Enhancing adoption of CA in Southern Africa: Initial experiences and lessons

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2008

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This presentation gives background information on the setting in Southern Africa and describes the participatory, dynamic, and iterative approaches used to enhance adoption of conservation agriculture (CA). The authors present initial findings and discuss potential constraints to adoption, concluding with a look ahead to goals for 2015.

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Rural development, Conservation agriculture, Soil management, Soil fertility, Food security, Demonstrations, Poverty, Adoption of innovations, Maize, Southern africa, Field Scale

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Presentation by CIMMYT (International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center)