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The role of risk mitigation in production efficiency: A case study of potato cultivation in the Bolivian Andes

Description: We quantify the costs of two different kinds of field level diversification in terms of efficiency losses and yield forgone. Efficiency falls as the number […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): C. Larochelle; J. Alwang
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Women Rule: Potato Markets, Cellular Phones and Access to Information in the Bolivian Highlands

Description: In highland Bolivia, potato markets are widespread, and access to market information has entered the digital age. Information networks lubricated by ubiquitous cellular technologies are […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): N. Amaya; J. Alwang
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Social networks and agricultural production knowledge: Findings from the Mt. Elgon Region (Kenya and Uganda)

Description: Technological change leading to sustained smallholder innovation in conservation agriculture (CA) involves more than just the introduction of new practices by a transforming agent (extension […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): K.M. Moore; J.N. Lamb; R. Laker-Ojok; D.N. Sikuku; D.S. Ashilenge; J. Norton
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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A First Look at Maize Markets and Demographics among Conservation Agriculture Adopters and Non Adopters in Mozambique

Description: Mozambique has 1.4 million hectares of arable land suitable for producing maize. Average yields are low (920 kg/ha in 2008 (FAOSTAT). The livelihoods of most […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): W.E. McNair; D.M. Lambert; M.D. Wilcox; N. Eash; C. Thierfelder
  • Type of Document: Media

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Conservation Agriculture in Lesotho: Residue Use Patterns Among CA adopters vs. Non-Adopters

Poster. Description: Recent efforts by the Government of Lesotho, non-government organizations (NGOs), and international attention have focused on developing conservation agriculture (CA) practices adapted to the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): E. Bisangwa; M.D. Wilcox; D.M. Lambert; M. Marake; F.R. Walker; N. Eash; K. Moore; W.M. Park
  • Type of Document: Media

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Conservation agriculture in Lesotho: The drivers of adoption and the role of extension

Poster. Description: Recent efforts by the Government of Lesotho, non-government organizations (NGOs), and international attention have focused on developing conservation agriculture (CA) practices adapted to the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): E. Bisangwa; M.D Wilcox; D.M Lambert; M.Marake; F.R. Walker; N. Eash; W.M. Park
  • Type of Document: Media

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Small-holder Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Lesotho and Mozambique

ABSTRACT: Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been practiced for three decades and is extensively adopted by large scale commercial farmers in the Americas and Australia and to […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): N. Eash; D.M. Lambert; M. Marake; C. Thierfelder; F.R. Walker; M.D. Wilcox
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Smallholders, Sustainability and Food Security: Conservation Agriculture in a Developing Country Context

Powerpoint presentation. Description: Conservation agriculture (CA), with its main tenets of 1) minimizing soil disturbance, 2) maintaining residue on soil surface and 3) mixing/rotating crops has […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): M.D. Wilcox; E. Bisangwa; D.M. Lambert; N. Eash; F.R. Walker; M. Marake
  • Type of Document: Media

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Agricultural Actors, Networks and Mind-sets: Discovering the predisposition for CAPS in the Mt Elgon region of Uganda and Kenya

Description: Scaling up conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) for smallholders requires facilitating a change in mindset within a supporting network of agricultural production partners. Entering into […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): K.M. Moore; J. N. Lamb; R. Laker-Ojok; J. Nyachwo; D. N. Sikuku; D.S. Ashilenje; E. J. Mukhwana; B. Bashaasha; J. Norton
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Assessing conservation agricultural production systems (CAPS) for small holder farmers in rain-fed farming system in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Poster. Description: The challenge of sufficient food production by farmers in rainfed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa is exacerbated by soil degradation and poor soil nutrient […]

  • Date of Publication: 2012
  • Author(s): Nambozo; J.M. Okeyo; J. Odhiambo; M. Owori; P. Oluko; P. Ogonga
  • Type of Document: Media

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