Can smallholder farmers buffer rainfall variability through conservation agriculture? On-farm practices and maize yields in Kenya and Malawi

Can smallholder farmers buffer rainfall variability through conservation agriculture? On-farm practices and maize yields in Kenya and Malawi

Reduced tillage, permanent ground cover and crop diversification are the three core pillars of Conservation Agriculture (CA). We assess and compare on-farm effects of different practices related to the three pillars of CA on maize yields under ENSO-driven rainfall variability in Kenya and Malawi. Re...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Boillat, Eleanor K K Jew, Peter R Steward, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Stephen Whitfield, David Mkwambisi, Boniface Kiteme, Grace Wambugu, Oliver J Burdekin, Andrew J Dougill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
climate resilience
ENSO
climate smart agriculture
El Niño
sub-Saharan Africa
conservation agriculture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab45ad

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab45ad

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