Farming systems in southern Africa are characterized by substantial exposure to external risks to crop production. Compounding these external risks are the effects of climate change, soil degradation, and soil fertility decline that mandates developing sustainable intensification practices to add...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Kidane, S.
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Lambert, D.
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Eash, Neal S.
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Roberts, R.
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[Conservation agriculture and maize production risk: The case of Mozambique smallholders]
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Conservation agriculture and maize production risk: The case of Mozambique smallholders
The increasing demand for food from limited available land, in light of declining soil fertility and future threats of climate variability and change have increased the need for more sustainable crop management systems. Conservation agriculture (CA) is based on the three principles of minimum soi...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Rusinamhodzi, Leonard
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Ngwira AR
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Mupangwa, W.
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Nyagumbo, Isaiah
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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[Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge]
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Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge
Harrison, R.
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Thierfelder, Christian
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Chinwada, P.
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Midega, C.
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Schaffner, U.
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Berg, J. van den
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[Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest]
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Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest
Conservation agriculture (CA), comprising minimum soil disturbance, retention of crop residues and crop diversification, is widely promoted for reducing soil degradation and improving agricultural sustainability. It is also claimed to mitigate climate change through soil carbon sequestration: we ...
Powlson, David S.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Thierfelder, Christian
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White, Rodger P.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?]
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Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?
Macro-organisms contribute significantly to soil fertility improvement. The influence of conservation agriculture (CA) in southern Africa on their populations has not yet been fully understood. Thus, the objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of CA and conventional tillage on ...
Muoni, T.
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Mhlanga, B.
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Forkman, J.
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Sitali, M.
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Thierfelder, Christian
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[Tillage and crop rotations enhance populations of earthworms, termites, dung beetles and centipedes: Evidence from a long-term trial in Zambia]
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Tillage and crop rotations enhance populations of earthworms, termites, dung beetles and centipedes: Evidence from a long-term trial in Zambia