Unpacking the behavioral intentions of 'emergent farmers' towards mechanized conservation agriculture in Zambia

G Omulo, T Daum, K Köller, R Birner - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Conservation Agriculture (CA) continues to gain relevance among small and medium-scale
farmers in African countries, including Zambia, in response to food insecurity and the …

Factors contributing to disadoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers in Petauke, Zambia

JE Habanyati - 2017 - dspace.unza.zm
Conservation Agriculture (CA) has widely been promoted by government through the
Conservation Farming Unit of the Zambia National Farmers Union and non-governmental …

Factors affecting the choice of conservation agriculture practices adopted in smallholder cotton farmers in Zimbabwe

Z Mavunganidze, IC Madakadze, MJ Mutenje… - 2013 - repository.up.ac.za
Conservation agriculture (CA) has been widely promoted in Zimbabwe as an antidote to non-
viable agricultural production and continual land degradation. However, the adoption …

Adoption and intensity of adoption of conservation farming practices in Zambia

A Arslan, N McCarthy, L Lipper, S Asfaw… - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the determinants of farmer adoption of conservation farming practices
using panel data from two rounds of the Rural Incomes and Livelihoods Surveys that were …

Adoption and extent of conservation agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Malawi

A Ngwira, FH Johnsen, JB Aune, M Mekuria… - Journal of soil and …, 2014 - jswconline.org
Understanding factors affecting farmers' adoption of improved technologies is critical to
success of conservation agriculture (CA) program implementation. This study, which …

Factors influencing the adoption of conservation agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Mozambique

O Chichongue, A Pelser, JV Tol… - International Journal …, 2020 - esciencepress.net
This study aimed to identify the factors that influence smallholder farmers' decisions to adopt
four different conservation agriculture (CA) practices (ie minimum tillage, intercropping …

[PDF][PDF] Options for improving smallholder conservation agriculture in Zambia

BB Umar, JB Aune, FH Johnsen… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2011 - academia.edu
This study examined the agronomic practices of smallholder Conservation Agriculture (CA)
farmers in Zambia. Questionnaire survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews …

From dogmatic views on conservation agriculture adoption in Zambia towards adapting to context

HT Ndah, J Schuler, K Diehl, C Bateki… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a
sustainable agricultural practice, yet with debatable success. Most authors assume …

Factors influencing adoption and area under conservation agriculture: A mixed methods approach

PH Nyanga - Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2012 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) is quite low in most parts of Africa. However,
Zambia has been quite successful in increasing adoption of CA among smallholder farmers …

Behaviour of smallholder farmers towards adoption of conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe

R Mugandani, P Mafongoya - Soil use and management, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation agriculture is critical to sustainably increasing agricultural productivity,
enhancing climate resilience and food security. Much research on adoption of conservation …