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Glinka World Soil Prize 2017 awarded to AAPRESID
Two FAO Vacancies for Agriculture Officers -- (1) Ecosystem services, and (2) Agroecology
2nd European CA Federation Newsletter
Medical pedology from Professor Rattan Lal
History and insights from no-till pioneer Bill Richards.
We’re treating soil like dirt. It’s a fatal mistake, as our lives depend on it. By George Monbiot
New publication - “Mechanized minimum soil disturbance establishment and yield of diverse crops in paddy fields using a two-wheel tractor-mounted planter suitable for smallholder cropping"
Regional Policy Dialogue on “Scaling Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (CASI) in South Asia" - Policy Brief
Conservation Agriculture in Cuba, Indonesia and Zambia
The International Union of Soil Sciences - IUSS Alert 148 (Oktober 2017)
Transforming the African Savannah with Conservation Agriculture -- An Initiative of the African Development Bank and Partners
FAO Open Calls: Vacancy for Cropping Systems (agronomist), Agric. Engineer, Socio-Economist Consultants
Video briefing on the Healthy Soils Act that is now before the Massachusetts House of Representatives. .
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 52 (9 October 2017)
[BULK]Valuation of Indigenous Land
Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture at Rosario, Argentina, 1-4 August 2017
1st International Conference on Water Security to be held in Toronto, Canad, from 17-20 June 2018.- Present your research | Submit abstracts by 15 December 2017
[SPAM] Can American soil be brought back to life?
Concern for soil health needn't mean yield penalty
Instructions to join the Cornell CA group, and for using the Zotero database
Groundswell No-Till Show and Conference 2017
Conservation Agriculture Sprouts in Cuban Fields
No-Till Conference Programme and Speakers-- No-Till Club, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, COME LISTEN TO FANTASTIC SPEAKERS
Scientists compare soil microbes in no-till, conventional tilling systems of Pacific Northwest farms; and Gain from crop diversity
The zoo beneath our feet: We're only beginning to understand soil's hidden world
DDG Position at ICARDA - deadline for applications extended to August 8th 2017
Few documents on Carbon from FAO
Soil Health Partnership says now is time to plan for cover crops
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 51 (26 July 2017)
Professor Rattan Lal is the Winner of the 2017 Sustained and Outstanding Achievement Award.
Cover crops for weed suppression
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Adaptation Committee is inviting private sector companies, organizations and networks, big and small, to complete a quick survey of their efforts.
WASWAC Hot News issue 05, for 2017
[SUSPICIOUS MESSAGE] [DANGER: MALICIOUS LINK IN MESSAGE!]a communication from the organizers of the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture --- SIEMBRA DIRECTA: lista para rockear la producción de alimentos 🎸
[DANGER: MALICIOUS LINK IN MESSAGE!]Fwd: 7 WCCA is getting closer... Are you ready? We are!
Video on Scaling CSA (CA): Voice of Stakeholders
ACT May News Alert on Conservation Agriculture
ACT April News Alert on Conservation Agriculture
[SUSPICIOUS MESSAGE] [DANGER: MALICIOUS LINK IN MESSAGE!]Fwd: 7 WCCA + XXV Aapresid Congress: Are you coming?
Updated USDA Soil Survey Manual Handbook No. 18
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 50 (5 June 2017)
[DANGER: MALICIOUS LINK IN MESSAGE!]Fwd: 7WCCA + XXV Aapresid Congress: don't miss this chance!
Opinion: The economics of soil health, and New way of thinking about soil sparks national movement
Electronic May 2017 No-Till Newsletter of No-Till Club of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
[SPAM] Soil Health Institute details next steps to focus on improving nation's soils
[DANGER: MALICIOUS LINK IN MESSAGE!]Few days left to submit your abstract for the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
Is low-disturbance no-till the future of farming?
Groundswell 2017 No-Till Show - Speaker Line Up
[SPAM] Fwd: It's time to make soil great again
The Sustainable Food Lab is hiring -- Two vacancy announcements
Want healthier soil? latest issue (4 May) of Conservation NewsBriefs from SWCS
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 49 (5 May 2017)
Why It’s Time to Stop Punishing Our Soils with Fertilizers
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs, 20 April
3 Big Myths about Modern Agriculture! By David R. Montgomery, The Conversation on April 5, 2017, Scientific American
Latest issue (April 13) of the Conservation NewsBriefs from SWCS.
Plants talk to each other using an internet of fungus
Registration and Submission of Abstracts for 7WCCA (7th World Congress on CA)
Update -- The upcoming Soil and Water Conservation Under Global Change (CONSAWA) conference at Lleida, Spain, 12-16 June 2017.
Latest issue (March, 30th) of the Conservation NewsBriefs from SWCS.
March 23 issue of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs
FAO publication on Soil Organic Carbon: The Hidden Potential, and ISRIC World Soil Information (SoilGrids)
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs, March 16, 2017
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 48 (12 March 2017)
Submission of abstracts -- 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (7WCCA), Rosario, Argentina, from 1-4 August 2017.
FAO CA project in Timor Leste
The 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (7WCCA) to be held in Rosario, Argentina, from 1-4 August 2017.
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs (2nd March 2017).
Special Issue of the Journal Environments: The Role of Conservation Agriculture in Sustainable Production Intensification for Smallholder Farmers in Africa
Successful completion of 2nd Conference on Conservation Agriculture for Smallholders (CASH-II)
GSDM Funding Report on Agroecology --- Rapport de capitalisation du GSDM sur l'Agroécologie
PhD Scholarships for candidates from SAARC Member States
SUMMIT ON CANADIAN SOIL HEALTH 2017: The costs and consequences of soil degradation. August 22-23, 2017 – Delta Hotel, Guelph, Ontario
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs -- Managing for soil health rebuilds fertility and increases yields
A Job Opportunity: Consultancy with IUCN
First Newsletter from the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF)
Mitigating Climate Change by Low Disturbance No-Tillage by Prof John Baker
XI INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT to be held in Cuba from 3 to 7 July 2017
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs for Februay 9, 2017
7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 1-4 August 2017, Rosario, Argentina
Latest issue of Conservation NewsBriefs (February 2) from SWCS
a message from Prof. John Baker, CEO & Chairman of Baker of Baker No-Tillage in New Zealand, in response to the 4 per mille article.
Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon to be held at FAO, Rome, from 21-23 March 2017
NB Article: Soil carbon 4 per mille - Geoderma, April 2017
Innovations in Dryland Agriculture
Vacancy for an Agricultural Advisor in Dublin, Ireland
A soil health literature, databases and research reports with open access
Video on 'Soil Saviours' from the Oxford Farming Conference 2017
Latest WASWAC Hot News -- Issue 11, 2016
1st WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION UNDER GLOBAL CHANGE (CONSOWA), Lleida (Spain) 12-16 June 2017
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs -- 15 December
latest issue (1 December) of Conservation NewsBriefs from SWCS
3rd International Global Food Security Conference, 8-11 October 2017, Cape Town, South Africa.
The latest SWCS NewsBriefs (23 November)
Position available with the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI)
No tilling please, we are farmers (in Morocco)
A side event at COP 22 on Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Food Security with Conservation Agriculture in Africa and the Mediterranean Region
A GCAN side-Event: Conservation Agriculture - a solution to address climate change and food security concerns around the world November 17, 2016, COP 22, Marrakech (Morocco), Green Area (Room 4 -Bouregreg)
a paper on: Low-carbon agriculture in South America to mitigate global climate change and advance food security by João Carlos de Moraes Sá et al. Environment International (2016)
A meeting at COP 22 on Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Food Security with Conservation Agriculture in Africa and the Mediterranean Region
Announcing Our Book Release "The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution"
ACT September 2016 CA news alert
[DANGER: MALICIOUS LINK IN MESSAGE!]Fwd: Article on Maria
25th Annual National No-Tillage Conference Jan. 10-13, 2017 | St. Louis, MO -- Full Conference Program Just Released -- View Now
Published story -- Smarter farming could cut hunger in drought-hit southern Africa
No-till experiences: three videos from Tony Reynolds, a Lincolnshire CA farmer - YouTube
A hoax announcement about the 2017 World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs -- Soil has a microbiome, too
Two wheel tractor newsletter - August 2016
announcement for the 25th Annual National No-Tillage Conference, 10-13 January 2017, St.Luis, Missouri
[SUSPICIOUS MESSAGE] Upcoming Webinar: "The Dollars and Cents of Residue Breakdown" next week Tuesday, August 23,
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 47 (14 August 2016)
Annual No-Till Conference Advance Notice -- 6 to 8 September 2016 – ATKV Drakensville, Bergville KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Conservation Agriculture for Africa: Building Resilient Farming Systems in a Changing Climate edited by Amir Kassam, Saidi Mkomwa and Theodor Friedrich. CABI
Brave new frontier for no-till farming in Australia
Groundswell No-Till Show and Conference in the UK, 30 June 2016
Global CA-CoP Alert No. 46 (13 June 2016)
FAO Vacancy Announcements for national and international consultancy positions in Turkey
Round Table on Responsible Soy approves two milestone decisions involving CA/Zero Tillage
invitation to the webinar “Facilitating online communities of practice – experiences from agriculture and climate change communities”, organized by FAO’s Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme (MICCA)
