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A First Look at Maize Markets and Demographics among Conservation Agriculture Adopters and Non Adopters in Mozambique

Abstract

Mozambique has 1.4 million hectares of arable land suitable for producing maize. Average yields are low (920 kg/ha in 2008 (FAOSTAT). The livelihoods of most families depend on small-scale agriculture. Maize is the main staple and accounts for most of the population’s caloric intake.

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Keywords

Soil degradation, Soil conservation, Conservation agriculture, Adoption of innovations, Conservation tillage, Maize markets, Conservation agriculture, Mozambique, Farm/Enterprise Scale

Citation

Presented at the 2012 SANREM-CRSP Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 20-21 October 2012