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A joint Canada-EU webinar on integrated pest management on 21 May 2021
8WCCA - Temporary discount offer for registrations
8WCCA Opening Session on 21 June -- Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner Agriculture, EU, will be making a speech about the importance of Conservation Agriculture in Europe
8WCCA Countdown -- 5 weeks to go!
[Healthy Soils] HIRING: technical lead within Soil Capital Carbon (Europe)
8WCCA Opening Session to be opened by the Director General of the UN-FAO Dr. QU Dongyu on 21 June 2021
REMINDER TO REGISTER: Zoominar #2 Series #2 addressing "INNOVATION IN AGRONOMY: A Regional Dialogue on Regenerative Agriculture, Agroecology & Climate Smart Agriculture"
WASWAC Hot News
Podcast on Cover Crops that Can Help Mitigate Soilborne Diseases
May Scoopit Cornell Conservation Agriculture newsletter
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 67 (29 April 2021)
IUSS Alert 190 (April 2021)
🌎🌍🌏 Happy Earth Day 🌎🌍🌏
Article and slide show of Soil and Tillage Research 2021 article (Inagaki, Sá et al.,)
[mechanization] Videos on Building climate-smart cropping systems based on Conservation Agriculture
Join us Monday, April 26 for "GSBI Speaks"
European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.130 (May 2021) - https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/202104.pdf
Virtual Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity Reminder, 19-22 April 2021
Invitation to submit bids to host the 9th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
International Network on Salt-Affected Soils
Longterm research shows invaluable insights on CA -- Long-term Conservation Agriculture improves water properties and crop productivity in a Lixisol
Election of the incoming VP of the "4 per 1000" Initiative for the period 2021-2022 / Election de la Vice-Présidente entrante de l'Initiative "4 per 1000" pour la période 2021-2022
Consultancy Vacancy announcement from Village Enterprise for a Conservation and Climate Consultant.
Announcement Inviting Bids to Host the 9th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
The latest from David Duthie of Bioplan
April Cornell CA Scoopit newsletter
"4 per 1000" Newsletter #12 (ENG, FR, ESP)
IUSS Alert 189 (March 2021)
4p1000 Fair at the EU Green Week - Update
European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.129 (Apr 2021) - https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/202103.pdf
A review article on Anthropogenic drivers of soil microbial communities and impacts on soil biological functions in agroecosystems
WASWAC Hot News, February 2021
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 66 (17 March 2021)
[Podcast] Roller Crimping Learning Curves
Sories of farmers by Gloabal Farmer Network
Reminder: Join us for "GBSI Speaks" March 17 -- on Soil Biodiversity and Resilience to Climate Extremes
ACT January - February 2021 News Alert on Conservation Agriculture
European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.128 (Mar 2021) - https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/202102.pdf
March 2021 Cornell CA Scoopit newsletter
IUSS Alert 188 (February 2021)
Rescue plan for nature: How to fix the biodiversity crisis (New Scientist)
IPCC authors in a team awarded Council of Europe’s 2020 North-South Prize — IPCC
Conservation Agriculture: Knowledge Frontiers Around the World -- Call for submissions
2021 Global Agriculture Innovation Forum Webinar Series
Don't miss "GSBI Speaks" NEXT WEEK!
This Week's No-Till Highlights
High probability of yield gainthrough Conservation Agriculturein dry regions for major staplecrops
WASWAC Hot News - 8 February 2021
4p1000 GFFA panel on "Healthy Soils to Combat Climate Change and End Hunger" recording
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 65 (6 February 2021) --- Resending this corrected version
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 65 (6 February 2021)
European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.127 (Jan-Feb. 2021) - https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/202101.pdf
[Podcast] Get Ahead of Weeds with Cover Crops
Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity- Final Report launched
February Scoopit CA newsletter from Cornell University
GSBI Newsletter - February 2021
IUSS Alert 187 (January 2021)
Mr. Herbert Bartz -- An obituary
We lost a dear Friend Mr. Herbert Bartz!
Workshop series on our reduced & no-till, closed-system, plant-based, organic farm
Call of candidatures for the position of Incoming Vice-President of the Consortium of Members of the "4 per 1000" Initiative / Appel à candidatures pour la fonction de Vice-Président entrant du Consortium des Membres de l'Initiative "4 pour 1000"
ACT News Alert on Conservation Agriculture for Nov-Dec 2020
5th Announcement -- 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
[Upcoming Webinar] Profitability Strategies: Ask Your Soil Health Questions for 2021
IPCC opens second draft of Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report for government and expert review — IPCC
GFFA 2021 - "4 per 1000" Panel Discussion at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2021
DRYLANDS semi-arid | SURVEY
"4 per 1000" Newsletter #11 (ENG, FR, ESP)
This Week's No-Till Highlights
WASWAC Hot News
January 2021 Scoopit newsletter on Conservation Agriculture from Cornell
End of the year message to Global CA-CoP
New Course Dec 28-Jan 1: Regenerating Landscapes for Community and Climate Resilience
IUSS Alert 186 (December 2020)
Latest issue of the WASWAC Hot News
Gabe Brown, David Montgomery, Tim Spector - Recording of the Groundswell Webinar 7th December
The Road to the 8WCCA: 5th Webinar: Promoting CA-based knowledge and innovation systems and information sharing and communication
Profitability Strategies: Growers and Buyers Unifying in the Carbon Market
Upcoming Webinar -- Digging into Soil Health: The Role of Soil Microbes
Webinar this Thursday 3 December: Enhanced Soil Carbon Farming as a Climate Solution
December Cornell CA newsletter
[Podcast] Follow the Combine with Cover Crop Seeding - Part 1
Passing of Colin Piggin
Digging into Soil Health: The Role of Soil Microbes -- a webinar, "Digging into Soil Health: The Role of Soil Microbes." a webinar Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. CST.
WASWAC Hot News
This Week's No-Till Highlights
Gabe Brown, David Montgomery, Tim Spector - Webinar 7th December
Invitation à assister au premier FAO-CUA-ACT webinaire français sur la mécanisation durable, 25 novembre 2020 à 09h00 (GMT)
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 64 (19 November 2020)
Reminder: THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA- Invitation to Webinar 4. Mainstreaming of Conservation Agriculture with national policy and institutional support and for global governance to support national and international needs and commitments
November 15th Cornell CA newsletter
Announcement: 4th Webinar on Sub-Theme 3 of the 8WCCA
Example of large-scale organic no-till system in Ontario, Canada
THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA- Invitation to Webinar 4. Mainstreaming of CA with national policy and institutional support and for global governance to support national and international needs and commitments
Webinars on sustainable agricultural mechanization for Africa, Tuesday, 17th November 2020, 09:00 -11:30 hrs (GMT).
Announcement: 4th Webinar on Sub-Theme 3 of the 8WCCA
ACT CA news alert September - October 2020
Register today for the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative webinar on: First Global Soil Biodiversity Assessment: From Science to Policy" Part 1 on Thursday, November 12, 2020, 8am-9:30am MT; 4pm-5:30pm CET, 10pm-11:30pm CST.
Podcast Uon sing Cover Crops to Improve Soil Quality
Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative Newsletter - November 2020
November Cornell Conservation Agriculture newsletter
THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA- Invitation to Webinar 3. Farm and ecosystem level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment by Dr. Don Reicosky
ECAF channel on YOUTUBE -- recordings of the first two Road to 8WCCA Webinars
THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA - Invitation to Webinar 3. Farm and ecosystem level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment by Dr. Don Reicosky
29th National No-Till Conference to be held at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, Ind., January 12-15, 2021
THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA- Invitation to Webinar 3. Farm and ecosystem level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment by Dr. Don Reicosky
"4 per 1000" Newsletter #10 (ENG, FR, ESP)
IUSS Alert 184 (October 2020)
THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA- Invitation to Webinar 2. Successful experiences and learnings from Conservation Agriculture worldwide
Two CA papers, one about annula cropping in South Asia and the other on perennial systems in China
THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA- Invitation to Webinar 2. Successful experiences and learnings from Conservation Agriculture worldwide
8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture - INVITATION TO WEBINAR SERIES. WEBINAR 2
WASWAC Hot News, 14 October 2020
Virtual Workshop and Demonstration on Integrated Management of Straw Residue (16 October 2020)
[Podcast] Weed Suppression is a Valuable Side Benefit of Covers
A new book on CA with permanent raised beds in Iran by Mohamed Asadi
Invitation to Conservation Agriculture Webinar Series: The Road to the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agricu;lture
No-till Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities
October newsletter from Cornell -- Conservation Agriculture Scoopit Research Update
8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture - INVITATION TO WEBINAR SERIES. WEBINAR 1
Invitation to Conservation Agriculture Webinar Series: The Road to the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agricu;lture
WASWAC Hot News
IUSS Alert 183 (September 2020)
Farmer knowledge is key to finding more resilient crops in climate crisis
For Info - FAO’s 2020 report “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators”
[Podcast] Soil Health Motivates Growers to Use Conservation Practices
No-till farming and how it can benefit soil and water - Free Webinar on 22nd September
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs, 17 September 2020
Online Training Workshop on Climate Smart Mechanization for Dryland Agriculture in Central Asian Countries
invitation to attend a virtual Climate Week Event entitled “Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions in U.S. Agriculture through Soil Health”
Vacancy Announcement -- RICA Row and Forage Crop Instructor and Enterprise Lead
Book entitled "Reorienting Indian Agriculture" by Dr. Raj Paroda
European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.123 (Jul - Aug 2020) - https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/202003.pdf
Malabo Montpellier Panel is recruiting a Research Assistant/Associate!
Job Posting: Sustainable Ag Program Manager with the Earthworm Foundation
WASWAC Hot News, 9 September 2020
REMINDER - Please Help Us Identify Candidates for the Drawdown Fellowship
This Week's No-Till Highlights from No-Till Farmer
ACT News Alert July-August 2020 on Conservation Agriculture
Impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture: Italy's response
New Fellowship opportunities at Project Drawdown
4 per 1000 initiative: Next Step of the Strategic Plan - Constitution of the Task-Forces - Prochaine étape du Plan Stratégique - Constitution des "Task-Forces"
[micca] SURVEY on dry sub-humid DRYLANDS
September Cornell Scoopit newsletter on Conservation Agriculture
Podcast -- Sweet Corn Benefits from No-Till, Cover Crops
IUSS Alert 182 (August 2020)
What priorities for the Regional Action Plan of the UN Decade of Family Farming in the Near East and North Africa?
Invitation to join the Community of Practice on Sustainable Agrocultural Mechanization
Soil carbon and finance webinar | 10 September | Save the date!
Groundswell Newsletter Harvest 2020
Recording of the Webinar on Perennial Rice held on 30 July 2020 by FAO
EDX No Till System Course Leaflets and Additional Description of MicroMaster(R) No Till System Course
August Cornell CA newsletter
Webinar on Perennial Rice by FAO -- 30 July 2020
This Week's No-Till Highlights
IUSS Alert 181 (July 2020)
Webinar | Thu 30 July @ 4pm | Prof Helen Spafford, The challenge of managing fall armyworm: a new cross-industry pest in Western Australia
Available onlline -- 60 plus presentations on no-till production made during no-till field days since 1981 organized by the University of Tennessee Extension
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 63 (22 July 2020)
Monday 20 July FAO webinar on the rôle of Farmer Organization in agri-food Systems innovation
Dr. Lucien Seguy
Special Issue "Conservation Agriculture for Ecosystem Services"
Don't miss this new event: BLWK Jack Human-bewaringslandbouweek / CAWC Jack Human Conservation Agriculture Week on 04 August at 9:00
This Week's No-Till Highlights
Podcast -- Combining Cover Crops, No-Till Organic
ACT Conservation Agriculture News Alert May-June 2020.pdf
Latest July CA newsletter from Cornell
This Week's No-Till Highlights
IUSS Alert 180 (June 2020)
Save the date for the Field Day of the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
4th announcement on the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
Call to contribution for an inventory of labels and certifications related to Soil Organic Carbon / Appel à contribution pour un inventaire des labels et certifications liés au carbone organique du sol
"Strategies for the promotion of Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia (ICCA-2018)" -- Proceedings of the ICCA-2018 / Сборник статей ICCA-2018
WASWAC Hot News
This Week's No-Till Highlights
CA prinicples being applied in Ghana by smallholders
A Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) to complement GDP?
OSU C-MASC Newsletter -- Response to WRI: "Climate Mitigation Potential of Regenerative Agriculture is Significant"
More on Professor Rattan Lal as the 2020 World Food Proze Laureate
"HEAL THE LAND, HEAL THE PEOPLE” WEBINAR Thursday, 18 June 2020 hosted by The Integra Trust
Policy Brief on Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification in Eastern India
June Scoopit newsletter on CA from Cornell
This Week's No-Till Highlights
IUSS Alert 179 (May 2020)
Friends or Foes? Population dynamics of beneficial and detrimental aerial arthropods under Conservation Agriculture by Mlangha et al.
Weblink to download African Farming Systems Book chapters
WASWAC Hot News, 28 May 2020
Weblink to download African Farming Systems Book chapters
Following the Dasgupta Review on Economics of Biodiversity
FAO publications update − Issue No. 33, March 2020
Dakota Lakes Research Farm Manager Position
FAO publications update − Issue No. 34, April 2020
Filling up fast: Diverse Cover Crop Webinar THIS THURSDAY.
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 62 (5 May 2020)
Diverse Cover Crop Webinar with Keith Berns & Didi Pershouse, May 7th
The Cornell University Conservation Agriculture web page
Dasgupta Review - Economics of Biodiversity (Interim Report)
May CA Scoopit newsletter from Cornell
"4 per 1000" Newsletter #8 (ENG, FR, ESP)
ACT March - April 2020 Newsletter on Conservation Agriculture
Enjoy free access to No-Till Farmer premium online content
WASWAC Hot News, issue 4 of 2020
Your Reader for the 50th Earth Day Reader from BI|OPLAN
Professor David Montgomery receives the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography’s (SSAG) Vega Medal 2020
[Podcast] Using Cover Crops to Repair Ruts, Damaged Soils
Let's build the next world together
New Research article -- Conservation Agriculture as a climate change mitigation strategy in Zimbabwe
Nature Sustainability-New Research evidence on CA for sustainable intensification is South Asia
PRESS RELEASE - Advances in Conservation Agriculture Vols1-2
This Week's No-Till Highlights
A clip regarding CA-based permanent raised bed system in Iran
April 2020 Conservation Agriculture Research Scoopit Update
Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture edited by Muhammad Farooq and Michele Pisante, Published by Springer
Advances in Conservation Agriculture Volumes 1 and 2
WASWAC Hot News
Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for Science and Policy Under Global Change
Postponement of 8WCCA -- 3rd Announecement
Postponement of 8WCCA
ACT January - February 2020 CA News Alert
[Podcast] Cover Crops Can Work Anywhere by Cover Crop Innovators
WASWAC Hot News, 2 of 2020
This Week's No-Till Highlights
Biodiversity on the radar screen
Conservation Agriculture and soil -- Agriculture de conservation des sols
PRESS RELEASE - Advances in Conservation Agriculture
This Week's No-Till Highlights
Soil Health Resource Guide bilingual, from Green Cover Seed, NE, USA
The link to the recording of the FAO webinar on 04 Feb Conservation Agriculture in Argentina and Peru
JUST ANNOUNCED: A brand-new, online, free-to-attend, no-till event!
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 61 (31 January 2020)
Posting to Global Conservation Agriculture Community of Practice (CA-CoP) about The EverGreening the Earth Campaign
FAO webinar on 04 Feb Conservation Agriculture in Argentina and Peru
Papers on Conservation Agriculture from CTRC, Beijing, China

