Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 1.2
Merits of No-Till Farming for Small Landholders of the Tropics
Merits
Region
Reference
1. Crop yields equal to or better than traditional
system
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
2. Reduced fuel and labor costs
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
3. Reduced turn-around time between crops
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
4. Increased profitability
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
5. Reduced soil erosion
Vietnam
Affholder et al. (2010)
6. Improved crop nutrient and water balances
Vietnam
Affholder et al. (2010)
TABLE 1.3
Constraints to Adoption of No-Till Farming and Other Recommended
Practices by Small Landholders of the Tropics
Constraint
Region
Reference
1. Shortage of mechanized options
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
2. Weed management
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
3. Competing uses of crop residues
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
4. Availability and safe and effective use
of herbicides
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
5. Lack of small-scale no-till planters
South Asia
Johansen et al. (2012)
6. Extra labor and input needed during
the first year
Vietnam
Affholder et al. (2010)
7. Constraints at the community level
Vietnam
Affholder et al. (2010)
8. Education status of farmers
China
Kong et al. (2002)
9. Lack of support services and facilities
Nepal
Paudel and Thapa (2001)
10. Fragmented small pieces of land
Western Kenya
Tittonell et al. (2005)
11. Limited capacity of resource-poor
farmers
Andean Highlands
Fonte et al. (2012)
12. Lack of specific animal fodder
systems, animal grazing within
communal areas, limited recycling
Southwest Mexico
Flores-Sanchez et al. (2011)
13. Coarse-textured “Terra rossa” soils
Paraguay
Kubota et al. (2005)
14. Acidic soils, low fertility,
competition by cover crops
Colombian hillside
Daellenbach et al. (2005)
15. Insufficient extension, economic
constraints
Panama
Fischer and Vasseur (2002)
16. Spatially variable fields
Kenya
Booltink et al. (2001)
17. High value of residues of fodder
Mexico
Fischer et al. (2002)
