The influence of conservation agriculture adoption on input demand and maize production in Butha Buthe, Lesotho

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dc.contributor.authorBisangwa, E.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:30:16Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:30:16Zen
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the factors influencing adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) technologies and the effects adoption has on input demand, maize production, and farm profit in the province of Butha Buthe, Lesotho. In Lesotho, conventional agricultural practices such as plowing and brush burning for land preparation continue to cause soil erosion and reduce yields. Conservation agriculture technologies have been promoted by various organizations to improve soil structure, conserve water, reduce soil erosion, improve farmer household wellbeing, and increase food security. However, adoption of CA by smallholder farmers in Lesotho and other sub-Saharan countries has been relatively slow.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-9 (Developing sustainable CAPS for smallholder farmers in Southern Africa)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier6810en
dc.identifier.citationMS thesis. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennesseeen
dc.identifier.other6810_Bisangwa_Thesis.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70138en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2012 by Eric Bisangwa. All rights reserved.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEconomic analysesen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectAdoption of innovationsen
dc.subjectConservation agriculture adoptionen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleThe influence of conservation agriculture adoption on input demand and maize production in Butha Buthe, Lesothoen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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