Launch of the East and Southern Africa Global Soil Partnership (GSP)
Apr 30 2013   ACT, participated in the launch of the Global Soil Partnership in the East and South Africa region held from 25 th to 27 th March 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya and organized by FAO in cooperation with CIAT. East and Southern Africa GSP is a newly...

Pasture Cropping: A Regenerative Solution from Down Under
Apr 30 2013   A two-for-one deal. Since the late 1990s, Australian farmer Colin Seis has been successfully planting a cereal crop into perennial pasture on his sheep farm during the dormant period using no-till drilling, a method that uses a drill to sow seeds...

Eastern Africa Conservation Agriculture Policy Makers Tour To Zambia And Zimbabwe
Apr 30 2013   ACT, a premier network of excellence in promoting sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management for improved livelihoods and wealth creation in Africa, in light of its mandate organized and coordinated policy makers tour hosted by the Ministries...

ACT's CA Champions Distinction Scheme; Model farmers and Stakeholders' contribution Recognition scheme
Apr 30 2013   The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) joins Prof. Ricardo Ralisch to warmly congratulate Herbert Bartz, the pioneer Brazilian no-till farmer for his well-deserved recognition from State University of Londrina for his exemplary CA...

Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture (ACCA), 2014
Mar 30 2013   ACT, the pan-African network of conservation agriculture (CA) stakeholders, is pioneering the coming together of practitioners in the continent through the Africa Conservation Agriculture Congress (ACCA) - this time with a difference! It will bring...

Launch - Conservation Agriculture for Climate Change (CA4CC) Adaptation and Mitigation Project
Mar 30 2013   A statement that informs the launch of the NORAD funded CA4CC adaptation and mitigation project at SG Resort, Arusha, Tanzania from 21-23 rd March, 2013. The overall objective of CA4CC project is to strengthen knowledge support systems to support...

Farm Mechanization & Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (FACASI) Project Launch.
Mar 30 2013   The need for sustainable intensification in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is widely recognized. Although a lot of emphasis is being placed in current Research for Development work on increasing the efficiency with which land, water and nutrients are...

ACT Strategic Plan 2013 2022
Mar 30 2013   Good news!! ACT Strategic Plan 2012-2022 is finally approved for launching by the ACT’s Board in its fifth meeting held at Maasai Lodge, Nairobi Kenya, 14-16th February 2013. This robust Strategic Plan is aimed at positioning the Network...

Press Release: Ouagadougou Policy Debate
Mar 30 2013   The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), with partners, organized the debate on 26 th February 2013 in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso to analyse hindering factors, identify on-going initiatives, explore contributions of stakeholders and pathways...