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Conservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems

dc.contributor.authorJohansen, C.en
dc.contributor.authorHaque, M. E.en
dc.contributor.authorBell, R. W.en
dc.contributor.authorThierfelder, Christianen
dc.contributor.authorEsdaile, R. J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:32Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:32Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractIn 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.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier5706en
dc.identifier.citationField Crops Research 132: 18-32en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2011.11.026en
dc.identifier.issn0378-4290en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69973en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2012 by the Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectRainfed agricultureen
dc.subjectSmall holder enterpriseen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectIndigenous communityen
dc.subjectAnimal traction direct seederen
dc.subjectJab-planteren
dc.subjectRipper tinesen
dc.subjectSeed drillsen
dc.subjectStrip tillageen
dc.subjectWeed managementen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale Governanceen
dc.titleConservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systemsen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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