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Soil biological and physical properties under conservation agriculture in Kenya and Uganda

J.B. Norton, Jeremiah M. Okeyo, Urszula Norton

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This presentation describes a study conducted by the East Africa SANREM team which examines the following questions: (1) How do alternative tillage treatments that eliminate plows impact soil quality? (2)How do alternative cropping systems that include cover crops impact soil quality? (3) How do combined alternative cropping and tillage systems affect soil quality?

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Key concepts: Conservation agriculture, Agroforestry, Agriculture, Soil conservation, Geography, Natural resource economics, Environmental science, Agricultural economics