Environmental variables affecting the success of conservation farming in Zambia
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2008Author
Gatere, Lydiah
Delve, Robert
Hobbs, Peter R.
DeGloria, Steve
Lehmann, Johannes
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This presentation discusses conservation farming methods in Zambia. The research highlights how conservation farming methods may help to negate environmental variables that hinder crop production, such as lack of rainfall and poor soil quality. The study compares conservation farming practices with variable amendments, including cow manure, gliricidia leaves, biochar, and fertilizer applications.
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