Conservation agriculture systems for Malawian smallholder farmers: long-term effects on crop productivity, profitability and soil quality
May 31 2017   Conservation agriculture (CA) systems are based upon minimal soil disturbance; crop residue retention and crop rotation and/or intercrop association are increasingly seen to recycle nutrients, increase yield and reduce production costs. This study...

Conservation agriculture for small holder rain fed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems
May 26 2017   Small holder farmers in rain fed agriculture believe that soil tillage is needed to maximize crop yields. However, as cropping intensity, and hence tillage intensity, increases there may be a decline in particular physical, chemical and biological...

Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services: An overview
May 25 2017   Conservation agriculture (CA) changes soil properties and processes compared to conventional agriculture. These changes can, in turn, affect the delivery of ecosystem services, including climate regulation through carbon sequestration and...

Conservation Agriculture in Gimbi- Ethiopia: Benefits and barriers to adoption
May 17 2017   This article is based on a case study that investigated a pilot project implementing conservation agriculture (CA), an agricultural method generally referred to as climate-smart in the agricultural community of Gimbi, Ethiopia. Climate-smart...

I now harvest four times as much sorghum with less labour: Tharaka Nithi farmers thrive in conservation agriculture
May 09 2017   “ Before he learned about Conservation Agriculture , he could hardly get 10 bags of sorghum from his six acres. He adopted the new farming technique called Conservation agriculture” Farmers in Tharaka Nithi county are multiplying their yields...

Conservation agriculture offers tired soil remedies
May 09 2017   “When you are tired or hungry, you're not as productive. You may need to rest or eat. If you push yourself too far, you may get ill” Soil gets tired and hungry, too. How do growers know that? When the fields are not as productive. Maybe yields...

Wilmar Adams - A young farmer filled with sheer determination
Apr 28 2017   Wilmar Adams - A young farmer filled with sheer determination Introduction Farming close to nature, according to Conservation Agriculture principles, is a long-term project. For Wilmar Adams, a 35-year old farmer in the Suurbraak area in the...

No-till Conservation Agriculture in the UK: Experiences of the CA-UK Chairman
Apr 24 2017   Europe is, like Africa, an underdeveloped continent when it comes adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA). It has 7.3 million hectares under CA compared to 1.2 million ha for Africa. However, the scenario is changing, and changing fast for both...

Insights on Conservation Agriculture Research in North Africa: Current Situation and Opportunities
Apr 21 2017   Some Insights on Conservation Agriculture Research in North Africa: Current Situation and Opportunities Harun Cicek 1,2 , Mourad Rekik3, Boubaker Dheibi 3 and Aymen Frija 3 1 International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa...