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Jens A. Andersson
Researcher at International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Publications - 68
Citations - 3474
Jens A. Andersson is an academic researcher from International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agriculture & Food security. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 66 publications receiving 2789 citations. Previous affiliations of Jens A. Andersson include Wageningen University and Research Centre & Umeå University.
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Size‐Specific Interactions in Lake Systems: Predator Gape Limitation and prey Growth Rate and Mortality
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that the use of the cold-water hypolimnion habitat by perch in the lakes lacking pike was a response of perch to reduce metabolic demands under conditions of severe resource limitation.
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From adoption claims to understanding farmers and contexts: A literature review of Conservation Agriculture (CA) adoption among smallholder farmers in southern Africa
TL;DR: A literature review of conservation agriculture adoption among smallholder farmers in southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) analyses the historical background of the upsurge in CA promotion, the various definitions of CA that have emerged since the 1990s, the barriers to its adoption, as well as uptake figures and adoption studies.
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Beyond conservation agriculture
Ken E. Giller,Jens A. Andersson,Marc Corbeels,John A. Kirkegaard,David A. Mortensen,Olaf Erenstein,Bernard Vanlauwe +6 more
TL;DR: A rigorous, context-sensitive approach based on Systems Agronomy is proposed to analyze and explore sustainable intensification options, including the potential of Conservation Agriculture, and suggest pragmatic adoption on larger mechanized farms, and limited uptake by smallholder farmers in developing countries.
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Competing Claims on Natural Resources: What Role for Science?
Ken E. Giller,Cees Leeuwis,Jens A. Andersson,Wim Andriesse,Arie Brouwer,Peter G. H. Frost,Paul Hebinck,Ignas M. A. Heitkönig,Martin K. van Ittersum,N.B.J. Koning,Ruerd Ruben,Maja Slingerland,Henk Udo,Tom Veldkamp,Claudius van de Vijver,Mark T. van Wijk,Pieter Windmeijer +16 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an interdisciplinary and interactive approach for: (i) the understanding of competing claims and stakeholder objectives; (ii) the identification of alternative resource use options; and (iii) the scientific support to negotiation processes between stakeholders.
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Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective:
TL;DR: In this article, a clarion call for regenerative agriculture is raised, arguing that agriculture is in crisis and soil health is collapsing, and that biodiversity faces the sixth mass extinction.