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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.
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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
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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.
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*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest issue of the WASWAC Hot News, 1st of 2020.
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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
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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.
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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
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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 *
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*Global CA-CoP*
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest issue of No-Till Farmer, 19 January 2020.
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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 maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow that HOT NEWS issue 12 of 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 mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the WASWAC Hot News issue 11 of 2019.
Apologies for any cross-posting.
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*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
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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/
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*Global CA-CoP*
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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gottlieb Basch (ECAF) <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 at 12:54 Subject: Extension of deadline for abstract submission to 8WCCA To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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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.
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*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);
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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.
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*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
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the post from Biolplan regarding the state of the global biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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 of
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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!
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*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
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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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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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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.
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*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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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*
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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
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest issue of the IUSS Alert 173 (November 2019)
*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 maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover
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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*
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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
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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*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all
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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*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover
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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*
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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
*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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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.
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Dear Subscribers,
Please the "4 per 1000" Newsletter #6.
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
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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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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*
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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)
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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/
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Muminjanov, Hafiz (AGPM) <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 15:42 Subject: RE: FAO Webinar: An overview of Conservation Agriculture, today 6 November 2019, 14:30 – 15:30 PM (Rome Time – CEST) To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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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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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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*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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News (2 Novemebr 2019).
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs for 24 October 2019.
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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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.
*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
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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 *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow this Week's No-Till Highlights from No-Till Farmer.
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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*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 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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*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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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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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.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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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.
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Please see attached the ACT August News Alert on Conservation Agriculture.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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:
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see the latest IUSS Alert 171 (September).
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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 attached the ACT June-July 2019 News Alert.
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*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
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see the latest issue (12 September) of the SWCS NewsBriefs.
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*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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see attached the latest WASWAC Hot News, 23 August.
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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 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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*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 the latest issue of No-Till Farmer Weekly Digest - Going After Bigger Profits with Organic No-Till.
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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 'Reminder of 2019 No-Till Conference - Herinnering Bewaringslandboukonferensie, South Africa from 3-5 September.
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*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
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement for a Conservation Agriculture agronomist consultant at FAO.
*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 maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and
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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.
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*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
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest issue of the SWCS Conservation News Briefs.
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) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass,
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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.
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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 the latest issue of News from SARE Outreach, with a free download of *Cover Crop Ecosystem Services*.
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*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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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
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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.
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*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
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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.
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*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
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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.
*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
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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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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other
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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.
*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
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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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*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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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.
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*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
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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.
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*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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs (11 July).
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*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 maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and
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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 *
*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
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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 *
*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
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow an announcement and the 1*st Call* for papers for the 29th Soil Science Society of East Africa Conference and Exhibition.
Thank you Dr. Esilaba for sharing.
*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
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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.
*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
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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 *
*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
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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.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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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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*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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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 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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest issue of SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs.
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*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
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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?
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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
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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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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".*
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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 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 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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*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
*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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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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*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 self-explanatory message from Didi Pershouse regarding Registration closing soon: Preventing Wildfires, Floods, and Drought with the Soil Carbon Sponge--online course.
Apologoes 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
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 167 (May 2019).
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 of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see the latest issue (23 May) of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs.
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,
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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.
Thank you Didid for sharing.
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
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest WASWAC Hot News for May 2019.
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*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
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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 *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow an announcement about the 2019 National Carbon Farming Conference & Expo in Australia organized by the Carbon Farmers of Australia.
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
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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.
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs (2 May 2019).
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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
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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 *
*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
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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 (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all
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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest issue (April 2019) of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs.
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
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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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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 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
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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.
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 of soil mulch cover
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see attached the March 2019 issue of the WASWAC Hot News.
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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,
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see attached the Global CA-CoP Alert No. 58 (29 March 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 much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
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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 *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop
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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 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
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..
*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
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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 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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No.116 (Feb - Mar 2019.
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 of soil mulch cover
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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
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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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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 maintenance of soil mulch cover
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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 *
*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
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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.
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*Moderator*
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the latest on the upcoming Joint ISCO-WASWAC-SCSI Conference, New Delhi, this coming November.
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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
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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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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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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*
*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
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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.
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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.
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow some interesting news about No-Till Robots.
*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 maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and (iii) diversification
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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 *
*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)
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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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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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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the film *Living Soil *released by the Soil Health Institute.
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
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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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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.
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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*
*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 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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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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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 maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and
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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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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 sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including
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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 sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum
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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*
*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
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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>
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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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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*
*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);
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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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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 *
*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)
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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 *
*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 locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm
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*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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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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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/>
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Please see herebelow an announcement regarding Agroforestry 2019-- 4th World Congress on Agroforestry to be held in Montpellier from 19 to 23 May 2019.
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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.
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Please see herebelow a self-explanatory note from Dr. Mohammad Roozitalab from Iran regarding the book: *The Soils of Iran*.
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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
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Please see herebelow the latest (23 August) SWCS Conservation NewsBrief.
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Please herebelow a message from Eng. Saidi Mkomwa regarding 60 Days Remaining To The Second Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture
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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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Please see herebelow a message from Rolf Derpsch regarding the CA meeting in Paraguay.
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Please see herebelow information about 2 events organized by APAD (Association for a sustainable agriculture), the french association of CA, in September (in France).
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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.
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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.
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Please see herebelow the latest WASWAC HOT NEWS, issue 05 of 2018.
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Please see herebelow the first Newsletter from the 4 per 1000 Initiative.
Thank you Paul Luu for sharing.
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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.
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Please see herebelow Presentations & Recordings | FAO & CCAFS Global Webinar: Advancing Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Under the UNFCCC 21/02.
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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of three interlinked principles of: (i) continuous no or minimum mechanical soil 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
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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Please herebelow a couple of articles shared by Don Reicosky.
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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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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.
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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
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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
Thank you Stephen Zwick for allowing your blog to be distributed, and to Timothy LaSalle for making it happen.
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Please see herebelow the latest IUSS Alert 155.
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*Conservation Agriculture is based on the practical application of three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil 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* (more
Conservation Agriculture is based on the practical application of three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil 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
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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
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Please see herebelow and attached the May edition of the no-till newsletter from the No-Till Club of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
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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.
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Please see herebelow the link to the ACT March News Alert on Conservation Agriculture.
http://www.act-africa.org/lists/dl.php?id=38
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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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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.
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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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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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Please see herebelow the March Conservation Agriculture Newsletter from Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
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*Check out the latestConservation Agriculture Newsletter!!*
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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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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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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.
Thank you Dr. Niino Yuji for sharing.
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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow a video interview of Professor Rattan Lal by RSTV Eureka on the importance of soil.
Thank you Professor Lal for sharing.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lal, Rattan <[log in to unmask]> Date: SuRSn, Mar 18, 2018 at 11:31 AM Subject: Watch "RSTV Eureka 17th March 2018: Relevance on Soil importance & Pollution" on YouTube To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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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.
Thank you Santiago for sharing.
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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 herebelow the new issue of Practical Farm Ideas (Soil +Cover Cropping) published by Mike Donovan in the UK.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Donovan <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 9:18 PM Subject: Practical Farm Ideas -- Soil + Cover Cropping To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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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.
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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.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Findlay <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 10:54 AM Subject: 2018 No-Till Newsletter Feb 2018 To: RICHARD FINDLAY <[log in to unmask]>
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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.
*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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Dear Subscribers,
Some interesting and relevant items on cover crops and soil health from the No-Till Insider Daily.
Apologies for any cross-posting.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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