How AICCRA and ACTN are Scaling Climate Smart Farming in Kenya
Jul 29 2025   By Peter Kuria, Esther Nzuki, Saidi Mkomwa, Liz Ogutu, Alex Nduah, Boaz Waswa The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa ( AICCRA ) core mission is to make CGIAR’s cutting-edge climate research and innovations accessible to...

Call for Abstracts Now Open: Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
Jul 28 2025   The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced a call for abstracts ahead of the Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM), set to take place in Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania,...

SADC Region CA Resource Persons And Institutions/Organizations
NO. NAME GENDER POSITION/SPECIALIZATION/FOCUS AREA EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL ADDRESS 2 (Optional) PHONE (Optional) ORGANIZATION / INSTITUTION CATEGORY COUNTRY PROVINCE REMARKS 1 Bandile Mavuso Male Member of NCATF bandile@namboard.co.sz NAMBoard –...

ACT Network Participation at the first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
Oct 01 2023   African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) felt honored to be part of the first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from September 27-29,...

FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
Efficiency, Inclusiveness, Resilience Hybrid Event: Register Here The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing the Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (GAMC) under the theme “ Efficiency,...

Conservation Agriculture in dryland ecosystem: Prospects and opportunities.
May 17 2022   By Sammi Reddy et al. Indian Journal of Agronomy 66 (5th IAC Special issue): S44__S56. 2021. Abstract: Conservation agriculture (CA) comprises zero or reduced or minimum tillage, crop–residue retention and crop rotation which offers an...

Stubble Quality of Wheat Grown Under No-Tillage and Conventional Tillage Systems and Effects on Fermentation Profile of Ewes
Apr 22 2022   By Guesmi et al. Agriculture 2022, 12, 520. 2022. Stubble Quality of Wheat Grown Under No-Tillage and Conventional Tillage Systems, and Effects of Stubble on the Fermentation Profile of Grazing Ewes Ruminal Fluid. Abstract: Conservation practices...

Designing low-input upland rice-based cropping systems with conservation agriculture for climate change adaptation
Apr 22 2022   A six-year experiment in M'b'e, Bouak´e, Cote-d'Ivoire. By Husson et al. Field Crops Research 277. 2022. Abstract: Climate change models predict an increase in climate variability in the future, with more rainfall extremes and greater risks,...

Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals: Potential Opportunities and Strategies in India
Apr 22 2022   By Chaudhari et al. Journal of Agricultural Physics 21(1): 1-9. 2021. Abstract To meet the demands of its population is the primary objective of a civilization. The peace and prosperity of its citizens has always been the priority for all the...

Survey for mechanization status in Africa
Mar 14 2022   The University of Illinois and Kansas State Universities of the United States are undertaking an online survey on the mechanization status in Africa. The FAO Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) team and the AfricaMechanize platform,...