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Amir Kassam
Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:20:27 +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.

*: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

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:13:37 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding Conservation Agriculture
2030 Conference - 22 & 23 June 2020, University of Sydney, Australia.

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);

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 23:17:26 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Ms. Nila Martyniuk
from Agrosoyuz in Ukraine regarding the Celebration of Life and Scholarship
Event of Matt Hagny on 28 January 2020, in Wichita, Kansas, USA.

Matt Hagny, age 50, passed away last August while rock climbing in
Collorado. He was a dedicated No-till Systems agronomist, and member of the
Board of Directors of No-till on the Plains of Wichita, Kansas.

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:50:39 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the WASWAC Hot News, 1st 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

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:30:33 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a three-part Harry Young Family video series on
no-till farming.

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

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 19 Jan 2020 22:48:58 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from ECAF President regarding the
extension of the deadline to submit abstracts for the 8WCCA, which has been
extended to 31 January 2020.

More details available at: www.8WCCA.org.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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

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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 at 21:56
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Amir Kassam
Sun, 19 Jan 2020 15:13:54 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of No-Till Farmer, 19 January 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
Thu, 16 Jan 2020 09:27:11 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from David Duthie of Bioplan group (jointly
run by UNDP and UNEP) regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity
COP15 meeting in Kunming, China in October, closely followed by the the
UNFCCC COP25 in Glasgow, UK in November. .

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 11 Jan 2020 09:20:34 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow that HOT NEWS issue 12 of 2019.

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
Wed, 8 Jan 2020 18:34:35 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a self-explanatory message from James Ellison, Advisor to TECAS
(Training & Extension for Conservation Agriculture in the Savannahs) in
Ghana regarding an information video that has been made by GIZ, as part of
the EU’s “Productive Investments for Agriculture in Savannahs” Programme in
Ghana, to help introduce Conservation Agriculture to farmers in the
savannahs of northern Ghana and to show how CA has been put to practice for
maize production by some early adopters.

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 1 Jan 2020 10:34:58 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the WASWAC Hot News issue 11 of 2019.

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
Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:13:26 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message regarding the extension of the deadline to *20
January 2020* for submission of abstract to the 8WCCA.

This information is also available at https://8wcca.org/

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 27 Dec 2019 23:38:07 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a notice about the National No-Till Conference to be
held from 7-10 January 2020 in st. Luis, Missouri.

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);

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 17:48:59 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow two websites with articles related to the soil health
and Conservation Agriculture.

Thank you Dr. Don Reicosky for sharing.

*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

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:47:54 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the scientific session “Soil
organic and inorganic carbon stocks and dynamics in agro-ecosystems:
mechanisms, measurements and modelling strategies” at The General Assembly
2020 of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna 3 – 8 May 2020!
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/35093

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 22 Dec 2019 21:34:46 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the post from Biolplan regarding the state of the
global biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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
Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:35:54 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the 2021 ASABE Soil Erosion
Research under a Changing Climate symposium - January 2021 - Puerto Rico!

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

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 6 Dec 2019 08:53:49 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a recording of the webinar:

Policies for Soil Conservation in Italy, Danilo Marandola, CREA

http://fao.adobeconnect.com/pfp9j8iznq1y/

And please see the reference related to this webinar:

*The spread of no-till in conservation agriculture systems in Italy:
indications for rural development policy-making*

Marandola et al. Agricultural and Food Economics (2019) 7:7.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-019-0126-8

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 5 Dec 2019 14:01:43 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

The European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) and Swiss No-Till
(SNT) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) are organizing the 8th World
Comngress (8WCCA) to be held in Bern, Switzerland from 29 June to 2 July
2020.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 5 Dec 2019 09:43:47 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest issue of WASWAC Hot News 09 of 2019 herebelow,
including the WASWAC Awards Ceremony honouring the contributions of the
following 11 colleagues from 11 countries for their dedicated services to
global soil and water conservation.

Prof. Edoardo A. C. Costantini (Italy), Prof. Rainer Horn (Germany), Prof.
Jose Luis Rubio (Spain), Prof. Rachid Mrabet (Morocco), Prof. Zhanbin Li
(China), Prof. Pasquale Borrelli (Switzerland), Prof. Seyed Hamidreza
Sadeghi (Iran), Prof. Amir Kassam (UK), Prof. Donald C. Reicosky (USA),
Prof. Julian Dumanski (Canada), and

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 3 Dec 2019 15:14:11 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the podcast, "Making Cover Crops Work in Area with
Less Than 20-Inch Rainfall: Part 1
<http://email.covercropstrategies.com/portal/wts/ugmcnc-krOaqF76e7M4qy%3B6F868kCs7cAx9stla>,"
brought to you by Cover Crop Innovators.

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, 2 Dec 2019 14:36:44 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see below a message from Christian Theirfelder, CIMMYT, Harare,
regarding a side-event at the EU Pavilion UN Climate Change Conference
(COP25):

Stepping Up Engagement Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa to Catalyse

Investments in Climate Action

Friday 6 December 2019 |16:30 –18:00hrs

Room Helsinki EU Pavilion | IFEMA | Madrid

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 2 Dec 2019 08:17:34 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the COP25 bulletin - Monday 2nd.

COP 25 in Madrid begins today!

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
Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:39:09 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the IUSS Alert 173 (November 2019)

*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

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 15:20:12 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT Newsletter for October 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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Amir Kassam
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:25:49 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a webinar invitation for the webinar on *Climate
Resilient Agriculture Success Stories – Making a Case for Scale Up,* 28
November 2019,15:00 SAST.

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
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:36:55 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs
(21 Novemebr 2019).

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
Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:08:23 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No. 120
(oct-Nov 2019).

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

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:10:16 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the September 2019 ACT Conservation
Agriculture news.

<http://www.act-africa.org/lists/lt.php?id=ZkVRBARFAA9PDQA>

Thank you Eng. Mkomwa for sharing.

A copy of the Newsletter is also attached.

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

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:55:38 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement from Concern Worldwide for a
Livelihoods Programme Manager for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
[North Korea]. This would include a great deal of work in / around
Conservation Agriculture.

Thank you Carl Wahl for sharing.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:16:25 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please the "4 per 1000" Newsletter #6.

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
Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:24:36 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the next installment of the USA 2019 National
No-Tillage Conference video series entitled:

"Get Better Results with a Systems Approach To No-Till And Soil Health
<https://lessiter.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ugmcnc-kgzaqEDDe2TkayyF-f6vDGr2FqA1tl8a>,"

by Paul Jasa the ag engineer at University of Nebraska Extension who
discusses why no-tillers should aim for 100% continuous no-till systems to
promote proper no-till soil structure and nutrient cycling.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 8 Nov 2019 21:38:08 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Paul LUU of the 4 per 1000 secretariat
regarding events at COP25 in Madrid.

