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Yield and soil system changes from conservation tillage in dryland farming: A case study from North Eastern Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2011)Conservation agriculture (CA) and its related practices of soil cover, cover crops, and reduced-tillage have often been touted as an effective means of in situ water harvesting, which provides stable yields in times of low ... -
Yield effects of genetically modified crops in developing countries
(2003)Onfarm field trials carried out with Basillus thuringenesis (Bt) cotton in different states of India show that the technology substantially reduces pest damage and increases yields. The yield gains are much higher than ... -
Your terroir and my 'action space': Implications of differentiation, mobility and diversification for the approche terroir in Sahelian West Africa
(1994)This article addresses the question of whether the aménagement/gestion de terroir approach, as it is currently being promoted by government and development organizations in the French-speaking countries of Sahelian West ... -
Zambia Conservation Agriculture Programme (CAP) - a brief update
(Conservation Farming Unit, 2010)This presentation compares conventional systems and conservation agriculture practices in Zambia. Because of continuous soil disturbance from ploughing with oxen, the top soil is often exposed, which contributes to poor ... -
Zambia: Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO)
(2007-12-13)In Zambia's Luangwa Valley, WCS is encouraging farmers to use wildlife-friendly practices through a rural development model called Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO). Although not a very direct incentive scheme ... -
Zero tillage development in tropical Brazil: The story of a successful NGO activity
(Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University and Research Centre, 2001)
