Ngoro: An indigenous, sustainable and profitable soil, water and nutrient conservation system in Tanzania for sloping land

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-58

  Malley, Z J U ^a   Kayombo, B ^b   Willcocks, T J ^c   Mtakwa, P W ^d  

^a Ministry of Agriculture Research   (Tanzania)

^b BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^c Woodland Farm   (United Kingdom)

^d SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cost benefits; Grain yield; Labour productivity; Ngoro cultivation system; Pit size; Soil moisture; Surface roughness index

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SEEPAGE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION SYSTEMS; CULTIVATION SYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PENETRATION RESISTANCE;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 16544376747     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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