Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields
Conservation agriculture (CA) is a farming practice that is gaining popularity in Africa as a sustainable approach to increase food production. CA has numerous environmental benefits, including increased biodiversity, enhanced carbon sequestration, and improved soil quality through an increase in so...
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
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| author | Kanthal, Sahely Mondal, Surajit Mondal, Biswapati Chakraborty, Debashis |
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| description | Conservation agriculture (CA) is a farming practice that is gaining popularity in Africa as a sustainable approach to increase food production. CA has numerous environmental benefits, including increased biodiversity, enhanced carbon sequestration, and improved soil quality through an increase in soil organic matter. Additionally, CA is expected to improve soil fertility, soil structure, and water retention properties over time, resulting in increased crop yields, particularly in water-scarce regions. Despite the scientific foundation and known benefits of CA, its adoption in Africa has been limited (Kassam et al., 2018). This analysis aims to identify the ideal climate, soil, crops, and duration for CA in Africa to promote its adoption more effectively. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1392072025-12-08T09:54:28Z Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields Kanthal, Sahely Mondal, Surajit Mondal, Biswapati Chakraborty, Debashis conservation agriculture crop yield food production data collection Conservation agriculture (CA) is a farming practice that is gaining popularity in Africa as a sustainable approach to increase food production. CA has numerous environmental benefits, including increased biodiversity, enhanced carbon sequestration, and improved soil quality through an increase in soil organic matter. Additionally, CA is expected to improve soil fertility, soil structure, and water retention properties over time, resulting in increased crop yields, particularly in water-scarce regions. Despite the scientific foundation and known benefits of CA, its adoption in Africa has been limited (Kassam et al., 2018). This analysis aims to identify the ideal climate, soil, crops, and duration for CA in Africa to promote its adoption more effectively. 2023 2024-02-11T18:31:31Z 2024-02-11T18:31:31Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139207 en Open Access application/pdf International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Kanthal, S., Mondal. S., Mondal, B., & Chakraborty, D. (2023). Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields. CIMMYT. Mexico. https://hdl.handle.net/10883/23015 |
| spellingShingle | conservation agriculture crop yield food production data collection Kanthal, Sahely Mondal, Surajit Mondal, Biswapati Chakraborty, Debashis Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields |
| title | Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields |
| title_full | Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields |
| title_fullStr | Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields |
| title_short | Adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: impact on crop yields |
| title_sort | adoption of conservation agriculture in africa impact on crop yields |
| topic | conservation agriculture crop yield food production data collection |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139207 |
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