Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals: Potential Opportunities and Strategies in India
Apr 22 2022   By Chaudhari et al. Journal of Agricultural Physics 21(1): 1-9. 2021. Abstract To meet the demands of its population is the primary objective of a civilization. The peace and prosperity of its citizens has always been the priority for all the...

Sustainable Agriculture Mechanisation
Agricultural mechanization is broadly defined to include the application of tools, implements and powered machinery and equipment to achieve agricultural production, comprising both crop and livestock production as well as aquaculture and...

Conservation Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a farming approach that fosters natural ecological processes to increase agricultural productivity and sustainability, based on the practical application of three interlinked principles of: minimizing mechanical...

Smart subsidies for sustainable soils: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in southern Malawi
Jul 01 2021   Conventional agricultural practices – especially conventional tillage – are a major driver of soil erosion globally. While soil may not frequently consider a vulnerable natural resource, the erosion and degradation of soils poses a serious...

F-SAMA WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Mar 08 2021   F-SAMA WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT Joint Actions on Operationalization of the Framework for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (F-SAMA) Summary Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Africa is an urgent matter and an indispensable...

Webinar 2: Introducing F-SAMA including the Africa-Mechanize Platform
Overview: Operationalization of F-SAMA including the AfricaMechanize Platform. Private and Civil sector promotion of SAM in SSA along entire value chain. Cases of AgLeaseCo, Zambia & Kilimo Trust, East Africa. Target Participants: Farmers...

Webinar 1: Introducing F-SAMA including the Africa-Mechanize Platform
Overview: Introducing F-SAMA including the AfricaMechanize Platform: Targeting Heads or Directors of Agricultural Mechanization & Engineering Services (HAMES/DAMES) Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2020 Time: 09:00 – 11:20 am (GMT) Accra, Ghana Brief...

INVITATION TO CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE WEBINAR SERIES
The 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (8WCCA) (https://8wcca.org/) will be held during 21-24 June 2021 in Zollikofen/Bern, Switzerland. In preparation to the 8WCCA, FAO and the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) are...

The African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE)
Sep 30 2020   The African Union Commission is committed to ensure that science, technology and innovation contribute to our sustainable development efforts. The Constitutive Act, establishing the African Union, recognizes the need to advance the development of...

Climate Mitigation Potential of Regenerative Agriculture issignificant!
Jun 11 2020   In a recent World Resources Institute (WRI) blog post entitled “Regenerative Agriculture: Good for Soil Health , but Limited Potential to Mitigate Climate Change”, Ranganathan etal. (2020), dismiss the potential for regenerative agriculture to...