From adoption claims to understanding farmers and contexts: A literature review of Conservation Agriculture (CA) adoption among smallholder farmers in southern Africa

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 187, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-132

  Andersson, Jens A ^a   D'Souza, Shereen ^b  

^a CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^b Independent scholar ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Conservation agriculture; Farming systems; Malawi; Southern Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LITERATURE REVIEW; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL CONSERVATION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MALAWI; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84899116218     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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