Learning from positive deviants' practices to improve the performance of mixed crop-livestock systems in Zimbabwe

Eleanor Florence Mutsamba-Magwaza, Frédéric Baudron, Angelinus C. Franke, Elmarie Van Der Watt and Isaiah Nyagumbo

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 228, issue C

Abstract: In Zimbabwe, farm productivity of smallholder farmers practising mixed crop-livestock farming is hindered by climate variability, inadequate nutritious feeds, poor soil fertility, and resource trade-offs. Despite these challenges, positive deviants (PDs) within these communities achieve better outcomes using resources similar to those of other farmers.

Keywords: Farm productivity; Farm typology; Nutrient flows; Return on investment; Smallholder farmers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104397

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