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    Saving labor and animal draft power: impacts of crop management innovation packages in Ethiopia
    (CIMMYT, [2017?]) Jaleta, M.; Kassie, M.; Tesfaye, K.; Tilaye Teklewold; Jena, P.; Erenstein, O.
    In 1990s Sasakawa Global 2000 introduced conservation agriculture practices in maize based systems of South Achefer District, in Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia. The specific technologies introduced were one-pass tillage for maize crop establishment, use of herbicides for weed control, and residue retention for soil fertility management. Though the last practice was not that adopted due to multi-purpose use of maize residue mainly for feed and firewood, the adoption of minimum tillage and herbicide use was considerable in the district. Thus, this study was interested in assessing the level of adoption of minimum tillage and herbicide use by smallholder farmers and evaluate the consequent impacts on maize productivity and level of draft power and labor saved in maize production due to adoption.
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    Pathways to sustainable intensification in Eastern and Southern Africa: looking forward, achieving impact
    (CIMMYT, 2016) Marenya, P.P.; Kassie, M.
    Nearly a decade and a half into the 21st century, hunger and malnutrition are still harsh realities for more than one billion people around the world. In addition to this, the challenge of feeding a growing world population that is projected to reach 9 billion by 2050 has to be met despite a declining resource base and in particular dwindling supplies of water and land. Achieving this challenge while protecting the natural ecosystem that supports agriculture and other human needs will involve finding smarter ways to produce more with less. To do this in ways that create opportunities for those on land, earning only a meagre income, is no easy task.
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