International donors and advisory bodies, governments, and nongovernmental
organisations are actively promoting conservation agriculture (CA) to improve agricultural …

Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are often touted as a vehicle for
simultaneously increasing agricultural productivity and food security in rural areas. In …

Conservation agriculture (CA) identified by the practice of minimum soil disturbance,
diversified crop rotations, and maintenance of organic soil cover reinforces ecosystems …

Insect pollination plays a pivotal role in ensuring agricultural sustainability within tropical
agrarian communities. Insect-pollinated crops significantly contribute to enhanced crop …

This study assessed access to and control over agricultural income and labor among
smallholder farmers in Chipata, Zambia. Data was collected through 120 structured …

The development of Zambia's copper mines since the 1930s has spurred extensive regional
migration and mobility. This chapter investigates the complex relationship between mining …

Insect pollination plays an important provisioning and cultural ecosystem services to
humans, largely contributing to food security and enhancing local people's cultural norms …

Zambia's smallholder farmers largely maintain maize growing as their primary source of
sustenance even though the yields tend to be extremely low. Maize production continues to …

This study assessed the effects of conservation agriculture (CA) practices on soil fertility of
smallholder farmers' agricultural fields in Chafukuma, North Western Zambia. A total of 34 …

Dis-adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) remains a perplexing challenge in
development efforts aiming to enhance sustainable agricultural production. While …