ACT and Wageningen University (WU), through the EU funded ABACO project (http://abaco.act-africa.org/), organized a seminar on Water productivity and climatic variability; soil rehabilitation and integrated fertility management workshop from 14 - 17 May 2013 in Arusha Tanzania.

The workshop objectives, targeting to document how conservation agriculture addresses climatic variability and soil fertility, included: (i) introductions to concepts of water productivity and climatic variability, soil rehabilitation and integrated fertility management; (ii) build capacity of participants on the themes; (iii) training on and calibration of the water productivity and soil fertility equipment; (iii) share and harmonize research protocols to be responsive to the ABACO expectations, and (v) measurements, data collection and analysis of on-farm trials.

The four day workshop was attended by managers, researchers, programme officers, partners and post graduate students participating in the implementation of the ABACO project. Participants shared experiences, undertook hands-on training at the Selian Agricultural Research Institute on-station trials in Arusha in addition to interactions with CA practicing farmers in two villages.