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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Dear Subscribers,

The record of yesterday's FAO webinar by Professor Emilio Gonzalez is
recorded at:

http://fao.adobeconnect.com/p6jkxbn155gi/

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November 2019, 14:30 – 15:30 PM (Rome Time – CEST)
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the announcement from FAO inviting colleagues to a webinar today
on An overview of Conservation Agriculture at 14:30 – 15:30 PM (Rome Time
– CEST) by Prof Emilio Gonzalez, General Secretary of the European
Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) and Professor at the University
of Cordoba, Spain.

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Wed, 6 Nov 2019 10:56:21 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

COP25 Will Take Place in Madrid from 2 to 13 December 2019

See more at:
https://unfccc.int/news/cop25-will-take-place-in-madrid-from-2-to-13-december-2019

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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, 2 Nov 2019 17:20:37 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News (2 Novemebr 2019).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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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Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:18:49 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs for 24 October
2019.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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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 paper on: *Combining no-till with rye (Secale cereale
L.) cover crop mitigates nitrous oxide emissions without decreasing yield *by
Fiorini et al.

Thank you Professor Tabaglio for sharing.

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Tue, 22 Oct 2019 23:32:33 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest on the 28th National No-Tillage Conference
from 7-10 January 2020, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*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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Sun, 13 Oct 2019 15:35:05 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

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

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*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, 12 Oct 2019 13:57:17 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Paul LUU of the 4 per 1000 Secretariat
regarding the *3rd day of the "4 per 1000" Initiative which will take place
in Santiago de Chile on the sidelines of UNFCCC COP 25, on 11 December 2019
at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean*.

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Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:34:11 +0100
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*Alert No. 60 (10 October 2019) *

*1. **Report on Policies and Action Plan for a Secure and Sustainable
Agriculture. Submitted to the Principal Scientific Adviser to the
Government of India by a Committee Chaired by Dr. Raj Paroda. 30 August
2019.*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/fg0si9q829hfg7b/Report%20of%20Policies%20and%20Action_4-9-2019Paroda%20.pdf?dl=0>

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Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:36:43 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a self-explanatory message from Dr. Raj Paroda regarding the
"Report on Policies and Action Plan for a Secure and Sustainable
Agriculture” which was submitted recently to the Government of India.

Dr. Pardo chaired the Committee on Agricultural Policies and Action Plan
for a Secure and Sustainable Agriculture which was set up by the Principle
Scientific Officer to the Government of India.

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Mon, 7 Oct 2019 09:01:40 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link to a video about: Long Term Experiment in Brazil - 30
years with No-Till in Southwestern Paraná State, Brazil.

Thank you Dr. Ademir Calegari for sharing.

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*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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Sun, 6 Oct 2019 11:00:31 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to a video by Don Reicocky on Understanding and
Perfecting Conservation Agriculture and Carbon Management in Your No-Till
Operation made at the 2019 National No-Till Conference, USA.

Thank you Don for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Fri, 4 Oct 2019 11:36:53 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT August News Alert on Conservation Agriculture.

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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Thu, 3 Oct 2019 10:31:08 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see below a note from Don Reicosky regarding a recent popular
article on his research written by Dan Crummett, a freelance writer,
published by the No-Till Farmer.

Thank you for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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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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Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:18:03 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a message from Professor David Montgomery regarding his recent
article in The Conservation on *Restoring soil can help address climate
change* available at:

https://theconversation.com/restoring-soil-can-help-address-climate-change-121733

Thank you David 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, 29 Sep 2019 09:26:01 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest IUSS Alert 171 (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
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Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:05:34 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT June-July 2019 News Alert.

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

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Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:52:33 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from Didi Pershouse about the webinar
with Dr. Elaine Ingham on September 25th. In this webinar with
world-renowned Soil Biologist Dr. Ingham, we will discuss the soil food
web, and explore all the roles and functions that soil organisms perform in
a landscape.

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Fri, 13 Sep 2019 08:03:22 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest issue (12 September) of the SWCS NewsBriefs.

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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Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:16:43 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Jacky Desbiolless regarding a new book:
Australian Agriculture in 2020: From conservation to automatio.

Thank you Jacky 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);

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Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:23:32 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement about the 28th Annual
National No-Tillage Conference, St Louis, Missouri, 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
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Mon, 26 Aug 2019 09:59:14 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a Podcast on Cover Crop Lessons Learned in Hungary
from Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff who shares his observations
from visiting the country for their first-ever soil health conference.

Thank you John Dobberstein for sharing.

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Sat, 24 Aug 2019 08:21:57 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News, 23 August.

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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Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:12:12 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a FINAL *CALL* for papers for the 29th Soil Science
Society of East Africa Conference and Exhibition to be held in Naivasha,
Kenya 18-22 November 2019.

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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
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Thu, 22 Aug 2019 07:42:07 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of No-Till Farmer Weekly Digest -
Going After Bigger Profits with Organic No-Till.

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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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Wed, 21 Aug 2019 07:27:45 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a 'Reminder of 2019 No-Till Conference - Herinnering
Bewaringslandboukonferensie, South Africa from 3-5 September.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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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Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:27:03 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement for a Conservation Agriculture
agronomist consultant at FAO.

*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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Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:30:55 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the 28th National No-Tillage
Conference, 7-10 January 2020, St. Louis, Missouri, 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
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Sat, 17 Aug 2019 08:49:05 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the SWCS Conservation News Briefs.

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*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
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Fri, 16 Aug 2019 06:33:20 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to a video from the No-Till Club of Kwa-Zulu
Natal, South Africa.

Thank you Richard Findlay for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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*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, 15 Aug 2019 10:59:00 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of News from SARE Outreach, with a
free download of *Cover Crop Ecosystem Services*.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*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)

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Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:43:05 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link for the following report.

IPCC Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation,
Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse gas fluxes in
Terrestrial Ecosystems: Summary for Policymakers

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6nf75z9occ6xvz/4.-SPM_Approved_Microsite_FINAL.pdf?dl=0

Thank you Dr. Rachid Mrabet for sharing.

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See the link below for the article in the Guardian by Geroge Monbiot and a
video which promotes Conservation Agriculture.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/08/ipcc-land-climate-report-carbon-cost-meat-dairy

Some colleagues have responded by saying we cannot keep producing the way
conventional tillage agriculture does.

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

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Professor Li Hongwen
in Beijing regarding the recent establishment of the China Institute for
Conservation Tillage to accelerate the expansion of adoption and spread of
Conservation Agriculture in China. China already has some 9 million
hectares of Conservation Agriculture.

