Rainwater harvesting for sustainable agriculture in communal lands of Zimbabwe

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 29, Issue 15-18 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 1069-1073

  Motsi, Kudakwashe E ^a   Chuma, Edward ^a   Mukamuri, Billy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Moisture retention; Participation; Rainwater harvesting; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DROUGHT; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; RAIN; WATER CONSERVATION;

CROP PRODUCTION; INFILTRATION PITS; RAINWATER HARVESTING; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE;

COMMON LAND; CROP YIELD; MAIZE; RAINWATER; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; FARM CROPS; INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; PITS; RAIN; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; CHIVI; GUTU; MASHONALAND EAST; MASVINGO; MUDZI; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 5144222037     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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