Transforming Tanzanian Agriculture: New Partnership Launches Mechanized Conservation Agriculture Hub at Vigwaza Farm
Nov 25 2025   Location: Mzuri Vigwaza Farm, Tanzania In a landmark move to address land degradation and boost climate resilience in East Africa, a four-way partnership was solidified this week at the Mzuri Vigwaza Farm. On November 24, 2025, a Memorandum of...

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 –...

SADC Region Links
Organization/Institution Website Country Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) www.ccardesa.org Botswana Okavango River Basin Water Commission https://www.okacom.org/conservation-agriculture...

Continental Links
Organization/Institution Website African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) https://www.act-africa.org/ http://www.act-africa.org/publication/LAB/index.html Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO of the United Nations...

Global Resource Links
Organization/Institution Website Level/ Country Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences mulch.mannlib.cornell.edu/ International Conservation Agriculture International Mediterranean Field Crop Network (French only)...

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,...

Achieving Food Security in Africa with Healthier Soil
May 29 2022   Regenerative agriculture practices are helping smallholder farmers grow more food on less land Although often overlooked, healthy soil is an important part of conservation. In fact, soil hosts more than 25 percent of our planet’s biodiversity and...

FAO and ACT Partnership Brief - Sustainable Mechanization Innovations
May 29 2022   The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have been working together since 2019 to support African farming households in creating opportunities for economic growth through...