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*Alert No. 59 (9 August 2019) *

*1. **Conservation Agriculture systems by J. P. Michell et al. CAB
Reviews 14, No. 001 (2019) doi: 10.1079/PAVSNNR201914001 *
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/z35l9m3ggit1h9f/Conservation%20Agriculture%20Systems%20CAB%20Reviews%202019%2014%2C%20No.%20001%20Mitchell%20Reicosky%20Keuneman%20Fisher%20Beck%20et%20al.%2020193184383%20pdf-1.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Conservation Agriculture: Training guide for extension agents and
farmers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. By Sandra Corsi. FAO (2019)*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/twqs7d93i2hj2dz/Book_S.Corsi_EN_web_version_5.06.19.pdf?dl=0>
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement from Did Pershouse
regarding next week's Soil Carbon Sponge Strategic Gathering with Didi
Pershouse & Walter Jehn.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Mrs. Patricia Lopez,
Professor Timothy Reeves' wife and colleague, regarding Tim having been
awarded the prestigious Farrer Medal by the Farrer Memorial Trust.

Tim has been an ardent global supporter and promoter of Conservation
Agriculture through much of his professional career.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement on Unlocking the Potential of Cover
Crops from John Dobberstein, Cover Crop Strategies.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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*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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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement from FAO for the position of a
Conservation Agriculture Agronomist.

Thank you for sharing Hafiz jan.

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*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
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the no-till newsletter and conference programme from
the No-till Club of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Thank you Sandra and Richard for sharing.

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Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:44:06 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the 2nd announcement on the 8the World Congress on Conservation
Agriculture at:

http://8wcca.org/2nd-announcement/

*2nd Announcement *

*Programme *

We would kindly like to bring to your attention the outline of the 8WCCA
programme. The first day of the Congress consists of various opening
speeches in the plenary followed by a keynote speech on Benefits of CA to
farmers, society and environment. This will be followed in the plenary by a
farmers session, a private sector session and a public sector and civil
society

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow and announcement regarding a Podcast on *Drill &
Planter Calibration for Planting Cover Crops *from John Dobberstein of
Cover Crop Strategies.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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 Jul 2019 22:45:46 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-expanatory message from Paul LUU of the 4 per
1000 Secretariat.

Apologioes 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
maintenance of soil mulch

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Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:22:28 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the message from Paul LUU of the 4 per 1000 sectretariat
regarding Call for applications for partial renewal of the STC of the 4 per
1000 Initiative.

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

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Did Pershouse about the annual soil
sponge gathering at Lake Morey Resort
<https://didipershouse.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6075151f49894b2c63289a22a&id=6cb79467f0&e=7906f4d8e3>
at Fairlee, Vermont, USA (which she hosts with Australian soil
microbiologist and climate scientist Walter Jehne). The gathering will take
place from August 15 to 18, 2019 (with an optional hands-on soil workshop
on the 14th). Tickets are on sale now.
<https://didipershouse.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6075151f49894b2c63289a22a&id=5a04c621c2&e=7906f4d8e3>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from 4 per 1000 Secretariat about a First
call of projects for formative assessment opened on July 15th 2019 until
September 15th.

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


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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs (11 July).

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 a self-explanatory message from Sandra Corsi from the Plant
Production and Protect Division, FAO, Rome, regarding online seminars
(webinars) to present learnings of different countries in which
Conservation Agriculture is practiced.

*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

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement about the No-Till Conference is to be
held from 3-5 September organized by the No-Till Club of Kwa-Zulu Natal,
South Africa.

Thank you Sandra 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
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message about Frank Lessiter's book
From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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 herebelow the latest issue (4 July) of the SWSC Conservation
NewsBriefs.

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
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcemnet regarding the 10th
Advanced Course on Conservation Agriculture: Asia and North Africa.

Thank you ML Jat for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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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Dear Subscribers,

It is exactly two years to the date when the FIELD DAY of the 8th World
Congress on Conservation Agriculture (8WCCA) will take place, on July 2nd,
2020 at Witzwil close to Gampelen in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.

The local SWISS NO-TILL organizing committee has prepared a *Save the date*
flyer which is attached for your kind attention.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Paul LUU at the 4 per
1000 secretariat.

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
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Dear Subscribers,

Please seeherebelow the "4 per 1000" Newsletter # 4.

Thank you Paul LUU for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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*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
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Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:09:06 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs.

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 herebelow an announcement from SARE (Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education) on the publication: When Do Cover Crops Pay?

Apologoes for any cross-posting.

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(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:02:00 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see below the announcement in Nature that China agriculture minister
to head UN agency -- Food and Agriculture Organization.
China agriculture minister to head UN agency
<https://nature.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c6057c528fdc6f73fa196d9d&id=d29fedb7a6&e=d012f6307e>

Qu Dongyu — a biologist, farmer’s son and China’s vice-minister of
agriculture and rural affairs — will be the next head of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
<https://nature.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c6057c528fdc6f73fa196d9d&id=83f75a593e&e=d012f6307e>.
Qu has said that his priorities will include improving agriculture in
tropical countries — where poverty and hunger are rampant — and helping
arid countries

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Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:52:02 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a self-explanatory nopte from Dr. Raj Paroda regarding his
recently published book entitled "Reorienting Indian Agricultural :
Challenges and Opportunities" by CABI.

Thank you for sharing Dr. Paroda.

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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,

I am sharing with you this wonderful news that Dr. Roberto Peiretti has
been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Cordoba National University of
Argentina for his achievements and contributions to the development of
Conservation Agriculture in Argentina and internationally.

This is a well-deserved honour and we all share in the happinness which
this recognition has brought to you and your family and to your friends and
colleagues!

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Sun, 23 Jun 2019 09:15:57 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a call for Experts on soil biodiversity:

"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the
Global Soil Partnership (GSP), the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on
Soils (ITPS), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Global Soil
Biodiversity Initiative and the European Commission are pleased to
launch a *call
for experts for the establishment of a Working Group* to develop a *global
and regional assessment of the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity*.

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Sat, 22 Jun 2019 16:50:26 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an anouncement from Carbopn Farmers of Australia
regarding the National Carbon Farming Conference and Expo 2019 which will
be held from 5-8 August at Albury, New South Wales.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:16:44 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message regaring FAO launch of 2 new Koronivia
publications on the occasion of the fiftieth session of the Subsidiary Body
for Implementation (SBI 50) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice (SBSTA 50) in Bonn, Germany (17-27 June).

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Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:51:54 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Paul LUU of the 4 per
1000 Secretariat regarding the *Implementation of the Decision of the
Consortium of Members to create a Bureau "4 per 1000".*

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (13 June) of the SWCS Conservation
NewsBriefs.

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to the video on Rice production without tilling
- How to do Masanobu Fukuoka's natural farming.

https://youtu.be/kDVCAe3LpYg

Thank you Dr. Mohammad Asadi for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see here an announcement for an International Conference on Crop
Residue Management - 2019, from 14-15 October, Patna, Bihar, India.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wqxa31xa39qki8h/International%20Conference%20Brochure_2019.pdf?dl=0

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Please see herebelow a meassge from Sandra Corsi at FAO, Rome, about the CA
- Training Guide for Extension Agents and Farmers in Eastern Europe and
Central Asiawhich has been published.

The links for the Guide in English, Russian and Turkish are given below.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the CA-Training Guide for Extension Agents
and Farmers in Easter Europe and Central Asia prepared by Hafiz Muminjanov
and Sandra Corsi.

https://yadi.sk/d/q_dOnrUGOBOCQA

Thank you Sandra for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Didi Pershouse
regarding Registration closing soon: Preventing Wildfires, Floods, and
Drought with the Soil Carbon Sponge--online course.

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Tue, 28 May 2019 14:26:41 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Groundwell No-Till Show Programme is now available online at:

https://groundswellag.com/sessions/

The Theme is: Conservation Agriculture: Practical ideas on how to farm in
the new environmental and political climate whilst regenerating your core
asset – the soil.
Lannock Manor Farm, Hertfordshire, UK 26th and 27th June 2019 *“Join future
focused farmers and growers for two days at the UK’s leading annual
Conservation Agriculture event”*

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Mon, 27 May 2019 14:50:07 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 167 (May 2019).

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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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Sat, 25 May 2019 11:59:23 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest issue (23 May) of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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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Thu, 23 May 2019 10:00:17 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for Live Q&A with Walter Jehne, plus
two upcoming courses with Didi Pershouse.

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Wed, 22 May 2019 17:59:06 +0100
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*Alert No. 58 (29 March 2019) *

*1. **The State of World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. FAO
(2019).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvadnm7knw0dqzm/FAO%20Biodiversity%20Report%20CA3129EN.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **Conservation Agriculture based on diversified and high-performance
production system leads to soil carbon sequestration in subtropical
environment (2019). By Goncalvese et al. Journal of Cleaner Production
219:136-147 (2019).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/iht8ywhoyljvro3/Gonalvesetal.2019%20-%20Copy.pdf?dl=0>

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Wed, 22 May 2019 11:47:15 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest WASWAC Hot News for May 2019.

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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 this excellent video * Making Your Cover Crops Pay Off — Every
Day of the Year *by David Brant, a CA farmer in Ohio, USA.

The video has kindly been made available through John Dobberstein, Senior
Editor, *No-Till Farmer. *Thank you John!

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Sat, 18 May 2019 17:24:25 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (May 2019) of the SWCS Conservation
NewsBriefs.

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
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Tue, 14 May 2019 08:09:20 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement about the 2019 National Carbon Farming
Conference & Expo in Australia organized by the Carbon Farmers of Australia.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Mr. Shekhar Bhadsavle
from Maharashtra, India, regarding an article on carbon sequestration and
CA rice system in which he is involved.

Thank you Mr. Bhadsalve for sharing.

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Thu, 2 May 2019 17:04:02 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs (2 May 2019).

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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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Sat, 27 Apr 2019 18:52:31 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement from Didi Pershouse
regarding two new, participatory, online courses, as well as a free webinar
she is hosting.

Apologies for any cross-postings.

*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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Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:41:18 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from CIMMYT for a Agricultural /
Environmental Data Scientist position (IRS Position Based in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, Delhi, India or Kathmandu, Nepal.

Apologies for any cross-postings.

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*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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Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:01:38 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to an article in The Guardian:

*'It's a groundswell': the farmers fighting to save the Earth's soil *

Farmers across the world are ditching their ploughs to protect ecosystems –
and it’s working
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/24/farmers-save-earths-soil-conservation-agriculture?fbclid=IwAR3cyjOyiF5pW5A5G_zGv-b60_fbPhYXwUwCzHwulH0j_a0veeRLXBc2WPM

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Sun, 21 Apr 2019 13:33:10 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (April 2019) of the SWCS Conservation
NewsBriefs.

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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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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanantory message from Paul Luu from 4 per
1000 Secretariat on the Submission proposal in the name of the "4 per 1000"
to the Koronivia process for your kind information and for your possible
comments and amendments to the proposal.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow a self-explanatory message about Prof. Rattan Lal being
awarded the Japan Prize for his groundbreaking work in soil science. Also,
Prof. Lal was interviewed by Forbes contributor Bruce Y. Lee. His article
titled “Here is a Major Soil Problem that will Affect Health” was published
on April 14.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link herebelow (and attachment) for "Brazil, an example of
sustainable agriculture".

https://febrapdp.org.br/noticias/633/brasil-exemplo-de-agricultura-sustentavel
It says:

Direct Planting System (SPD) has been revolutionizing Brazilian agriculture
and to this day is one of the main factors to increase productivity with
conservation of the environment.
(Sistema Plantio Direto (SPD) vem revolucionando a agricultura brasileira e
até hoje é um dos principais fatores para o aumento da produtividade com
conservação do meio ambiente.)

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Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:29:47 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement regarding: Webinar -
Linkages with the 4p1000 initiative and the CIRCASA project, 30 April 2019
at 4 pm (UTC+2).

Thank you Paul Luu for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Asim Ibrahim and Marie
Johansson from Linnaeus University, Sweden, regarding a comparative study
on climate change adaptation of agricultural sector.

Please respond directly to Asim Ibrahim and Marie Johansson.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a video on cover crops.

Thank you East Stanislaus for sharing.

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*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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Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:52:13 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the March 2019 issue of the WASWAC Hot News.

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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
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,

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Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:00:41 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the Global CA-CoP Alert No. 58 (29 March 2019).

*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
maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);

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Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:15:35 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (March 2019) of the SWCS Conservation
NewsBriefs.

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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Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:28:10 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

The First Announcement for the 8th World Congress on Conservation
Agriculture (8WCCA) is now online at: 8wcca.org

The Congress is jointly organized by the European Conservation Agriculture
Federation (ECAF), and its member in Switzerland, Swiss No-till (SNT), with
the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO) and the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT). It will be held
in Bern, Switzerland, from 29 June to 2 July 2020.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the February 2019 edition of the No-Till Newsletter
from the No-Till Club of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Thank you Richard Findlay for sharing.

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
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principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached an article entitled "Meta-analysis on carbon
sequestration through Conservation Agriculture in Africa" By Emilio
Gonzalez-Sanchez et al. (2019). Soil & Tillage 190: 22-30.

Thank you for sharing Professor Gonzalez-Sanchez..

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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 January-February 2019 News Alert on Conservation Agriculture
(CA) from ACT which is a pan-African network that promotes the uptake and
spread of CA across Africa.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.116 (Feb -
Mar 2019.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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*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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Tue, 5 Mar 2019 16:32:45 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a Call for Papers: 2nd Symposium on Climate Change
Adaptation in Africa Nairobi, Kenya 23rd-24th January 2020.

The Symposium is being organized by the International Climate Change
Information and Research Programme ICCIRP

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the * 4th World Conference on
“Soil and Water Resources Management for Climate Smart Agriculture, Global
Food and Livelihood Security”* during 05th to 09th November, 2019 at New
Delhi, India

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Sat, 2 Mar 2019 10:42:48 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Prof. Gao Huanwen, is emeritus of China Agricultural University and was for
a long time the Director of the Conservation Tillage Research Centre (CTRC)
in Beijing. Today, he is celebrating his 80th birthday.

