Browsing by Author "McNair, W. E."

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    Assessing the influence of conservation agriculture on household wellbeing and Maize Marketing in Tete and Manica, Mozambique
    McNair, W. E. (2013)
    In recent years there has been a movement on the part of farmers, governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), and the international community to promote the use of sustainable agricultural practices. In Sub-Saharan Africa, this has translated into programs with the expressed aim of increasing smallholder farmer adoption rates of conservation agriculture (CA). This thesis contributes to the analysis of the adoption of conservation agriculture by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by assessing the economic status of CA adopters in the providences of Manica and Tete, Mozambique.
  • A First Look at Maize Markets and Demographics among Conservation Agriculture Adopters and Non Adopters in Mozambique
    McNair, W. E.; Lambert, Dayton M.; Wilcox, Michael D.; Eash, Neal S.; Thierfelder, Christian (2012)
    Mozambique has 1.4 million hectares of arable land suitable for producing maize. Average yields are low (920 kg/ha in 2008 (FAOSTAT). The livelihoods of most families depend on small-scale agriculture. Maize is the main staple and accounts for most of the population’s caloric intake.
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    Smallholder adoption of conservation agriculture and ghg reduction potential in Mozambique and Lesotho
    Lambert, Dayton M.; McNair, W. E.; O'Dell, D.; Bisangwa, E.; Simone, T.; Eash, Neal S.; Wilcox, Michael D.; Walker, Forbes; Marake, Makoala V.; Thierfelder, Christian (2013)
    Current agricultural practices in Mozambique and Lesotho lead to localized externalities and systematic “macro” erosion. However, conservation agriculture, which promotes minimal tillage, intercropping, and maintaining a soil cover, can be applied to moderate erosion and improve food security while sequestering carbon. This presentation examines the greenhouse gas reduction potential Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Collaborative Research Support Program’s 5 year project to promote conservation agriculture in Mozambique and Lesotho. It provides graphical comparisons of carbon emissions for tillage and no-tillage systems. Results of a household survey in Mozambique are utilized to examine the probability of the adoption of conservation agriculture related to input use, training, labor constraints, and project support. Farmers who use fertilizer and herbicide and receive credit were found to have the highest adoption rate for conservation agriculture.
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    Smallholder adoption of Conservation Agriculture and GHG reduction potential in Mozambique and Lesotho
    Lambert, Dayton M.; McNair, W. E.; O'Dell, D.; Bisangwa, E.; Simone, T.; Eash, Neal S.; Wilcox, Michael D.; Walker, Forbes; Marake, Makoala V.; Thierfelder, Christian (2013)
    Current agricultural practices in Mozambique and Lesotho lead to localized externalities and systematic “macro” erosion. However, conservation agriculture, which promotes minimal tillage, intercropping, and maintaining a soil cover, can be applied to moderate erosion and improve food security while sequestering carbon. This presentation examines the greenhouse gas reduction potential Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Collaborative Research Support Program’s 5 year project to promote conservation agriculture in Mozambique and Lesotho. It provides graphical comparisons of carbon emissions for tillage and no-tillage systems. Results of a household survey in Mozambique are utilized to examine the probability of the adoption of conservation agriculture related to input use, training, labor constraints, and project support. Farmers who use fertilizer and herbicide and receive credit were found to have the highest adoption rate for conservation agriculture.