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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (1) Autor Mazvimavi, Kizito (1) Minde, Isaac J. (1) Ndlovu, Patrick V. (1) Nyathi, Putso (1) Palavra-chave Adoption labor (1) And fertilizer (1) Conservation agriculture (1) Farm Management (1) Planting basins (1) Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (1) Resource /Energy Economics and Policy (1) Yield gains (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Ano 2010 (1) País United States (1) Idioma Inglês (1)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Conservation Agriculture Practices and Adoption by Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe AgEcon Mazvimavi, Kizito; Ndlovu, Patrick V.; Nyathi, Putso; Minde, Isaac J.. This study is based on a panel survey interviewing 416 farmers practising conservation agriculture for at least five cropping seasons. Farmers obtained higher yields on conservation agriculture plots than on nonconservation agriculture ones. The mean maize yield on conservation agriculture was 1546 kg/ha compared to 970 kg/ha for non-conventional draft tillage plots across all 15 districts. However, the contribution of conservation agriculture to total household food security requirements was limited due to small plot sizes. Labor and land still remains a major challenge that limits the expansion of conservation agriculture area. Winter weeding remains a challenge, with 63% of farmers practicing it. Application of residues is still limited (56% of farmers... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Conservation agriculture; Planting basins; Yield gains; Adoption labor; And fertilizer; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. Ano: 2010 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96822 Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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