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Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico

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Title Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico
 
Creator Verhulst, Nele
Govaerts, Bram
Sayre, K.D.
Sonder, Kai
Romero Perezgrovas, R.
Mezzalama M
Dendooven, L.
 
Subject agriculture
climate
adaptation
sustainability
 
Description Conservation agriculture (CA) has been proposed as an adapted set of management principles that assures a more sustainable agricultural production. It combines the following basic principles: (1) reduction in tillage, (2) retention of adequate levels of crop residues and soil surface cover, (3) use of crop rotations. These CA principles are applicable to a wide range of crop production systems. However, the application of CA will be different in different situations. Specific and compatible management components (pest and weed control tactics, nutrient management strategies, rotation crops, appropriately-scaled implements, etc.) will need to be identified through adaptive research with active farmer involvement. In this chapter, climate change predictions for Mexico will be discussed. Then the potential of CA as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change will be examined for two contrasting agro-ecological environments, using research results of long-term trials. Finally, the economic potential of CA for climate change mitigation and adaption will be examined and an extension strategy will be outlined.
 
Date 2012
2014-08-15T12:13:25Z
2014-08-15T12:13:25Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Verhulst N, Govaerts B, Sayre KD, Sonder K, Romero-Perezgrovas R, Mezzalama M, Dendooven L. 2012. Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico. In: Wollenberg E, Nihart A, Tapio-Biström ML, Grieg-Gran M, eds. Climate Change Mitigation and Agriculture. London, England: Earthscan. p 287-300.
978-1849713931
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42111
http://imis.cimmyt.org/confluence/download/attachments/23069648/Verhulst_et_al_2012-ClimateChange-BookChapterShort.pdf
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format p. 287-300
 
Publisher Earthscan