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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Social network analysis for strengthening conservation agriculture participatory research: A closer look at collaboration in the Mount Elgon Region of Kenya and Uganda
Poster. Description: The poster presents social network analysis as a method to support collaboration in the participatory research process to design strategies to scale up conservation […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): J.N. Lamb; K.M. Moore; J. Norton; E. Omondi; R.L. Ojok; D.N.Sikuku; D. Ashilenje; J. Odera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
A comparative study of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) for tribal people of Odisha, India
Poster. Description: Tribal farming in Kendujhar district of Odisha, India is primarily based on traditional shifting cultivation which is becoming unsustainable – resulting in natural resources […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): A. Pradhan; J. Halbrendt; C. Lai; T. Idol; C. Chan-Halbrendt; C. Evenson; C. Ray; P.K. Roul; K.N. Mishra
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Analysis of farmer and extension agent preference in Nepal using Analytic Hierarchy Process
Poster. Description: Subsistence farmers in Nepal rely on marginal lands that are subject to declining fertility due, in part, to traditional farming practices. These farmers regularly […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): B.F. Reed; C. Chan-Halbrendt; J. Halbrendt; C. Lai; T.J.K. Radovich; P. Limbu
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Comparative Economic and Gender, Labor Analysis of Conservation Agriculture Practices in Tribal Villages in India
Description: Marginal land use and subsequent natural resource degradation is a common issue among tribal villages in the Kendujhar district of India. In this study, Conservation […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): C. Lai; C. Chan; J. Halbrendt; L. Shariq; P. Roul; T. Idol; C. Ray; C. Evensen
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Gender, Natural Resource Management
Comparative analysis of farmer and professional preferences towards conservation agriculture practices in Kendujhar, Odisha; an analytical hierarchy process study
Description: This study compares farmer and professional mental perceptions, in the village of Tentuli, India, of their preferences of specific conservation agricultural production systems and objectives […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): C. Lai; C. Chan-Halbrendt; J. Halbrendt; D. Naik; C. Ray
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Conservation Agriculture in Southeast Asia and Beyond
Abstract: Conservation agriculture (CA) provides a tool with the potential for smallholder farmers to improve soil fertility and increase production. These proceedings, from the 2nd International […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): M.J. Mulvaney; M. R. Reyes; C. Chan-Halbrendt; S. Boulakia; K Jumpa; C. Sukvibool; S. Sombatpanit
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