Amir Kassam
Fri, 21 May 2021 06:28:38 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Tom Goddard regarding a joint Canada-EU
webinar on integrated pest managementon 27 May 2021.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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From: tom goddard <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 at 18:18
Subject: A joint Canada-EU webinar on integrated pest management on 21 May
2021
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Amir Kassam
Thu, 20 May 2021 10:32:07 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement about the 8WCCA temporary discount
offer for registration.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 19 May 2021 13:02:09 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement about the 8WCCA regarding the opening
session on 21 June that *Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner Agriculture, EU*,
will be making a speech about the importance of Conservation Agriculture in
Europe.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 18 May 2021 09:40:04 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from the 8WCCA Organizing Committee.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
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From: 8WCCA Organizing Committee <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 at 16:29
Subject: 8WCCA Countdown
To: <[log in to unmask]>

Do not miss the chance to be part of the 8WCCA.
Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Visit us at https://8wcca.org/
Register at https://8wcca.org/registration/
Visit our programme at https://8wcca.org/programme/

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 17 May 2021 10:36:33 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow an announcement for a technical lead within Soil Capital
Carbon (Europe) to lead the first certified, multi-national carbon payment
programme for farmers in Europe.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Subject: [Healthy Soils] HIRING: technical lead within Soil Capital Carbon
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Amir Kassam
Fri, 14 May 2021 13:35:33 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

For your kind information about the DG of FAO who will be making an Opening
Speech at the Opening Session of the online 8th World Congress on
Conservation Agriculture on 21 June 2021.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
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From: 8WCCA Organizing Committee <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 at 12:38
Subject: 8WCCA Opening Session
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Amir Kassam
Sun, 9 May 2021 12:22:29 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Susbscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for a webinar on: "INNOVATION IN
AGRONOMY: A Regional Dialogue on Regenerative Agriculture, Agroecology &
Climate Smart Agriculture"on Monday 10th May at 12:00 – 13:30 (GMT+2.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*From:* RNE-Innovation-Forum <[log in to unmask]>
*Sent:* Sunday, May 9, 2021 12:05 AM
*Cc:* RNE-Innovation-Forum <[log in to unmask]>
*Subject:* REMINDER TO REGISTER: Zoominar #2 Series #2 addressing
"INNOVATION IN AGRONOMY: A Regional Dialogue on Regenerative Agriculture,
Agroecology & Climate Smart Agriculture"
*Importance:* High

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 6 May 2021 11:59:05 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the 3rd issue of the WASWAC Hot News 2021.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
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Amir Kassam
Mon, 3 May 2021 13:16:37 +0100
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*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a podcast by Bob Larkin, a plant pathologist with USDA
ARS based in Maine, USA, on which soilborne diseases are impacted by cover
crops, which cover crop species are better at mitigating soilborne diseases?

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 1 May 2021 12:20:04 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the May 2021 Conservation Agriculture Scoopit
Research Updatefrom Cornell University.

Thank you professor Peter Hobbs for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Subject: May Scoopit Cornell CA newsletter
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Amir Kassam
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:50:09 +0100
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*Alert No. 67 (29 April 2021)*

*1. **Anthropogenic drivers of soil microbial communities and impacts on
soil biological functions in agroecosystems. By Tony Yang et al. Global
Ecology and Conservation 27: 1-27 (2021).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/lsocd1zca5cqn9l/Anthropogenic%20drivers%20Tony%20Yang.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Mechanical and biological chiseling impacts on soil organic C
stocks, root growth, and crop yield in a long-term no-till system. By
Thiago Massao Inagaki et al. Soil & Tillage Research 211 (2021).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/ekg1q3hs2z2v39e/Inagaki%2C%20S%C3%A1%2C%20Tormena%20et%20al.%2C%20Soil%20and%20Tillage%20Research%2C%20April%202021-1.pdf?dl=0>

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:55:04 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herbelow the latest issue of IUSS Alert 190 (April 2021).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Subject: IUSS Alert 190 (April 2021)
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Amir Kassam
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:15:32 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Mr. Kassem Jouni, a CA champion in
Lebanon and the Middle East who now works for the WFP.

Thank you Kassem for sharing.

Happy Earth Day to you all.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:54:19 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an article :

"Mechanical and biological chiseling impacts on soil organic C stocks, root
growth, and crop yield in a long-term no-till system
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/ekg1q3hs2z2v39e/Inagaki%2C%20S%C3%A1%2C%20Tormena%20et%20al.%2C%20Soil%20and%20Tillage%20Research%2C%20April%202021-1.pdf?dl=0>"

and the slide show
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/oqd9hyvc92xz3nc/Apresenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Mechanical%20and%20Biological%20Chiseling%20x%20SPD%20%28Abril%202021%29-1.pdf?dl=0>.

Thank you Professor João Carlos de Moraes Sá for sharing.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:30:10 +0100
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebleow videos prepared by FAO colleagues on “*Building
climate-smart cropping systems”.*

*Apologies for any cross-posting.*

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
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principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from the Global Soil Biodiversity
Initiative about their webinar on *'Soil Biodiversity and the Stabilization
of Carbon in the Soil' *on 26 April, 2021.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the European Soil Data Centre
Newsletter No.130 (May 2021).

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a reminder about the virtual* Global Symposium on Soil
Biodiversity*,19-22 April.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the Invitation to submit bids to host the 9th World
Congress on Conservation Agriculture.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from WASWAC regarding the
International Network on Salt-Affected Soils.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to a paper recently published by Blessing
Mhlanga and Christian Thierfelder from CIMMYT, Harare, Zimbabwe.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zge3ifa7g46y17q/Mhlanga%20and%20Thierfelder.2021.Longterm%20CA%20improves%20water%20properties.pdf?dl=0

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement from 4 per 1000 regarding the newly
elected Vice-President of the 4 per 1000 initiative Mrs. Gabrielle BASTIEN.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a Consultancy Vacancy announcement from Village
Enterprise for a Conservation and Climate Consultant.

ToRs are attached. The Consultancy can be from home base, if not based in
Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Sat, 3 Apr 2021 21:21:22 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

The 8WCCA International Organizing Committee has established a Bid
Committee to manage and assess proposals to host the 9th World Congress on
Conservation Agriculture to be scheduled for summer 2024.

The chair of the Bid Committee, Theodor Friedrich, invites the participants
of the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and Institutions
involved in Conservation Agriculture worldwide to submit bids to host the
9th World Congress.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from David Duthi of Bioplan regarding:
-- the March 2021 issue
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2071-1050%2F13%2F6&data=04%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7C5d4a09c73a8a4d7a9e5008d8f51969de%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C637528836783064874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GRrUHf8BR9PD97VbnBhs8zqq2%2F9lae03o1VpN6scqsQ%3D&reserved=0>
of the open access journal “Sustainability
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2Fjournal%2Fsustainability&data=04%7C01%7Cbioplan%40groups.undp.org%7C5d4a09c73a8a4d7a9e5008d8f51969de%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C0%7C637528836783064874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=EVJg4nt5Q5tcGs3uJcuLaDV16szskssFvaGc0Dg9Ezw%3D&reserved=0>”
– 589 articles,
-- the links to the fourth in the UNEP-New Scientist “*Rescue Plan for
Nature*” serie,
-- the third and fourth articles in the Australian *Corrs Chambers
Westgarth Law’s *Insight series on Biodiversity banking,
-- the Anthropocene debate via an Earth’s Future journal review authored by
27 leading researchers.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the April CA Newsletter from Cornell.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the 4 per 1000 Newsletter #12.

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*Amir Kassam *
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:32:47 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest IUSS News Alert 189 (March 2021).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from the 4 per 1000 secretariat regarding
the 4 per 1000 Fair.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.129
(Apr 2021).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/202103.pdf
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Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:05:27 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a review article on:

Anthropogenic drivers of soil microbial communities and impacts on soil
biological functions in agroecosystems by Tony Yang et al. (2021) published
in Global Ecology and Conservation 27.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lsocd1zca5cqn9l/Anthropogenic%20drivers%20Tony%20Yang.pdf?dl=0

Thank you Professor Kadambot Siddique for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the 2nd issue of the WASWAC Hot News.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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*Alert No. 66 (17 March 2021)*

*1. **High probability of yield gain through Conservation Agriculture in
dry regions for major staple crops. Yang Su et al. Scientific Reports,
Nature Portfolio 11:3344 (2021).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/3hw085jqjuydkyj/Su%20et%20al.%202021.%20High%20probabbility%20of%20yield%20gain%20through%20CA-2.pdf?dl=0>

<https://www.dropbox.com/s/uutetfw4dftr2xf/Yand%20Su%20et%20al%20Global%20data%20set.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **A global dataset for crop production under conventional tillage
and no tillage systems. By Yang Su et al. Scientific Data 8:33 (2021).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/uutetfw4dftr2xf/Yand%20Su%20et%20al%20Global%20data%20set.pdf?dl=0>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow this week’s podcast episode on Roller Crimping shared
by Sarah Hill of Cover Crop Strategies..

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest Newsletter from the Global Farmer Network.
It includes stories of farmers some of whom are CA farmers.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the reminder announcement regarding the webinar on Soil
Biodiversity and Resilience to
Climate Extremes on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 8am-9:30am MT; 2pm-3:30pm GMT
.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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*Global CA-CoP*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT's Conservation Agriculture Newsletter for
January-February 2021.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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*Global CA-CoP*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest ESDAC Newsletter (March 2021).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow, the March 2021 Cornell CA Newsletter.

