Cropping system sustainability tool 'CROSST' is an Excel-based tool assessing both agro-environmental and socio-economic impacts of Green Manure Cover Crop (GMCC) technologies

The tool quantifies gross economic margin, productivity (yield), soil health (N and P balances, soil structure, and soil organic carbon), required labor hours, and the trade-offs between these indicators. The tool was pilot-tested in Benin and Kenya under the BMZ-GIZ program on ‘Soil Protection and...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/122676
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Sumario:The tool quantifies gross economic margin, productivity (yield), soil health (N and P balances, soil structure, and soil organic carbon), required labor hours, and the trade-offs between these indicators. The tool was pilot-tested in Benin and Kenya under the BMZ-GIZ program on ‘Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security.’