GACSA Annual Forum on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Action -- announcement and registration
Time to Plan for Participation in the 19th Conference of the International Soil Conservation Organization: ISCO 19 in CONSOWA 1 from 12 to 16 June 2017 in Lleida, Spain
2nd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference to be held in Sitges, Spain from 26-28 March 2017 ---.First keynote speakers announced
FAO-ICARDA publication Practice of Conservation Agriculture in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
A report from on Conservation Agriculture with integration of SCI principles in Dangs, Gujarat, India
15th National Meeting of the No-Till Association in Brazil. --- 15º Encontro Nacional de Plantio Direto na Palha: Último prazo para inscrição de trabalhos
Conservation NewsBriefs: Soil carbon sequestration potential of US croplands and grasslands: Implementing the 4 per thousand Initiative
Agriculture de Conservation et orientation politique agricole française
Fourth 2016 Issue of WASWAC HOT NEWS
[SUSPICIOUS MESSAGE] Webinar 2: 19th of May 2016 Knowledge Action group of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA)
Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) E-Newsletter, March, 2016
CA information
Second cicular: 4th International Agronomy Congress, 22-26 November 2016, New Delhi
CA-CoP Alert No. 45 (18 April 2016)
Fourth International Agronomy Congress scheduled from Nov 22-26, 2016 at New Delhi.
[SPAM] Fwd: Carbon farming is a zero-risk strategy for curbing climate change
Western Canadian farming yields carbon reductions
Planting Green, a video produced by Prof. Sjoerd Dyker of Penn State University
Conference: Africa - Sustainable Agricultural Development: Innovation Systems Approach for Agricultural Transformation, November 2016
A publication on Soil Health in Field and Forage Crop Production by Sjoerd Duker, Joel Myers and Lisa Blazure
The No-Till Show and Conference 2016 Thursday 30th June 2016 Lannock Manor Farm, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7EE, United Kingdom
Agricultural Officer - Cereal-Based Cropping Systems, P4.
Giant (climate) footprints and footstep
Integrating Grazing into Cropping Systems — Webinar Portal
[SPAM] Fwd: Regenerating degraded dirt
CA-CoP Alert No. 44 (4 March 2016)
Conservation Agriculture in Subsistence Farming published: Case Studies from South Asia and Beyond
Seminar sees European Parliament address benefits of Conservation Agriculture
Gabe Brown video on Soil matters on the farm
Land use based on CA principles in the Amazon -- Life in Syntropy
Soigneur de terre - Healers of Land
Conservation agriculture for irrigated areas in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Save $130.00 -- Register early for the 25th National No-till Conference in St. Louis, MO, USA from 10 to 13 January 2017
Global Conference on Managing Ravines for Food and Livelihood Security, to be held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, from 7 to 10 March 2016.
FAO urges broader adoption of its Save and Grow paradigm for sustainable agriculture.
Tweets by Global Soil Week on Twitter
CA-CoP Alert No. 43 (29 December 2015)
Conservation Agriculture at COP21
International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa (ICAAP-Africa) established
Conference of the Soil Society in Kyrgyzstan “Soil resources and food security under the conditions of global climate change” devoted to the International Year of Soils, December 16-17 2015, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.
CA-CoP Alert No. 42 (19 November 2015)
Philanthropist Howard G. Buffett Calls for a “Brown Revolution” in Africa
reminder about the 24th Annual National No-Till Conference from 6-9 January 2016, Indianapolis, USA
A video interview of Mr. Tony Reynolds, a Lincolnshire (UK) farmer
Paper Invitation for the Special Issue: Land Management Practices for Soil Conservation in Climate Change Scenarios
Digging Deep Reveals the Intricate World of Roots | PROOF
FAO-CEMA collaboration on sustainable mechanization of agriculture in developing countries
Cultivate without ploughing -- a Rai Italia video interview with Turi Filleccia, Senior Agronomist, FAO Investment Centre, by Rai Italia
TECA platform launches Video Contest on Farmers' Soil Practices- submission date extended!
Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts for the 10th International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment (AgroEnviron 2016)
"Spade test" video
Economics of land degradation (ELD) reports 'The Value of Land' and Report for Policy & Decision-Makers
CA-CoP Alert No. 41 (19 September 2015)
The final report of Désertif'actions 2015, international civil society forum on land degradation and climate change is now released!
Newsletter nº9 from FEBRAPDP, the Brazilian Not-Till Federation
[WARNING: SUSPICIOUS LINK IN MESSAGE!]Fwd: IUSS Alert 122 (August 2015)
No-till rice called Saguna Rice Technique (SRT) in Maharastra State, India
The Practical Implementation of Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East
NO-TILL CONFERENCE 1 TO 3 SEPTEMBER 2015, Drakensville, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
UN Global Compact and Sustainable Soil Management Survey
We’re treating soil like dirt. It’s a fatal mistake, as our lives depend on it. By George Monbiot, The Guardian, 25 March 2015.
NO-TILL CONFERENCE 1 TO 3 SEPTEMBER 2015, Drakensville, Bergville KZN, South Africa
Rural 21 journal articles on mechanization including CA and CSA and ....
CABI book on CA and smallholder farmers
Register Now: 2015 International Stewardship Symposium on Feeding the Crops to Feed the World
Alert No. 40 (16 June 2015)
Newsletter FEBRAPDP nº 6
Carbonnation - The Movie - new short film: soil carbon cowboys
Presentation and a book on Conservation Agriculture by Pepe Benites
CA video from Cuba
Special issue of the journal Cahiers Agricultures on adoption of Conservation Agriculture by family farms
Farm Journal February 2015 – A Reality Check On Research In Agriculture by Howard G. Buffett
World Congress on Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems, Brasilia, July 12-17 -- Abstracts submissions deadline extended
30 Years of No-Tilling Yields Healthier Soils, Better Planting
CA implement manufacturer/supplier, Namibia
CA-CoP Alert No. 39 (6 April 2015)
MISUNDERSTANDING SOIL ECOSYSTEMS
Lebanon promotes 'no-till' farming -- a true return to nature.
Conference in China on Improving Organic Farming with Mulch No Dig Systems, Chengdu, Sichuan, China on April 18-19, 2015
NYTimes: Farmers Put Down the Plow for More Productive Soil
China Premier Li Keqiang says to extend conservation tillage
Global Soil Week, 19-23 April 2015
Seeking information regarding Tamale region, northern Ghana
2015 International Soil Conference, Thailand, 17-20 August 2015
New publication out! LIFE and Climate change mitigation
The World Congress on Integrated Crops-Livestock-Forestry (WCCLF) Systems, 12-17 July 2015, Brasilia, Brazil
CA-CoP Alert No. 38 (11 February 2015)
GGAA 2016 – Save the Date for the 6th Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA2016), from 14 to 18 February 2016, to be held in Melbourne, Australia.
2nd Global Food Security Conference --- Speakers Announced | Online abstract submission open
Conference on Open Agricultural Burning in Kathmandu, Nepal, 20-21 February 2015
Cartoon book on “South-south knowledge sharing: Conservation Agriculture” is published on World Bank website (available at FAO site).
CA-CoP Alert No. 37 (22 December 2014)
[BULK] Fwd: January 27, 2015 to January 28, 2015 NTOP winter Conference
CELEBRATION OF WORLD SOIL DAY -- 5 December 2014
December 5 is World Soils Day
[BULK] Fwd: Hot off the press! Call for Abstracts and Event Proposals - 2015 World Water Week in Stockholm
The Climate Smart Agriculture/Conservation Agriculture briefing note from FAO
2nd Global Food Security Conference -- Call for Abstracts - submit your abstract by 8 May 2015
Preliminary assessment of potential benefits of CA in Ukraine: Soil fertility to strengthen climate resilience
2015 as the International Year of Soils (IYS)
Article by Pittelkow et al. in Nature on 'Productivity limits and potentials of the principles of conservation agriculture'
Seminar on Sustainable Agriculture" - Integrating Agriculture-Livestock-Foresta (ILPF) and Direct Seeding System" to be held on 19 and 20 November in Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
Earthworm richness in land-use systems in Santa Catarina, Brazil
In Spanish -- Borlaug Field Award given to Dr. Bram Govaerts, Associate Director of CIMMYT's Global Conservation Agriculture Program
[BULK] World Food Prize Week 2014 --- Borlaug Field Award given to Dr. Bram Govaerts, Associate Director of CIMMYT's Global Conservation Agriculture Program
CA-CoP Alert No. 36 (13 October 2014)
Crop yields and global food security: will yield increase continue to feed the world -- a book by Tony Fischer, Derek Byerlee and Greg Edmeades
Conservation Agriculture: a new technology linking generations -- ‘Moho, re ka hlola tlala!
Smallholders benefit from conservation farming in Nicaragua
[BULK] Fwd: Landscapes news, landscapes approaches and 2014 Forum
[BULK] Fwd: Adapting Food Production to a Changing Climate
Interesting articles on CA from the US
A Cartoon Book 'Exchanging Experience with Conservation Agriculture: Towards Climate Resilience'
New CA brief in 6 languages on FAO website
Efforts to Relay Moong in Standing Wheat
CA website at Cornell
GFAR invites your comments on the draft CGIAR Capacity Development Guidelines
CGIAR eConsultation on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Latin America and the Caribbean
No-Till Conference at ATKV Drakensville, South Africa, 2 to 4 September 2014. Programmes - English/Afrikaans with registration forms
First announcement for the ISCO 2015 conference (the 18th ISCO conference) - “Achieving sustainability through conservation in a changing world”, to be held in El Paso (Texas, USA) from May 31st to June 5th 2015.
[BULK] Fwd: International Congress brings together leaders in conservation agriculture
An International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition will be held at FAO from 18-19 September 2014.
Deteriorating soil is the world's most critical issue - NZ scientist....
Glyphosate Effects on Plant Mineral Nutrition, Crop Rhizosphere Microbiota, and Plant Disease in Glyphosate-Resistant Crops
CA -- World Bank Video
CA-CoP Alert No. 35 (16 June 2014)

