Opportunities for sustainable intensification of agricultural practices to improve crop productivity of small holding farmers in West Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPrasad, P. V. Varaen
dc.contributor.authorNaab, Jesse B.en
dc.contributor.authorDoumbia, Mamadouen
dc.contributor.authorDalton, Timothyen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialGhanaen
dc.coverage.spatialWest Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:31:53Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:31:53Zen
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.description.abstractThis presentation provides an overview of the research efforts of the SANREM CRSP's Long-Term Research Activity 8: Improving soil quality and crop productivity through CAPS in West Africa. It outlines the present production constraints on agriculture in West Africa, the potential role of Conservation Agriculture practices, and the research and results of the current program incorporating Conservation Agriculture practices in order to augment economic returns and productivity to rain-fed smallholders while improving soil quality and natural resource use efficiency.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-8 (Improving soil quality and crop productivity through CAPS in West Africa)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier5139en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at the International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities, Bandung, Indonesia, 27-28 September 2011en
dc.identifier.other5139_Prasad_Opportunities_for_Sustainable_Int.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70438en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBlacksburg, VA: SANREM CRSPen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectRainfed agricultureen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectWest Africaen
dc.subjectSANREM CRSPen
dc.subjectGhanaen
dc.subjectLtra-8en
dc.titleOpportunities for sustainable intensification of agricultural practices to improve crop productivity of small holding farmers in West Africaen
dc.typePresentationen
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