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Offre de thèse : Impact of albedo change on the climate benefit of conservation agriculture in sub-humid Zimbabwe
... Objectives The PhD student will investigate albedo and surface temperature dynamics from a long-term experiment on conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe managed by the International Maize and Wheat ...
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Agriculture as A Motor of Pro-Poor Growth: Potentials and Constraints of Conservation Agriculture to Fight Rural Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
... of conservation agriculture in Africa can be explained by the existence of many constraints on this ...Firstly conservation agriculture is poorly adapted to areas with low amounts of rainfall ...
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Using a multicriteria assessment model to evaluate the sustainability of conservation agriculture at the cropping system level in France
... Highlights Sustainability of French cropping systems was assessed with a multicriteria model. Systems implemented various levels of conservation agriculture principles. Diversified rotations achieved ...
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The 4 per 1000 goal and soil carbon storage under agroforestry and conservation agriculture systems in sub-Saharan Africa
... 18 4. Discussion 4.1. SOC storage potentials Agricultural soils in sub-Saharan Africa have a strong carbon sink capacity as a result of previous SOC depletion (Lal, 2016). Theoretically, SOC stocks can be restored ...
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Agro-ecological functions of crop residues under conservation agriculture. A review
... runoff control, soil loss control, soil nutrient availability, soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and gains, weed control and soil meso- and macrofauna abundance. The potential effects of crop residue cover were quantified ...
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Using sustainable rural livelihoods framework to analyze the determinants of adoption and disadoption of conservation agriculture in Western Madagascar
... 1 1. Introduction Land degradation is a critical issue in Africa (Drechsel et al., 2001). As an agroecological technology, Conservation Agriculture (thereafter, CA) is a potentially efficient technology to ...
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Failing to Yield? Ploughs, conservation agriculture and the problem of agricultural intensification. An example from the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe
... through Conservation Agriculture Conservationist concerns continue to inform agricultural intervention in the post-colonial ...of Conservation Agriculture ...
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Ecological, technical and social innovation processes in conservation agriculture research position and first results of the ANR funded program PEPITES
... Madagascar, agriculture biologique, services écologiques, réseaux sociotechniques, interdisciplinarité, approche participative, ...and conservation agriculture (CA), based on minimal soil ...
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Exploiting farm typologies for designing conservation agriculture systems: a case study in northern Vietnam
... designing conservation agriculture systems: a case study in northern Vietnam Conservation agriculture (CA) is considered a possible option for reducing the environmental impact of tilled maize ...
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High probability of yield gain through conservation agriculture in dry regions for major staple crops
... Yang Su 1* , Benoit Gabrielle 1 , Damien Beillouin 2,4,5 & David Makowski 2,3 Conservation agriculture (CA) has been promoted to mitigate climate change, reduce soil erosion, and provide a variety of ...
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Study on agroecological functions of conservation agriculture principles on rainfed rice production in the lake Alaotra region (Madagascar)
... ABSTRACT Conservation agriculture (CA) is based on the principles of minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and diversification of crop species grown in rotations and/or ...
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Modeling impact of Conservation Agriculture adoption on farming systems agricultural incomes. The case of Lake Alaotra Region, Madagascar
... Summary Conservation Agriculture (CA) was introduced at the lake Alaotra, in Madagascar, in the 2000’s in a context of traditionnal mining upland agriculture and silting-up of lowlands rice ...
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ECOLOGICAL, TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL INNOVATION PROCESSES IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH POSITION AND FIRST RESULTS OF THE ANR FUNDED PROGRAM PEPITES
... of agriculture valorising the use of ecological processes whilst responding to the demands and constraints of farmers and society poses challenges of several ...of conservation agriculture (CA), ...
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Conservation agriculture is shaped through advisory schemes
... intensification.” Conservation agriculture is a textbook example of the ...promote conservation agriculture, developed contrasted methods for the promotion of CA: the first one provides ...
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Carbon sequestration potential through conservation agriculture in Africa has been largely overestimated. Comment on: “Meta-analysis on carbon sequestration through conservation agriculture in Africa”
... agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in. 257[r] ...
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Évaluer la durabilité de systèmes de culture en agriculture de conservation à Madagascar (région du lac Alaotra) avec MASC-Mada
... compare conservation agriculture cropping systems with conventional cropping ...that conservation agriculture systems are generally more sustainable than conventional systems but a mixed ...
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Évaluation participative de prototypes de systèmes de culture combinant agriculture de conservation et agriculture biologique
... Participatory assessment of innovative cropping systems combining conservation agriculture and organic farming Organic farmers aim at improving cropping systems to preserve soil fertility. To this end, ...
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Agriculture de conservation et performances des exploitations agricoles en Afrique de l'Ouest
... Conservation agriculture and performance of farms in West Africa In West Africa, conservation agriculture can contribute to achieving ecological intensification of farming systems if research ...
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Caractérisation des processus de rétention et d'infiltration de l'eau et de pesticides par expérimentations et modélisation en agriculture conventionnelle et agriculture de conservation
... under conservation or conventional agriculture has not been explored so ...of agriculture under which the soils were used for the development of a particular PTF is hardly ever specified, but it ...
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Changement climatique et agriculture de conservation
... Climat, agriculture de conservation, semis direct, ressources ...AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION Algerian agriculture will face many challenges over the coming ...in agriculture are ...
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