Across Africa, governments, development practitioners and private companies have
rediscovered agricultural mechanization as a top priority. In the literature, however …

This literature review of Conservation Agriculture (CA) adoption among smallholder farmers
in southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) analyses the historical background of …

Widespread implementation of conservation agriculture (CA) in North and South America
and Australia suggests significant farmer profitability achieved through some combination of …

The increasing demand for food from limited available land, in light of declining soil fertility
and future threats of climate variability and change have increased the need for more …

Conservation agriculture (CA), which consists of minimum soil disturbance, crop residue
retention and crop rotation, is claimed to generate a number of agronomic, economic and …

Adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) principles in Australia increased rapidly during the
1990s and it now boasts the highest adoption rates worldwide. These principles of (1) …

Highlights•Ecological intensification implies that research fills knowledge and
methodological gaps.•Agricultural performance must be completely redefined to address …

Land degradation and soil erosion have emerged as serious challenges to smallholder
farmers throughout Southern Africa. To combat these challenges, conservation agriculture …

Although Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can offer economic and food security
opportunities for women farmers, success in the uptake of these technologies is contested …

Despite the large and ongoing investment in the promotion of Conservation Agriculture (CA)
to African smallholder farmers, currently available estimates of adoption provide little insight …