ISC 2015 International Soil Conference, Thailand, 17-20 August 2015.
ISC 2015 International Soil Conference “Sustainable uses of soil in harmony with food security “ The Reagent cha-am Beach Resort, Phetchaburi, Thailand. Important dates Deadline for abstract submission 15 th March 2015 Notification of abstract...

ISC 2015 International Soil Conference, Thailand, 17-20 August 2015
ISC 2015 International Soil Conference “Sustainable uses of soil in harmony with food security “ The Reagent cha-am Beach Resort, Phetchaburi, Thailand 17th - 20th August 2015 Important dates Deadline for abstract submission 15 th March 2015...

Ms Enny Namalambo (Director)
Ms. Enny S. Namalambo is by training a qualified Agronomist with a strong and varied academic track record. She has a Masters’ degree in Sub-Tropical and Tropical Agriculture of the Karl Marx, University in Leipzig, Germany. She has more than 18...

Mr. Reynolds K. Shula (Chairperson)
Mr. Shula is the Chairperson of the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) management Board, and Country Representative for the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC). Mr Shula is currently a Senior Technical Officer (Land...

Smallholder farmers can aid the uptake of research fruits and drive grassroots innovations.
Feb 05 2015   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,...

Which principles of conservation agriculture contribute to the desired effects?
Jan 27 2015   Exempt from an article “Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics” Conservation agriculture was introduced as a concept for resource-efficient agricultural crop production based on an integrated management of...

Beating Famine Conference
The World Agroforestry Centre and World Vision are convening a Southern Africa Regional ‘Beating Famine Conference’ in Lilongwe, Malawi on 14-17 April, 2015. The conference will be a successor to the highly successful Beating Famine Conference...

Status of soils: An often ignored but important resource in food security
Jan 08 2015   Transitioning from the theme of family farming last year, this year focuses attention on an equally vital aspect in agricultural production, the Soils. Last year highlighted the importance of family farming in food production and security. In 2015...

International Year of Soils 2015 - IYS 2015
Dec 08 2014   The World Soil day was celebrated on the 5 th of December. After two years of intensive work, 2015 has been declared the International Year of Soils by the 68th UN General Assembly. By the suggestion of FAO's Global Soil Partnership and with the...