Tailoring conservation agriculture to the needs of small farmers in developing countries: An analysis of issues

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dc.contributor.authorWall, P. C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:46:12Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:46:12Zen
dc.date.issued2007en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe defining characteristics of conservation agriculture (CA) are retention of crop residues on the soil surface and minimized soil disturbance. A major barrier to adoption of CA is the extensive prerequisite knowledge required for successful implementation. Other factors inhibiting the spread of CA among small scale farmers are the prevalence of crop-livestock systems, which often depend upon crop residues for animal feed; limited access to markets, capital or credit; and a lack of equipment tailored to the specific needs of small-scale CA. To encourage wider adoption of CA, important foci are building individual and community knowledge about CA and developing farming system practices and equipment especially suited for small-scale farmers.en
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dc.identifier4163en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Crop Improvement 19(1-2): 137-155en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1300/J411v19n01_07en
dc.identifier.issn1542-7528en
dc.identifier.issn1542-7536en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68416en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectFarming systemsen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectConservation agricultural systemsen
dc.subjectSmall farm characteristicsen
dc.subjectSoil coveren
dc.subjectCrop residuesen
dc.subjectSmallholder farmersen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleTailoring conservation agriculture to the needs of small farmers in developing countries: An analysis of issuesen
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