Publication
Conservation farming steps for hand-hoe farmers
Details
Author(s):
L. Gatere; N. Tembo
Type of Document:
Not Available
Publisher/Journal:
Wildlife Conservation Society and SANREM CRSP
Date of Publication:
2008
Place of Publication:
Not Available
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Description
Conservation Farming (CF) refers to a number of practices that in combination conserve soil, moisture, fertilizer (organic & synthetic), seeds, energy, time and money. The technique: protects soil from damaging effect of rain splash; reduces run-off & keeps more rain in field i.e. rain harvesting; makes best use of fertilizer and seeds; allows farmer to finish land preparation well before the rains come so they are ready on time.