Purpose And Scope
The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) is a voluntary membership pan-African not-for-profit organization. ACT brings together stakeholders and players who are dedicated to improving agricultural productivity through sustainable utilization...

Kenya Stakeholders Conservation Agriculture meeting
The Secretariat of the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) in partnership with the European Union delegation will hold a 1 day workshop for the Kenya Stakeholders Conservation Agriculture (CA) Sharing the Experiences and Charting the Scaling...

The 4th International Farming Systems Design Symposium
The 4th International Farming Systems Design Symposium is to be held at Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, the People’s Republic of China, on August 19-22, 2013. Theme: Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture: Systems Research...

1st African Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 2014
Conservation Agriculture for Africa Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been spreading rapidly in Africa in recent years as a response to the ever increasing food insecurity, unsustainable farming and climate change challenges. The CAADP process and...

Canadian Food Grains Bank elevates Conservation Agriculture a notch higher after Rights to Food.
Jul 01 2013   On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, http://foodgrainsbank.ca/30th_anniversary.aspx the Canadian Foodgrains Bank hosted a two-day - June 13-14, 2013 conference in Winnipeg Canada - focussing on NGO-based activities that have a proven record of...

Transforming Rural Livelihoods in Africa
How can land and water management contribute to enhanced food security and address climate change adaptation and mitigation? Nakuru, Kenya 20-25 October 2013. The Soil Science Society of East Africa (SSSEA) in collaboration with African Soil...

Conservation Agriculture Workshop
Conservation Agriculture equipment & supplies community of Practice workshop to be held in Harare, Zimbabwe.

A Soiled reputation: Adverse impacts of mineral fertilizers in tropical agriculture.
Jul 01 2013   Mineral fertilizers have never been used as much as they are today, and in developing countries they are experiencing a renaissance. But the efficacy of mineral fertilizers and the problems they entail have long been a matter of contention. This...

Conservation Agriculture: The foundation for Africa’s “Green Revolution”
Jul 01 2013   Get the current status and future of CA in Africa from the oral interview conducted by The Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP) of CIMMYT with the ACT Executive Secretary as respondent and as reported in e-informa No. 1847. 14-21 June...

Feeding the Soil or Feeding the cow; A documentary on where and how Conservation Agriculture works in Africa.
Jul 01 2013   Semi-arid Africa is characterized by a fast growing population, increasingly erratic rainfall and degraded soils. There is a clear need for more sustainable farming practices. Conservation Agriculture is one of the options to improve soil health and...