Cotton expansion and biodiversity loss in African savannahs, opportunities and challenges for conservation agriculture: A review paper based on two case studies

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2009

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Amsterdam, Netherlands: Springer Netherlands

Abstract

This article reviews the potential for conservation agriculture to develop productive and environment-friendly cropping systems using the experiences of two African landscapes. Conservation agriculture can potentially benefit biodiversity and turn agriculture from a threat into an opportunity for conservation. The authors also raise a number of challenges inhibiting the growth of conservation agriculture by resource-poor farmers.

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Conservation agriculture, Environmental impacts, Soil conservation, Small-scale farming, Habitat destruction, Sustainability, Savannah, Adoption of innovations, Biodiversity conservation, Resource-poor farmers, Smallholders, Cotton, Productivity, Sustainability, Farm/Enterprise Scale

Citation

Biodiversity Conservation (online 5 June 2009)