Soil Organic Carbon Storage, Nitrous Oxide Emission and Net Climate Benefit of Conservation Agriculture: Insights from Two Long-Term Experiments in Zimbabwe
The slow increase in grain production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is largely the result of cropland expansion rather than an increase in crop yields, which have been stagnantly low (< 1.5 t ha-1). Sustainable intensification of crop production is therefore needed to feed a growing population whilst minimizing negative impacts on the environment, biodiversity, and climate. Full accounting of the net global warming potential (GWP) of management practices can provide a holistic approach for identifying cropping systems that promote sustainable agriculture intensification to ensure food security whilst mitigating climate change.
Authors
- Johan Six (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-4185)
- Rémi Cardinael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9924-3269)
- Christian Thierfelder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6306-7670)
- Armwell Shumba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7842-1492)
- Régis Chikowo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-359X)
- Marc Corbeels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-9287)
Institutions
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Agroécologie (FR)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (KE)
- Agro-écologie et intensification durable des cultures annuelles
Publication Details
- Journal
- Growing Africa
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55693/ga31.imvf9429
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement