Reinforcing ecosystem services through conservation agriculture in sustainable food systems

Nyanga, Progress H.; Umar, Bridget Bwalya; Chibamba, Douty; Mubanga, Kabwe Harnadih; Kunda-Wamuwi, Chibuye Florence; Mushili, Beverly M.

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“…The implementation of sustainable crop residue management practices is one of the cleaner crop production options [27]. Indiscriminate burning of the crop residues has a serious impact on soil health, organic matter content, and plant micro-and macronutrients, as well as on microbial population [27,28]. Sustainable management of crop residues to lessen the ill impact on the environment as well as on human beings is a serious challenge for scientists and policymakers.…”

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Management of Crop Residues for Improving Input Use Efficiency and Agricultural Sustainability

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Crop residues, the byproduct of crop production, are valuable natural resources that can be managed to maximize different input use efficiencies. Crop residue management is a well-known and widely accepted practice, and is a key component of conservation agriculture. The rapid shift from conventional agriculture to input-intensive modern agricultural practices often leads to an increase in the production of crop residues. Growing more food for an ever-increasing population brings the chance of fast residue generation. Ecosystem services from crop residues improve soil health status and supplement necessary elements in plants. However, this is just one side of the shield. Indecorous crop residue management, including in-situ residue burning, often causes serious environmental hazards. This happens to be one of the most serious environmental hazard issues witnessed by the agricultural sector. Moreover, improper management of these residues often restrains them from imparting their beneficial effects. In this paper, we have reviewed all recent findings to understand and summarize the different aspects of crop residue management, like the impact of the residues on crop and soil health, natural resource recycling, and strategies related to residue retention in farming systems, which are linked to the environment and ecology. This comprehensive review paper may be helpful for different stakeholders to formulate suitable residue management techniques that will fit well under existing farming system practices without compromising the systems’ productivity and environmental sustainability.

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“…Conservation agriculture (CA) is defined as a series of sound land husbandry practices which minimize soil disturbance, improve organic matter and soil cover, and use of crop rotations and associations to reduce impact of pests and diseases (Nyanga et al, 2020;Kassam et al, 2009). The concept of conservation agriculture is hinged on three main practices which protect the productive base of agriculture.…”

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“…The concept of conservation agriculture is hinged on three main practices which protect the productive base of agriculture. These include; minimum soil disturbance, perpetual organic cover (using crop residues or living cover crops) and crop rotation (Michler et al, 2019;Nyanga et al, 2020). According to FAO (2010), conservation agricultural technology is a concept for resource-saving agricultural crop production that strives to attain acceptable and sustainable productivity and profits, as well as conserving the natural environment.…”

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“…For instance, Michler et al (2019) asserts, that agriculture and food security are threatened by climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa and hence, conservation agricultural practices which are also said to be climate smart helps to increase productivity, ensures resilience to climate shocks and reduces negative externalities. Climate smart agricultural practices simultaneously and sustainably increase productivity and resilience (adaptation), reduces or mitigates the emission of greenhouse gases as well as helps in achieving food security (Nyanga et al, 2020). Since conservation agriculture improves soil organic matter and improves the vegetation cover through planning of cover crops or planting trees, it lessens the impact of climate change while improving soil health (Nyanga et al, 2020).…”

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“…Climate smart agricultural practices simultaneously and sustainably increase productivity and resilience (adaptation), reduces or mitigates the emission of greenhouse gases as well as helps in achieving food security (Nyanga et al, 2020). Since conservation agriculture improves soil organic matter and improves the vegetation cover through planning of cover crops or planting trees, it lessens the impact of climate change while improving soil health (Nyanga et al, 2020). According to Nyanga et al (2020), conservation agricultural practices provide substantial ecosystem services that play a key role in sustaining the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, particularly in the rural communities.…”

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Conservation Agricultural Practices: Determinants and Effects on Soil Health for Sustainable Production in Northern Ghana

Dagunga¹

2021

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Research background:The threat from climate change remains a major concern especially for developing economies like Ghana. Hence, agricultural practices that are environmentally friendly and improves soil health are very necessary for building resilience. Purpose of the article: The present study investigated the determinants of conservation agricultural practices in northern Ghana as well as the effect of these practices on soil health for sustainable production. Methods: Using cross-sectional data collected by the International food policy research institute from 1284 households, a multivariate probit model was first performed to identify the determinants of conservation agricultural practices while the inverse probability weighted regression adjustment was employed to establish the effect of conservation agricultural practices on soil health. Findings & value added: Results from the multivariate probit model showed that socioeconomic and institutional factors as well as different household-specific factors, influence farmer's decisions to engage in various conservation agricultural practices. Crop rotation, fallowing, contour ploughing or pit planting and manure application were found to have a positive effect on soil health through improved resilience to soil erosion. The study concludes that conservation agricultural practices will be useful in Ghana's quest of achieving zero hunger since the conservation agricultural practices ensure that food is produced for the present generations without compromising the soil health for further productions. Hence, the current Ghanaian government's flagship programme dubbed 'planting for food and jobs' should include conservation agriculture as a priority module in its framework so that households could both increase their output while maintaining the quality of the soil.

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Conservation Agriculture as Sustainable and Smart Soil Management

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Sharma

2023

Agroecological Approaches for Sustainable Soil Management

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Reinforcing ecosystem services through conservation agriculture in sustainable food systems

Cited by 12 publications

References 31 publications

Management of Crop Residues for Improving Input Use Efficiency and Agricultural Sustainability

Management of Crop Residues for Improving Input Use Efficiency and Agricultural Sustainability

Conservation Agricultural Practices: Determinants and Effects on Soil Health for Sustainable Production in Northern Ghana

Conservation Agriculture as Sustainable and Smart Soil Management

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