Entrepreneurship & Business Development
In order to facilitate effective promotion of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles and practices in Africa and beyond, this thematic area focuses on development of appropriate strategies and mechanisms for facilitating effective establishment...

Network management and support functions
The successful implementation of the technical thematic areas of focus depends largely on the establishment and operationalization of effective and efficient network management and support functions at its Headquarters and replicate it at...

Capacity building and partnerships
In order to facilitate effective promotion of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles and practices in Africa and beyond, this thematic area focuses on development of the required capacities and partnership arrangements. In this regard and...

Sustainable land management and climate change resilience
In order to facilitate effective promotion of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles and practices in Africa and beyond, this thematic area focuses on promotion of appropriate Conservation Agriculture (CA) technologies and innovations for...

Adoption and scaling up of Conservation Agriculture (CA)
In order to facilitate effective promotion of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles and practices in Africa and beyond, this thematic area focuses on development of appropriate strategies and mechanisms for effective and efficient adoption and...

Research for Development
ACT engages itself in supporting both basic and applied research to provide validated in-context explanation and understanding on both effects and impacts results from the application of CA and adoption of SAM. There is currently a weak and simple...

Capacity Building
In order to facilitate effective promotion of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles and practices and Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) technologies in Africa and beyond, this thematic area focuses on development of the required...

About CA2AFRICA - Conservation Agriculture in Africa
African farming systems are highly heterogeneous in terms of agro-ecological, socio-economical and cultural environments and opportunities for CA necessarily require local adaptation. Simulation models and modelling frameworks may be used to assist...

ABACO Overview
Geographic areas of focus: Semiarid areas of East (Kenya, Tanzania), West (Mali, Burkina Faso) and Southern (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar) Africa The overall objective is to reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climatic...

What is Conservation Agriculture (CA)?
Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a farming approach that fosters natural ecological processes to increase agricultural yields and sustainability by minimizing soil disturbance (zero tillage); maintaining permanent soil cover; and diversifying crop...