Conservation Agriculture Scaling Up for increased Productivity and Production
19/02/2009 //
The challenges of agriculture among small scale farmers include low farm productivity and continuing yield decline as a result of soil degradation associated with inappropriate farming practices. HIV/AIDS, together with high costs of external inputs and the vagaries of climate change continue to negatively impact on the agriculture landscape for small scale farmers. Land degradation as a result of inappropriate farming practices, climate variability and rising input costs have all contributed to declining crop production and productivity among small scale farmers (SSFs) in Zambia.
At an international level, The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a set of internationally agreed targets by the members of the United Nations. While many of the goals are cross-cutting there are specific goals related to hunger and to the environment.
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