalent water thickness (EWT), fuel moisture content (FMC) and specific leaf area (SLA). The results illustrated that both NIR and red-edge derived spectral variables were... S. Ndlovu |