Martin, P. J. and Kasuga, L. J. and Bashiru, R. A. (1998) Cashew Farm Upgrading: Agronomic Options for Increasing Cashew Production by Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania. Experimental Agriculture, 34. pp. 137-152.
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Abstract
As a result of higher prices and improved marketing, cashew (Anacardium occidentale) farmers in Tanzania are trying to improve production through improved husbandry. The main produc- tion constraint is powdery mildew disease which causes large reductions in tree yields. Although fungicides can control this disease, the majority of farmers are unable to a�ord them. Recently, cashew material with some tolerance to the disease has been released to growers and use of this material will be one of the main ways for farmers to cope with the disease. Cashew is grown principally by smallholders in Tanzania and since 1993 ways for farmers to increase production by including improved material on their farms have been investigated in participatory trials. The most important initial step is to fell non-productive trees. Where there is su�cient space these can be replaced by improved material established either as grafted plants, polyclonal seed or by top-working. Improved material can also be planted in gaps amongst the trees.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Funding from the British Government's Overseas Development Administration and the United Republic of Tanzania's Ministry of Agriculture for the research carried out in this paper. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cashew, Small Holder farmers, Tanzania, Crop Production |
| Author Affiliation: | Tea Research Foundation (Central Africa), PO Box 51, Mulanje, Malawi |
| Subjects: | Plant Production > Production Practices |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2012 09:07 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2012 09:07 |
| Official URL: | http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0014479798... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/7327 |
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