Amir Kassam
Sun, 17 Dec 2017 20:45:41 +0000
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
*for sustainable production intensification and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

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

Warmest congratulations to AAPRESID for this well-deserved recognition.

*Amir Kassam Moderator*
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Amir Kassam
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:53:21 +0000
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
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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.

*Amir Kassam Moderator*e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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Amir Kassam
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:15:06 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the Newsletter from the European Conservation
Agriculture Federation (ECAF).

Thank you Paula Trivino for sharing.

Amir Kassam
Moderator
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Subject: 2nd ECAF Newsletter
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Amir Kassam
Mon, 4 Dec 2017 18:23:17 +0000
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached an article by Professor Rattan Lal on Medical Pedology.

Thank you Dr, Mrabat from Morocco for sharing.

Amir Kassam
Moderator
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Date: 2017-12-02 18:37 GMT+00:00
Subject: Medical pedology
To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>, Saidi Mkomwa <
[log in to unmask]>, Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:58:13 +0000
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*for sustainable production intensification and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Herebelow is the link to an episode of the *No-Till Farmer* podcast,
brought to you by Topcon Agriculture. Topcon sat down with Bill Richards,
know, as “Grandfather of No-Till,” to discuss the storied history of
no-till adoption and the major influencers who helped prove no-till as a
viable, profitable farm practice.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:19:17 +0000
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable production intensification and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to an article: *We’re treating soil like
dirt. It’s a fatal mistake, as our lives depend on it.* By George Monbiot
<https://www.theguardian.com/profile/georgemonbiot>

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/25/treating-soil-like-dirt-fatal-mistake-human-life

The article appeared in the Guardian on 25 March 2015.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:17:55 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Enamul Haque in Bangladesh about a new
paper in Expl. Agric. “Mechanized minimum soil disturbance establishment
and yield of diverse crops in paddy fields using a two-wheel
tractor-mounted planter suitable for smallholder cropping" as attached.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:01:37 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a policy brief on the Regional Policy Dialogue on
“Scaling Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (CASI) in
South Asia."

Thank you Dr. Raj Paroda for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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*From:* Raj Paroda <[log in to unmask]> "Trust for Advancement of
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*Date:* 9 November 2017 at 17:09:51 GMT+7
*To:* [log in to unmask]
*Cc:* "'Raj Paroda'" <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>
*Subject:* *Regional Policy Dialogue on CASI--Policy Brief*

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:47:19 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see three articles related to Conservation Agriculture in Cuba,
Indonesia and Zambia, all from the Inter Press Service News Agency of 10
November 2017.

- Conservation Agriculture Sprouts in Cuban Fields
<http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/08/conservation-agriculture-sprouts-cuban-fields/>
- Indonesian Farmers Weather Climate Change with Conservation Agriculture
<http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/03/indonesian-farmers-weather-climate-change-with-conservation-agriculture/>
- http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/11/conservation-agriculture-zamb
ias-double-edged-sword-climate-change-hunger/
<http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/11/conservation-agriculture-zambias-double-edged-sword-climate-change-hunger/>

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:25:23 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the IUSS Alert 148 for October
2017.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:11:46 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Herebelow is the link for the remarks delivered by Dr. Akin Adesina,
President of the African Development Bank and the World Food Prize Laureate
2017 at the special event on Transforming the African Savannah Initiatives
(TASI).

President Adesina stated that:

"The initiative *will start* by bringing approximately *2 million hectares*
of savannah in *eight* African countries - Ghana, Guinea, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, and
Mozambique - under the cultivation of maize, soybean, and livestock
production in optimum conditions.

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:20:05 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached FAO Vacancy Open Calls for Cropping Systems
(agronomist), Agric. Engineer, Socio-Economist Consultants.

The three calls have been put out in the public domain today. The time the
call is open is quite limited.

Thank you Josef Kienzle for sharing.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:08:36 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Seth Itzkan,
Co-Founder of Soil4Climate, regarding a video briefing on the Healthy Soils
Act that is now before the Massachusetts House of Representatives. .

Thank you Seth for sharing.

Amir Kassam

Moderator

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*Alert No. 52 (9 October2017) *

*1. **Advances in residue management mechanisms of zero-tillage planters.
By **Kojo Atta Aikins et al. **Paper No.: 1700449. St. Joseph, MI.: ASABE
(2017).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/data/agp/friedrich/Alert%2052/Aikins%20et%20al.%202017_Paper%20No.%201700449.pdf>

*2. **How seeding cover crops can slash your fertilizer bills. By **John
Dobberstein. **No-Till Farmer (2017).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/data/agp/friedrich/Alert%2052/NTF_eBook_How-Seeding-Cover-Crops-Can-Slash-Your-Fertilizer-Bills_0617-1.pdf>

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Valuation of Indigenous Land

PART I When one wanders into the waters of valuating indigenous land, you may want to first understand the critical need to look at valuations in general from a very different point of view. Indigenous property is, in the widest definition of ‘property’, so much more than just land (with or without fixtures). Indigenous property comprises elusive elements like holistic knowledge, and the expression of culture that comes with the knowledge. As a result ownership models in an indigenous environment are socially inclusive and also perpetual – it’s more about continuation and permanence that it is

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Dear Subscribers,

The Proceedings of the whole 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture are
available at:

https://proceedingswcca.wordpress.com/current-edition/

https://proceedingswcca.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/7th-wcca
_proceedings_final.pdf

The video recordings of all the presentations are available at:

http://congresoaapresid.org.ar/videos/ under the category: Agricultura de
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the 1st International Conference
on Water Security to be held in Toronto, Canad, from 17-20 June 2018.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (14 September) of the SWCS
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Please see herebelow the latest issue (7 September) of Conservation
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a message from Peter Hobbs regarding the two attached files, one
for joining the Cornell CA group, and the other on the instructions for
using the Zotero database.

Please contact Peter for any queries.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see below the links to Groundswell No-Till Show and Conference 2017
(including speakers and presentations) held at Weston, Hertfordshire,
United Kingdom on 28 and 29 June.

Groundswell No-Till Show and Conference 2017 at:

http://www.groundswellag.com/eventschedule2017

Speakers at:

http://www.groundswellag.com/speaker-profiles-2017/

Presentations and recordings at:

http://www.groundswellag.com/resources-2017/

<http://www.groundswellag.com/resources-2017/>
<http://www.groundswellag.com/resources-2017/>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the following article from the Inter Press Service - Caribbean
Climate Wire - 25 August 2017.

Conservation Agriculture Sprouts in Cuban Fields
<http://ipsnews.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0dd374a7b72cb94380e42953a&id=05ec57087c&e=33d6c533bc>
Ivet González
<http://ipsnews.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0dd374a7b72cb94380e42953a&id=cd17fbe018&e=33d6c533bc>

At the entrance, the Tierra Brava farm looks like any other family farm in
the rural municipality of Los Palacios, in the westernmost province of
Cuba. But as you drive in, you see that the traditional furrows are not
there, and that freshly cut grass covers the soil. “For more than five
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest announcement from the No-Till Club,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, regarding their Conservation Agriculture
Conference at Drakensville from 5 to 7 September 2017.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (24 August) of Conservation
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (August 17) of the SWCS NewsBriefs.

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Dear Subscribers,

The deadline for application for the position of DDG Research at ICARDA has
been extended to 8th August 2017.

Please see the attached vacancy announcement for details.

Thank you Dr. Rachid Mrabet for sharing this information.

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Dear Subscribers,

The following are some recent publications on soil carbon from FAO.

1. Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon 2017, 21-23
March 2017. Rome, Italy

http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7565e.pdf

2. Unlocking the potential of soil organic carbon

http://www.fao.org/3/b-i7268e.pdf

3. SOIL ORGANIC CARBON: the hidden potential

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest (July 27) Conservation NewsBriefs from SWCS.

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Dear Subscribers,

The Renewable Natural Resources Foundation has announced that Professor
Rattan Lal is the Winner of the 2017 Sustained and Outstanding Achievement
Award.

Please see the attached press release.

Congratulations to Professor Lal for this well-deserved achievement and
recognition.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (Jul, 20) of the SWCS Conservation
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message about the fact that the UNFCCC are surveying
the private sector. It offers an opportunity for agriculture companies and
farmer/CA organizations.

Thanks to Tom Goddard for sharing this announcement.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the WASWAC Hot News issue 05, for 2017.

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Attached please find the Hot News for the issue 05 of 2017.

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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please herebelow a communication from the organizers of the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture. Apologies for any cross-posting. Amir Kassam Moderator e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://secure-web.cisco.com/12V5v6GwfVZ1CWVo-iBPgIKxR07rjJAIPqCdRLM6PgUnyW08XaygxiZcxWmt4Gu53fYY2Lh1YXKbKcenL2RlZ_2IxNMZcg8pnm6khgtlRjGsCarCLjSzKnHId6AuWkPBqvh4akbH--X6hzqtWVUab5qRqpEmBbS_lA9-O5yAdDf3v6dNLI2F8kP0y5TPjilF7i-PtG9cjgI35Run8Hdg6pFdmVwAcxz81WgT54gqicy2hKygT729aObEmKt_EcvIO6_2MlBDDoqWa10TcUU7mfQ/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fag%2Fca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Santiago Nocelli Pac <[log in to unmask]> Date: 2017-07-01 18:23 GMT+01:00 Subject: SIEMBRA DIRECTA: lista para rockear la producción de alimentos 🎸 To: ¿cuanto conoces de la agricultura de conservación?🤔 #AgriculturaDeConservación : lista para rockear la producción de alimentos en todo el mundo! Nos vemos en Congreso Aapresid #Kairós  + #7WCCA  [image: 🌱][image: 🚜][image: 

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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see the link to an announcement on the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, and some of the speakers. http://26524.track.dattanet.com/campaign/htmlversion?AdministratorID=26524& CampaignID=1032&s=f1f41cebc657986a6f4dfc377820d816&MemberID=3&isDemo=1 Apologies for any cross-posting. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Santiago Nocelli Pac <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 2:21 AM Subject: 7 WCCA is getting closer... Are you ready? We are! To: Si no visualiza correctamente este E-Mail haga Click Aquí  | Reenvía a un amigo  http://26524.track.dattanet.com/campaign/htmlversion?AdministratorID=26524& CampaignID=1032&s=f1f41cebc657986a6f4dfc377820d816&MemberID=3&isDemo=1   Agréganos 

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to a video on Scaling CSA(CA): Voice of
Stakeholders.

