Conservation agriculture in developing countries

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dc.contributor.authorKienzle, Josefen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialBrazilen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:46:31Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:46:31Zen
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.description.abstractConservation agriculture (CA) aims to achieve sustainable and profitable agriculture and improve the livelihoods of farmers through the application of the three CA principles: minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and crop rotations. Conservation agriculture holds tremendous potential for all sizes of farms and agro-ecological systems, but its adoption is most urgently needed by smallholder farmers, especially those with poor quality soils and those facing acute farm labor shortages. Conservation agriculture combines profitable agricultural production with environmental concerns and sustainability and it has been proven to work in a variety of agroecological zones and farming systems. Its use has expanded rapidly on large mechanized land holdings and it is now starting to be adopted in increasing numbers by resource poor smallholders. This presentation provides an overview of what conservation agriculture farming systems are, opportunities and challenges associated with CA, and reviews their application and potential in developing countries, with particular emphasis placed on Africa where I have most experience.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier4265en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at the International Meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, Dearborn, MI, 13 July 2009en
dc.identifier.other4265_2009SWCSKienzleDeveloping.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68503en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBlacksburg, VA: Virginia Tech, Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED)en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/Meetings/SWCSSymposium.phpen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectFarm poweren
dc.subjectLabouren
dc.subjectAnimal traction equipmenten
dc.subjectBasin systemen
dc.subjectCrop residuesen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleConservation agriculture in developing countriesen
dc.typePresentationen
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