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Modelling tropical soil water regimes in semi-arid environments
thesis
posted on 2017-10-24, 08:24 authored by Frans-Bauke W. van der MeerSoil moisture available to crops is among the main constraints on crop production by smallholder
farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe. Other restrictions, such as limited use of fertilisers and herbicides,
stem primarily from socio-economic rather than biophysical constraints. To improve smallholder
farming, it is essential to promote soil and water conservation practices (SWC) that consider
farmers' management constraints, such as limited availability of labour and Draught Animal Power
(DAP). [Continues.]
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
Publisher
© F.-Bauke van der MeerPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/Publication date
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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en