Thank you ML Jat from CIMMYT for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

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

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Dear Subscribers,

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

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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the information on field tours on 31/7, 1/8, 4/8 and 5/8 during 7WCCA in Rosario, Argentina. Apologies for any cross-posting. Amir Kassam Moderator e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://secure-web.cisco.com/1vVTbBykUBE6gCwThO_fw8jgWocCO-XyIkTfl7n70OqMMw_3G0CIL1HZ73ZypxB1JClPjdEVnCaN75ilVa5JOnuqe0APtMTJ6ys0nIrXU3B879Koz-7CR2zY0OVwwh18w5zdClM7ADUdBmTkpb_0S3fkR0S05k9MYINc5T2sKPdDxxK6B5LvY9SrSSen5A-txr7iR8L56ZgCcO1IdBF5hjZcWDFmZDG-KoK_VI__dxshvaUHUGxpv-7UhcLzqXVIwRgwIjrCdsXk2xUXjKLLHjQ/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fag%2Fca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Santiago Nocelli Pac <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 3:43 PM Subject: 7 WCCA + XXV Aapresid Congress: Are you coming? To: Si no visualiza correctamente este E-Mail haga Click Aquí  | Reenvía a un amigo   Agréganos a tu lista de contactos Información de Contacto 

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a communication from the Natural Resource Conservation
Service of the USDA about their newly updated Soil Survey Manual, Handbook
No.18.

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*Alert No. 50 (5 June 2017) *

*1. **Soil carbon 4 per mille. By Budiman Minasny et al. Geoderma 292:
59–86 (2017).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/data/agp/friedrich/Alert%2050/4%20per%201000%20Das%20et%20al.%202016.%20JAS.%20Cambridge.pdf>

*2. **Cost-benefit analysis of Conservation Agriculture implementation in
Syrdarya province of Uzbekistan. By Azizbek Daujanov1*, Rolf Groeneveld et
al. **Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development 48: 48-52
(2016).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/data/agp/friedrich/Alert%2050/%5B%5D%20Cost-Benefit%20Analysis%20of%20Conservation%20Agriculture%20Implementation%20in%20Syrdarya%20Province%20of%20Uzbekistan.pdf>

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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the latest announcement on the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture. Apologies for any cross-posting. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Santiago Nocelli Pac <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 9:38 PM Subject: 7WCCA + XXV Aapresid Congress: don't miss this chance! To: Si no visualiza correctamente este E-Mail haga Click Aquí  | Reenvía a un amigo   Agréganos a tu lista de contactos Información de Contacto  Para desuscribirse de 

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (1 June 2017) of SWCS Conservation
NewsBriefs.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest (May 2017) No-Till Newsletter from the
No-Till Club of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Please see herebelow the latest issue (25 May) of SWCS Conservation
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (18 May) of the Conservation
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest announcement on the speakers at the
Groundswell No-Till Show on 28 and 29 June 2017 at Lannock Farm, Weston,
Herts, United Kingdom.

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Please see herebelow the latest issue (11 May) of the Conservation
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow two vacancy announcements from the Sustainable Food
Lab (Programme Coordinator) and from Climate Directive (Director).

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*From:* Sustainable Food Lab [mailto:amcleod=sustainablefoo
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*Sent:* Dienstag, 9. Mai 2017 10:04
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (4 May) of Conservation NewsBriefs
from SWCS.

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*Alert No. 49 (5 May 2017) *

*1. **Least limiting water range for two conservation agriculture
cropping systems in India. By Amit Kumar Mishra et al. Soil & Tillage
Research 150: 43–56 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/data/agp/friedrich/Alert%2049/Amit.%20STR%202015.pdf>

*2. **Temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon decomposition as
affected by long-term fertilization under a soybean based cropping system
in a sub-tropical Alfisol. By Avijit Ghosh et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems
and Environment 233: 202–213 (2016).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/data/agp/friedrich/Alert%2049/Avi.%20ranjan.%202016.%20AGEE.pdf>

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Why It’s Time to Stop Punishing Our Soils with Fertilizers

Researcher Rick Haney travels the U.S. preaching the benefits of healthy
soils. In a *Yale Environment 360* interview, he talks about the folly of
pursuing ever-greater crop yields using fertilizers and other chemicals and
how farmland can by restored through natural methods.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (20 April) of the SWCS Conservation
NewsBriefs.

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Dear Subscribers,

*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, Scientific American
Available at:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/3-big-myths-about-
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Dear Subscribers,

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

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Dear Subscribers,

Plants talk to each other using an internet of fungus. More at BBC Earth:

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141111-plants-have-a-hidden-internet

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement regarding Registration and Submission
of Abstracts for the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (7WCCA).

Please direct your queries to Santiago Nocelli ([log in to unmask])
from Aapresid
who is the Coordinator of the Organizing Committee.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an update announcement for the upcoming Soil and Water
Conservation Under Global Change (CONSAWA) conference at Lleida, Spain,
12-16 June 2017.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (March, 30th) of the Conservation
NewsBriefs from SWCS.

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Dear Subscribers,

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

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see web links to:

FAO publication on Soil Organic Carbon: The Hidden Potential, and ISRIC
World Soil Information (SoilGrids).

Thank you Tom Goddard (Senior Policy Advisor, Alberta Agriculture and
Forestry, Canada) for sharing the information.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs,
March 16, 2017.

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* Alert No. 48 (12 March 2017) *

*1. **No-till and conservation agriculture in the United States: An
example from the David Brandt farm, Carroll, Ohio. By R. Islam and R.
Reeder, International Soil and Water Conservation Research, Vol. 2(1):
97-107. (2014).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2048/David%20Brandt%20farm%20-%20Islam%20and%20Reeder.pdf>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached guidelines for the submission of abstracts for the
7WCCA.

Submissions will be possible 20/03 to 10/05/2017 and will be carried out
through an online system (http://congresoaapresid.org.ar/).

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached documents and links for details of the FAO CA project
in Tomor Leste.

Thank you Nino Yuji from FAO for sharing the information.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement for the 7th World
Congress on Conservation Agriculture (7WCCA) to be held in Rosario,
Argentina, from 1-4 August 2017.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow the latest issue of SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs (2nd
March 2017).

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

A special issue of the Journal Environments, published by MDPI
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) which is an academic
open-access publisher, is dedicated to the theme of:* "The Role of
Conservation Agriculture in Sustainable Production Intensification for
Smallholder Farmers in Africa" *with Amir Kassam and Saidi Mkomwa as Guest
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Dr. Enamul Haque
regarding the 2nd Conference on Conservation Agriculture for Smallholders
(CASH-II) held at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh,
Bangladesh during 14-16 February, 2017.

Thank you Enamul Haque and Richard Bell for sharing the CASH II outputs.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please herebelow a message from Dr. RAKOTONDRAMANANA, Executive Director,
GSDM regarding the agroecology work of the no-till direct seeding group of
Madagascar - GSDM (Groupement Semis Direct de *Madagascar)*
<http://blog.agriculture-madagascar.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/3-GSDM-FCA-Batou-Beach-22-avril-2014-compressed.pdf>

<http://blog.agriculture-madagascar.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/3-GSDM-FCA-Batou-Beach-22-avril-2014-compressed.pdf>

This report is also available on the site GSDM
<http://blog.agriculture-madagascar.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/3-GSDM-FCA-Batou-Beach-22-avril-2014-compressed.pdf>
http://gsdm-mg.org/documentations/plaquettes-de-presentation/ and movies on
farmers testimonials on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0TK8_TbENo

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory announcement regarding PhD
Scholarships for potential candidates from SAARC Member States. The
thematic area is "*Influence of conservation agriculture on carbon
sequestration and ghg emission in cereal-based cropping systems*"

Candidates should visit SAC Website www.sac.org.bd where details -
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Dear Subscribers,

Soil Conservation Council of Canada has announced the:

SUMMIT ON CANADIAN SOIL HEALTH 2017: The costs and consequences of soil
degradation. August 22-23, 2017 – Delta Hotel, Guelph, Ontario

More information at:
http://www.soilcc.ca/news_releases/2017/nr_2017-02_e.pdf

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest Conservation NewsBriefs from SWCS.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached an announcement for a job opportunity with IUCN.

Apologies for cross-positing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the first Newsletter from ECAF -- European
CA Federation.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message and article (Mitigating
Climate Change by Low Disturbance No-Tillage) by Prof John Baker in New
Zealand.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the

*XI INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT to be held in
Cuba from 3 to 7 July 2017.*The announcement is bilingual and though
Conservation Agriculture does not yet appear in the programme, I am
informed that there would be a seminar on CA; in addition, there are
sessions on sustainability and climate change.

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Amir Kassam
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of the SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs
for February 9, 2017.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement on the 7WCCA from Appresid.

More information at: http://congresoaapresid.org.ar/

Contact: Santiago Nocelli ([log in to unmask])

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of Conservation NewsBriefs (February
2) from SWCS.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Prof. John Baker, CEO & Chairman of
Baker of Baker No-Tillage in New Zealand, in response to the 4 per mille
article distributed some days ago.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link for the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon
to be held at FAO, Rome, from 21-23 March 2017.

http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/soil-organic-carbon-symposium/en/

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

In response to the Soil Carbon 4 per mille article distributed earlier (see
details further below), Timothy LaSalle from Chico State University,
California, has sent in the following response which I am distributing for
your information.

There have been other responses which I will distribute.

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Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:58:00 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from Springer about the book entitled:
Innovations in Dryland Agriculture, edited by Muhammad Farooq and Kadambot
Siddique.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a vacancy announcement for an Agricultural Advisor in
Dublin, Ireland, with Concern Worldwide.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

The Soil Health Institute (SHI) has released the Soil Health Research
Landscape Tool <http://www.soilhealthinstitute.org>, which is an online
library and search engine. The tool will be a resource for agricultural and
environmental scientists, agricultural producers, and others interested in
soil health.

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Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:34:53 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please watch this video from the Oxford Farming Conference 2017. It is
called 'Soil Saviours'.

https://vimeo.com/198187224

Arable area under Conservation Agriculture (CA) in the UK is on the
increase. Latest estimate show that the area of arable land under CA in
2016 was some 362,000 hectares (8% of total arable land in the UK). This is
an increase of some 140% since 2011 when the CA area was estimated to cover
about 150,000 hectares of arable land.

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Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:07:01 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest WASWAC HOT NEWS.

Apologies for cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear WASWAC members,

Attached please find the Hot News for the issue 11 of 2016.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the website of the 1st WORLD CONFERENCE ON
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION UNDER GLOBAL CHANGE (CONSOWA), Lleida (Spain) 12-16
June 2017

WWW.CONSOWALLEIDA2017.COM

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of Conservation NewsBriefs from SWCS.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the latest issue (1 December) of Conservation
NewsBriefs from SWCS.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the *3rd* International Global
Food Security Conference, 8-11 October 2017, Cape Town, South Africa.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please find herebelow the latest SWCS NewsBriefs (23 November)

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a vacancy announcement for a position with the International
Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI).

