Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorRufino, M.C.
dc.contributor.authorDury, J.
dc.contributor.authorP. Tittonell
dc.contributor.authorWijk, M.T. van
dc.contributor.authorHerrero, M.
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-07T14:24:36Z
dc.date.available2011-07-07T14:24:36Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAddition of crop residues or animal manure is needed to sustain agricultural production on inherently poor soils. This study assesses the effect of village-level interactions on carbon and nutrient flows, exploring their impact on long-term productivity of different farm types under climate variability. Increasing mineral fertiliser-use concurrently with keeping crop residues in fertile fields and allocating manure to poor fields, may boost crop and cattle productivity at village level. In communal areas of NE Zimbabwe, feed resources are collectively managed, with herds grazing on grasslands during the rainy season and on crop residues during the dry season.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/46449
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2010.06.001
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.subjectORGANIC RESOURCESen
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITYen
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUESen
dc.subjectLIVESTOCKen
dc.subjectVILLAGESen
dc.subjectZIMBABWEen
dc.subjectCOMMON POOL RESOURCESen
dc.subjectORGANIC FERTILIZERen
dc.subjectFERTILIZERSen
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITYen
dc.subjectCATTLEen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VARIABILITYen
dc.subjectZIMBABWEen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENTen
dc.titleCompeting use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabween
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
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idrc.project.number106926
idrc.project.number104140
idrc.project.titleResilience and the African Smallholder : Enhancing the Capacity of Communities to Adapt to Climate Changeen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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