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022			_a1747-762X (Online)
022	0		_a1473-5903
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2010.0556
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041			_aeng
090			_aCIS-6199
100	1		_aMarongwe, S. _99424
245	1	0	_aAn African success : _bthe case of conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe
260			_aColchester (United Kingdom) : _bTaylor & Francis, _c2011.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aPeer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes|http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=1473-5903
520			_aThis paper highlights the limiting factors of agricultural production in Zimbabwe and presents conservation agriculture (CA) as a potential solution to address many of these challenges. CA, based on the three principles of minimum soil disturbance, crop residue retention and crop rotations, targets low soil fertility, moisture deficits and low management standards through the use of soil-fertility-enhancing technologies (precision fertilizer application, crop rotations, sequencing and interactions), improved moisture use efficiency and higher standards of agronomic management practices. The paper also explains the role of CA in natural resource conservation as increasing productivity will reduce the land under crop production and increase the area under natural vegetation. Trends in the development of CA in the past five years and its current status in the country are explained, with the roles of different stakeholders outlined. Evidence on the impact of CA on both food security and the environment is presented. In conclusion, the paper looks at the various factors that may affect the spread of CA to different agro-ecological zones in the country.
536			_aConservation Agriculture Program
546			_aText in English
591			_aTaylor and Francis
594			_aINT2939
650		7	_2AGROVOC _92619 _aConservation agriculture
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91045 _aClimate change
650		7	_aFood security _2AGROVOC _91118
650		7	_2AGROVOC _95236 _aInfiltration
650		7	_2AGROVOC _912025 _aLand degradation
700	1		_aKwazira, K. _915801
700	1		_aJenrich, M. _915802
700	1		_aThierfelder, C. _gSustainable Intensification Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8INT2939 _9877
700	1		_912033 _aKassam, A.
700			_97415 _aFriedrich, T.
773	0		_tInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability _gv. 9, no. 1, p. 153-161 _dColchester (United Kingdom) : Taylor & Francis, 2011. _wu95894 _x1473-5903
856	4		_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/157 _yAccess only for CIMMYT Staff
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