Conservation agriculture improves adaptive capacity of cropping systems to climate stress in Malawi

Adam M. Komarek, Christian Thierfelder and Peter R. Steward

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 190, issue C

Abstract: Adaptation to climate stress is an unprecedented challenge facing cropping systems. Most adaptation assessments focus on how adaptation options affect yields of a single crop under different weather or climate conditions. Yet, cropping systems often comprise more than one crop, and holistic assessments should consider all crops grown in a cropping system. One adaptation option is Conservation Agriculture that is commonly defined around a set of three principles: minimum mechanical soil disturbance, permanent soil organic cover, and crop species diversification.

Keywords: Heat stress; Intercropping; Maize; Malawi; No tillage; Rotation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103117

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