Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture
No-till or direct seeding is a conservation agriculture practice that allows planting seeds through the crop residues without plowing the soil. In Zambia, this is commonly done manually by the smallholder farmers using hand hoes or dibbling sticks to dig planting basins or holes. The basins are then...
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| author | Matin, M. A. Mulundu, S Zingwari, O. |
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| description | No-till or direct seeding is a conservation agriculture practice that allows planting seeds through the crop residues without plowing the soil. In Zambia, this is commonly done manually by the smallholder farmers using hand hoes or dibbling sticks to dig planting basins or holes. The basins are then hand planted and fertilized (often again by making holes for fertilizer). The practice has many benefits, including reduced soil erosion and increased infiltration and soil moisture retention. Despite the benefits, a few farmers in the country have adopted it mainly due to the drudgery associated with manual practice. The SIFAZ project has addressed this challenge by introducing a mechanized no-till planter powered by a two-wheel tractor. The double-row planter can be used to plant most crops that are planted in 45 to 90 cm rows. The planter is suitable for planting a sole crop or strip crops in untilled or tilled soil. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1774102025-11-11T16:38:53Z Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture Matin, M. A. Mulundu, S Zingwari, O. conservation agriculture agricultural mechanization farm equipment smallholders sustainable agriculture No-till or direct seeding is a conservation agriculture practice that allows planting seeds through the crop residues without plowing the soil. In Zambia, this is commonly done manually by the smallholder farmers using hand hoes or dibbling sticks to dig planting basins or holes. The basins are then hand planted and fertilized (often again by making holes for fertilizer). The practice has many benefits, including reduced soil erosion and increased infiltration and soil moisture retention. Despite the benefits, a few farmers in the country have adopted it mainly due to the drudgery associated with manual practice. The SIFAZ project has addressed this challenge by introducing a mechanized no-till planter powered by a two-wheel tractor. The double-row planter can be used to plant most crops that are planted in 45 to 90 cm rows. The planter is suitable for planting a sole crop or strip crops in untilled or tilled soil. 2025-10 2025-10-29T17:26:17Z 2025-10-29T17:26:17Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177410 en Open Access application/pdf Matin, M. A., Mulundu, S. and Zingwari, O. 2025. Mechanized No-till Planting for Climate-Smart Agriculture. AICCRA Brief. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). |
| spellingShingle | conservation agriculture agricultural mechanization farm equipment smallholders sustainable agriculture Matin, M. A. Mulundu, S Zingwari, O. Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture |
| title | Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture |
| title_full | Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture |
| title_short | Mechanized No-till Planting For Climate-Smart Agriculture |
| title_sort | mechanized no till planting for climate smart agriculture |
| topic | conservation agriculture agricultural mechanization farm equipment smallholders sustainable agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177410 |
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