Conservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems
dc.contributor.author | Johansen, C. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Haque, M. E. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bell, R. W. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Thierfelder, Christian | en |
dc.contributor.author | Esdaile, R. J. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebase | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-19T20:29:32Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-19T20:29:32Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en |
dc.description | Metadata only record | en |
dc.description.abstract | In the past, development and dissemination of conservation agriculture technologies, such as mechanized seeders and herbicides, has suited large-scale agricultural operations. Recent innovations specifically designed for smallholders have been developed in Brazil and introduced in Africa. These include animal-drawn rippers and direct seeders, which have produced equal yields to conventional tillage and seed broadcasting. However, more research is needed concerning weed management and place-based agro-ecological variance in order to further disseminate conservation agriculture technologies (and subsequent ecosystem services) to greater numbers of smallholder farmers. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | en |
dc.identifier | 5706 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Field Crops Research 132: 18-32 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2011.11.026 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0378-4290 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/69973 | en |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2012 by the Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Rainfed agriculture | en |
dc.subject | Small holder enterprise | en |
dc.subject | Conservation agriculture | en |
dc.subject | Indigenous community | en |
dc.subject | Animal traction direct seeder | en |
dc.subject | Jab-planter | en |
dc.subject | Ripper tines | en |
dc.subject | Seed drills | en |
dc.subject | Strip tillage | en |
dc.subject | Weed management | en |
dc.subject | Farm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale Governance | en |
dc.title | Conservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems | en |
dc.type | Abstract | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |