Depletionof tree resources in semi-arid areas has resulted in declining agriculturalproductivity, and reduced availability of firewood and fodder, resulting inchroni...
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Conservation Agriculture (CA) involves growing crops withpermanent or semi-permanent cover crops using technologies that ensure minimumsoil disturbance. Minimum or zero tillage, direct seeding and crop rotation areimportant element...
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The low input agriculture widely practiced by farmers in the ECA region cannot meet the growing demand for food and cash income whilst the high risk associated with the variable weather conditions acts as a...
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The use of appropriate soil and water management practices formaximizing water use efficiency on smallholder farms usually results inimproved crop productivity. A number of regional, sub-regional and nationalresearch initiati...
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Biogasdigesters take organic material such as animal dung into an air-tight tank,where bacteria break down the material and release biogas – a mixture of mainlymethane with some carbon dioxide....
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Research on utilization of crop residue for soil fertilityimprovement or as livestock feed is not new even though past efforts haveconcentrated mainly on independent and isolated use of crop residues without anintegrated approach. Despite these...
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