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Learning from positive deviants' practices to improve the performance of mixed crop-livestock systems in Zimbabwe

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  • Mutsamba-Magwaza, Eleanor Florence
  • Baudron, Frédéric
  • Franke, Angelinus C.
  • Van Der Watt, Elmarie
  • Nyagumbo, Isaiah

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In Zimbabwe, farm productivity of smallholder farmers practising mixed crop-livestock farming is hindered by climate variability, inadequate nutritious feeds, poor soil fertility, and resource trade-offs. Despite these challenges, positive deviants (PDs) within these communities achieve better outcomes using resources similar to those of other farmers.

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  • Mutsamba-Magwaza, Eleanor Florence & Baudron, Frédéric & Franke, Angelinus C. & Van Der Watt, Elmarie & Nyagumbo, Isaiah, 2025. "Learning from positive deviants' practices to improve the performance of mixed crop-livestock systems in Zimbabwe," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:228:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x25001374
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104397
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