An introduction to conservation agricultural production systems

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2011

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Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Abstract

This presentation gave an overview of conservation agriculture production systems and described the biogeochemical benefits of each CAPS treatment selected for experimentation at trial plots in each village.

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Conservation agriculture, Rainfed agriculture, Food security, Soil, Universities, Sustainable agriculture, Conservation tillage, Traditional farming, National NGOs, Subsistence production, biogeochemical benefits, Pokhara, Nepal, Rampur, Middle Hills, Conservation Agriculture Production Systems, CAPS, Thumka, Hyrakrang, Khola Gaun, Farm/Enterprise Scale

Citation

This workshop presentation was conducted at Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD), in Thumka village, Hyrakrang village, and Khola Gaun village, Pokhara, Nepal and at the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Rampur, Nepal, 1-10 January 2012