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Cropping system sustainability tool 'CROSST' is an Excel-based tool assessing both agro-environmental and socio-economic impacts of Green Manure Cover Crop (GMCC) technologies

author(s) CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
  • Western Africa
  • Eastern Africa
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CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems. 2019. Cropping system sustainability tool 'CROSST' is an Excel-based tool assessing both agro-environmental and socio-economic impacts of Green Manure Cover Crop (GMCC) technologies. Reported in Water, Land and Ecosystems Annual Report 2019. Innovations.
Cropping system sustainability tool 'CROSST' is an Excel-based tool assessing both agro-environmental and socio-economic impacts of Green Manure Cover Crop (GMCC) technologies

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Abstract

The tool quantifies gross economic margin, productivity (yield), soil health (N and P balances, soil structure, and soil organic carbon), required labor hours, and the trade-offs between these indicators. The tool was pilot-tested in Benin and Kenya under the BMZ-GIZ program on ‘Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security.’

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