The global Conservation Agriculture community sends Prof. Gao warmest
congratulations and best wishes for a very Happy 80th Birthday. We wish him
good health, long life and much happiness. May he celebrate many more
birthdays.

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Fri, 1 Mar 2019 10:25:37 +0000
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Dear Subcribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs
for February 2019.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*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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Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:41:17 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a publication by WWF on CA in South Africa entitled *`*.

Thank you John Landers for sharing.

The global CA cropland area of 180 M ha corresponds to 12.5% of the total
global cropland, and not 7% as this document states.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding the 4th World Congress on
Agroforestry, 20-22 May 2019, Montpellier, France.

Papers on CA-based agroforestry systems would be an appropriate
contribution to this Congress.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding the *9th ESSC ( European
Society for Soil Conservation) International Congress* (Tirana, Albania,
26-28 September 2019)

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:25:21 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest on the upcoming Joint ISCO-WASWAC-SCSI
Conference, New Delhi, this coming November.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
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(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 self-explanatory message from Don Reicosky regarding the
February edition of 'Progressive Farmer' dedicated primarily on soil health
issues describing how many farmers are accepting some of the concepts and
making the appropriate adjustments in their operation.

Thank you Don for sharing.

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Tue, 12 Feb 2019 03:42:59 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a self-explanatory message from Paul Luu of 4 per 1000
Secretariat regarding the request to take part in a quite relevant online
survey about soil organic carbon management (SOC). This survey is promoted
by the EU funded CIRCASA project and the "4 per1000" initiative and it is
available in 7 languages.

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Sat, 9 Feb 2019 14:49:14 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement from Didi Pershouse about her
course *Regenerating
the Soil Carbon Sponge for Flood, Drought, and Wildfire Resilience
<https://didipershouse.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6075151f49894b2c63289a22a&id=2b6b8480f6&e=7906f4d8e3>*
which will begin on 26 February and will run for a period of six weeks.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food)
has launched the EU food policy report released by REPORT RELEASE: Towards
a Common Food Policy for the EU.

The report is avaialble at:

http://www.ipes-food.org/pages/CommonFoodPolicy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=060b24d985-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_31_09_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_302e2e7b80-060b24d985-316289601

Thank you Dr. Mrabet for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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Tue, 5 Feb 2019 07:41:51 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a useful communication from David Duthie of Bioplan on
free ecosystem services articles.

Apologies for any cross-posting

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
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(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Mon, 4 Feb 2019 18:03:09 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest 4 per 1000 No. 3 Newsletter.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*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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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebleow the latest Hanuary 2019 issue of the SWCS Conservation
NewsBriefs.

Apologoes for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca

*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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Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:10:55 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the Action Statement from the Stakeholders of the
Second Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture which was held from 9 to
12 October 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*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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Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:53:15 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement regarding the
Conference on Beating Famine in the Sahel in Bamako, Mali on 26-28 February
2019.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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*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
maintenance

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Sat, 12 Jan 2019 16:42:02 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached herewith a review paper entitled: *A review of
conservation agriculture research in South Africa, 2017,* by Corrie M
Swanepoel, Lourens H Swanepoel & Hendrik J Smith, published in the South
African Journal of Plant and Soil.

Thank you Hendrik Smith for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow for details of the next course on *Regenerating the
Soil Carbon Sponge for Flood, Drought, and Wildfire Resilience* organized
by Didi Pershouse of the Land and Leadership Initiative.

Thank you Didi for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Tue, 8 Jan 2019 06:53:39 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow some interesting news about No-Till Robots.

*Amir Kassam *

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*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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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a short video of the work done on no-till and cover
crops in Pennsylvania.

Thank you Prof Sjoerd Duiker for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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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)

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Thu, 3 Jan 2019 16:38:46 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs Jan 3 2019.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Amir Kassam

Moderator

Global CA-CoP

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*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 much cover (crop biomass, stubble and

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News (24 December).

Apologies for any cross-posting/

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*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 much cover (crop biomass, stubble and

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the ACT November-December 2018 News Alert on
Conservation Agriculture.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*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 much cover (crop biomass,

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Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:40:06 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Herebelow is the latest issue of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs for 20
December.

Apolofgies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*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 much cover (crop

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Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:22:56 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the film *Living Soil *released by the Soil Health
Institute.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP*

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*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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*Alert No. 57 (19 December 2018) *

*1. **The adaptive capacity of maize-based Conservation Agriculture
systems to climate stress in tropical and sub-tropical environments: a
meta-regression analysis. By Peter Steward et al. Agricultural Ecosystems
and Environment 251: 194-202 (2018).*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/gitjbl94k19gqzs/2%20The%20adaptive%20capacity%20of%20maize-based%20conservation%20agriculture%20systems%20to%20climate%20stress%20in%20tropical%20and%20subtropical%20environments%20A%20meta-regression%20of%20yields.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **A Review of Tillage Practices and Their Potential to Impact the
Soi Carbon Dynamics. By Promil Mehra et al. Advances in Agronomy (2018)*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/1rl4glzlbyktrlf/2018Mehraetal-tillagepracticesandcarbondynamics.pdf?dl=0>

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Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:39:14 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an invitation to participate in a Webinar on
Conservation Agriculture for Commercial Vegetable Home Gardens: Field
Experiences on Yield, Labor, Pests, Diseases and Water Management organized
by The FAO Network on Sustainable Crop Production and Agroecology.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:43:21 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached an article from southern Africa assessing the valuable
contribution of spiders in CA systems.

Thank you Christian Thierfelder for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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*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, 6 Dec 2018 08:20:30 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a response from Robert Blakemore to the post by IDEAA
on *Regeneration of soils and ecosystems.*.

Blakenmore is pointing out that: *When terrain is factored in, then land
area increases substantially.*
* The surface area of Earth is effectively doubled so is biodiversity,
biomass and SOC carbon *

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Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:09:10 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link herebelow for the article in Scientific American by
David Montgomery on:
3 Big Myths about Modern Agriculture

Myths get in the way of our ability to restore degraded soils that can feed
the world using fewer chemicals.

By David R. Montgomery
<https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/david-r-montgomery/>, The
Conversation <https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/the-conversation/>
on April 5, 2017
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/3-big-myths-about-modern-agriculture1/

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Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:52:20 +0000
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Dear Subscriber,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of WASWAC Hot News.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*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 herebelow a self-explanatory message from Didi Pershouse
regarding several events coming up, as well as a new round of her online
discussion course, Regenerating the Soil Carbon Sponge for Flood, Drought,
and Wildfire Resilience
<https://didipershouse.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6075151f49894b2c63289a22a&id=2c180f4ed3&e=7906f4d8e3>,
starting
December 5th.