Thank you Professor Hobbs for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 188 (February 2021).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow about *Rescue plan for nature: How to fix the
biodiversity crisis (New Scientist) *

Thank you David Duthie for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

IPCC authors in a team awarded Council of Europe’s 2020 North-South Prize.

Please see the link herebelow.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Christian Thierfelder from Zimbabwe
regarding an opportunity to make contributions under the topic of:
Conservation
Agriculture: Knowledge Frontiers Around the World
Relevant links are provided herebelow.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for a webinar series by the Global
Agriculture Innovation Forum.

The first Webinar is *Farms and Farmers of the Future* on 2 March 2021.

Apology for any cross-posting.

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*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding a webinar series organized
by the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow "This Week's No-Till Highlights" from No-Till Farmer
Weekly Digest.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:03:34 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Just received, courtesy of Dr. Thierfelder.

* High probability of yield gain through Conservation Agriculture in dry
regions for major staple crops* by Yang Su, BenoitGabrielle , Damien
Beillouin & David Makowski. Nature Scientific Reports 11:3344. 2021.

Abstract: Conservation agriculture (CA) has been promoted to mitigate
climate change, reduce soil erosion, and provide a variety of ecosystem
services. Yet, its impacts on crop yields remains controversial. To gain
further insight, we mapped the probability of yield gain when switching
from conventional tillage systems

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Amir Kassam
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link for the latest issue of the WASWAC Hot News
(8 Feb 2021).

https://www.dropbox.com/s/73accbu4yxydta6/WASWAC%20Hot%20News%202021-1-1-1.pdf?dl=0

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Dear Subscribers,

On January 21, 2021, the "4 per 1000" panel on "Healthy Soils to Combat
Climate Change and End Hunger" was held. A page with the recording of the
panel as well as the panelists' PowerPoint presentations is provided
herebelow in the email from '4 per 1000'.

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 11:13:59 +0000
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*Alert No. 65 (6 February 2021)*

*1. **Foraging behaviour, digestion and growth performance of sheep
grazing on dried vetch pasture cropped under Conservation Agriculture. By
Abidi et al. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr, 00:1–8. 2020.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/avfe3b8rnldb4b2/Abidi%20et%20al-Foraging%20behaviour%20under%20CA.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Evaluation of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural
Mechanization (CSAM). By Ganesh P. Rauniyar. ESCAP. 2020.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/derefa0x4njklqc/CSAM-Evaluation-Report-January-2020.pdf?dl=0>

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*Alert No. 65 (6 February 2021) *

*1. **Foraging behaviour, digestion and growth performance of sheep
grazing on dried vetch pasture cropped under Conservation Agriculture. By
Abidi et al. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr, 00:1–8. 2020.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/avfe3b8rnldb4b2/Abidi%20et%20al-Foraging%20behaviour%20under%20CA.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Evaluation of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural
Mechanization (CSAM). By Ganesh P. Rauniyar. ESCAP. 2020.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/derefa0x4njklqc/CSAM-Evaluation-Report-January-2020.pdf?dl=0>

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Amir Kassam
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.127
(Jan-Feb. 2021).

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 21:39:00 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to the podcast "Get Ahead of Weeds with Cover
Crops" from cover crop strategies.

Thank you Sarah Hill for sharing.

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Amir Kassam
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Dear Subscribers,

The Dasgupta Review of the Economics of Biodiversity was released and
launched on Tuesday. See details herebelow.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 2 Feb 2021 23:17:56 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the February CA Newsletter from Professor Peter Hobbs
at Cornell University.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the GSBI Newsletter below.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dECK22ps4sgof_Np6gqqJx_TSd-h2ZxA8YIgDbpSvOlmAu3D9L9vF4Ww_kfChmyMdj1-dnbU0-RJUqdnEnIyz9mODxevIOF7YdmDIo1-OFHf1P1tDJwslu7-jdNvCXPWfvpxQBTer4QaKZ4t7i2nMlSCrF3s2RytQa3HsSNieKc=&c=klsYbfZMRD7H6Fb312eBYS16nIIfleU7WQaOcXNyiRITXRC6CB7iqQ==&ch=Ym6f9ziKAxRFf5Rbqep-W7cI5a09932Pz2E5PhjgT2nTPfgHASFpGQ==>
February 2021 Newsletter
"GSBI Speaks" Webinar Series
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the IUSS Alert 187 (January 2021).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:10:33 +0000
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Dear Colleagues,

Ms. Marie Bartz, the daughter of Mr. Herbert Bartz, has just kindly shared
with me the announcement of the passing of her father and his obituary,
issued by the Brazilian No-Till Federation (FEBRAPDP).

"Herbert Bartz, pioneer of the No-Tillage System and Conservation
Agriculture in Latin America, dies.

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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:14:16 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the news just received from
Rolf Derpsch that Mr. Herbert Bart, the first no-till farmer in Brazil and
a life-long advocate of CA, passed away this morning at 4.40 am after a
short stay in hospital.

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:28:30 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement of a series of seminars by Helen
Athowe who runs a no-till minimum soil disturbance organic farm in Montana.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement of a series of seminars by Helen
Athowe who runs a no-till minimum soil disturbance organic farm in Montana.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a call of candidatures for the position of Incoming
Vice-President of the Consortium of Members of the "4 per 1000" Initiative.

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*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:58:44 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT News Alert on Conservation Agriculture for
Nov-Dec 2020.

Thank you Eng. Said Mkomwa for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the 5th Announcement about the 8th World Congress on
Conservation Agriculture.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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*Global CA-CoP*

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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:05:51 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a reminder regarding the Indigo Ag's next webinar on
Wednesday, January 27, at 2:30 p.m. CT, *"Profitability Strategies: Ask
Your Soil Health Questions for 2021."*

Thank you Julia for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:03:28 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,
IPCC opens second draft of Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report for
government and expert review.
See below for the link shared by Dr. Rachid Mrabet who is a member of the
Working Group.

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:09:03 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from the 4 per 1000
SEcretariat announcing that the German Federal Ministry of Food and
Agriculture (BMEL) has agreed to organize an expert panel discussion for
the "4 per 1000" initiative as part of the Global Forum for Food and
Agriculture (GFFA).

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:54:58 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Sandra Corsi and Hafiz
Muminjanov of the Plant Production and Protection (NSP) Division of FAO
regarding a 2-minute survey on semi-arid drylands.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum

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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:40:38 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the links to the n°11 Newsletter of the 4 per 1000
initiative.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil

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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:00:26 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow No-Till Farmer Weekly Digest.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:56:07 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,.

Please see attached the last December 2020 issue of the WASWAC Hot News.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Amir Kassam
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 13:15:47 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the January 2021 Scoopit newsletter on Conservation
Agriculture from Cornell.

Thank you Prof. Peter Hobbs for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:44:01 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

This is my last communication with you all this year on the Global CA-CoP.

2020 has been a particularly difficult year due to the Covid pandemic, one
of the many symptoms of the multiple interconnected crises we are facing
globally.

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:09:33 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow and announcement from Didi Pershouse about a *New
Course Dec 28-Jan 1: Regenerating Landscapes for Community and Climate
Resilience.*

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 20 Dec 2020 22:51:55 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 186 of 20 December 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:31:02 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest Hot News issue 11 from WASWAC.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear WASWAC members,

Attached please find the Hot News for issue 11 of 2020.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:53:54 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Pease see herebelow the link to the Groundswell Webinar on 7 December by
Gabe Brown, David Montgomery, Tim Specto.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the 5th Webinar in the Road to
the 8WCCA series. The webinar will be on the 4th sub-theme of the World
Congress *'Promoting CA-based knowledge and innovation systems and
information sharing and communication'* and will be presented by Eng. Saidi
Mkomwa on Wednesday 16 December 2020 at 14:00-15:00 hrs (Rome Time – CET).

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Fri, 4 Dec 2020 11:02:57 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from No-Till Farmer about a webinar
with Indigo Ag for their next webinar on Wednesday, December 16, at 4 p.m.
CT, *"Profitability Strategies: Growers and Buyers Unifying in the Carbon
Market."*

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Thu, 3 Dec 2020 09:38:48 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a reminder that you are invited to join the
editors of *No-Till
Farmer* along with Holganix next week Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. CST, for
our next webinar, "Digging into Soil Health: The Role of Soil Microbes."
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cytebaC%7CDbDs9%7Cjskkz%5E%7C8EPDqEvTP-Nd>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow and announcement for a Webinar on Thursday 3 December
on Enhanced Soil Carbon Farming as a Climate Solution from 2:00 PM to 3:00
PM ES.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*When*
Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Add to Calendar
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the December CA Newsletter from Cornell.

Thank you Professor Hobbs for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Dear Subscribers,

This week’s podcast episode, sponsored by Yetter Equipment
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcnc-cw-%7CbaCeAbDmvDjrr28h>,
features
the first of a two-part series featuring Austin Carlson, Soil Health
Technician with the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition.

In Part 1, Carlson discusses choosing the best cover crop seeding method,
finding and calibrating cover crop seeding equipment, choosing the right
timing for seeding covers, and more.

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Dear Subscribers,

It is with great sadness that I share with you a fitting tribute from
Stephen Loss to Colin Piggin who recently passed away.

Colin was known to many in the CA Community globally and many colleagues
had the privilege of working with him or benefitting from his work in CA.
Colin was a CA champion and provided effective leadership to CA research
and to spread the adoption of CA in the CWANA region and elsewhere.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow an announcement from the No-Till Farmer about a
webinar, "Digging
into Soil Health: The Role of Soil Microbes."
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cwAybaCeVbDnhejqseN-%7C8EPDqEvTP-Nd>
on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. CST.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News, 25 November 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Dear WASWAC members,

Attached please find the Hot News for issue 10 of 2020.

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:21:43 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow this Week's No-Till Highlights from No-Till Farmer.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow a Webinar announcement from Groundswell Agriculture.

Apologies for any cross=posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the first French webinar in the
series of webinars on the Framework for SAMA (Sustainable Agricultural
Mechanization for Africa) will take place on *Wednesday 25 November 2020
starting from 09:00 am (GMT)*.

SAMA incorporates Conservation Agriculture as part of its sustainable
production strategy.

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Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:31:33 +0000
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*Alert No. 64 (19 November 2020)*

*1. **Phosphorus speciation by P-XANES in an Oxisol under long-term
no-till cultivation. By João A. Antonangelo et al. Geoderma 377 (2020).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/184vt6a0mx89b6q/Antonangeloetal2020PspeciationXANESOxisollong-termno-tillcultivation-1.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints,
Technologies, Policies and Processes. By Richard Sikora et al. Earthscan
(2020).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/wz23s8za518evz8/Tranforming%20Ag%20in%20SA%20Sikora%20et%20al.pdf?dl=0>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see below, the announcement about the Webinar tomorrow by Tom
Goddard on:

*Mainstreaming of CA with national policy and institutional support and for
global governance to support national and international needs and
commitments*

*Thursday 19 November 2020 *

*15:00-16:00 hrs (Rome Time – CET)*
Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:06:54 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the November 15th 2020 Conservation Agriculture Scoopit Research
Update from Cornell.

Thank you Professor Peter Hobbs for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Subject: November 15th Cornell CA newsletter
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the attached announcement for the 4th Webinar in the Road to
8WCCA Webinar series.

The 4th Webinar will be on the Sub-theme 3 of the 8WCCA which is:

*Mainstreaming of CA with national policy and institutional support and for
global governance to support national and international needs and
commitments.*
*The webinar will be held on Thursday 19November 2020 at 15:00-16:00hrs
(RomeTime–CET)*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see this short three minute video from Ontario Field Crops to listen
to a farmer practicing large-scale organic no-till soybean-based production
system.

From YouTube

Organic No-Till Soybean Production in Ontario
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcnc-cwb-baB78bCyO%7CjkssCc>

Morris Van De Walle, a St. Marys area organic cash cropper, shares his
extensive experience with roller crimping and cover crop-based organic
no-till soybean production on his farm. Source: Ontario Field Crops
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcnc-cwb-baB78bCyOmjkssCc>

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Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:56:35 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the 4th Webinar in the series of
the Road to 8WCCA Webinar series on the 3rd Congress sub-theme of:

*Mainstreaming of CA with national policy and institutional support and for
global governance to support national and international needs and
commitments.*

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Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:38:23 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the announcement for and brief agenda of the upcoming
Webinar on SAMA implementation. The webinar is on:

*Operationalization of the Framework for Sustainable Agricultural
Mechanization in Africa (F-SAMA), *

*and will be held on Tuesday, 17th November 2020, 09:00 -11:30 hrs (GMT).*

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Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:15:01 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the attached announcement for the 4th Webinar in the Road to
8WCCA Webinar series.

The 4th Webinar will be on the Sub-theme 3 of the 8WCCA which is:

*Mainstreaming of CA with national policy and institutional support and for
global governance to support national and international needs and
commitments.*
*The webinar will be held on Thursday 19November 2020 at 15:00-16:00hrs
(RomeTime–CET)*

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Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:31:56 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT news alert for September-October 2020 period on
Conservation Agriculture.

Thank you Eng. Saidi Mkomwa for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);

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Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:18:02 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an invitation to the Global Soil Biodiversity
Initiative webinar on: First Global Soil Biodiversity Assessment: From
Science to Policy" Part 1 on Thursday, November 12, 2020, 8am-9:30am
MT; 4pm-5:30pm
CET, 10pm-11:30pm CST.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the ink to a podcast from Cover Crop Strategies in
no-till systems which features an interview with Nathan Johanning,
Commercial Agriculture Educator, University of Illinois.

Johanning discusses the soil health benefits provided by cover crops,
challenges growers may encounter when using covers to improve soil quality,
how cover crops enhance the physical and biological properties of soil, and
more.
Thank you Sarah Hill for sharing.

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Fri, 6 Nov 2020 12:32:26 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please seen herebelow the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative Newsletter -
November 202.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Thu, 5 Nov 2020 09:40:28 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the November 2020 Conservation Agriculture Scoopit
Research Update from Cornell.

Thank you Professor Peter Hobbs for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii)

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Wed, 4 Nov 2020 12:30:23 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the 3rd Webinar in the Road to
8WCCA Webinar series on the second sub-theme entitled:* 'Farm and ecosystem
level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment' by Dr.
Don Reicosky *to be held on Thursday 5 November 2020 at 15:00-16:00 hrs
(Rome Time -- CET).

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Tue, 3 Nov 2020 09:11:11 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the recordings of the 1st and 2nd Webinars in the Road to 8WCCA
Webinar series on YouTube at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTL9WM5HOW5qKMiRDyJU1CA

The 1st Webinar was given by Prof. Gottlieb Basch on the main theme of the
8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture which is about the Future of
Farming: Sustainable and Profitable Farming with Conservation Agriculture.

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Mon, 2 Nov 2020 06:22:27 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the 3rd Webinar in the Road to
8WCCA Webinar series on the second sub-theme entitled:* 'Farm and ecosystem
level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment' by Dr.
Don Reicosky *to be held on Thursday 5 November 2020 15:00-16:00 hrs (Rome
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Sun, 1 Nov 2020 09:49:30 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the 29th National No-Till
Conference to be held at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott in
Indianapolis, Ind., USA, January 12-15, 2021

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all

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Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:53:46 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the 3rd Webinar in the Road to
8WCCA Webinar series on the second sub-theme entitled:* 'Farm and ecosystem
level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment' by Dr.
Don Reicosky *to be held on Thursday 5 November 2020 15:00-16:00 hrs (Rome
Time -- CET).

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Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:16:26 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow *the links to n°10 of our newsletter*.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and

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Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:09:01 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herbelow the latest IUSS Alert 184 (October 2020).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and

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Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:25:48 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

This is a gentle reminder about the Invitation to Webinar 2 in the Road to
the 8WCCA Webinar series. *'Successful experiences and learnings from
Conservation Agriculture worldwide'* on Thursday 22 October 2020 at
14:00-15:00 hrs (Rome Time – CET).

*Amir Kassam *

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Sun, 18 Oct 2020 17:52:46 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see below links to two Conservation Agriculture related publications
from the University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture.

One paper is about annual CA systems in South Asia and addresses issues of
sustainable soil management for food security in South Asia.

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Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:06:30 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

This is a gentle reminder about the Invitation to Webinar 2 in the Road to
the 8WCCA Webinar series. *'Successful experiences and learnings from
Conservation Agriculture worldwide'* on Thursday 22 October 2020 at
14:00-15:00 hrs (Rome Time – CET).

