Developing conservation agriculture with trees for integrated sloping lands management in the Philippines

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dc.contributor.authorMercado, Agustin R. Jr.en
dc.contributor.authorReyes, Manuel R.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:31:23Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:31:23Zen
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.description.abstractDegraded sloping landscapes are expanding rapidly in the Philippines because of severe soil erosion caused by intense rainfall associated with more frequent typhoons as a consequence of changing climate. Decreased agricultural productivity heightens food insecurity and exacerbates poverty particularly on the sloping acid uplands which have inherently low-nutrient soils and resource-poor farmers. Conservation agriculture with trees (CAT) revolves around minimal soil disturbance, continuous ground cover, diverse crop species, integrated nutrient and pest management and deliberate integration of trees. This approach may constitute the best ‘tool box’ to create productive and resilient cropping systems under wet tropical conditions. These practices reverse soil degradation, increase and stabilize crop yield and profits, and reduce the labor burden on farmers.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-12 (Conservation agriculture for food security in Cambodia and the Philippines)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier8636en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at ASA CSSA SSA Conference, 1-3 October 2013 Tampa, FL, USA.en
dc.identifier.other8636_Mercado_Developing_Conservation_Agricult.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70368en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.urihttps://scisoc.confex.com/crops/2013am/webprogram/Paper81225.htmlen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectAgroforestryen
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectConservation agriculture with treesen
dc.subjectIntegrated sustainable land management.en
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleDeveloping conservation agriculture with trees for integrated sloping lands management in the Philippinesen
dc.typePresentationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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