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Household Level Financial Incentives to Adoption of Conservation Agricultural Technologies in Africa Featured

Author(s)
Steven Haggblade, Gelson Tembo, Cynthia Donovan
Organization
Food Security Research Project, Working paper no. 9
Media Type
Technical report
Published by
Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University
Web Link 1
ideas.repec.org/p/msu/icpwrk/zm-fsrp-wp-009.html
Web link 2
www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/zambia/wp9zambia.pdf
Although several studies have been conducted to determine the viability of conservation agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, almost all such studies are fragmented – often country specific – and with undue emphasis on output effects. However, assessment of the attractiveness of these technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa requires a detailed case-by-case comparison of changes in output and input costs and benefits. This paper reviews a set of responses known collectively as “conservation” or “sustainable” agriculture. Though definitions vary, these technologies typically involve agricultural management practices that prevent degradation of soil and water resources and thereby permit sustainable farm productivity without environmental degradation.


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