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:36:31 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the announcement for a Webinar number 2 in the series
on Conservation Agriculture organized by FAO and ECAF as a lead up to the
8the World Congress on Conservation Agriculture to be held next year in
June.

The topic of the Webinar is:

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:35:54 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the announcement for a Webinar number 2 in the series
on Conservation Agriculture organized by FAO and ECAF as a lead up to the
8the World Congress on Conservation Agriculture to be held next year in
June.

The topic of the Webinar is:

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:46:26 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest issue of the WASWAC Hot News , 14 October
2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Amir Kassam
Fri, 9 Oct 2020 15:36:28 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for a Virtual Workshop and
Demonstration on Integrated Management of Straw Residue (16 October 2020.

The Workshop is organized by the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural
Mechanization of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific (ESCAP-CSAM) in collaboration with the China Institute for
Conservation Tillage of China Agricultural University/Conservation Tillage
Research Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China,
Laixi Administration of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Qingdao Zhitao
Agricultural Machinery Specialized Cooperative.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 8 Oct 2020 10:11:44 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Sarah Hill of Cover Crops Strategies
regarding a podcast episode on *Weed Suppression is a Valuable Side Benefit
of Covers.*

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 7 Oct 2020 13:13:04 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herbelow a self-explanatory message from Dr. Mohamed Asadi, the
CA champion in Iran regarding his book entitled: Permanent raised bed
cropping systems. The book is prefaced by Prof. Ken Sayre. The book is in
Farsi with an English summary which is attached. Attached is also the book
cover and Ken's Preface.

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 5 Oct 2020 10:20:31 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

The 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (8WCCA) (
https://8wcca.org/) will be held during 21-24 June 2021 in Zollikofen/Bern,
Switzerland. In preparation towards the 8WCCA, FAO and the European
Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) are organizing a series of
online webinars and regional discussions to increase awareness of the
concepts and practices for Conservation Agriculture (CA).

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 2 Oct 2020 21:45:39 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the details of the book entitled ‘*No-till Farming
Systems for Sustainable Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities*’ edited
by Yash Dang, Ram Dalal and Neal Menzies.It has recently been released by
Springer Nature. More details are in the attached flyer.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 1 Oct 2020 10:01:42 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the October Newsletter from Cornell -- Conservation
Agriculture Scoopit Research Update.

Thank you Professor Hobbs for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
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Subject: October newsletter
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Amir Kassam
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:11:36 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for a webinar series on Conservation
Agriculture organized by FAO and ECAF as a lead up to the 8the World
Congress on Conservation Agriculture to be held next year in June.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:56:53 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

The 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (8WCCA) (
https://8wcca.org/) will be held during 21-24 June 2021 in Zollikofen/Bern,
Switzerland. In preparation towards the 8WCCA, FAO and the European
Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) are organizing a series of
online webinars and regional discussions to increase awareness of the
concepts and practices for Conservation Agriculture (CA).

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:07:32 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest WASWAC Hot News, issue 8 of 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 26 Sep 2020 20:51:12 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 183 (September 2020).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:15:50 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs, 24 September 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecological approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:42:01 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow FAO’s 2020 report “Tracking progress on food and
agriculture-related SDG indicators”.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:58:48 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow this week’s podcast episode, "Soil Health Motivates
Growers to Use Conservation Practices
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-c%5EvqbaBfjb-4w%5E%7C3yks%7C%7C8EPDqEvTP-Nd>,"
from Cover Crop Strategies featuring an interview with Tong Wang, Advanced
Production Specialist with South Dakota State University Extension, who
shares results from a study that looked at how growers in the Northern
Great Plains adopt soil health practices.

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:07:03 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for a Groundswell No-till free
webinar entitled: *No-till farming and how it can benefit soil and water *
on Tuesday 22 September at 5.30 pm BST.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with


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Amir Kassam
Sun, 20 Sep 2020 14:39:00 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs (17 September
2020).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:06:04 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message and attachment from Dr.
Hafiz Muminjanov at FAO, Rome regarding the *Online Training Workshop on
Climate Smart Mechanization for Dryland Agriculture in Central Asian
Countries *to be held on 30 September 2020 (8:00-10 am CET and 14.00 –
16.00 Beijing time).

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:40:48 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an invitation from the Soil Health Institute in the US
to attend a virtual Climate Week Event entitled “*Achieving Net Zero Carbon
Emissions in U.S. Agriculture through Soil Health*”

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:37:43 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a vacancy announcement from the Rwanda Institute of
Conservation Agriculture (RICA) for a Row and Forage Crop Instructor and
Enterprise Lead.

Apologies for any crossposting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:56:14 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow details of the book “Reorienting Indian Agriculture:
Challenges and Opportunities” by Dr R.S, Paroda published by CABI, London.

Dr. Paroda is a serious and long-time proponent of Conservation Agriculture
in India.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:55:50 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow that latest *European Soil Data Centre Newsletter
No.123 (Jul - Aug 2020).*

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 12 Sep 2020 10:17:28 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement from the MaMo Panel for a
Research Assistant/Associate working with the team at Imperial College
London.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:30:34 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement from the Earthworm Foundation
for a US and Canada Sustainable Agriculture Program Manager to be based in
Seattle, Washington State, USA.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with


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Amir Kassam
Wed, 9 Sep 2020 09:03:56 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News, 9 September 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 8 Sep 2020 21:44:09 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a reminder message from Chad Frischmann from Project Drawdown
inviting applications for the Drawdown Fellowships.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 7 Sep 2020 09:36:39 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the No-Till Farmer Weekly Digest. for 6 September.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 5 Sep 2020 23:29:12 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT News Alert for July-August 2020 on Conservation
Agriculture.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 4 Sep 2020 09:19:00 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a communication regarding "Impacts of COVID-19 on
agriculture: Italy's response"from Sandra Corsi from the FAO Conservation
Agriculture team.

Thank you Sandra for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 3 Sep 2020 08:19:29 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Chad Frischmann,
Vice-President and Research Direct, Project Drawdown regarding the latest
Fellowship opportunity at Project Drawdown. Chad has indicated that they
are still open to receiving more applications.

Apologies for any cross-posting

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 2 Sep 2020 16:41:23 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Paul Luu, Executive
Secretary of the 4 per 1000 initiative.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of

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Wed, 2 Sep 2020 08:55:54 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory survey invitation from Dr. Sandra
Corsi who is with the FAO Conservation Agriculture team in Rome.

Thank you Sandra for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 31 Aug 2020 16:42:25 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the September Cornell Scoop Newsletter on Conservation
Agriculture.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble

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Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:20:21 +0100
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Please see herebelow the link to the podcast produced by Hoosier Ag Today
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ucmcnc-csrDbaA8%5Eb93z-%7Czdq8h>
and the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative in which you'll hear
from three Indiana farmers as they discuss planting cover crops with sweet
corn, how no-tilling works in different soil types, retaining moisture with
cover crops, and more.

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 29 Aug 2020 07:52:22 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 182 (August 2020).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Amir Kassam
Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:01:49 +0100
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Dear subscribers from the North Africa and West Asia Region,

Please see the self-explanatory message from the regional office of FAO for
North Africa and Near East has launched a Survey questionnaire in order to
collect feedback from main stakeholders in the agricultural sector to
develop the regional action plan of the UN decade of family farming.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:12:01 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Josef Kienzle of FAO,
Rome, regarding the new *Dgroup on the Community of Practice on Sustainable
Agriculture Mechanization (SAM)*.

The FAO-SAM team invites you all to join the Community of Practice on
Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:57:12 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a webinar announcement on “Soil carbon and finance
webinar” that will take place on September 10th, 10am-1.15pm EDT
(4pm-7:15pm CEST).

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent


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Amir Kassam
Tue, 4 Aug 2020 18:26:44 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Groundswell Agriculture Newsletter Harvest 2020.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically,

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 13:49:37 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the message herebelwo regarding the availability of the
recording of the webinar on perennial rice that was held on 30 July by FAO.

Thank you Hafiz jan for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with


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Amir Kassam
Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:20:09 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow two self-explanatory messages from Robert Peiretti
regarding a EDX Micro Master Course on No Till System at the Cordoba
National University, Argentina.

Thank you Roberto for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:36:43 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the August 2020 Conservation Agriculture Scoopit
Research Update from Professor Peter Hobbs at Cornell.

