The spread of conservation agriculture: Justification, sustainability and uptake

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-320

  Kassam, Amir ^a   Friedrich, Theodor ^b   Shaxson, Francis ^c   Pretty, Jules ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c Tropical Agriculture Association   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Conservation tillage; No till; Soil health; Sustainability; Technology adoption; Tillage practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954068495     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0477     Document Type: Article

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