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Are conservation agriculture systems good options for smallholders in Zimbabwe?
June 21, 2016 Editor 0
Continuous conventional tillage coupled with unsystematic cereal/legume rotations has promoted low crop productivity on smallholder farms.A multi-locational study in Zimbabwe aimed to determine the effect of four tillage systems (conventional plowing, planting basins, rip-line and animal traction direct seeding systems) on maize (Zea mays L.), cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] yields, and evaluate the economic performance of the conservation agriculture (CA) systems relative to conventional plowing.
More information:
Mupangwa, W., Mutenje, M., Thierfelder, C. and Nyagumbo, I. 2016. Are conservation agriculture (CA) systems productive and profitable options for smallholder farmers in different agro-ecoregions of Zimbabwe? Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1742170516000041Related Posts
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