Mitigating effects of climate change through conservation agriculture and drought-tolerant open-pollenated maize varieties in Mozambique
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2012
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This poster was presented on October 23rd, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio at four in the after noon. Conservation agriculture practice in southern Africa was combined with drought-tolerant maize in order to benefit of genetic improvement and sustainable land management. Various environmental and crop benefits were found, including better tasting corn and easier pounding of maize for porridge.
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Conservation agriculture, Drought, Food consumption, Soil management, Soil fertility, Food security, Sustainable agriculture, Farm/Enterprise Scale
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Presented at the annual Soil Science Society of America meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio 23 October, 2012