Conservation Agriculture Manual
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 CHAPTER 6 -...

A new report - Ripe For Change: the promise of Africa's Agricultural Transformation
Jan 30 2014   January 29, 2014, in Addis Ababa, A new report called Ripe for Change: The Promise of Africa's Agricultural Transformation has been launched. The launch of report in Addis Ababa coincides with the 2014 January African Union (AU) summit, where Heads...

Conservation agriculture: The Green Revolution for Africa?
Jan 17 2014   The Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP) works closely with partners all over the world toward an ultimate vision of widespread use of sustainable systems by smallholder farmers, based on the principles of conservation agriculture (CA)....

Support Family Farmers to Achieve Food Security
Jan 17 2014   Summary What family farmers need is technical assistance and policies that build on their knowledge and bolster sustainable productivity increase; appropriate technologies; quality inputs that respond to their needs and respect their culture and...

Call for Condensed Papers: First Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture (IACCA). Deadline 10th January 2014
Dec 25 2013   18 - 21 March 2014, Lusaka, Zambia Call for Condensed Papers Theme: " Conservation Agriculture: Building entrepreneurship and resilient farming systems " Deadline 10 th January 2014 Background The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) in...

2013 Season's Greetings from ACT Exceutive Secretary
Dec 20 2013   Dear ACT Members and Friends, As we come to the close of the year, we take this opportunity to thank you for your continued engagement and support within and across ACT in your various capacities. This has been a very hectic but a rewarding year...

Africa adaptation Gap Technical Report: Climate Change impacts, adaptation challenges and costs for Africa.
Dec 04 2013   Africa’s Adaptation Gap Report is a stark analysis of where Africa stands in relation to its adaptation goals and is a cautionary indicator of what may happen should the emissions gap remain - necessitating additional adaptation. The Africa...

ACT Executive Secretary receives an Award at the 2013 Global South- South Expo, Nairobi- Kenya.
Dec 03 2013   The African Conservation Tillage Network Executive Secretary, Eng. Saidi Mkomwa received an Award during the 2013 Global South- South Development Expo held Nairobi Kenya, in recognition of his special contribution to South- South and Triangular...

Smallholder farmers can aid the uptake of Research and drive Grassroot innovations
Nov 27 2013   The 1960s' Green Revolution demonstrated how technological innovations can transform agriculture . High-yielding crop strains, irrigation, fertilisers and pesticides were brought into developing countries, including India and the Philippines,...

ACT participates in the ICT4Ag Conference in Kigali - Rwanda
Nov 19 2013   The ICT4Ag conference organised by CTA from 4-8 November 2013 in Kigali Rwanda, brought together over 400 participants from around the globe together, ranging from Application developers, programmers, policy makers, farmers, ministers and...