They are looking for a

*International Coordinator – Alternatives to Open Agricultural Burning.*

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an article entitled: *No-tilling please, we are
farmers. *by Keya Acharya who is an environmental journalist and president
of the Forum of Environmental Journalists in India.

More at:
http://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2016/11/19/no-tilling-please-farmers/
No tilling please, we are farmers
<http://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2016/11/19/no-tilling-please-farmers/>
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Dear Subscribers,

A side meeting was held on 7 November 2016 at COP 22 (Marrakech) on
Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Food Security with Conservation
Agriculture in Africa and the Mediterranean Region.

The details of the meeting in French and English are attached.

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Sun, 13 Nov 2016 15:56:12 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

The Global Conservation Agriculture Network (GCAN) will be holding a side
event at COP 22 Marrakech, Morocco, on November 17 from 5 pm. to 6:30 pm in
the Green Area (Room 4 -Bouregreg).

The theme of the side event is:

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a paper on: Low-carbon agriculture in South America to
mitigate global climate change and advance food security. By João Carlos de
Moraes Sá, Rattan Lal, Carlos Clemente Cerri, Klaus Lorenz, Mariangela
Hungria, and Paulo Cesar de Faccio Carvalho. Environment International
(2016).

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Dear Subscribers,

A side meeting was held on 7 November 2016 at COP 22 (Marrakech) on
Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Food Security with Conservation
Agriculture in Africa and the Mediterranean Region.

The details of the meeting are attached.

The meeting was organized by RCM (Reseau innovation Agro-systems
Mediterranean - A regional network of farmers and researchers in the
Mediterranean region/basin) in collaboration with several international and
national organizations including FERT, ACT, ECAF, APADTunisia and AMAC.

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Thu, 27 Oct 2016 22:45:40 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement about a book release "The Tropical Oil
Crop revolution" by Derek Byerlee, Walter P. Falcon, and Rosamond L.Naylor.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the ACT September 2016 CA News Alert.

Apologies for cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the link describing the Kleckner Award that Maria “Pilu” Giraudo has received for her work in promoting no-till agriculture (Conservation Agriculture) in Argentina. Our warmest congratulations to 'Pilu' for this well-deserved recognition. Thanks you Don for sharing. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca [image: Inline image 1] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Don Reicosky <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 4:52 PM Subject: Article on Maria To all, See the link below describing the award that Maria earned 

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the:

*25th Annual* National No-Tillage Conference *Jan. 10-13, 2017* | *St.
Louis, MO*

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to a story on 'Smarter farming could cut
hunger in drought-hit southern Africa' shared by Christian Thierfelder from
CIMMYT, Zimbabwe.

Thank you Christian for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

I am forwarding herewith, three videos from Tony Reynolds, a Lincolnshire
CA farmer. The videos have been prepared by the Cereals and Oilseeds
Division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in
the UK. AHDB made three visits to Tony Reynolds' farm -- at sowing time,
mid-season and harvest time.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please be informed that there is hoax web announcement going around saying
that the 2017 World Congress on Conservation Agriculture will be held in
the USA from 22 to 25 June 2017, organized by Pennsylvania State University.

Please ignore the above announcement.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow SWCS Conservation NewsBriefs for 18 August 2016.

Apologoes for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the Two wheel tractor newsletter for August 2016 from
Jeff Esdaile.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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*Dear Subscribers,*

Please see herebelow an announcement for the 25th Annual National
No-Tillage Conference, 10-13 January 2017, St.Luis, Missouri

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow details of the Annual No-Till Conference, *6 to 8
September 2016 – ATKV Drakensville, Bergville KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.*

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:04:02 +0500
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Dear Subscribers,

CABI has announced the following book:* Conservation Agriculture for
Africa: Building Resilient Farming Systems in a Changing Climate* edited by
Amir Kassam, Saidi Mkomwa and Theodor Friedrich, with a Foreword by Howard
Buffett.

The book is expected to be launched in November 2016.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link for an article *'Brave new frontier for no-till farming
in Australia' in the Weekly Times.*

http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/cropping/brave-new-frontier-for-notill-farming/news-story/436ac4491e88bc8df5a3a7f8678f790d

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Dear Subscribers,

The 2016 No-Till Show and Conference in the UK was a great success! Some
500 people attended.

Congratulations to the organizers! Really well-done!

The date for the 2017 No-Till Show and Conference has been set for 29 June
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* Alert No. 46 (13 June 2016) *

*1. **Conservation Agriculture activities at COP21. By Don Reicosky et
al. Ag4Dev No. 27: 47-49 ( Spring 2016)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2046/Ag4Dev%2027%20Spring%20Article%208%20CA%20at%20COP%2021.pdf>

*2. **Soil carbon sequestration potential of US croplands and grasslands:
Implementing the 4per Thousand Initiative. By Adam Chambers et al. Journal
of Soil and Water Conservation 71(3): 68A-74A (May/June 2016)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2046/Soil%20Carbon%20Sequestration%204per1000%20in%20US%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20and%20Water%20Conservation-2016-Chambers-68A-74A.pdf>

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Dear Susbscribers,

Please see herebelow vacancy announcements for four national and two
international consultancy positions from FAO Sub-regional Office for
Central Asia (FAO-SEC), Ankara, Turkey.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow some excellent news from John Landers in Brazil
regarding the Round Table on Responsible Soy approving two milestone
decisions about CA/Zero Tillage.

Well-done John for this achievement, which we hope will be emulated by
other Agricultural Land Use Round Tables.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow and invitation to the webinar “*Facilitating online
communities of practice – experiences from agriculture and climate change
communities*”, organized by FAO’s Mitigation of Climate Change in
Agriculture Programme (MICCA).
Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the notice for registration for the event 'Global
Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) Annual Forum on
"Climate-Smart Agriculture in Action".

The deadline for registration is 1 June.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from Professor Samir A. El-Swaify
Coordinator, ISCO Board of Directors*, *regarding the 19th Conference of
the International Soil Conservation Organization to be held i n Lleida,
Spain from 12 to 16 June 2017.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow further announcement on the 2nd Agriculture and
Climate Change Conference to be held in Sitges (near Barcelona), Spain
from 26-28 March 2017.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please find below the URLs to the FAO-ICARDA publication *Practice of
Conservation Agriculture in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. *

PDF URLs:

http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5694e.pdf

Card URLs:

http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/01a82e78-667e-4970-8504-79cfad40dd05/

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a report from the Extension Team of the Aga Khan Rural
Support Programme (India) on the initial results of their recent effort to
introduce Conservation Agriculture in Dangs, Gujarat.

Thank you Gurpreet Singh for sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the 15th National Meeting of the
No-Till Association in Brazil.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the Conservation NewsBriefs issue of 19 May from the
Soil and Water Conservation Society. The issue has several items of
interest to CA-CoP.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Herebelow is a link to a press conference video of the French Minister of
Agriculture, Stephane Le Foll, on the progress of agroecology in France.
Minister Le Foll proposed the global 4/1000 soil carbon sequestration
initiative at Climate Change COP 21 in Paris.

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Dear Susbscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the fourth 2016 issue of the WASWAC HOT
NEWS.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the e-Newsletter for Central Asia and the Caucasus
(CAC).

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Don Reicosky regarding
CA information.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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To all,

Promoting conservation agriculture (CA), it’s important that we share
information with the emphasis on getting more CA on the landscape. Sharing
this information provides educational benefits to shorten the learning
curve on all aspects of CA. This email will identify

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the second circular for the 4th International Agronomy
Congress to be held from 22-26 November 2016 in New Delhi.

http://www.cimindia.net/isa-india.in/2016/04/06/second-circular-for-fourth-international-agronomy-congress-from-22-26-november-2016/

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* Alert No. 45 (18 April 2016) *

*1. **The transformation of agriculture in Brazil through development and
adoption of Zero Tillage Conservation Agriculture. By P. L. de Freitas and
J. N. Landers. International Soil and Water Conservation Research, Vol.
2(1): 35-46 (2014)* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
45/Transformation of Brazil Agriculture -- Landers-main.pdf>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to information on the 4th International
Agronomy Congress scheduled from Nov 22-26, 2016 at New Delhi, India.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue of Conservation NewsBriefs from the
Soil and Water Conservation Society.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an article about farmer organisations in Western
Canada pointing out how GHG friendly farming practices have become.

Thank you Tom Goddard, Senior Policy Advisor, Alberta Government, for
sharing.

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Dear Subscribers,

Prof. Sjoerd Duiker has shared a short video called ‘planting green’ for
your kind information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40my5bu0A0

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement about the International Conference, to
be hosted by The Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, will be
held on Agribusiness in collaboration with the AFMA(Africa Farm Management
Association) to be held from 20th-24th November 2016 under the main
theme*“Sustainable Agricultural Development: Innovation Systems Approach
for Agricultural Transformation in Africa”

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the publication *Soil Health in Field and Forage Crop
Production *published by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Penn State University Extension, Capital Resource Conservation &
Development, and Clinton County Conservation District. The publication is
by Sjoerd Duker, Joel Myers and Lisa Blazure. The publication is about
Improving the bottom line using continuous no-till, cover crops and
cropping diversity.

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Dear Subscribers,

A No-Till Show and Conference 2016 will be held on Thursday 30th June 2016
at Lannock Manor Farm, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7EE, United
Kingdom.

More details available at: www.groundswellag.com

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Dear Subscribers,

FAO is recruiting for a vacant position in AGP: Agricultural Officer -
Cereal-Based Cropping Systems, P4. (
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/VA/pdf/IRC3245e.pdf ).

This position will be key to strengthening FAO’s work on supporting and
scaling up sustainable approaches to crop production intensification.