Read on for details, as well as a quick video demo that about why the soil
sponge is an elegant solution to so many current issues.The video also
includes a talk by Walter Jehne from Australia - *click here
<https://didipershouse.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6075151f49894b2c63289a22a&id=229ed148eb&e=7906f4d8e3>*.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:00:01 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a self-explanatory note and materials on the International
Conference on Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia held recently in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan..

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Amir Kassam
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:51:11 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow and invitation to provide comments and suggestions to
the authors teams for the Second Order Draft for the IPCC Special Report on
Climate Change and Land (SRCCL).

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Amir Kassam
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Dr. Raj Paroda,
Chairman of TAAS, India, regarding a book entitled Reorienting Indian
Agriculture to be published by CABI in December 2018.

Thanks you Dr, Paroda for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 17:35:47 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to the article on:
Probiotics of the plant world: Why soil microbes are gaining worldwide
interest
in the ABC South West WA <https://www.abc.net.au/southwestwa> By Tyne Logan
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/tyne-logan/7645410>

Thanks you Hendrik Smith for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:10:44 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow, for your information, a link for an event organized
by AIPAS - Italian No-till Farmers' Association called:
per la tutela del suolo, del territorio…….e del reddito degli agricoltori
Aspetti tecnici e vie di diffusione partecipativa ( for the protection of
the soil, of the territory ... .and the income of farmers. Technical
aspects and ways of participatory diffusion)

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:39:29 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Prof. Rattan Lal about
being awarded an Honorary Degree.

Warmest congratulations to Prof. Lal for this well-deserved recognition.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:54:32 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from the European
Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) regarding a workshop entitled *‘Best
Agricultural Practices: Linking Climate Change mitigation and adaptation
with CAP’*. This event will be held on the afternoon of *November 7th, 2018
at the European Parliament in Brussels*.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:50:46 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a set of vacancies announced by the Rwanda Institute
for Conservation Agriculture (RICA).

Details are available at the RICA website: www.rica.rw/staff

*Amir Kassam *

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all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii)

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 1 Oct 2018 14:00:22 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow two links to videos that offer testimonies of farmer
experiences with Conservation Agriculture in East Timor/Timor Leste.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcYAYTSST4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc13mY_hZEU

Thank you Yuji Niino, FAO, Rome, for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
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Amir Kassam
Sun, 30 Sep 2018 09:41:23 +0100
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*Alert No. 56 (30 September 2018) *

*1. **Six languages for a risky climate: how farmers react to weather
and climate change. By Kieran M. Findlater et al. Climatic Change (2018)*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/c8ntpt1qrxopvyt/Findlater%20et%20al.%202018%20-%20Six%20languages%20for%20a%20risky%20climate.pdf?dl=0>

*2. **The adaptive capacity of maize-based conservation agriculture
systems to climate stress in tropical and subtropical environments: A
meta-regression of yields. By Peter R. Steward et al. Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment 251: 194–202 (2018)*
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/fl90qefp6d06lvu/Adaptive%20capacity%20of%20maize%20-Steward.pdf?dl=0>

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Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:44:26 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Attached is the paper on the* Global Spread of Conservation Agriculture*
recently published online in the International Journal of Environmental
Studies.

The paper updates the global cropland area under CA which in 2015/16 was
some 180 M ha. This is a conservative figure as it has not been possible to
capture all the area under CA cropland systems.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:35:52 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

The link herebelow is for article in the BORGEN Magazine on:
Expanding Conservation Agriculture in East Africa By Liesl Hostetter
<http://www.borgenmagazine.com/author/liesl-hostetter/>

http://www.borgenmagazine.com/conservation-agriculture-in-east-africa/

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and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including
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Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:46:53 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding Agroforestry 2019-- 4th
World Congress on Agroforestry to be held in Montpellier from 19 to 23 May
2019.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Amir Kassam

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Sat, 15 Sep 2018 14:49:36 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to: The State of Food Security and Nutrition
in the World (SOFI) 2018: Building Climate Resilience for Food Security and
Nutrition.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including
harvesting);

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Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:19:15 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory note from Dr. Mohammad Roozitalab
from Iran regarding the book: *The Soils of Iran*.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:51:51 +0100
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Dear Subscriber,

Please see attached a paper entitled:
*Conservation agriculture enhances resistance of maize to climate stress in
aMalawian medium-term trial* by Peter R. Steward, Christian Thierfelder,
Andrew J. Dougill, Ivy Ligowe

*Amir Kassam *

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and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including
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Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:42:15 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to a twelve minute video of Walter Jehne
discussing the soil carbon sponge produced by Seth Itzkan of Soils4Climate.

The link to more lectures by Water Jehne is also provides herebelow.

Thank you Seth for sharing.

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Fri, 24 Aug 2018 19:59:31 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest (23 August) SWCS Conservation NewsBrief.

Amir Kassam

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable
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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 much cover (crop biomass,
stubble and cover crops); and (iii) diversification of cropping system
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Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:20:10 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow a message from Eng. Saidi Mkomwa regarding 60 Days
Remaining To The Second Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable
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Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:23:03 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

John Landers in Brazil has shared the following message with us which is
the excerpt from the Declaration of the First World Congress on
Conservation Agriculture which was held in Madrid, Spain, in 2001. The
Congress was organized by FAO and the European Conservation Agriculture
Federation (ECAF).

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Wed, 1 Aug 2018 08:56:46 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Rolf Derpsch regarding the CA meeting
in Paraguay.

Thank you Rolf for sharing.

Amir Kassam

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable
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locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or
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and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including
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Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:05:17 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow information about 2 events organized by APAD
(Association for a sustainable agriculture), the french association of CA,
in September (in France).

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable
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Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:07:26 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding the 2018 No-Till Conference
from 4-6 September organized by the No-Till Club of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South
Africa.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Tue, 24 Jul 2018 22:32:16 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

It is good to see how in this Soil and Tillage journal the number of
articles related to CA (no or minimum soil disturbance and similar topics
is increasing over time.

Thanks you Theodor Friedrich for sharing.

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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 09:39:36 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest WASWAC HOT NEWS, issue 05 of 2018.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable
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locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or
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and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including
harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass,
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Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:12:23 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the first Newsletter from the 4 per 1000 Initiative.

