Agronomic and economic benefits of coffee-banana intercropping in Uganda's smallholder farming systems

By P. V. Asten, L. Wairegi, D. Mukasa, N. O. Uringi. 2011

185 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Horticulture

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In Agronomy and Crop Science

1. P. K. Thornton
2. Leslie Lipper

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Maria João Santos
2. P. K. Thornton
3. Leslie Lipper

Citations in the corpus

• Sustainable Intensification: What Is Its Role in Climate Smart Agriculture? (2014, background): “However, research in East Arica reveals that banana intercropping can increase plot revenue by more than 50% [21].”
• Shaded Coffee and Cocoa : Double Dividend for Biodiversity and Small-scale Farmers (2017, background): “…cocoa trees are planted beneath shade trees; however, coffee and cocoa trees are also frequently intercropped with perennials such as banana. van Asten et al. (2011) showed that coffee–banana intercropping is much more beneficial for smallholders than banana or coffee mono-cropping, since the…”