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The Pros and Cons of Conservation Agriculture (CA) adoption by smallholder. Illustrations from Madagascar
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Penot, Éric |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | CA is implemented In Africa since 15 years but many farmers seem to have adopted partially CA technologies (Corbeels et al, 2011). CA adoption is a real change of paradigm though the adoption of the 3 main principles on one side (no tillage, associated plant and mulch, rotation) and a move to a midterm cropping strategy on the other side. The pros and cons of CA adoption could be seen through opportunities for farmers to improve their cropping systems, partially or even through complete adoption of the proposed technologies and through various constraints that limit interest and incentive to adopt CA. The expected output of CA adoption is sustainable rainfed agriculture. Yield improvement is expected from various patterns of ecological intensification. As most farmers do adopt and appropriate CA partially, the output is more the development of some agro-ecological practices that fit farmers’ situation and particular constraints. What is the impact on farmers’ income? |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://agritrop.cirad.fr/575462/1/document_575462.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
