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...

9th Africa Carbon Forum, Cotonou, Benin, 28-30 June 2017
Collaborative climate action for sustainable development in Africa - Come to Cotonou for the 9th Africa Carbon Forum to engage in promoting climate action in Africa. The 9th Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) will focus on how engagement between State and...

Scholarships at the African Center of Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation (Climate SABC), Haramaya University
Mar 24 2017   The recently established Africa Center of Excellence for Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation (Climate SABC) at Haramaya University in Ethiopia, with financial support from the World Bank, provides a new opportunity for African...

Conservation Agriculture Manual
Main Menu Foreword Preface Table of Contents Chapter 1 - What is Conservation Agriculture? Chapter 2 - Converting to Conservation Agriculture Chapter 3 - Field Preparation and Planting Chapter 4 - Keeping the Soil Healthy Chapter 5 - Soil Cover...

INFLUENCE OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS ON PLANT HEALTH
Nov 30 2016   INFLUENCE OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS ON PLANT HEALTH Reinette Gouws 1 , Johan Habig 2 1 Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Crop Sciences, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001. Email address: GouwsR2@tut.ac.za 2 Agricultural Research...

The agriculture sectors in the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions: Analysis- FAO report
Nov 21 2016   This new report from FAO provides a detailed update on the situation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs/NDC) for the 189 countries which have submitted their “plans” as of July 2016. The report aims to summarize how...

Why Conservation Agriculture at COP22
Nov 14 2016   This article written by Conservation Agriculture experts on why Conservation Agriculture is part of the agenda at COP22 discusses how Agriculture is a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and is an important industry impacted by climate change....

Looking back on 20 Years of ACT
Nov 09 2016   Looking back on 20 Years of ACT by Kurt Steiner, co-founder of the network First contacts with Conservation Agriculture or Direct Planting System It was in 1996 when I was invited by a GTZ colleague to participate in a workshop held in Paraguay on...