Thank you Peter for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Amir Kassam
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:11 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the attachment from FAO announcing a webinar on:

*Perennial rice makes production light, simple and eco-friendly*

*Thursday **30** July 2020 *

*3:00 – 4:00 PM (Rome Time - CEST)*

Thank you Hafiz jan for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:12:08 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow This Week's No-till Highlights.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
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Amir Kassam
Sun, 26 Jul 2020 08:51:36 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest IUSS Alert 181 for July 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 25 Jul 2020 09:38:28 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a webinar announcement from the University of Western
Australia on *The challenge of managing fall armyworm: a new cross-industry
pest in Western Australia *by Prof Helen Spafford, Senior Research
Scientist, Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional
Development.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:55:21 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Professor Forbes
Walker of University of Tennessee Extension regarding the online
availability of 60 plus presentations on no-till production made during
their no-till field days since 1981.

Forbes says adoption of no-till in Tennessee is more than 85%.

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:58:36 +0100
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*Alert No. 63 (22 July 2020) *

*1. **Is tillage beneficial or detrimental for insect and slug
management? A meta analysis. By Rowen et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and
Environment 294 (2020) 106849.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/s1k90xi6q03rzgt/2020_Rowen_AE%26E_Is%20tillage%20beneficial%20or%20detrimental%20for%20insect.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Cropping system in agriculture and soil health and their impact on
soil health – A review. By Yang et al. Global Ecology and Conservation 23
(2020) e01118.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/9qk7svy73pmdbhr/Cropping%20system%20and%20soil%20health%202020_Papar.pdf?dl=0>

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 19 Jul 2020 17:51:03 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a self-explanatory message from Sarra Baccouri regarding the FAO
webinar on the rôle of Farmer Organization in agri-food Systems innovation
tomorrow Monday 20 July.

Thank you Sarra for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with


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Amir Kassam
Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:42:34 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

It is with a very sad heart that I inform you that our colleague Dr. Lucien
Seguy passed away three months ago. Lucien was a very active channel of
transfer of knowledge on CA and related agroecological approaches

His many contributions to science and practice of CA were always
insightful, inspiring and stimulating. He was able to connect the micro
with the macro and showed how agroecological systems and processes worked
synergistically. His achievements are substantial and enduring. He will be
greatly missed.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:42:58 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement of a special issue of *Agriculture*
<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agriculture> on '*Conservation Agriculture
for Ecosystem Services*' to be guest edited by Professor Michele Pisante
and Professor Fabio Stagnari.

Thank you Professor Pisante for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding,

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:23:43 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the announcement herebelow regarding the Conservation
Agriculture week in August in South Africa.

Thank you Hendrik Smith for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 7 Jul 2020 09:32:11 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelowThis Week's No-Till Highlights.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
and (iii)

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Sun, 5 Jul 2020 23:39:24 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Sarah Hill of Cover Crop Strategies
regarding the next episode of the *Cover Crop Strategies on "Combining
Cover Crops, No-Till Organic".*

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
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Amir Kassam
Sat, 4 Jul 2020 17:35:27 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT Conservation Agriculture News Alert for
May-June 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Wed, 1 Jul 2020 10:30:07 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest July CA newsletter from Professor Peter
Hobbs at Cornell.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Thank you Peter for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent


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Amir Kassam
Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:49:48 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest issue of the No-Till Farmer Weekly Digest, 28 June
2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 27 Jun 2020 09:04:24 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow the IUSS Alert 180 (June 2020).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);


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Amir Kassam
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:04:02 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Dr. Wolfgang Struny of
SWISS NO-TILL regarding the Field Day of the 8th World Congress on
Conservation Agriculture.

Thank you Wolfgang for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:42:27 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a self-explanatory 4th Announcement regarding the
postponed 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:09:16 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from the 4 per 1000 Secretariate regarding
the preparation of *an inventory* *of the labels offering recognition or
certification of soil carbon sequestration*.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance

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Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:35:18 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message and the weblink regarding the weblink for
the proceedings of the International Conference on "Strategies for the
promotion of Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia (ICCA-2018)".

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum

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Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:43:36 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest WASWAC Hot News issue 6 of 2020.

Apologies for any cross-poo

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:19:41 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest This Week's No-Till Highlight, 14 June 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:31:14 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the video on CA principles being applied in Ghana by
smallholders.

https://youtu.be/oEeqQIKxXaU

Kofi Boa has been running a CA training centre and has trained many
smallholders in the practice of CA and to engage with it innovatively!

Thank you Kofi and your team of farmers who keep showing what can be done
by smallholders.

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Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:05:50 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest from David Duthie of Bioplan, UNDP.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a response to a paper by Ranganathan, J., Waite, R.,
Searchinger, T and Zionts, J. (2020). Regenerative Agriculture: Good for
Soil Health, but Limited Potential to Mitigate Climate Change.
https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/05/regenerative-agriculture-climate-change.

The response is entitled: 'Climate change mitigation potential of
regenerative agriculture is significant' by Keith Paustian, Claire Chenu,
Rich Conant, Francesca Cotrufo, Rattan Lal, Pete Smith, Jean-Francois
Soussana.

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Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:56:19 +0100
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Dear subscribers,

More on Professor Rattan Lal as the 2020 World Food Proze Laureate.

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Dear Subscribers,

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE HISTORIC FIRST “HEAL THE LAND, HEAL THE PEOPLE”
WEBINAR Thursday, 18 June 2020 hosted by The Integra Trust which is a
special-purpose entity established with the explicit aim to advance
climatesmart sustainable and regenerative agriculture/Conservation
Agriculture.

See the attached programme.

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Sat, 6 Jun 2020 14:01:15 +0100
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Please see herebelow a message from Dr. M.L.Jat from CIMMYT India regarding
the attached document entitled:

*Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification in Eastern India.
Policy Brief, 8 p. Indian Council of Agricultural Research and National
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, by Mishra, J.S., Bhatt, B.P.,
Arunachalam, A. and Jat, M.L. (2020).*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the June 2020 Conservation Agriculture Scoopit
Research Update from Professor Peter Hobbs at Cornell.

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow this Week's No-Till Highlights(31 May 2020).

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 179 (May 2020).

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*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Sat, 30 May 2020 14:33:30 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a message form Christian Theirfelder and the attached paper:*
Friends or foes? Population dynamics of beneficial and detrimental aerial
arthropods under Conservation Agriculture *by Mlangha et al. In Biological
Control.

Thank you Christian for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Fri, 29 May 2020 16:36:08 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Jean-Marc Boffa regarding the
availability of the African farming systems book.

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*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Thu, 28 May 2020 09:20:06 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest issue of WASWAC Hot News, 28 May 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Sat, 16 May 2020 20:51:30 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow a sef-explanatory message from Jean-Marc Boffa regarding
the book *Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for
science and policy under global change.*

The book will be accessible from ICRAF's website in the future.

Thank you Jean-Marc for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow a self explanatory message from David Duthie from Bioplan
on: Following the Dasgupta Review on Economics of Biodiversity.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow the FAO publeication update -- Issue No 33.

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement for a Farme Manager at the
Dakota Lakes Research Farm.

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Thank you Dwayne for sharing.

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest list of publications from FAO.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the message from Did Persehouse herebelow regarding her webinar
on diverse cover crops.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Tue, 5 May 2020 10:40:46 +0100
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*Alert No. 62 (5 May 2020) *

*1. **Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification in South
Asia. By. M.L.Jat et al. Nature Sustainability | Vol 3 | April 2020 |
336–343 | www.nature.com/natsustain336.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/51klc8l0r5pgmdq/2020%20Jat%20et%20al%20Nature%20Sustainability.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Sustainable Intensification in Dryland Cropping
Systems—Perspectives for Adaptions across the Western Siberian Grain Belt.
By Insa Khuling et al. Agriculture 2018, 8, 63;
doi:10.3390/agriculture8050063*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/ba3mnh53k3hs8s5/agriculture-08-00063-Dryland%20cropping%20western%20Siberia.pdf?dl=0>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Didi Pershouse regarding a *Diverse
Cover Crop Webinar with Keith Berns & Didi Pershouse, May 7th, 2020.*

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Thank you Didi for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
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Sun, 3 May 2020 15:28:15 +0100
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Dear Susbscribers,

Please see the message from Prof. Peter Hobbs from Cornell University
regarding their Conservation Agriculture web page to access research papers.

