A review on current status of biochar uses in agriculture

T Allohverdi, AK Mohanty, P Roy, M Misra - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
In a time when climate change increases desertification and drought globally, novel and
effective solutions are required in order to continue food production for the world's …

Beyond conservation agriculture

KE Giller, JA Andersson, M Corbeels… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Global support for Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a pathway to Sustainable Intensification
is strong. CA revolves around three principles: no-till (or minimal soil disturbance), soil …

Climate change adaptation: Linking indigenous knowledge with western science for effective adaptation

CC Makondo, DSG Thomas - Environmental science & policy, 2018 - Elsevier
The implementation of climate change response programmes for adaptation and resilience
is anchored on western scientific knowledge. However, this has led to a tendency to …

[HTML][HTML] The adaptive capacity of maize-based conservation agriculture systems to climate stress in tropical and subtropical environments: A meta-regression of yields

PR Steward, AJ Dougill, C Thierfelder… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture is widely promoted across sub-Saharan Africa as a sustainable
farming practice that enhances adaptive capacity to climate change. The interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Transformations to groundwater sustainability: from individuals and pumps to communities and aquifers

M Zwarteveen, M Kuper, C Olmos-Herrera… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Groundwater sustainability requires challenging water-intensive forms of
agriculture.•There is a need for pluralizing ways of understanding and doing groundwater …

A genealogy of sustainable agriculture narratives: implications for the transformative potential of regenerative agriculture

A Bless, F Davila, R Plant - Agriculture and Human Values, 2023 - Springer
The agri-food system is facing a range of social-ecological threats, many of which are
caused and amplified by industrial agriculture. In response, numerous sustainable …

Climate-smart agriculture amidst climate change to enhance agricultural production: a bibliometric analysis

CC Okolie, G Danso-Abbeam, O Groupson-Paul… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change significantly impacts global agricultural productivity. Therefore, a more
dynamic farming system is needed to enable farmers to better adapt to climate change while …

Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa. A review

C Thierfelder, F Baudron, P Setimela… - Agronomy for …, 2018 - Springer
Conservation agriculture (CA)—the simultaneous application of minimum soil disturbance,
crop residue retention, and crop diversification—is a key approach to address declining soil …

Why we should rethink 'adoption'in agricultural innovation: empirical insights from Malawi

TDG Hermans, S Whitfield, AJ Dougill… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The challenges of land degradation, climate change and food insecurity have led to the
introduction of conservation agriculture (CA) aimed at enhancing yield and soil quality …

Innovation systems and affordances in climate smart agriculture

HE Smith, SM Sallu, S Whitfield… - Journal of Rural …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is significant international investment and effort in the development, piloting and
upscaling of climate smart agriculture (CSA), with particular emphasis on delivering benefits …