Food security and adaptation impacts of potential climate smart agricultural practices in Zambia

The paper examines how specific agricultural practices—including reduced tillage, crop rotations, legume intercropping, and modern inputs—impact crop yields and the probability of disastrously low yields for smallholder farmers in Zambia. It utilizes panel data from the Rural Incomes and Livelihoods Surveys (RILS) merged with geo-referenced historical rainfall and temperature data to analyze how these practices interact with varying climatic conditions.

• The study analyzes the impact of specific agricultural practices, namely reduced tillage, crop rotations, legume intercropping, and the use of modern inputs, on crop yields and their resilience against disastrously low yields in Zambia.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2015). Food security and adaptation impacts of potential climate smart agricultural practices in Zambia. https://cdkn.org/resource/food-security-and-adaptation-impacts-of-potential-climate-smart-agricultural-practices-in-zambia

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Food security and adaptation impacts of potential climate smart agricultural practices in Zambia. 2015. https://cdkn.org/resource/food-security-and-adaptation-impacts-of-potential-climate-smart-agricultural-practices-in-zambia.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2015food, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Food security and adaptation impacts of potential climate smart agricultural practices in Zambia}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2015}, month = feb, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/food-security-and-adaptation-impacts-of-potential-climate-smart-agricultural-practices-in-zambia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }