Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge

Political and economic features of the maize seed industry in southern Africa

(2013) G.T. Kassie et al.   Agrekon

Weed control in conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe: Identifying economical best strategies

(2013) Tarirai Muoni et al.   CROP PROTECTION

RISK AND MAIZE-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR SMALLHOLDER MALAWI FARMERS USING CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES

(2013) A. R. NGWIRA et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE

Pushing the envelope? Maize production intensification and the role of cattle manure in recovery of degraded soils in smallholder farming areas of Zimbabwe

(2013) Leonard Rusinamhodzi et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Integration of conservation agriculture in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa: identification of key entry points

(2013) Christian Thierfelder et al.   International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Cumulative effects of reduced tillage and mulching on soil properties under semi-arid conditions

(2013) W. Mupangwa et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

On-farm evaluation of yield and economic benefit of short term maize legume intercropping systems under conservation agriculture in Malawi

(2012) Amos R. Ngwira et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

A comparative analysis of conservation agriculture systems: Benefits and challenges of rotations and intercropping in Zimbabwe

(2012) Christian Thierfelder et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Agroecology-based aggradation-conservation agriculture (ABACO): Targeting innovations to combat soil degradation and food insecurity in semi-arid Africa

(2012) P. Tittonell et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Maize–grain legume intercropping is an attractive option for ecological intensification that reduces climatic risk for smallholder farmers in central Mozambique

(2012) Leonard Rusinamhodzi et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Reduced tillage, mulching and rotational effects on maize (Zea mays L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (Walp) L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)) yields under semi-arid conditions

(2012) W. Mupangwa et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Conservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems

(2012) C. Johansen et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Conservation Agriculture in mixed crop–livestock systems: Scoping crop residue trade-offs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

(2012) Diego Valbuena et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Maize-based conservation agriculture systems in Malawi: Long-term trends in productivity

(2012) Christian Thierfelder et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Are Smallholder Zambian Farmers Economists? A Dual-Analysis of Farmers’ Expenditure in Conservation and Conventional Agriculture Systems

(2012) B. B. Umar et al.   JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Conservation Agriculture in Maize- and Wheat-Based Systems in the (Sub)tropics: Lessons from Adaptation Initiatives in South Asia, Mexico, and Southern Africa

(2012) Olaf Erenstein et al.   JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

African agriculture: Dirt poor

(2012) Natasha Gilbert   NATURE

Soil carbon dynamics as influenced by tillage and crop residue management in loamy sand and sandy loam soils under smallholder farmers’ conditions in Malawi

(2012) Amos Ngwira et al.   NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS

Crop yield and weed growth under conservation agriculture in semi-arid Zimbabwe

(2012) Nester Mashingaidze et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Effect of hand-hoe based conservation agriculture on soil fertility and maize yield in selected smallholder areas in Zimbabwe

(2012) Justice Nyamangara et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Conservation agriculture in eastern and southern provinces of Zambia: Long-term effects on soil quality and maize productivity

(2012) Christian Thierfelder et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Effects of conservation agriculture on soil quality and productivity in contrasting agro-ecological environments of Zimbabwe

(2012) C. Thierfelder et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT

A meta-analysis of long-term effects of conservation agriculture on maize grain yield under rain-fed conditions

(2011) Leonard Rusinamhodzi et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Nitrogen, weed management and economics with cover crops in conservation agriculture in a Mediterranean climate

(2011) K.C. Flower et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Sustainable intensification in African agriculture

(2011) Jules Pretty et al.   International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Start, end and dry spells of the growing season in semi-arid southern Zimbabwe

(2011) W. Mupangwa et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Simulating the impact of no-till systems on field water fluxes and maize productivity under semi-arid conditions

(2011) W. Mupangwa et al.   PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH

Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe

(2010) M.C. Rufino et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

ROTATION IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS OF ZAMBIA: EFFECTS ON SOIL QUALITY AND WATER RELATIONS

(2010) C. THIERFELDER et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE

Tripling crop yields in tropical Africa

(2010) Pedro A. Sánchez   Nature Geoscience

Biodiversity can support a greener revolution in Africa

(2010) S. S. Snapp et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Short-term effects of conservation agriculture on Vertisols under tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) in the northern Ethiopian highlands

(2010) Tigist Oicha et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Evergreen Agriculture: a robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa

(2010) Dennis Philip Garrity et al.   Food Security

Evaluation of lablab and velvet bean fallows in a maize production system for improved livestock feed supply in semiarid tropical Kenya

(2010) D. M. G. Njarui et al.   Animal Production Science

Socioeconomic and institutional factors influencing adoption of conservation farming by vulnerable households in Zimbabwe

(2009) Kizito Mazvimavi et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms

(2009) P. Tittonell et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration: Between Myth and Farmer Reality

(2009) B. Govaerts∗ et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Cercospora zeina is the causal agent of grey leaf spot disease of maize in southern Africa

(2009) Barbara Meisel et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics’ view

(2009) Ken E. Giller et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Is an integrated farm more resilient against climate change? A micro-econometric analysis of portfolio diversification in African agriculture

(2009) S. Niggol Seo   FOOD POLICY

The spread of Conservation Agriculture: justification, sustainability and uptake

(2009) Amir Kassam et al.   International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Effects of conservation agriculture techniques on infiltration and soil water content in Zambia and Zimbabwe

(2009) Christian Thierfelder et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Integrated management of Striga hermonthica, stemborers, and declining soil fertility in western Kenya

(2008) B. Vanlauwe et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Soil microbial biomass and mineralization of aggregate protected carbon in fallow-maize systems under conventional and no-tillage in Central Zimbabwe

(2008) G NYAMADZAWO et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Conservation farming strategies in East and Southern Africa: Yields and rain water productivity from on-farm action research

(2008) J. Rockström et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for a paradigm shift in land husbandry

(2008) J. W. Gowing et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT