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    Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa

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    Date
    1995
    Author
    Manyong, A.M.
    Degand, J.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    This article shows that the measurement of the sustainability of a production system should be conducted using a systems approach which corresponds best with the social, economic and bio-physical parameters of the African smallholder farming system. The case study shows that the system as a whole is not sustainable, that improvements would be possible if the system were made more efficient, and that it is vital to introduce new technologies if complete sustainability is the ultimate aim. It would be better to analyse the concept of sustainability at the community level, rather than at the level of the individual farmer. Multiple-objective mathematical programming models are appropriate to address such issues.
    https://doi.org/10.1300/J064v06n0404
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5762
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://doi.org/10.1300/J064v06n0404
    IITA Subjects
    Smallholder Farmers; Farming Systems
    Agrovoc Terms
    Farmers; Farming Systems
    Regions
    Africa; Acp; West Africa; Europe
    Countries
    Nigeria; Belgium
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