Conservation Agriculture Networks
Jan 30 2013   ACT endeavours to foster and strengthen vibrant networks of stakeholders in Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a means to accelerate its spread and adoption in Africa. As a first step ACT in collaboration with stakeholders are establishing...

Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future
Jan 30 2013   The UNDP Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future available at http://www.afhdr.org/the-report/ ; analyses in a unique way the food insecurity in Africa and the options for the future.

Understanding Conservation Agriculture from the pictorial perspective
Jan 30 2013   ACT has taken note of the cartoon book on conservation agriculture edited by He Jin and Prof Li Hongwen - Head, Conservation Tillage Research Centre - China Agricultural University and available at http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/8.html#CDROMs as a...

The Li Seeder
Jan 30 2013   This low-cost (7 burgers!) hand-operated seeder sows seeds (maize, soybean, cereals etc.) and fertilizer simultaneously in un-ploughed fields while mimicking natural hand hoe movement. Li Seeder designed by Conservation Tillage Research Centre and...

ABACO mid-term global workshop
Jan 30 2013   The European Union funded agro-ecology based aggradation-conservation agriculture: targeting innovations to combat soil degradation and food insecurity in semi-arid Africa project (ABACO: http://abaco.act-africa.org/ ) will have its mid-term global...

Dismay at agriculture impasse in UN climate talks
Jan 30 2013   There is disappointment that progress towards including agriculture in the U.N. climate talks has stalled. http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/dismay-at-agriculture-impasse-in-un-climate-talks . In many developing countries, farmers' associations,...

Cover crops may help solve weed-pest problems
Jan 30 2013   In the ever-changing world of agriculture, technology often leads the way in providing the latest, most current developments in modern farming. But when it comes to weed management and pest control, a return to the roots of American farming may...

Green Farmer of the Year 2013
Jan 30 2013   Mr. Soren IIsoe, Vice President of FRDK (Foreningen for Reducceret Jordbearbejdning i Danmark) was selected the Green farmer of the year 2013 in Denmark. FRDK is a member of the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF).

ACT to Launch New Strategic Plan and CA Knowledge hub
Jan 30 2013   The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) plans to launch its new (2013-2017) Strategic Plan in a breakfast meeting at the Sankara Hotel Nairobi following approval by the Board of Directors. To be attended by all ten Board Members, the Board...

Building capacities of rural development staff for the promotion of CA in West and Central Africa
Jan 09 2013   ACT in partnership with the University of Bobo Dioulasso (UPB) has since 2008 built capacities of rural development staff by hosting and offing academic internships will full scholarships to 21 students of IDR/UPB including 8 BSc and 13 MSc. These...