TY - BOOK
T1 - The social-ecological sustainability of the Tiyeni deep-bed conservation agriculture system in Malawi
AU - Mvula, Albert
N1 - A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the University’s requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. University of Worcester, June 2021.
PY - 2021/9/28
Y1 - 2021/9/28
N2 - Taking on holistic and interdisciplinary social-ecological systems (SESs) to synthesise site-specific suitability, adaptability, and sustainability of a novel conservation agriculture technology called the Deep Bed Farming (DBF) system in northern Malawi. My thesis contributes to a better understanding of this novel farming system as a vehicle for improving crop productivity, ameliorating poverty, soil and water conservation, and local climate change mitigation and adaptation for millions of resource-poor smallholder farming families across the Sub-Saharan African region. My thesis presents a unique interdisciplinary analysis and critique of conservation agriculture and sets out some key lessons for development stakeholders that can impact food security, climate resilience and environmental sustainability throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
AB - Taking on holistic and interdisciplinary social-ecological systems (SESs) to synthesise site-specific suitability, adaptability, and sustainability of a novel conservation agriculture technology called the Deep Bed Farming (DBF) system in northern Malawi. My thesis contributes to a better understanding of this novel farming system as a vehicle for improving crop productivity, ameliorating poverty, soil and water conservation, and local climate change mitigation and adaptation for millions of resource-poor smallholder farming families across the Sub-Saharan African region. My thesis presents a unique interdisciplinary analysis and critique of conservation agriculture and sets out some key lessons for development stakeholders that can impact food security, climate resilience and environmental sustainability throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
UR - https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/11372/
M3 - Other Report
BT - The social-ecological sustainability of the Tiyeni deep-bed conservation agriculture system in Malawi
PB - University of Worcester
ER -