Thank you Paul Luu for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable
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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 much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover
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Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:49:43 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Pleae see herebelow a link shared by Professor David Montgomery regarding
an article in the Scientific American on 16 July 2018 entitled:

*To Feed the World Sustainably, Repair the Soil*

Thank you David for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:13:30 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow Presentations & Recordings | FAO & CCAFS Global
Webinar: Advancing Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Under the UNFCCC
21/02.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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interlinked principles of: (i) continuous no or minimum mechanical soil
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maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
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*ACT-N (@ACTillage <https://twitter.com/actillage?s=11>)*

12/07/2018, 13:49
<https://twitter.com/actillage/status/1017390491774615552?s=11>
88 days to go: Book your slot Now to participate in the Second Africa
Congress on Conservation Agriculture . #2ACCA
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%232ACCA&src=hash> #conservationagriculture
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23conservationagriculture&src=hash> :
africacacongress.org <https://t.co/MmjzuJTRas> pic.twitter.com/lVAJeM6bSC
<https://t.co/lVAJeM6bSC>

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(iii) diversification of cropping system (rotations

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Sun, 8 Jul 2018 09:21:14 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from the University of Central Asia on
World Mountain Forum 2018: Registration Now Open & Call for Contributions.

This Forum should be of interest to the Conservation Agriculture Community
of Practice, particularly in the Central Asia region.

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Sat, 7 Jul 2018 11:23:11 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow a couple of articles shared by Don Reicosky.

*Amir Kassam *

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disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and no-till weeding); (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
(iii) diversification of cropping system (rotations and/or sequences and/or
associations involving annuals and perennials, including legumes), along
with other complementary good agricultural production management practices*
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*Alert No. 55 (5 July 2018) *

*1. **Plantas de Cobertura: Manual Tecnico. By Ademir Calegari, Projeto
Solovivo. IAPAR, Brazil (2016).*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/technical/1_1_7.pdf>

*2. **Potential for Conservation Agriculture in the Dry Marginal Zone
of Central Syria: A Preliminary Assessment. By **Baqir Lalani et al.
Sustainability 10:1-19 (2018).*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/2_1_7.pdf>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the July edition of the no-till newsletter from
Richard and Sandra Findlay of the No-Till of Club Kwa-Zulu Natal, South
Africa.

Thank you Richard and Sandra for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link herebelow to:

New videos launched to help farmers improve soil health, including one
on *Conservation
Agriculture *– farmer case studies showing how 4 farmers are improving
their soils

http://www.farmers-mart.co.uk/2018/06/28/new-videos-
launched-to-help-farmers-improve-soil-health/

A new series of practical videos to help farmers understand and improve
soil health has been launched today (Wednesday 27 June 2018) at the
Groundswell <https://groundswellag.com/> Show.

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Please see herebelow an announcement and an invitation to the meeting by
GIFA (Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture) on 20-21 June at Utrecht,
The Netherlands.

GODAN (the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition) and GCAN (the
Global Conservation Agriculture Network) will host a special luncheon
meeting on 20 June from at GFIA Europe focused on innovation and
inclusion. Presentations will cover Conservation Agriculture.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a paper in Soil & Tillage Research "Minimal soil
disturbance and increased residue retention increase soil carbon in
rice-based cropping systems on the Eastern Gangetic Plain" by Md. Khairul
Alama, R.W. Bell, M.E. Haque, M.A. Kader.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to an interview with Roberto Peiretti,
Argentinian No-Till Pioneer, offering his views about sustainability in
agriculture, in the the Global Farmer Network Newsletter of 6 June.

http://globalfarmernetwork.org/2018/06/sustainable-farming-practices-argentinian-no-till-pioneer/?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a5aa5e56a6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_07_11_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_86f8d05c33-a5aa5e56a6-131586509

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement about the* NO-TILL CONSERVATION
AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE*, 5,6,7 September 2018, VENUE: ATKV DRAKENSVILLE
Kwa-Zulu Natal, near Bergville 3350, South Africa.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow links to:
Visual Proof that No-Till Keeps Soils in Place
https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/blogs/1-covering-no-till/post/7840-visual-proof-that-no-till-keeps-soils-in-place?utm_source=omail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=deu&utm_content=ntf&ajs_uid=4579H6193145J1Y&ajs_trait_oebid=5124I4699801B6O

And to:
Videos Capture Value of No-till in Saving Soil Despite High Winds
https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2018/videos-capture-value-no-till-saving-soil

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the First Announcement of the13th International
Conference on Development of Drylands: Converting Grey Areas into Green,
Organized by The International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC) and
hosted by ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India, and
Arid Zone Research Association of India (AZRAI), Jodhpur, India.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see below the link to a blog on *Ruminations: Methane math and
context* by Stephen Zwick.

https://lachefnet.wordpress.com/2018/05/04/ruminations-metha
ne-math-and-context/

Thank you Stephen Zwick for allowing your blog to be distributed, and to
Timothy LaSalle for making it happen.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 155.

Apologoes for any cross-posting.

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maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
(iii) diversification of cropping system (rotations and/or sequences and/or
associations involving annuals and perennials, including legumes), along
with other complementary good agricultural production management practices*
(more

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link to a TED talk by Johan Rockstrom who is the Executive
Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre.

https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environmen
t_guide_our_development#t-1066448

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*Alert No. 54 (24 May 2018) *

*1. Can productivity and profitability be enhanced in intensively managed
cereal systems while reducing the environmental footprint of production?
Assessing sustainable intensification options in the breadbasket of India.
By Kumar, V. et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 252: 132–147
(1918)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/1-22.pdf>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the April issue of ACT News Alert on Conservation
Agriculture. It can also be downloaded at:

http://www.act-africa.org/lists/dl.php?id=40

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
(iii) diversification of cropping system (rotations and/or sequences and/or
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Tue, 22 May 2018 08:28:26 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow and attached the May edition of the no-till newsletter
from the No-Till Club of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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(iii) diversification of cropping system (rotations and/or sequences and/or
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Thu, 10 May 2018 10:44:43 +0100
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Please see herebelow a link to the article:

Awareness and adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Malawi: what
difference can farmer-to-farmer extension make? By Monica Fisher et al. in
the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability.

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/bGgFumMH8ij6hpNg8ftt/full

Thank you Christian Thierfelder for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the ACT March News Alert on Conservation
Agriculture.

http://www.act-africa.org/lists/dl.php?id=38

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message by Kieran Findlater
regarding the paper:

Findlater KM, Donner SDD, Satterfield T, Kandlikar M (2018). Integration
anxiety: The cognitive isolation of climate change. *Global Environmental
Change*, 50:178-189. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.02.010.

Thank you Kieran for sharing.

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Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:21:37 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to the video made by CRS about a training visit
by their staff from Central America, Bolivia and Mexico to Kofi Boa's
no-till centre in Ghana.

<https://youtu.be/tJbLwtu-p14>https://youtu.be/tJbLwtu-p14
Thank you Gaye Burpee for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to an article from the New York Time: Can
Dirt Save the Earth.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/magazine/dirt-save-earth-
carbon-farming-climate-change.html
I wish folks would stop referring to soil as Dirt.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a reminder about Registration for the 2nd Africa
Congress on Conservation Agriculture to be held in Johannesburg from 9 to
12 October 2018.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a Registration Reminder for the Second Africa Congress
on Conservation Agriculture to be held from 9 to 12 October 2018 in
Johannesburg, South Africa.

