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The influence of conservation agriculture adoption on input demand and maize production in Butha Buthe, Lesotho

Description: This thesis examines the factors influencing adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) technologies and the effects adoption has on input demand, maize production, and farm profit […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): E. Bisangwa
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Farmer co-designed agroforestry initiative reduces field residue removal by subsistence farmers in Kenya

Poster. ABSTRACT: This study will evaluate the magnitude and origins of plant biomass use in everyday small-holder farmer households. Implementation of farmer co-designed agroforestry practices as […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): E. Anders; U. Norton
  • Type of Document: Media

SANREM CRSP LTRA-10: Development and transfer of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) for smallholder farms in eastern Uganda and western Kenya

Powerpoint presentation. Description: The presentation covered the overall objectives and activities of the Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP) Long-term […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): D.N. Sikuku; E.C. Omondi; J.B. Norton; J.R. Okalebo
  • Type of Document: Media

Development of an integrated approach for introducing conservation agricultural practices to the tribal communities of Odisha, India

ABSTRACT: The smallholder farmers in the tribal areas of Odisha State, India have struggled to produce adequate crop yields under their current low input, continuous mono-crop […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): J. Halbrendt; L. Shariq; C. Lai; T. Idol; C. Ray; P.K. Roul; K.N. Mishra
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Economic analysis of conservation agriculture in maize-based farming system in Nepal

Poster. ABSTRACT: A linear programming technique was used to estimate the revenue maximizing allocation of land for a representative household using conservation agriculture production system (CAPS) […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): B. Paudel; C. Chan-Halbrendt; G. Norton; A. Nguema; P. Limbu; T. Radovich; S. Crow; J. Halbrendt
  • Type of Document: Media

Economic analysis of conservation agriculture in maize-based farming systems in Nepal

Poster. ABSTRACT: A linear programming technique was used to estimate the revenue maximizing allocation of land for a representative household using conservation agriculture production system (CAPS) […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): B. Paudel; C. Chan-Halbrendt; G. Norton; A. Nguema; G.B. Sharma
  • Type of Document: Media

Economic analysis of farm labor and profitability of three tribal villages in the central middle hills region of Nepal

ABSTRACT: Tribal villages in Nepal’s “Middle Hills” region practice traditional farming techniques that contribute to ongoing decreases in agricultural productivity. The introduction of conservation agriculture practices, […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): B. Reed; C. Chan-Halbrendt; C. Lai; T. Radovich; P. Limbu
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Effect of tillage and intercropping on crop productivity, profitability and soil fertility under tribal farming situations of India

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: Low crop yields due to continuous monocropping and deteriorating soil health in smallholder farm fields of tribal villages in India have led to […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): A. Pradhan; T. Idol; P.K. Roul; K.N. Mishra; C. Chan-Halbrendt; J. Halbrendt; C. Ray
  • Type of Document: Media

Farmers’ preference of conservation agricultural practices in Kendujhar, Odisha using the analytic hierarchy process

ABSTRACT: The tribal villages within the district of Kendujhar, in the state of Odisha, India, suffer from marginal land conditions that are having an increasing impact […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): C. Lai; C. Chan-Halbrent; H. Halbrendt; D. Naik; C. Ray
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article