The growth and yield of Acacia albida intercropped with maize (Zea mays) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) at Morogoro, Tanzania

Okorio, J.; Maghembe, J. A.

doi:10.1016/0378-1127(94)90292-5

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“…The augmentation of traditional knowledge through social promotion enables farmers to exert their choice to allow F. albida to spread naturally. Also, this long agricultural experience gives farmers the confidence to incorporate a tree that takes some years to make a discernable improvement to soil quality (Okorio and Maghembe 1994, Rhoades 1995, Chamshama et al 1998.…”

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Faidherbia albidaon the Tonga Plateau of southern Zambia: an agroecological analysis

Wahl

Bland

2013

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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Faidherbia albida is a tree species indigenous to semi-arid regions of Africa that reportedly substantially increases maize (Zea mays) yields in its immediate vicinity. In southern Zambia, F. albida is widely used in indigenous maize farming systems and this has apparently increased over the past two decades. Using a combination of interviews, group meetings, and observations, this study sought to understand why this species seems to have recently been embraced, while other technological innovations apparently have not. We observed a bimodal age distribution of the trees in agricultural fields and posit that the missing cohorts were removed as weeds as a result of evolving notions of what constituted modern farming practices in the emerging maize economy. With subsequent research and social promotion of the beneficial effects of F. albida, farmers now allow the trees to grow in their fields. A holonic analysis points to the important relationship of F. albida to contexts that shaped past and current uses of the tree by farmers on the Tonga Plateau: information, maize, cattle, land tenure, and government policy. Advice promulgated by social promotion activities took root in farmer knowledge contexts because of positive regard for F. albida and timeless injunctions against cutting mature specimens. Furthermore, cultivation of the tree was highly compatible with other important contexts in which farmers operate. However, our research also revealed the potential for adoption of the tree to create new tensions arising from the strong gendering of work and crops in the region.

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Faidherbia albidaon the Tonga Plateau of southern Zambia: an agroecological analysis

Wahl

Bland

2013

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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“…They found significantly higher levels of soil organic matter, exchangeable cations, clay and silt under the larger trees and no difference in total N, available P or base saturation. F. albida growing in Tanzania reached a height of 8.8 m, after 6 years of growth (Okorio and Maghembe, 1994). By that age the trees had no positive or negative impact on maize or bean growth.…”

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Single-tree influences on soil properties in agroforestry: lessons from natural forest and savanna ecosystems

1996

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“…Estimates of above-ground C storage are also substantial. A 6-year stand of faidherbia in Tanzania accumulated 9.4 Mg ha −1 of wood C at a 5 m by 5 m spacing (Okorio and Maghembe, 1994). Similarly, in Costa Rican cacao agroforestry, erythrina stored 40 Mg C ha −1 (Oelbermann et al, 2006).…”

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Agroforestry: Fertilizer Trees

Sileshi¹,

Mafongoya

Akinnifesi

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Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems

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The growth and yield of Acacia albida intercropped with maize (Zea mays) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) at Morogoro, Tanzania

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

Faidherbia albidaon the Tonga Plateau of southern Zambia: an agroecological analysis

Faidherbia albidaon the Tonga Plateau of southern Zambia: an agroecological analysis

Single-tree influences on soil properties in agroforestry: lessons from natural forest and savanna ecosystems

Agroforestry: Fertilizer Trees

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