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*Building Resilient Soil Systems Using Residue, No-Till and Cover Crops*

https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/7716-building-resilient-soil-systems-using-residue-no-till-and-cover-crops?utm_source=omail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=deu&utm_content=ntf&ajs_uid=4579H6193145J1Y&ajs_trait_oebid=5124I4699801B6O

*Reap Bigger Soil Bonuses With No-Till*

https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/3663-reap-bigger-soil-bonuses-with-no-till?v=preview

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Dear Subscribers,

Please find attached the WASWAC HOT News issue 02 of 2018.

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Attached please find the Hot News for the issue 02 of 2018.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the March Conservation Agriculture Newsletter from
Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for a launch of the book "A possible
Brazil: a biography of Herbert Bartz.

Mr. Bartz is the first farmer who took up no-till farming in Brazil in the
early seventies.

Thank you Herbert for your great contribution to sustainable agriculture
and for your tireless work which has benefited millions of people.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link herebelow for the article: Regenerative agriculture:
merging farming and natural resource conservation profitably.

Thank you Hendrik Smith for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the report 'Nature-based solutions for
water -- The UN world water development report 2018'.

Thank you Dr Reicosky for sharing the document.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement from FAO. They need a Team
Leader and Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor for their Conservation
Agriculture/Climate Smart Agriculture Project in Timor-Leste.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a video interview of Professor Rattan Lal by RSTV
Eureka on the importance of soil.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message and an article: "Update! Evolution of No
Till adoption in Argentina" by Eng. Santiago Nocelli from Aapresid, the
No-till Association of Argentina.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached an article by Christian Thierfelder and colleagues on:
Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern
Africa. A review

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the February 2018 ACT Conservation Agriculture news
alert.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the new issue of Practical Farm Ideas (Soil +Cover
Cropping) published by Mike Donovan in the UK.

*Amir Kassam *

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Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:14:18 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a vacancy announcement for the post of Deputy Director,
Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) at FAO, Rome.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*From:* White, Tania (AGPM)
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*Subject:* VA IRC5321 - Deputy Director, Plant Production and Protection
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Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:33:26 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the No-Till Newsletter of February 2018
from the No-Till Club of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:53:47 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the First Announcement of the13th International
Conference on Development of Drylands: Converting Grey Areas into Green,
Organized by The International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC) and
hosted by ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India, and
Arid Zone Research Association of India (AZRAI), Jodhpur, India.

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*Global CA-CoP CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE for
sustainable agricultural production and land management Alert No. 53 (15
February 2018) 1. Climate Smart Agriculture Sourcebook. Summary Second
Edition. FAO, Rome (2017).
http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/book/1.pdf
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/book/1.pdf>
2. Innovative Viable Solution to Rice Residue Burning in Rice-Wheat
Cropping System through Concurrent Use of Super Straw Management
System-fitted Combines and Turbo Happy Seeder. Policy Brief No. 2. National
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, India (2017).
http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/technical/2.pdf
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/technical/2.pdf>
3. Soil carbon debt of 12,000 years of human land use. By Jonathan
Sanderman et al. PNAS 114 (36): 9575-9580 (2017).
http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/3.pdf
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/3.pdf>
4. Networking our science

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Thu, 8 Feb 2018 13:37:22 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Some interesting and relevant items on cover crops and soil health from the
No-Till Insider Daily.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see this brief Opinion article in Farmers Guardian (20 January 2018)
by John Cherry, Hertfordshire (UK) farmer and Director of Groundswell
No-Till Farming Conference, regarding his views about 'the other way to
farm'.

He says: "It may be coincidence, but on our farm we have found since we
stopped using insecticides on wheat, our need to pellet for slugs has all
but disappeared. We have not been ravaged by barley yellow dwarf virus
either". And " We converted to 100 per cent no-till

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Tue, 30 Jan 2018 04:22:28 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached *Recent Highlights on Healthy Soils Work around the
World* prepared by Breakthrough Strategies and Solutions (2017).

*Amir Kassam *

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Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:53:09 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a reminder about particpating in the WCSS RIO 2018 and
submitting a paper by 31st January 2018 in the section C3.3.7 on
Contribution of zero tillage (no-till) to sustainable use and management of
soils.

*For any queries, please contact: **Pedro Luiz de Freitas* --
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Dear Subscribers,

I attach herebelow a list of publications during 2016-2018 related
Conservation Agriculture from* Dr.*João Carlos De Moraes Sá
<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joao_Carlos_Sa> from the State
University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil.

Thank you Dr. Sa' for sharing your list of publications.

*Amir Kassam *

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Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:39:00 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow details of the revised and expanded second edition of
the book, *Thin on the Ground: Soil Science in the Tropics, *by Professor
Anthony Young.

The book description is attached. The book includes an account of the
origins and development on conservation agriculture.

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Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:44:12 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached five case studies what Mr. Roland Bunch calls them
cases in regenerative agriculture. One of the cases is on CA.

Thank you Roland for sharing.

*Amir Kassam *

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Tue, 9 Jan 2018 21:13:12 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow and in the attached an announcement for the Symposium
on the theme of: *Zero Tillage (No-Till) Conservation Agriculture (ZT/CA)
for heathy soils, healthy environments and sustainable production of food
and fuel.*

The Symposium will be held at the 21st World Congress of Soil Science (RIO
2018) to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from
12 to 17 August 2018. The theme of the World Congress is: Soil Science:
beyond food and fuel.

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Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:59:41 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow web links for two documents on Conservation
Agriculture for sustainable intensification (CASI) in South Asia region.

Thank you Dr. Paroda and Ms. Simmi Dogra for sharing.

Apologies for any cross posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow two videos shared by Professor Sjoerd Duiker from
Pennsylvania State University about no-till farming, plant and animal
diversity, productivity and soil health.

Thank you Sjoerd for sharing.

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Mon, 25 Dec 2017 13:07:16 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Here is a Vimeo Link to the film Groundswell, The Film
<https://vimeo.com/246917162>

The film is about farmers moving away from conventional tillage agriculture
and adopting Conservation Agriculture or No-Till Farming.

The film is produced, directed and narrated by Ms. Fiona Cunningham.

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Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:33:53 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the University of Western Australia (UWA) Institute of
Agriculture’s Annual Research Report 2016
<http://www.ioa.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/3073039/UWA_InstituteOfAgriculture_AnnualReport_2016.pdf>
which has some items related to no-till farming.

Thank you Prof. Siddique for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from the Global Soil Partnership
Secretariat that the Glinka World Soil Prize 2017 has been awarded to
AAPRESID (*Argentine No Till Farmers Association*).

Warmest congratulations to AAPRESID for this well-deserved recognition.

*Amir Kassam Moderator*
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Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:53:21 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow vacancy announcements for two Agriculture Officer
positions from FAO -- (1) Ecosystem services and agroecology, and (2)
Agroecology.

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