How to Produce More Food with Less Damage to Soil, Water, Forests
Jun 05 2017   Massive agriculture intensification is contributing to increased deforestation, water scarcity, soil depletion and the level of greenhouse gas emission, the United Nations warns. To achieve sustainable development we must transform current...

Research and technology policies in innovation systems: zero tillage in Brazil
May 31 2017   The evolution of innovation networks was analyzed looking at the development and diffusion of zero tillage (ZT) in Brazil. The increasing complexity of technology development and adoption is rapidly changing the effectiveness of scientific and...

Conservation agriculture for small holder rain fed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems
May 26 2017   Small holder farmers in rain fed agriculture believe that soil tillage is needed to maximize crop yields. However, as cropping intensity, and hence tillage intensity, increases there may be a decline in particular physical, chemical and biological...

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...

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...

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...

Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Food Security with Conservation Agriculture in Africa and the Mediterranean Region RCM/ACT/ECAF/Global CA CoP: COP 22 Side event
Oct 27 2016   Introduction The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) and the twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12) will be held in Bab Ighli, Marrakech,...

Seeing is believing: the impact of soil management- Western Kenya
Aug 11 2016   For over a decade, CIAT has tested agronomic and soil management practices in Western Kenya. From minimum tillage to integrated soil fertility management, two trials, established in 2003, are the most comprehensive picture of tropical soil health...

FAO: The EU has a role in Africa’s Agriculture Mechanization- an interview
Jul 18 2016   The involvement of the European private sector in the mechanisation of Africa’s agriculture will open up the market and help farmers make quality choices, FAO’s Josef Kienzle said in an interview with EurActiv.com. What are the main challenges...

Far from being a threat, Livestock is a complimenting asset to adoption of Conservation Agriculture
Jul 06 2016   Far from being a threat, livestock is a complimenting asset to adoption of Conservation Agriculture Philanthropist Dr. Howard G. Buffett, who is a farmer, states in a feature article, “ one thing that has provided consistent success on our farms...