Annual Report for the Soil Science Group 2007-2008

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dc.contributor.authorGatere, Lydiahen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialZambiaen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:45:50Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:45:50Zen
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.description.abstractConservation Farming (CF) in Zambia (often also called Conservation Agriculture (CA)) involves several key practices: dry-season land preparation using minimum tillage systems using a small basin approach; no burning of crop residue from the prior harvest but surface residue retention in the basin; planting and input application in fixed basins; and nitrogen-fixing crop rotations. CF is hypothesized to be a better farming system than the traditional chitemene system of slash-and-burn cultivation that has contributed to accelerated rates of soil erosion and degradation within the watershed due to shorter fallow periods and longer cropping cycles caused by increased population pressures.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-2 (An Agricultural Markets Model for Biodiversity Conservation)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/msworden
dc.identifier4071en
dc.identifier.other4071_Annual_report_2007_2008_soils_group.docen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68336en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectAnnual reporten
dc.subject2007-2008en
dc.subjectSoil scienceen
dc.titleAnnual Report for the Soil Science Group 2007-2008en
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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