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1981
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Agriculture based on existing forms of shifting cultivation will not be able to support and feed adequately the rapidly increasing human population of the lowland humid tropics of Africa. The forest and natural fallows have shortened and even disap• peared in some areas because of rising food demands. Crop yields are low and continue to decline. What, then, are the alternatives? Using Cynodon as an example, an attempt is made to show that mixed farming offers an alternative whereby the nutrient status and physical properties of the soil can be maintained, erosion can be checked, weeds can be kept under control, and the buildup of pests and parasites minimized or avoided.
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Chheda, H R.; Babalola, O; Saleem, M.A M.; and Aken'ova, M E., "Sown Grassland as an Alternative to Shifting Cultivation in Lowland Humid Tropics" (1981). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 4.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1981/section12/4)
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Sown Grassland as an Alternative to Shifting Cultivation in Lowland Humid Tropics
Agriculture based on existing forms of shifting cultivation will not be able to support and feed adequately the rapidly increasing human population of the lowland humid tropics of Africa. The forest and natural fallows have shortened and even disap• peared in some areas because of rising food demands. Crop yields are low and continue to decline. What, then, are the alternatives? Using Cynodon as an example, an attempt is made to show that mixed farming offers an alternative whereby the nutrient status and physical properties of the soil can be maintained, erosion can be checked, weeds can be kept under control, and the buildup of pests and parasites minimized or avoided.
