Socio-ecological niche: a conceptual framework for integration of legumes in smallholder farming systems

By J. Ojiem, N. Ridder, B. Vanlauwe, K. E. Giller. 2006

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Nitrogen contribution through Sesbania green manure and dual-purpose legumes in maize–wheat cropping system: agronomic and economic considerations (2009, background): “…legumes such as greengram (Vigna radiata) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) provide direct economic produce as well as stover which can be recycled to achieve a similar or somewhat lower effect as Sesbania green manuring (Roy and Ange 1991; Kaytal 1993; Shah et al. 2003; Ojiem et al. 2006, 2007).”
Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and development (2011, background): “Ojiem et al. (2006) developed the concept of the socio-ecological niche, recognizing that the”
Niche-based assessment of contributions of legumes to the nitrogen economy of Western Kenya smallholder farms (2007, background): “Soil fertility variability and differential resource endowments give rise to niches with biophysical and socio-economic dimensions, or socio-ecological niches (Ojiem et al. 2006), into which legumes must fit in order to be widely accepted by farmers.”