Keynote address by IFAD President to the IFPRI 2020 conference: Building resilience for food and nutrition security
May 21 2014   Keynote address by IFAD President to the IFPRI 2020 conference Building resilience for food and nutrition security Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Respected colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour to be here today. I am proud to...

Declaration of the First Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture- Lusaka- Zambia, 2014
Apr 22 2014   Preamble The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) in close liaison with partners convened the 1st Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture (IACCA) in Lusaka, Zambia, from 18th to 21st March 2014. This was held under the theme "Conservation...

Conservation Agriculture Manual
FOREWORD PREFACE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - WHAT IS CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE? CHAPTER 2 - CONVERTING TO CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 3 - FIELD PREPARATION AND PLANTING CHAPTER 4 - KEEPING THE SOIL HEALTHY CHAPTER 5 - SOIL COVER CHAPTER 6 -...

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...

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...

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,...

Membership To Ca-CoPs By Categories, Benefits And Obligations
Membership types, benefits and expected roles of members in: Category I: Individual Membership Category II: Institutional and Corporate Membership Category Benefits to members Expected roles of members Category I - Individual Members Bronze...

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...

Networking and Partnership
ACT embraces principal of mutual collaboration, partnership and sharing of information on Conservation Agriculture. ACT stimulates and facilitates coalition building and partnerships on and about CA and SAM development and promotion across sector,...

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...