Using conservation agriculture to intensify and stabilize agricultural production in Southern Africa
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2013
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This presentation was given on November 4th, 2013 in Tampa, Florida. The use of conservation agriculture can increase food production sub-Saharan countries. This land is currently receiving excess tillage, which results in gully erosion and other types of land degradation. With sufficient fertilizers of N, P, and K and proper management these lands should be able to have an increase in food production while potentially mitigating carbon dioxide.
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Carbon sequestration, Conservation agriculture, Soil nutrients, Soil degradation, Soil erosion, Conservation tillage, Field Scale
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Presented at the ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meetings, Tampa, FL, 4 November, 2013