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Mujere, N. Assessing the Potential Contribution of Pfumvudza Towards Climate Smart Agriculture in Zimbabwe: A Review. Preprints2021, 2021010619. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0619.v1
Mujere, N. Assessing the Potential Contribution of Pfumvudza Towards Climate Smart Agriculture in Zimbabwe: A Review. Preprints 2021, 2021010619. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0619.v1
Mujere, N. Assessing the Potential Contribution of Pfumvudza Towards Climate Smart Agriculture in Zimbabwe: A Review. Preprints2021, 2021010619. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0619.v1
APA Style
Mujere, N. (2021). Assessing the Potential Contribution of <em>Pfumvudza</em> Towards Climate Smart Agriculture in Zimbabwe: A Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0619.v1
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Mujere, N. 2021 "Assessing the Potential Contribution of <em>Pfumvudza</em> Towards Climate Smart Agriculture in Zimbabwe: A Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0619.v1
Abstract
Concerns of food and environmental security have increased enormously in recent years due to the vagaries of climate change and variability. Efforts to promote food security and environmental sustainability often reinforce each other and enable farmers to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change and other stresses. Some of these efforts are based on appropriate technologies and practices that restore natural ecosystems and improve the resilience of farming systems, thus enhancing food security. Climate smart agriculture (CSA) principles, for example, translate into a number of locally-devised and applied practices that work simultaneously through contextualised crop-soil-water-nutrient-pest-ecosystem management at a variety of scales. The purpose of this paper is to review concisely the current state-of-the-art literature and ascertain the potential of the Pfumvudza concept to enhance household food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation as it is promoted in Zimbabwe. The study relied heavily on data from print and electronic media. Datasets pertaining to carbon, nitrous oxide and methane storage in soils and crop yield under zero tillage and conventional tillage were compiled. Findings show that, compared to conventional farming, Pfumvudza has great potential to contribute towards household food security and reducing carbon emissions if implemented following the stipulated recommendations. These include among others, adequate land preparation and timely planting and acquiring inputs. However, nitrous oxide emissions tend to increase with reduced tillage and, the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides is environmentally unfriendly.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology
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