Farmers' taxonomies as a participatory diagnostic tool: soil fertility management in Chihota, Zimbabwe

dc.creatorBellon, M.R.
dc.creatorGambara, P.
dc.creatorGatsi, T.
dc.creatorMachemedze, T.E.
dc.creatorMaminimini, O.
dc.creatorWaddington, S.R.
dc.date2012-01-06T05:09:18Z
dc.date2012-01-06T05:09:18Z
dc.date1999
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:55:31Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:55:31Z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/993
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7508320
dc.descriptionSoil infertility is a major constraint to food production in the communal areas of Zimbabwe. Smallholders in the region recognise the problems of low soil fertility and have devised ways of coping with them. This study describes the use of farmers' taxonomies of themselves and their soils to identify and understand the options they have, and the constraints they face, to manage poor soil fertility in Chihota, a sub-humid communal area of north central Zimbabwe. It is part of an effort by the Soil Fertility Network for Maize-Based Cropping Systems in Malawi and Zimbabwe (Soil Fert Net), a grouping of agricultural researchers and extensionists working on improved soil fertility technologies, towards more integration with farmers to expose them to promising technologies, get feedback on their merits and feasibility, and help farmers experiment with them. The results show that these farmers have relatively sophisticated taxonomies, which provide a good picture of the resources, constraints, and concerns they have about soil infertility and ways to manage it. The taxonomies are an important framework for integration of technical interventions with farmers' requirements, systems, and circumstances.
dc.description17 pages
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCIMMYT
dc.relationSoil Fertility Network for Maize-Based Cropping Systems in Malawi and Zimbabwe -- Network Research Results Working Paper
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FACTORS
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.subjectSOIL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSOIL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSOIL CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectSITE FACTORS
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROJECTS
dc.subjectRESEARCH NETWORKS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectRAPID RURAL APPRAISAL
dc.subjectON-FARM RESEARCH
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectINNOVATION ADOPTION
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FACTORS
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.subjectSOIL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSOIL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSOIL CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectSITE FACTORS
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROJECTS
dc.subjectRESEARCH NETWORKS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectRAPID RURAL APPRAISAL
dc.subjectON-FARM RESEARCH
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectINNOVATION ADOPTION
dc.titleFarmers' taxonomies as a participatory diagnostic tool: soil fertility management in Chihota, Zimbabwe
dc.typeBook
dc.coverageZimbabwe
dc.coverageZimbabwe
dc.coverageHarare (Zimbabwe)


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