Thank you Peter for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including

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Sat, 2 May 2020 21:08:50 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from David Duthie of
Bioplan regarding the* Dasgupta Review - Economics of Biodiversity (Interim
Report) *commissioned by Her Majesties Treasury of the UK Government and they
invite and encourage feedback on the interim report.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the May CA Scoopit newsletter from Cornell.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Thank you Professor Peter Hobbs for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:41:50 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the links to the 8th Newsletter from the 4 per 1000
initiative.

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*Amir Kassam *

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:37:44 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the March - April 2020 ACT Newsletter on Conservation
Agriculture.

<http://www.act-africa.org/lists/lt.php?id=ZkVRCwdFDwhPDQA>

Thank you Eng. Saidi Mkomwa for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:41:41 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from No-Till Farmer
regarding *free access to Premium Online Content on No-Till Farmer.com
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cm0yba9ASbwEhqhvOAT%7C%7C8EPDqEvTP-Nd>
through the end of May 2020.*

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Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:51:52 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest issue of WASWAC Hot News, issue 4 of 2020.

Apologies for any cross posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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Dear Subscribers,

Today is the 50th Earth Day!

Conservation Agriculture as a regenerative, ecological and sustainable land
use paradigm has a huge potential to contribute to improving the well-being
of our earth system for all who are part of it.

Please see herebelow David Duthie's communication from BIOPLAN: Your Reader
for the 50th Earth Day Reader.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:36:09 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

It is with enormous pleasure that I am sharing this wonderful news with you
all that Professor David Montgomery (photo attached) has been awarded the
prestigious Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography’s (SSAG) Vega
Medal 2020 for his profound contributions to physical geography,
especially within the field of geomorphology.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the next episode of the *Cover Crop Strategies*
Podcast from the Cover Crop Strategies.

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Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:33:45 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement from Didi Pershouse
about Let's build the next world together.

Thank you Didi for sharing this information.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:00:16 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a paper entitled: Conservation Agriculture as a
climate change mitigation strategy in Zimbabwe.

Thank you Dr. Thierfelder for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:30:12 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Dr. ML Jat, CIMMYT,
India, regarding the new article on “Conservation Agriculture for
Sustainable Intensification in South Asia” just published in Nature
Sustainability.

Also, the message mentions the press release about the article from key
partners and India’s NARS leadership; Dr T Mohapatra, Director General ICAR
and Secretary, DARE, Govt of India.

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Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:26:07 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a press release on the two volume book: *Advances in
Conservation Agriculture*. This was circulated few weeks ago.

However, in response to several requests from interested buyers of the
book, the publisher Burleigh Dodds have kindly agreed to a 20% discount.

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Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:56:18 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow this week's No-Till Highlights.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:27:52 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelo a self explanatory message from Dr. Asadi from Iran
regarding the CA-based permanent raised bed system in Fars Province,
southern Iran.

Thank you Dr. Asadi for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
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all

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest April 2020 Conservation Agriculture
Research Scoopit Update from Peter Hobbs at Cornell.

Thank you Peter for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

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principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
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Amir Kassam
Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:54:18 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached front pages of the book recently published "Innovations
in Sustainable Agriculture" edited by Muhammad Farooq and Michele Pisante,
Published by Springer.

I also attach the marketing flyer.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
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Amir Kassam
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:08:19 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the attached flyer announcing the book 'Advances in Conservation
Agriculture: Volume 1 (Systems and Science) and Volume 2 (Practice and
Benefits)' published by Burleigh Dodds.

Please also watch the short video in which Mr. Francis Dodds is provides a
review of both volumes.

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:33:51 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News issue 3 of 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:42:12 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the attached flyer for the book just published by Earthscan:

*Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for Science and
Policy Under Global Change*
Edited by John Dixon, Australia, Dennis P. Garrity, Jean-Marc Boffa,
Timothy O. Williams, Tilahun Amede, Christopher Auricht, Rosemary Lott and
George Mburathi.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:35:56 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Attached, please see the 3rd Announcement regarding the postponement of
8WCCA.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
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Mon, 9 Mar 2020 18:27:24 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

The organizers of the 8WCCA have decided to postponed the World Congress in
view of the situation with Coronavirus.

The following is a message (also attached) from the Chairman of ECAF, Prof
Gottlieb Basch, who is also the Chairman of the International Organizing
Committee of 8WCCA.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 6 Mar 2020 17:54:02 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the ACT January-February 2020 CA news aler.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Mon, 2 Mar 2020 10:13:21 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding the next episode of the *Cover
Crop Strategies* Podcast, brought to you by Cover Crop Innovators
<http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/wts/ucmcnc-cjN%5Eba9o9b%5Ejx%7ChfFo9k>,
which is now available. Listen to the full episode now >>
<http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cjN%5Eba9o9b%5EjxDhfFo9D%7C8EPDqEvTP-Nd>
which is on: "Cover Crops Can Work Anywhere
<http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/wts/uemcnc-cjN%5Eba9o9b%5EjyehfFo9D%7C8EPDqEvTP-Nd>
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Amir Kassam
Sun, 1 Mar 2020 08:58:59 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News, issue 2 of 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:56:18 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest No-Till Farmer Weekly Digest, 23 February
2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:23:17 +0000
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Dear Susbscribers,

Please see interesting communication from David Duthie from BIOPLAN on
Biodiversity on the radar screen.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:29:24 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow, a self-explanatory message from Emmanuel Jacquin of
IDEtorial in France who is the director and producer of the film on
"Welcome Earthworms" dealing with Conservation Agriculture and soil.

He and his colleagues are now working on the production of a film on
agroecology in which portraits of farmers from the 5 continents will be
integrated. They would like to connect with individuals in the Global
CA-CoP who may be interested to assist or participate.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:18:16 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a press release on the two volume book: *Advances in
Conservation Agriculture*.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 16 Feb 2020 18:00:23 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest No-Till Farmer Weekly Digest, 16 February
2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 9 Feb 2020 16:21:26 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the links to: *Soil health Resource Guide* in English
and Russian by Green Cover Seed, Nebraska, USA.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2usy0leyl815vxr/Soil-Health-Resource-Guide-Eng.pdf?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lam9tgkm8qlx3gw/Soil-Health-Resource-Guide-Rus.pdf?dl=0

Thank you Nilya and Keith for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 6 Feb 2020 08:33:04 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

The link to the recording 'Conservation Agriculture in Argentina and Peru'
is: http://fao.adobeconnect.com/p62dxe9msc8f/

This was a FAO webinar by Juliana Albertengo on 04 February 2020.

Apologies for any cross-posting

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 3 Feb 2020 17:00:52 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explantory message from John Dobberstein,
Senior Editor, No-Till Farmer, regarding the *'online, free-to-attend,
no-till event!' *for 2 days 20-21 February.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: John Dobberstein, Nat'l No-Tillage Conference Virtual Review <
[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 at 15:01
Subject: [JUST ANNOUNCED] A brand-new, online, free-to-attend, no-till
event!
To: <[log in to unmask]>

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 31 Jan 2020 20:11:40 +0000
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*Alert No. 61 (31 January 2020) *

*1. **Soil microbial community responses to climate extremes:
rsistence, resilience, and transition to alternative states. By
R.D.Bardgett and T. Caruso. Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society B.
375. 20190112. 2020.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/nrirmm4a88bo7e1/Bargett%20soil%20microbial%20community.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Conservation Agriculture in trouble? Estimating the economic
impact of an eventual glyphosate prohibition in Spain. By G.Pardo and
Y.Martinez. Planta Daninha 37:e019197994. 2019.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/0bfuo4z0azwjc1i/CA%20in%20trouble.pdf?dl=0>

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Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:47:14 +0000
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Dear Susbscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Dennis Garrity
regarding The EverGreening the Earth Campaign.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:09:16 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from FAO regarding a webinar
'Conservation Agriculture in Argentina and Peru' by Juliana Albertengo on
next Tuesday 04 Feb at 2-3p (Rome Time CET).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Jiang, Shangchuan (AGPM) <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 14:24
Subject: FAO webinar on 04 Feb Conservation Agriculture in Argentina and
Peru
To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Muminjanov, Hafiz (AGPM) <[log in to unmask]>, juliana albertengo
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Amir Kassam
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:20:49 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Professor Li Hongwen
from China regarding the accessibility of Conservation Agriculture papers
from CTRC.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
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