Conservation agriculture Tanzania_casestudy.pdf - Sokoine ...

ContentsAbbreviations .....................................................................................................53Karatu acknowledgements ..................................................................................54Executive summary ............................................................................................551 Introduction.................................................................................................572 Study objectives ..........................................................................................58General objective .......................................................................................................58Specific objectives.......................................................................................................583 Method .......................................................................................................584 Background information ...............................................................................59General description of Karatu District ......................................................................59Climate .......................................................................................................................61Natural resources .......................................................................................................62Soils ...........................................................................................................................62Economic activities and marketing ............................................................................63Communication in the study area ..............................................................................66Socio-econozmic context ...........................................................................................67Labour, cropping calendar and farming systems .......................................................685 Land degradation in Karatu and justifi cation for conservation ..........................696 Institutional initiatives in soil and water conservation .......................................71Karatu District Office ................................................................................................71Traditional methods of soil conservation ...................................................................72Project interventions in Karatu with natural resource managementcomponents ................................................................................................................72General observation about all institutions and other stakeholders ............................77History of conservation agriculture in Karatu ..........................................................787 Conservation agriculture practices ................................................................78Soil cover ....................................................................................................................79Crop rotation under conservation agriculture ...........................................................79Implements used ........................................................................................................808 Entry points, driving forces ..........................................................................80Entry point for small-scale farmers ............................................................................80Promoting conservation agriculture in Karatu ..........................................................81Conservation agriculture pathway .............................................................................839 Adaptation, adoption and diffusion ................................................................86Adaptation .................................................................................................................86Adoption ....................................................................................................................87Diffusion .....................................................................................................................87Karatu District 51