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03770nab|a22004097a|4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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68868 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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MX-TxCIM |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20250610101543.0 |
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| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER |
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| International Standard Serial Number |
0308-521X |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER |
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| International Standard Serial Number |
1873-2267 (Online) |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104397 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MX-TxCIM |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Mutsamba, E.F. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1816 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Learning from positive deviants' practices to improve the performance of mixed crop-livestock systems in Zimbabwe |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
United Kingdom : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Elsevier Ltd, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2025. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Open Access |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Peer review |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
CONTEXT: In Zimbabwe, farm productivity of smallholder farmers practising mixed crop-livestock farming is hindered by climate variability, inadequate nutritious feeds, poor soil fertility, and resource trade-offs. Despite these challenges, positive deviants (PDs) within these communities achieve better outcomes using resources similar to those of other farmers. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to identify crop-livestock practices that enable PDs to outperform low-efficiency farms (LEFs) and to compare their farm productivity (energy output), nutrient quantities added to croplands, gross margins and return on investment (ROI) from crop production. METHODS: Data from a survey conducted in Mutoko and Buhera districts of Zimbabwe in 2021 were used to derive a farm typology per district and identify PDs and LEFs within farm types. Selected farms were subjected to detailed surveys to identify their specific practices. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Compared to LEFs, PD farmers achieved significantly greater crop productivity — by 86 %, 89 % and 28 % — and livestock productivity — by 156 %, 101 % and 136 % on better-off, average and poorly-resourced farms, respectively. PDs had larger cropping areas (on average 42 % more) and owned more livestock (39 % more TLUs) than LEFs, but this does not fully explain differences in productivity. PDs used more inputs (fertilizer, labour and others) for crop production than LEFs and added more carbon and nitrogen to their soils. In both districts, PDs consistently outperformed LEFs in gross margins and ROI. The differences in economic performance between PDs and LEFs were more pronounced among the better-off farmers. Key practices contributing to PDs' success included recommended fertilizer use, timely operations, livestock supplementary feeding, fodder production, and adherence to extension advice. Financial shortages for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers, and veterinary drugs and poor access to information are potential hindrances to the adoption of PD practices by LEF farmers. SIGNIFICANCE: The combination of a farm typology and the PD approach helped to tailor recommendations to farms differing in resource-endowment, based on successful practices implemented in the region. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in English |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Farms |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
2557 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Agricultural productivity |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
7443 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Farm typology |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
20013 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Nutrients |
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AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1192 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Return on investment |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
31756 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Smallholders |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1763 |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Zimbabwe |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4496 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Baudron, F. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Formerly Sustainable Intensification Program |
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Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| Field link and sequence number |
INT3245 |
| 9 (RLIN) |
910 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Franke, A.C. |
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6837 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Van Der Watt, E. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
39056 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Nyagumbo, I. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| Field link and sequence number |
INT3097 |
| 9 (RLIN) |
891 |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Title |
Agricultural Systems |
| Related parts |
v. 228, art. 104397 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
United Kingdom : Elsevier Ltd, 2025. |
| International Standard Serial Number |
0308-521X |
| Record control number |
G444466 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Link text |
Open Access through DSpace |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://hdl.handle.net/10883/35712 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Article |
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No |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |