Are productivity enhancing, resource conserving technologies a viable "Win-win" approach in the tropics? The case of conservation tillage in Mexico
This paper summarizes factors affecting the agricultural and environmental potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in Mexico. The author begins by describing some of the implications of soil conservation in the tropics, including the goals of conservationists and farmers, the defining characteristics of conservation tillage systems, and current perceptions of the potential advantages of conservation tillage in Mexico. Next, the advantages, disadvantages, costs, and benefits of conservation tillage from the farmer's point of view are discussed, followed by an assessment of possible environmental benefits and costs. The author describes four combinations of agricultural and environmental outcomes that could arise from adoption of conservation tillage in the tropics: agriculture lose, environment lose; agriculture win, environment lose; agriculture lose, environment win; and agriculture win, environment win.
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dig-cimmyt-10883-9432021-02-09T18:25:20Z Are productivity enhancing, resource conserving technologies a viable "Win-win" approach in the tropics? The case of conservation tillage in Mexico Erenstein, O. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION ADOPTION SOIL CONSERVATION CONSERVATION TILLAGE FARMING SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION ADOPTION SOIL CONSERVATION CONSERVATION TILLAGE FARMING SYSTEMS This paper summarizes factors affecting the agricultural and environmental potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in Mexico. The author begins by describing some of the implications of soil conservation in the tropics, including the goals of conservationists and farmers, the defining characteristics of conservation tillage systems, and current perceptions of the potential advantages of conservation tillage in Mexico. Next, the advantages, disadvantages, costs, and benefits of conservation tillage from the farmer's point of view are discussed, followed by an assessment of possible environmental benefits and costs. The author describes four combinations of agricultural and environmental outcomes that could arise from adoption of conservation tillage in the tropics: agriculture lose, environment lose; agriculture win, environment lose; agriculture lose, environment win; and agriculture win, environment win. 14 pages 2012-01-06T05:08:11Z 2012-01-06T05:08:11Z 1997 Book 1405-3748 http://hdl.handle.net/10883/943 English CIMMYT NRG Reprint Series CIMMYT manages Intellectual Assets as International Public Goods. The user is free to download, print, store and share this work. In case you want to translate or create any other derivative work and share or distribute such translation/derivative work, please contact CIMMYT-Knowledge-Center@cgiar.org indicating the work you want to use and the kind of use you intend; CIMMYT will contact you with the suitable license for that purpose. Open Access PDF Mexico Mexico CIMMYT |
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION ADOPTION SOIL CONSERVATION CONSERVATION TILLAGE FARMING SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION ADOPTION SOIL CONSERVATION CONSERVATION TILLAGE FARMING SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION ADOPTION SOIL CONSERVATION CONSERVATION TILLAGE FARMING SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION ADOPTION SOIL CONSERVATION CONSERVATION TILLAGE FARMING SYSTEMS |
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This paper summarizes factors affecting the agricultural and environmental potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in Mexico. The author begins by describing some of the implications of soil conservation in the tropics, including the goals of conservationists and farmers, the defining characteristics of conservation tillage systems, and current perceptions of the potential advantages of conservation tillage in Mexico. Next, the advantages, disadvantages, costs, and benefits of conservation tillage from the farmer's point of view are discussed, followed by an assessment of possible environmental benefits and costs. The author describes four combinations of agricultural and environmental outcomes that could arise from adoption of conservation tillage in the tropics: agriculture lose, environment lose; agriculture win, environment lose; agriculture lose, environment win; and agriculture win, environment win. |
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Are productivity enhancing, resource conserving technologies a viable "Win-win" approach in the tropics? The case of conservation tillage in Mexico |
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