期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2013
卷号：15
期号：5
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：We assessed the adoption of agro-ecology practices under smallholder farming in semi-arid environment of Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe. Adoption of agro-ecology practices wa s examined in the context of factors that are argued as indicators of adoption and/or rejection of agro-ecology technologies and practices. Data were collected from farmers in Chik wakwa, Mhakwe and Shinja wards of Chimanimani District to examine adoption trends of agro-ecology production systems. Participatory action research was conducted from August 2011 to April 2013, where 200 smallholder farmers, inhabitants of the study area were interviewed. Our study revealed that local adoption of sustainable agro-ecology practices of direct seeding and mulch based cropping system was taking place within the study area. However, the adoption of crop residue management, crop rotation and agro-silviculture production technologies of agro-ecology, were relatively less adopted. What remains unclear is why adoption of certain agro-ecology practices assessed in the study has occurred
关键词：Semi-arid; agro-ecology; direct seeding; mulching; agro-silviculture; adoption.
