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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"conservation farming"”.
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Crop Yields Response To Conservation Farming And Spatial-Temporal Effects In Zambia
… dynamics in soil organic matter in response to conservation farming (CF) in Zambia. Maize yields from farmer managed CF and traditional farming (TF) were not significantly different with over 280 on-farm trials with varying soil properties, management practices and environmental covariates. …
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Factors that promote gender inequalities in Kapululwe Conservation farming project in Chongwe District
… in Zambia, a case study of the Kapululwe conservation farming project under World Vision Zambia, Chongwe District. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent to which women and men participate in Conservation farming project. The study was conducted in Kapululwe Area Development …
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Factors that promote gender inequalities in Kapululwe Conservation farming project in Chongwe District
… in Zambia, a case study of the Kapululwe conservation farming project under World Vision Zambia, Chongwe District. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent to which women and men participate in Conservation farming project. The study was conducted in Kapululwe Area Development …
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Agricultural Innovations and Development: a Case Study of Communication About Conservation Farming In Katete Disttrict
zambia like other countries in southern africa ia faced with the problem of food security due to decline in soil fertility, food shortage especially im the dry season
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Agricultural Innovations and Development: a Case Study of Communication About Conservation Farming In Katete Disttrict
zambia like other countries in southern africa ia faced with the problem of food security due to decline in soil fertility, food shortage especially im the dry season
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Response of maize to selected productivity traits and biological nitrogen fixation in cowpea-maize combinations under conservation farming system.
… erratic rainfall, low soil fertility, and poor farming practices. This study was conducted to (i) evaluate the grain yield performance of selected drought and Low N tolerant maize varieties under conventional and conservation farming systems. (ii) evaluate the performance of cowpea genotypes for …
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Adoption,impact and spatial diffusion of conservation farming among the small-scale farmers in Chipata District: The case of Southern agricultural farming block
Since 2006 the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has been promoting Conservation Farming (CF) in Chipata District among the Small-scale Farmers (SsF) and in 2008 the Government of the Republic of Zambia also stepped up the promotion of CF among the …
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Adoption,impact and spatial diffusion of conservation farming among the small-scale farmers in Chipata District: The case of Southern agricultural farming block
Since 2006 the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has been promoting Conservation Farming (CF) in Chipata District among the Small-scale Farmers (SsF) and in 2008 the Government of the Republic of Zambia also stepped up the promotion of CF among the …
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Climate-change adaptation among Smallholder farmers in zambia
… over use and use of environmentally unfriendly farming methods. These factors have contributed to declining farm productivity and revenue, leading to increased poverty levels in rural areas and undermining efforts to achieve sustainable development goals on poverty eradication and ending hunger. …
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Comparative effects of conservation tillage systems on selected soil properties and yields of groundnut(arachis hypogaea)
Conservation Agriculture has been recommended as a sustainable farming system for many crops in Zambia based on reported improvements in soil infiltration, moisture, soil carbon, microbial activity and reduced bulk density over time. However, the effects in groundnuts such as plant development, …
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Comparative effects of conservation tillage systems on selected soil properties and yields of groundnut(arachis hypogaea)
Conservation Agriculture has been recommended as a sustainable farming system for many crops in Zambia based on reported improvements in soil infiltration, moisture, soil carbon, microbial activity and reduced bulk density over time. However, the effects in groundnuts such as plant development, …
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Factors contributing to disadoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers in Petauke,Zambia
Conservation Agriculture (CA) has widely been promoted by government through the Conservation Farming Unit of the Zambia National Farmers Union and non-governmental organizations such as Land Management and Conservation Farming Project, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, the Institute …
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Factors contributing to disadoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers in Petauke,Zambia
Conservation Agriculture (CA) has widely been promoted by government through the Conservation Farming Unit of the Zambia National Farmers Union and non-governmental organizations such as Land Management and Conservation Farming Project, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, the Institute …
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Factors affecting efficiency of smallholder cotton producers in Zambia
… to productive assets, and encourage adoption of conservation farming techniques such as the use of crop residues in the field as the means of improving cotton production efficiency.
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Agroforestry Preferences, Identity, and Collaboration Potential Among CAR Refugees and Host Community Cameroonians
… social and ecological challenges by providing conservation farming techniques and increasing diversified home production of many needed products. This research sought to understand the needs of community members for specific practices as well as preferences for social implementation of …
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Factors influencing adoption of minimum tillage ripping and animal draught power among smallholder farmers in Zambia
Conservation Farming (CF) practices and Animal draught power (ADP) have been promoted for years in Zambia and the rest of sub-Sahara Africa. CF has the potential to improve soil quality and raise farm incomes despite the variable climatic conditions. ADP is considered the least expensive form of …
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Factors influencing adoption of minimum tillage ripping and animal draught power among smallholder farmers in Zambia
Conservation Farming (CF) practices and Animal draught power (ADP) have been promoted for years in Zambia and the rest of sub-Sahara Africa. CF has the potential to improve soil quality and raise farm incomes despite the variable climatic conditions. ADP is considered the least expensive form of …
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Seasonal soil carbon fluxes in transitioning agricultural soils in Central Washington State: Relations to land-use, environmental factors and soil carbon-nitrogen characteristics
… methods of tillage and synthetic fertilizers to conservation farming methods with direct seeding and organic soil amendments with a goal of sequestering carbon in the soil. This project evaluates relationships of soil CO<sub>2</sub> respiration and net ecological exchange (NEE) with land-use …
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Implications of conservation agriculture narratives on environmental conservation in Chibombo,Zambia
… the agricultural system from conventional to conservation agriculture (CA). This study examined the linkages between conservation agriculture narratives and environmental conservation in terms of forest conservation; soil moisture; weeds and agro-biodiversity in Chibombo by using smallholder …
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The impact and the efficiency of the fertilizer support programme(FSP) on food security among small scale farmers in rural Zambia-A case study of Chongwe District
… farmers in rural Zambia during the 2006/2007 farming season. The FSP was introduced by the Zambian government in 2002 under the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The FSP is aimed at increasing the production of maize and enhancing sustainable food security amongst small-scale farmers by …
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