Call for Condensed Papers: First Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture (IACCA). Deadline 10th January 2014
Dec 25 2013   18 - 21 March 2014, Lusaka, Zambia Call for Condensed Papers Theme: " Conservation Agriculture: Building entrepreneurship and resilient farming systems " Deadline 10 th January 2014 Background The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) in...

2013 Season's Greetings from ACT Exceutive Secretary
Dec 20 2013   Dear ACT Members and Friends, As we come to the close of the year, we take this opportunity to thank you for your continued engagement and support within and across ACT in your various capacities. This has been a very hectic but a rewarding year...

Announcing the Family Farming Photo Competition
Dec 10 2013   PHOTO COMPETITION: Visualizing the potential and contributions of family farmers worldwide The International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) highlights the decisive role of family farming in the sustainable production of 80% of the world's food and...

Africa adaptation Gap Technical Report: Climate Change impacts, adaptation challenges and costs for Africa.
Dec 04 2013   Africa’s Adaptation Gap Report is a stark analysis of where Africa stands in relation to its adaptation goals and is a cautionary indicator of what may happen should the emissions gap remain - necessitating additional adaptation. The Africa...

ACT Executive Secretary receives an Award at the 2013 Global South- South Expo, Nairobi- Kenya.
Dec 03 2013   The African Conservation Tillage Network Executive Secretary, Eng. Saidi Mkomwa received an Award during the 2013 Global South- South Development Expo held Nairobi Kenya, in recognition of his special contribution to South- South and Triangular...

Smallholder farmers can aid the uptake of Research and drive Grassroot innovations
Nov 27 2013   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,...

Conservation Agriculture Equipment Manufacturer’s Workshop closes, Dar Es Salaam- Tanzania.
Nov 27 2013   28-29 th November 2013 , ACT in partnership with COMESA and NEPAD held the CA equipment manufacturers’ workshop to help identify issues and practical actions for strategic interventions in the advancement of conservation agriculture in Africa....

ACT participates in the ICT4Ag Conference in Kigali - Rwanda
Nov 19 2013   The ICT4Ag conference organised by CTA from 4-8 November 2013 in Kigali Rwanda, brought together over 400 participants from around the globe together, ranging from Application developers, programmers, policy makers, farmers, ministers and...

The African Conservation Tillage Network in collaboration with the EU Delegation in Kenya hold a one day Conservation Agriculture stakeholders meeting in Nairobi Kenya.
Nov 15 2013   The African Conservation Tillage Network in collaboration with the EU Delegation in Kenya held a one day CA consultative meeting in Nairobi that drew stakeholders from small-holder farmers to large scale Conservation Agriculture farmers, the...