Development of the conservation agriculture equipment industry in sub-Saharan Africa

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 813-823

  Sims, B G ^a   Thierfelder, C ^b   Kienzle, J ^c   Friedrich, T ^c   Kassam, A ^d  

^a Engineering for Development   (United Kingdom)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CA implements and manufacture; Innovation systems; Smallholder farmers; Sub Saharan Africa; Sustainable Mechanization

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION AGRICULTURES; CONTROL METHODS; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; DECISIVE ACTIONS; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICANS; EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIES; INNOVATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL DONORS; LOCAL ADAPTATION; LOCAL MARKETS; MACHINERY INDUSTRY; MACHINERY MARKET; MANUAL LABORS; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; NO-TILL; POWER SHORTAGE; PRIVATE SECTORS; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGIONAL MARKETS; SMALL AREA; SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TECHNICAL TRAINING; VIABLE SOLUTIONS; ZIMBABWE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; HERBICIDES; MANUFACTURE; MECHANIZATION; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WEED CONTROL;

EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84874336791     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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