Purpose And Scope
The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) is a voluntary membership pan-African not-for-profit organization. ACT brings together stakeholders and players who are dedicated to improving agricultural productivity through sustainable utilization...

1st African Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 2014
Conservation Agriculture for Africa Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been spreading rapidly in Africa in recent years as a response to the ever increasing food insecurity, unsustainable farming and climate change challenges. The CAADP process and...

A Soiled reputation: Adverse impacts of mineral fertilizers in tropical agriculture.
Jul 01 2013   Mineral fertilizers have never been used as much as they are today, and in developing countries they are experiencing a renaissance. But the efficacy of mineral fertilizers and the problems they entail have long been a matter of contention. This...

Conservation Agriculture: The foundation for Africa’s “Green Revolution”
Jul 01 2013   Get the current status and future of CA in Africa from the oral interview conducted by The Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP) of CIMMYT with the ACT Executive Secretary as respondent and as reported in e-informa No. 1847. 14-21 June...

Feeding the Soil or Feeding the cow; A documentary on where and how Conservation Agriculture works in Africa.
Jul 01 2013   Semi-arid Africa is characterized by a fast growing population, increasingly erratic rainfall and degraded soils. There is a clear need for more sustainable farming practices. Conservation Agriculture is one of the options to improve soil health and...

South-South Trip To India
May 31 2013   The two weeks training-cum-study tour on Farm Mechanization for African Stakeholders was carried out under the auspices of The Farm Mechanization & Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (FACASI) project with the objective to...

Preserving the Soil and Reaping Greater Harvests
May 31 2013   Smallholder farmer Peter Mcharo, from Kibaigwa village, Morogoro Region in eastern Tanzania, has a reason to smile. His fields are full of green, healthy maize plants, he has richer soil and he spends less time farming now than he did two years ago...

Feeding the Soil or Feeding the cow; A documentary on where and how Conservation Agriculture work in Africa.
May 31 2013   Semi-arid Africa is characterized by a fast growing population, increasingly erratic rainfall and degraded soils. There is a clear need for more sustainable farming practices. Conservation Agriculture is one of the options to improve soil health...

NCATF Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference - NCATF Chair The Chair should be someone of sufficient stature to advocate effectively for CA at a high level both within and outside government. This person will lead the group and carry out specific activities as follows;...