The deadline has been extended up to end-April 2016.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from David Duthie of Bioplan regarding
carbon footprint from the Global Footprint Network and from Fred Pearce
(the well-known environment journalist) which is relevant to the interests
of CA-CoP subscribers.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a link to the Webinar portal which will be presenting
a session on Integrating Grazing into Cropping Systems. It will be
presented by: Alan Franzluebbers, Ph.D., Research Ecologist, Plant Science
Research, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Raleigh, NC, on 8 March at 2
pm US Eastern time.

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Dear Subscribers,

Interesting articles in this weeks Conservation News Briefs.

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* Alert No. 44 (4 March 2016) *

*1. **Proline content as a stress indicator to quantify
conservation* *agriculture
effect in wheat crop**. By Brijesh Kumar et al. **Res. on Crops 16 (3):
422-431 (2015) (doi:10.5958/2348-7542.2015.00058.3).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Prolin%20content%20ROC%20%20422-431%5B1%5D.pdf>

*2. **Sustainable intensification opportunities under current and
future cereal system in North-West India. By P.C. Sharma et al. ICAR
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Haryana, India (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/CSISA%20Bulletin%20Final.pdf>

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a brief description of the book Conservation
Agriculture in Subsistence Farming published by CABI.

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Conservation Agriculture in Subsistence Farming
Posted on June 29, 2015
<http://www.globalfarmplatform.org/conservation-agriculture-in-subsistence-farming/>
by Mark Eisler <http://www.globalfarmplatform.org/author/eislerm/>
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Studies from South Asia and Beyond

Edited by *Catherine Chan *and
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Dear Subscribers,

Seminar sees European Parliament address benefits of Conservation
AgricultureOver the past few years, the European Conservation Agriculture
Federation (ECAF -- www.ecaf.org) has been holding consultations with the
European Commission as well as with European Parliament on the possibility
of integrating Conservation Agriculture into the Common Agriculture Policy
(CAP) framework that provides support to European farmers and European
Agriculture. The last two reforms of CAP have focussed on sustainability
issues and the greening of CAP.On 13 January, European Parliament hosted
the seminar “Making Sustainable Agriculture Real”; organised by MEPs

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 8 Feb 2016 23:42:29 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a video entitled 'Soil matters on the farm' by Gabe
Brown at:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtRKxBZ1Y3Q>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtRKxBZ1Y3Q

Game Brown has a ranch in North Dakota, and has made several videos on
no-till CA farming system.

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 8 Feb 2016 09:47:04 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link below for a video entitled *Life in Syntropy* at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSPNRu4ZPvE

The video shows the incredible power of interlinked CA practices. The video
shows that.CA is not only climate-smart, it is smart in many other ways.

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 3 Feb 2016 11:29:06 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Bruno Telemans and Josef Kienzle of FAO have just shared the following
Youtube link about the story of 'agriculture sans labour et semi-direct'
(no-till farming and direct seeding) in France produced by France 2TV.

The video is called Soigneurs de terres (Healers of Land), and is in French.

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:32:29 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Aziz Nurbekov from ICARDA in Tashkent,
Uzbekistan, regarding a publication: *Conservation agriculture for
irrigated areas in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan*, produced by
ICARDA.

*Amir Kassam *

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Subject:Conservation agriculture for irrigated areas in Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan .
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Amir Kassam
Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:29:20 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the 25th National No-till
Conference in St. Louis, MO, USA from 10 to 13 January 2017

Apologies for cross-postings.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:06:28 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the announcement for the Global Conference on Managing
Ravines for Food and Livelihood Security, to be held in Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh, India, from 7 to 10 March 2016.

The latest information is given on the website (www.grc16.org.in).

The deadline for submission of papers has been extended to 31 January 2016.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:25:53 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

FAO urges broader adoption of its Save and Grow paradigm for sustainable
agriculture.

A new FAO book
<http://www.fao.org/publications/save-and-grow/maize-rice-wheat/en/> - *Save
and Grow in practice: maize, rice and wheat* - out today takes a close look
at how the world's major cereals maize, rice and wheat - which together
account for an estimated 42.5 percent of human calories and 37 percent of
our protein - can be grown in ways that respect and even leverage natural
ecosystems.

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:22:26 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow interesting collection of Tweets by Global Soil Week
on Twitter.

Thank you to Hendrik Smith for sharing.

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:09:54 +0000
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* Alert No. 43 (29 December 2015) *

*1. **Multifunctional Agriculture. By Michele Pisante. In: World Food
Production: facing growing needs and limited resources. pp. 229-252.
Guiseppe Bertoni (ed.) Vita e Pensiero, Milano. 2015.*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2043/Ch-14%20Pisante.pdf>

*2. **Why do medium- and large-scale farmers succeed practicing CA and
small-scale farmers often do not? – experiences from Paraguay. By Rolf
Derpsch et al. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 2015*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2043/Derpsch%20Paraguay.pdf>*
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2015.1095974
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2015.1095974>).*

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:24:19 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

At the climate conference - COP 21, APAD <http://www.apad.asso.fr/>
(Association pour la Promotion d'une Agriculture Durable -- No-Till
Sustainable Agriculture, France) hosted a side meeting on 5 December on
behalf of the Global Conservation Agriculture Network (G-Can) on the role
of Conservation Agriculture in addressing climate change issues (see APAD
meeting programme attached).

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 25 Dec 2015 15:39:21 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

An International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa
(ICAAP-Africa) has been established by the Africa Conservation Tillage
(ACT) Network (http://www.act-africa.org/).

The establishment of ICAAP-Africa was called for under the auspices of the
Lusaka Declaration of the 1st Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture
(IACCA) held in Lusaka in March 2014.

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:12:22 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for an International scientific –
practical conference of the Soil Society in Kyrgyzstan *“Soil resources and
food security under the conditions of global climate change”* devoted to
the International Year of Soils, *December 16-17 2015*, Bishkek, Kyrgyz
Republic.

Apologies for any cross-postings.

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:25:28 +0100
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* Alert No. 42 (19 November 2015) *

*1. **Soil carbon restoration: can biology do the job? By Jack
Kitterage. Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter,
Inc. (August 2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2042/2015_White_Paper_web-2.pdf>

*2. **A set of eight articles by Howard Buffett. (1) You can listen to
the academics, or you can listen to the farmers. (2) Africa’s no-till
revolution. (3) No-till African style. (4) We are treating soil like dirt:
It’s a fatal mistake. (5) One farmer’s story of Conservation Agriculture.
(6) What does a $100 billion asset manager say farmers should

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:06:22 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Philanthropist Dr. Howard G. Buffett, who is a farmer and an ambassador
against hunger for the United Nations’ World Food Program, Calls for a
“Brown Revolution” in Africa

Please see the full set of articles attached entitled:

*1. You can listen to the academics or you can listen to the farmers.*

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Amir Kassam
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 21:01:24 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a reminder about the 24th Annual National No-Till
Conference from 6-9 January 2016, Indianapolis, USA.

Apologies for cross-postings.

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 1 Nov 2015 15:53:30 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

The link https://youtu.be/jSKtJBkhGrc is for a video interview of Mr. Tony
Reynolds, a Lincolnshire (UK) farmer who has been practicing Conservation
Agriculture for more than 10 years. More on Mr. Reynolds' farm is available
at: *Decade of CA at Reynolds.pdf*
<https://www.google.it/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CEYQFjAGahUKEwjkm-WHxu_IAhVKDxoKHUkpDuI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taa.org.uk%2Fassets%2Fgroup-articles%2FDecade%2520of%2520CA%2520at%2520Reynolds.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHEjs-85u1loVGoXy6-f6KhZ7ZZ7A&sig2=doTW_zvtQGXnv1jd6d-4ew>

The video was made by AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds which is the cereals and
oilseeds division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
Funded by a statutory levy raised on growers, dealers and processors of
cereals and oilseeds and others in the supply chain, the purpose of

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:06:50 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an invitation to contribute to the special issue of
AIMS Agriculture and Food journal's special issue on "Land Management
Practices for Soil Conservation in Climate Change Scenarios".

Apologies for cross-postings.

*Amir Kassam *

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*From:* AIMS Agriculture and Food [mailto:[log in to unmask]
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*Sent:* Mittwoch, 28. Oktober 2015 05:18
*Subject:* Re-sending Paper Invitation for the Special Issue: Land
Management Practices for Soil Conservation in Climate Change Scenarios

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 25 Oct 2015 00:10:30 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Read more about the world of roots at:

http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/15/digging-deep-reveals-the-intricate-world-of-roots/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_twp20151019proofrichardsonroots&utm_campaign=Content&sf14318890=1

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Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:47:26 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

On 2nd October, FAO and the European Agricultural Machinery Industry
Association CEMA, an international non-profit organisation, forged a new
partnership that aims to promote wider use of sustainable agricultural
mechanization in developing countries.

The two organizations will work together to manage and disseminate
knowledge on sustainable approaches to agricultural mechanization. They
will also jointly develop technical programmes to support innovation in
mechanization and facilitate the implementation of sustainable
mechanization initiatives at the field level.
The full press release can be read at:

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Sat, 10 Oct 2015 08:56:21 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please find attached a link to a recent video interview by Rai Italia with
Turi Fileccia, Senior Agronomist at the FAO Investment Centre.

The video is in Italian. It's title in English is: Cultivate without
Ploughing: Conservation Agriculture.

Coltivare senza arare: l’agricoltura conservativa
<http://www.expo.rai.it/?email_id=95&user_id=1419&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5leHBvLnJhaS5pdC9jb2x0aXZhcmUtc2VuemEtYXJhcmUtbGFncmljb2x0dXJhLWNvbnNlcnZhdGl2YS8%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions>Intervista
a Turi Fileccia, del Centro Investimenti FAO, su una tecnica agricola più
sostenibile e produttiva di quelle tradizionali
<http://www.expo.rai.it/?email_id=95&user_id=1419&urlpassed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5leHBvLnJhaS5pdC9jb2x0aXZhcmUtc2VuemEtYXJhcmUtbGFncmljb2x0dXJhLWNvbnNlcnZhdGl2YS8%3D&controller=stats&action=analyse&wysija-page=1&wysijap=subscriptions>

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Fri, 9 Oct 2015 14:02:44 +0200
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Please note that the Farmers’ Soil video contest, launched by FAO’s Research and Extension Unit (DDNR) has extended the submission date for the participation at the contest by one week to the

19th of October

Best regards
Kilian Walz
on behalf of
Karin Nichterlein
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Amir Kassam
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:01:17 +0200
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts for the
10th International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment
(AgroEnviron 2016)

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:28:21 +0200
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Dear Subscribers,

I am forwarding herewith links to the video "Spade test" sent by Wolfgang
Sturny of SWISS NO-TILL.

