CIMMYT's strategy for catalyzing the adoption of conservation agriculture in southern Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNeely, Constance L.en
dc.contributor.authorDixon, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorWall, P.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialSouthern Africaen
dc.coverage.temporal2004 - 2007en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:46:11Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:46:11Zen
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.description.abstract"Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a term that has been coined in the last 10 years to describe agricultural systems that include three major components: minimal soil movement, permanent cover of the soil surface generally with crops and crop residues, and crop rotation. ... There were several conceptual pillars upon which the project was built apart from the three basic principles of CA. These concepts, a result of CIMMYTs close involvement with CA work in South Asia and Latin America, included the following:en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier4160en
dc.identifier.other4160_Orientation_to_CA_in_SA.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68413en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherCIMMYT (International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center)en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectParticipatory processesen
dc.subjectResearch planningen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectExperiential learningen
dc.subjectProgram planningen
dc.subjectBest management practicesen
dc.subjectDemonstrationsen
dc.subjectFarmer to farmeren
dc.subjectExtension serviceen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleCIMMYT's strategy for catalyzing the adoption of conservation agriculture in southern Africaen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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