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Farmers may lack financial resources during the transition phase and for buying special equipment. They may also have to cope with a temporary drop in income. In this setting, regulations and governmental programmes should offer financial incentives to support farmers’ initiatives, while also actively backing farmers’ organizations and networks. The fear of having to deal with problems arising during the initial transition to DMC is actually the main factor hampering dissemination of this innovation. DMC adoption can also be delayed by an adverse political environment (e.g. import subsidies) and also by social factors such as traditional common grazing rights (e.g. in Africa), and age-old habits concerning tillage, etc. Access to equipment and inputs is also a key constraint to DMC adoption. The private sector thus has a major role to play, especially by providing ready access to equipment required to implement DMC.