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Sun, 20 Sep 2015 07:33:21 +0100
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THE VALUE OF LAND - 2015 ELD Report Launch#ELDsolutions

Land degradation is an increasing issue globally, exacerbated by climate
change and affecting food security, threatening water resources and
ultimately acting as a driver to migration.

The ELD study, undertaken over the past 4 years, quantifies the costs of
land degradation and sets out a universal approach for quantifying the
economic benefits of sustainable land management. It aims to enable
decision makers to better understand the overall costs and benefits when
implementing policies and actions dealing with land.

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Sat, 19 Sep 2015 06:42:28 +0100
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* Alert No. 41 (19 September 2015) *

*1. **A system approach to Conservation Agriculture. By R. Lal. Journal
of Soil and Water Conservation 70 (4): 882-88 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/A system approach to
conservation agriculture by Lal 2015.pdf>

*2. **Where to Target Conservation Agriculture for African
Smallholders? How to Overcome Challenges Associated with its
Implementation? Experience from Eastern and Southern Africa. By F. Baudron
et al. Environments 2: 338-357 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Baudron et al
environments-02-00338.pdf>

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Amir Kassam
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:30:38 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the final report of Desertification 2015, from the
international civil society forum on land degradation and climate change.

Amir Kassam

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 2 Sep 2015 12:33:28 +0100
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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the Newsletter nº9 from FEBRAPDP, the Brazilian Not-Till Federation. Apologies for cross-postings. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca -----Original Message----- From: Federação Brasileira de Plantio Direto e Irrigação < [log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 20:00 Subject: Newsletter FEBRAPDP nº9 Problema com a visualização da mensagem? Clique aqui . Newsletter FEBRAPDP Edição 9 - 1 de setembro de 2015 http://www.febrapdp.org.br/  Fórum de Inovação em Agronegócio FEBRAPDP - Edição Panambi/RS O Fórum de Inovação em Agronegócio é uma iniciativa da FEBRAPDP, 

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:19:06 +0100
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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) Alert 122 (August 2015). Apologies for cross-postings. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca -----Original Message----- From: The International Union of Soil Sciences - IUSS < [log in to unmask]> To: kassamamir <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 2:46 Subject: IUSS Alert 122 (August 2015) If you have problems reading this content - please follow this link to the IUSS page  IUSS Alert 122 (August 2015) [image: Facebook Logo]  [image: Linked in Logo]  FAO soil and land 

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:47:58 +0100
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Dear Susbscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Mr. Shekhar Bhadsavle
regaring no-till rice practice called Saguna Rice Technique (SRT) which he
has been practicing in Maharastra State, India, for several year now.

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Wed, 19 Aug 2015 01:31:54 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

I am forwarding herewith the document 'The Practical Implementation of
Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East' prepared by the ICARDA CA team
comprising Stephen Loss, Atef Haddad, Jack Desbiolles, Harun Cicek, Yaseen
Khalil and Colin Piggin.

Thank you Atef and the ICARDA CA Team for sharing the document with CA-CoP.

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Amir Kassam
Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:00:09 -0400
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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind information, a reminder about the No-Till Conference, 1-3
September 2015, Drakensville, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam*

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 9 Aug 2015 12:57:04 -0400
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Dear Subscribers,

Tom Goddard, Senior Policy Advisor at Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has
brought the following to my notice for sharing with CA-CoP subscribers.

It relates to the UN Global Compact organisation focussed on getting the
corporate world involved in sustainability.

I hope some of you will take the survey which takes about 20 minutes to
complete.

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Amir Kassam
Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:16:35 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the following link for an article: *We’re treating soil like
dirt. It’s a fatal mistake, as our lives depend on it.* By George Monbiot,
The Guardian, 25 March 2015.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/25/treating-soil-like-
dirt-fatal-mistake-human-life

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Amir Kassam
Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:18:38 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an update on the No-Till Conference 1-3 September
2015, at Drakensville, Bergville KZN, South Africa.

*Amir Kassam *

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Amir Kassam
Sun, 28 Jun 2015 21:53:05 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to the latest edition of Rural21 Journal
whose theme is "rural mechanization".

http://www.rural21.com/english/current-issue/

The lead article (Rural mechanisation – where are we now, and where should
we be going?
<http://www.rural21.com/english/current-issue/detail/article/rural-mechanisation-where-are-we-now-and-where-should-we-be-going-00001503/>)
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Dear Subscribers,

The CABI book on CA and smallholder farmers become available few days ago.

The following CABI title is now available to buy:

9781780644233 - Conservation Agriculture in Subsistence Farming, edited by
C. Chan and J. Fantle-Lepczyk.

Click here <http://bookshop.cabi.org/?page=2633&pid=2687&site=191> to view
and purchase this title.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement for the 2015 International Stewardship
Symposium on 'Feeding the Crops to Feed the World' to be held in Calgary,
Canada from 14-15 July 2015.

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*From:* Stacy Corneau [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:12 AM
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* Alert No. 40 (16 June 2015) *

*1. *
*World Congress on Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems (WCCLF2015),
Brasilia, July 12th to 17th 2015. *More information at the WCCLF website
http://www.wcclf2015.com.br/

*2. **The 5th World Sustainability Forum: Transitioning toward
Sustainability. 7–9 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland. *

More information at: http://www.sciforum.net/conference/wsf-5

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Dear Subscribers,

Please find herebelow the Newsletter nº 6 of FEBRAPDP.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Here is an interesting short video called 'Soil carbon cowboys' which is
about the *pasture crop-livestock system* that shows why we need to move
away from 'business as usual' to be able to harness enhanced biological and
economic productivity with sustainability that also improves the natural
capital base.
*This is an example of a CA-based pasture crop-livestock system.*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow links to the presentation and to the book on
Conservation Agriculture by Pepe Benites.

Courtesy of Rolf Derpsch.

*Amir Kassam *

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To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>, "Friedrich, Theodor (AGSE)"
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Dear Subscribers,

I am forwarding the link and a message regarding a video on Conservation
Agriculture from Cuba forwarded by Theodor Friedrich.

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Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:48:23 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the latest issue (see below) of the journal *Cahiers
Agricultures* on adoption of Conservation Agriculture by family farms.

Courtesy of Patrice Djamen.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link below for the article by Howard G. Buffett entitled A
Reality Check on research in Agriculture published in Farm Journal,
February 2015.

*A Reality Check On Research In Agriculture
<http://www.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/February-2015_Farm-Journal.pdf>*

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the latest on the abstract submission for the World Congress on
Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems, Brasilia, July 12-17 at:
http://www.wcclf2015.com.br/

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link herebelow to the above article by Laura Allen in the
latest No-Till Farmer newsletter.

http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/4504-years-of-no-tilling-yields-healthier-soils-better-planting-insider

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Gerhard Baufelt from
Namibia regarding CA implements.

Amir Kassam

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Subject: Fw: CA implement manufacturer/supplier

On April 9, 2015 at 9:31:01 AM, Gerhard Baufeldt ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
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*Alert No. 39 (6 April 2015) *

*1. *
*World Congress on Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems (WCCLF2015),
Brasilia, July 12th to 17th 2015. *More information at the WCCLF website
http://www.wcclf2015.com.br/

*2. **The 5th World Sustainability Forum: Transitioning toward
Sustainability. 7–9 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland. *

More information at: http://www.sciforum.net/conference/wsf-5

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Dear Subscribers,

The following link is for a Masters thesis submitted by Janice S. Snow at
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, USA, November 2009 entitled:

MISUNDERSTANDING SOIL ECOSYSTEMS: How flawed conceptions of soil have lead
to flawed U. S. land, water and climate policies.

http://www.tufts.edu/water/pdf/Thesis/JSnowThesis.pdf

*Abstract*
Flawed conceptual models of soil functions have been cited by soil
ecologists and others
as contributing to missing policy and inadequate research on soil
ecosystems. Although new soil
research methods and tools have provided much greater detail on the
functioning of soil
ecosystems, U. S. soil policy

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Sun, 29 Mar 2015 08:11:31 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link for Expo Milano 2015 below which provides access to
articles on no-till farming in Lebanon entitled:

1. Five questions for the American University of Beirut ( answers mainly
from Dr. Isam Bashour of AUB). Excellent results extend to other arable
land in Lebanon.

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Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:47:51 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the attached announcement for a Conference on Improving Organic
Farming with Mulch No Dig Systems in Chengdu, Sichuan, China on April
18-19, 2015.

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Dear Subscribers,

From NYTimes: Farmers Put Down the Plow for More Productive Soil

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/science/farmers-put-down-the-plow-for-more-productive-soil.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad
Soil-conservation farming, a movement that promotes not tilling fields
and using “green” manures,
is gaining converts in tough environments and markets.
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a message from Prof. Li Hongwen, Director of the
Centre for Conservation Agriculture Research in Beijing.

This is excellent news regarding Conservation Agriculture (CA) in China.
Although the announcement mentions Conservation Tillage (CT), in China the
focus is on CA. In China, due to historical reasons, they use the term CT
when they actually mean CA.

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Dear Subscribers,

Details of the Global Soil Week from 19 to 23 April 2015 are available at:

http://globalsoilweek.org/

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Dear Subscribers,

Can you please respond to Andres Begnis, as explained in his e-mail
herebelow, if you have the requested information.

*Amir Kassam *

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Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:23:19 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached the announcement regarding the 2015 International Soil
Conference, Thailand, 17-20 August 2015.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

The new publication *LIFE and Climate change mitigation* gives an overview
of EU climate policy and provides a host of best practice examples from
more than 200 featured projects from across the European Union.

The publication can be downloaded herebelow.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

The World Congress on Integrated Crops-Livestock-Forestry (WCCLF) Systems
will be held from 12-17 July 2015 in Brasilia, Brazil, organized by EMBRAPA.

