Conservation agriculture systems for Malawian smallholder farmers: Long-term effects on crop productivity, profitability

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dc.contributor.authorNgwira, A. R.en
dc.contributor.authorThierfelder, Christianen
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Dayton M.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialMalawien
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:46Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:46Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractConservation Agriculture systems seek to increase crop yield, recycle nutrients, and minimize production costs through crop residue retention, inter-cropping, and crop rotation. The study seeks to clarify how Conservation Agriculture influences farming profits, soil health, and crop productivity in two areas in Malawi - the drier farming village of Lemu of Bazale Extension Planning Area and in the high-rainfall farming village of Zidyana Extension Planning Area. The study also seeks to supplement lacking agronomic research in the identified areas. While both regions have different soil conditions, they both revealed marked improvements in crop yield, soil quality, water infiltration capacity, and improved economic profits with the adoption of conservation agriculture. However, cultural beliefs concerning agriculture pose an impediment to the widespread adoption of conservation agriculture in the region.en
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dc.identifier6069en
dc.identifier.citationRenewable Agriculture and Food Systems: FirstView Articles: 1-14en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170512000257en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70034en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2012 by the Caimbridge University Press. Open Access Article.en
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dc.subjectNutrient recyclingen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectNo-tillen
dc.subjectMaize yielden
dc.subjectNet returnsen
dc.subjectResidue retentionen
dc.subjectInfiltrationen
dc.subjectBiological activityen
dc.subjectHerbicidesen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleConservation agriculture systems for Malawian smallholder farmers: Long-term effects on crop productivity, profitabilityen
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