Market Linkages With Conservation Agriculture
Aug 29 2014   Training farmers on CA technologies without linking them to market does not make it a complete package. T he essence of market linkage is to encourage the farmers to take up agriculture as a business, move from farming for food to farming for sale....

CA Links
International Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences mulch.mannlib.cornell.edu/ Mediterranean Field Crop Network (French only) http://www.rcmed.org KASSA http://kassa.cirad.fr/ World Association of Soil and Water Conservation...

Conservation agriculture: the future of farming in Laikipia County, Kenya
Aug 20 2014   Longer periods of drought and erratic and below-average rainfall in Laikipia Kenya have been making farming increasingly difficult over the years. In combination with declining soil fertility and deep-rooted practices of low-farm input application,...

The African Conservation Tillage Network-Tanzania wins second prize at the Nanenane Exhibition 2014
Aug 20 2014   The African Conservation Tillage Network-Tanzania, emerged second overall winner amongst 18 NGOs that participated in the Nane Nane show, this August at Dodoma in Tanzania. Nane Nane fairs are a national event celebrated to recognize farmers’...

Conservation Agriculture Conference for Small Holders in Asia & Africa
http://www.scac2014.org/

Conference on Conservation Agriculture for Smallholders (CASH) in Asia and Africa, 7-11 December 2014 will be held at Mymensingh, Bangladesh during 7-11 December, 2014
The objective of the international conference on Conservation Agriculture (CA) for Smallholders in Asia and Africa is to bring together practitioners currently working towards the development and uptake of CA for smallholder farmers. Much has...

ACT organizes a Field day at Kyaani Village- Machakos
Aug 07 2014   Field days are essential tools for learning and a step in initiating linkages among farmers and stakeholders as well as service providers. They are necessary for assessing the current development situation, strengthening goals, objectives, targets...

Proceedings from 6th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture now available online
Aug 05 2014   WCCA is a global congress focused on practical conservation applications and techniques that will help conserve soil, water and other natural resources, as well as provide economic returns. The congress takes place every three years and will be...