[HTML][HTML] Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive …

RD Harrison, C Thierfelder, F Baudron… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fall armyworm (FAW), a voracious agricultural pest native to North and South America, was
first detected on the African continent in 2016 and has subsequently spread throughout the …

Ecological-economic trade-offs of diversified farming systems–a review

J Rosa-Schleich, J Loos, O Mußhoff, T Tscharntke - Ecological economics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Diversified Farming (DF) Systems aim to integrate ecological and economic
benefits for sustainable agriculture. DF systems can enhance ecological benefits at the farm …

Climate drives global soil carbon sequestration and crop yield changes under conservation agriculture

W Sun, JG Canadell, L Yu, L Yu, W Zhang… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation agriculture has been shown to have multiple benefits for soils, crop yield and
the environment, and consequently, no‐till, the central practice of conservation agriculture …

Limited potential of no-till agriculture for climate change mitigation

DS Powlson, CM Stirling, ML Jat, BG Gerard… - Nature climate …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract The Emissions Gap Report 2013 from the United Nations Environment Programme
restates the claim that changing to no-till practices in agriculture, as an alternative to …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond conservation agriculture

KE Giller, JA Andersson, M Corbeels… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Global support for Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a pathway to Sustainable Intensification
is strong. CA revolves around three principles: no-till (or minimal soil disturbance), soil …

Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?

DS Powlson, CM Stirling, C Thierfelder… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture (CA), comprising minimum soil disturbance, retention of crop
residues and crop diversification, is widely promoted for reducing soil degradation and …

How climate-smart is conservation agriculture (CA)?–its potential to deliver on adaptation, mitigation and productivity on smallholder farms in southern Africa

C Thierfelder, P Chivenge, W Mupangwa… - Food Security, 2017 - Springer
Climate resilient cropping systems are required to adapt to the increasing threats of climate
change projected for Southern Africa and to better manage current climate variability …

A cost-benefit analysis of climate-smart agriculture options in Southern Africa: Balancing gender and technology

MJ Mutenje, CR Farnworth, C Stirling, C Thierfelder… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate change and extreme weather events undermine smallholder household food and
income security in southern Africa. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies comprise a …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable Management of Invasive Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

RM Kumar, BG Gadratagi, V Paramesh, P Kumar… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The fall armyworm of maize, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera; Noctuidae) is
capable of causing a 100% yield loss due to its unforeseen occurrence from the seedling to …

[HTML][HTML] The adaptive capacity of maize-based conservation agriculture systems to climate stress in tropical and subtropical environments: A meta-regression of yields

PR Steward, AJ Dougill, C Thierfelder… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture is widely promoted across sub-Saharan Africa as a sustainable
farming practice that enhances adaptive capacity to climate change. The interactions …