The WCCLF2015 homepage can be viewed online at: www.wcclf2015.com.br

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* Alert No. 38 (11 February 2015) *

*1. **Proceedings of the Conference on Conservation Agriculture for
Smallholders in Asia and Africa. Edited by W.H. Vance, R. W. Bell and M.E.
Haque. 7-11 December 2014. Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Published as an ebook
(2014).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 38/CASH
Conference Mymensingh Bangladesh Jan 2015.pdf>

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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind information -- The 6th Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture
Conference (GGAA2016), from 14 to 18 February 2016, to be held in
Melbourne, Australia.

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-----Original Message-----
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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind information and action.

*Amir Kassam *

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Dear Subscribers,

Please find herebelow a self-explanatory announcement from Svante Bodin,
the Eurasian Director of the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative,
regarding the Conference on Open Agricultural Burning in Kathmandu, Nepal,
20-21 February 2015.

Organizers have a strong interest in introducing Conservation Agriculture
systems.

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 21:31:22 +0100
Subject: Conference on Open Agricultural Burning in Kathmandu, Nepal, 20-21
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Dear Subscribers,

The Cartoon book on “South-south knowledge sharing: Conservation
Agriculture” is published on World Bank website (available at FAO site).
See below for details.

Amir Kassam

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* Alert No. 37 (22 December 2014) *

*1. **Why do we need to standardize no-tillage research? By Rofl
Derpsch et al. Soil & Tillage Research 137: 16-22 (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2037/2014ajfX01%20-%20Why%20standardize%20NT%20-%20STILL%20137%2016-22.pdf>*
(**http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198713001992*
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198713001992>*)*

*2. **Earthworm richness in land-use systems in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
By Marie Bartz et al. Applied Soil Ecology 83: 59-70 (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2037/Bartz%20et%20al%202014%20Appl%20Soil%20Ecol.pdf>*
(**http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092913931400078X*
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092913931400078X>*)*

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Dear Subscribers,

No-till on the Plains is going to hold its annual conference from January
27, 2015 to January 28, 2015 in Salina Kansas. More information below and
at WWW.NOTILL.ORG.

*Amir Kassam *

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*Von:* No-till on the Plains [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
*Im Auftrag von *No-till on the Plains
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Dear Subscribers,

Few videos on soil celebrating the World Soil Day on 5 December 2014 at:

http://globalsoilweek.org/category/resources/videos

Please note that 19-23 April 2015 is Global Soil Week.

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Dear Subscribers

December 5th is World Soils Day, declared by the UN General Assembly on
December 20th, 2013.

This is a gentle reminder for everyone to do some promotion of the event
which is some two weeks away.

Please do keep me posted if you can so that I can let everyone know what
CA-CoP members are contributing.

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Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:14:36 +0000
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Dear Subscribers,

CA folks should be attending the 2015 World Water Week in Stockholm given
the positive impact on water through CA-based farming and land management.

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-----Original Message-----
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Dear Subscribers,

The Climate Smart Agriculture/Conservation Agriculture briefing note from
FAO is available online here: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4066e.pdf

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For your kind information.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link to a report "Preliminary assessment of
potential benefits of CA in Ukraine: Soil fertility to strengthen climate
resilience" prepared under the FAO/World Bank Cooperative Programme.

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Dear CA-COP members,

The UN General Assembly has approved Thailand's proposal to recognise 2015
as the International Year of Soils (IYS). It will be formally launched on
5th December this year, with the celebration of the first official UN World
Soil Day. The Global Soils Partnership, hosted by FAO, is providing the
Secretariat and has already created a multi-lingual website and logo (
http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/en). The objectives set for the IYS are
listed on this site.

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Dear Subscribers,

Every now and again, articles are published on CA based on desk analyses of
secondary information of mixed origin that generates mixed results and lead
to conclusions that can be misleading.

The article by Pittelkow et al. in Nature (on Productivity limits and
potentials of the principles of conservation agriculture) is one such
example (copy attached).

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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind information, an announcement for the "Seminar on Sustainable
Agriculture" - Integrating Agriculture-Livestock-Foresta (ILPF) and Direct
Seeding System" to be held on 19 and 20 November in Porto Velho, Rondonia,
Brazil.

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Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:53:56 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow details of an article:Earthworm richness in land-use
systems in Santa Catarina, Brazil. By *Marie Luise Carolina Bartz.*

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Wed, 15 Oct 2014 05:53:56 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

In Spanish from MasAgro Productor Boletín Semanal No. 152, October 2014:

Bram Govaerts recibe en Iowa el Premio Borlaug al Campo 2014
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Borlaug Field Award given to Dr. Bram Govaerts, Associate Director of
CIMMYT's Global Conservation Agriculture Program.

Warmest congratulations Bram.

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Dear Subscribers,

This year's Borlaug Field Award will be given to Dr.Bram Govaerts Associate
Director of CIMMYT's Global Conservation Agricultural Program.

Warmest congratulations to Bram.

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Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:37:54 +0100
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*Alert No. 36 (13 October 2014) *

*1. **Agroecology for Africa – AfA 2014, International Conference on
Agroecology and Sustainability of Tropical Rainfed Cropping Systems,
03-04 November 2014, Antananarivo, Madagascar.*

Conference Themes:The conference seeks to improve both scientific and
practical understanding of how agroecology is best integrated in the
management of tropical rainfed agriculture for sustainability by African
small-scale farmers. Specific themes include:

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Tue, 7 Oct 2014 16:08:21 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link herebelow of a recent book “Crop yields and global food
security: will yield increase continue to feed the world” by Tony Fischer*,*
Derek Byerlee and Greg Edmeades published by ACIAR and GRDC (ACIAR
Monograph 158), Canberra. 634 pp (2014).

http://aciar.gov.au/publication/mn158

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Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:26:32 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Attached is a brief article on CA in Lesotho, in the July-September
Quarterly Newsletter (page 6) of the FAO Regional Office for Africa.

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Dear Subscribers,

Following is a brief note on conservation agriculture in Nicaragua from
WFP's Purchase for Progress (P4P) newsletter for September 2014.

Although the article refers to minimum tillage, there is no tillage
involved, and the minimum tillage corresponds to minimum soil disturbance.

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Dear Subscribers,

Herebelow, for your kind attention, is Landscapes news, landscapes
approaches and Landscape 2014 Forum, from the Centre for Forestry Research

Sustainable landscapes for biological production reflect CA principles in
action.

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Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:15:38 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Herebelow, for your kind attention, the announcement for the Congress
Adapting Food Production to a Changing Climate, 9-10 December, Washington
DC, from the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation.

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Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:31:49 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Herebelow, two interesting articles on No-Till/CA farming in the US for
your kind attention.

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1. New guidelines reflect benefits of no-till farming.
North Dakota University is the first in the U.S. to adopt new corn
recommendations: A quiet agricultural revolution is underway in North
Dakota.

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Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:44:17 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see the link below to a Cartoon Book 'Exchanging Experience with
Conservation Agriculture: Towards Climate Resilience' by Li Hongwen, Xie
Mei, He Jin and Jiang Heping.

Exchanging Experience with Conservation Agriculture
<http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/Training_Materials/CA_Cartoon_Book_China.pdf>

http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/Training_Materials/CA_Cartoon_Book_China.pdf

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Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:35:31 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind attention, there is a new CA brief in 6 languages on FAO
website at:

http://www.fao.org/zhc/detail-events/en/c/238478/

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Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:28:01 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind attention, an update from Harminder Singh Sidhu from Punjab
Agricultural University on relay cropping of moong bean in the standing
wheat crop (ppt attached) using high clearance tractor and seeder to
advance the seeding date by 20 to 30 days.

Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Peter Hobbs at Cornell
University alerting CA-CoP to the Scoopit system which can allow colleagues
to read best CA papers. Please kindly follow what Peter has suggested in
his message.

Amir Kassam

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Dear Subscribers,

GFAR invites your comments on the draft CGIAR Capacity Development
Guidelines as explained herebelow.

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[image: EGFAR announcement] GFAR invites your comments on the draft
CGIAR Capacity Development Guidelines

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Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:34:02 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

The CGIAR Consortium <http://www.cgiar.org/cgiar-consortium/>, sponsored by
the International Development Research Centre <http://www.idrc.ca/> (IDRC)
and supported by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
<http://www.iica.int/> (IICA), invites you to a regional electronic
consultation on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification (SAI) in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC) to be held from 4 to 15 August 2014.

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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind attention, No-Till Conference at ATKV Drakensville, South
Africa, 2 to 4 September 2014. See attached Programmes -
English/Afrikaans with registration forms.

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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind attention, the First announcement for the ISCO 2015
conference (the 18th ISCO conference) - “Achieving sustainability through
conservation in a changing world”, to be held in El Paso (Texas, USA) from
May 31st to June 5th 2015.

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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind attention, a report on the 6th World Congress on Conservation
Agriculture, from CTIC.

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Successes at the World Congress on Conservation Agriculture View
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Dear Subscribers,

An International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition
will be held at FAO from 18-19 September 2014. The Symposium is organized
by CIRAD, INRA, the French Ministry of Agriculture and the FAO.

Draft programme is available at: Draft programme
<http://www.cirad.fr/en/content/download/9046/101359/version/3/file/Agenda_Agroecology_20140522.pdf>

A dedicated web site for the Agroecology Symposium has been released at:

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the link sent by John Baker from New Zealand about his
interview on the national TV regarding
the deteriorating soils being the world's most critical issue and what can
be done about it.

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Sun, 6 Jul 2014 16:55:52 +0100
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Dear Subscribers,

For your kind attention, the article: Glyphosate Effects on Plant Mineral
Nutrition, Crop Rhizosphere Microbiota, and Plant Disease in
Glyphosate-Resistant Crops, by Duke et al. *J Agric Food Chem.* Oct 24,
2012; 60(42): 10375–10397.
Published online Sep 26, 2012. doi: 10.1021/jf302436u
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1021%2Fjf302436u>

Courtesy of Bill Crabtree from Australia. Apologies for cross-posting.

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Dear Subscribers,

Here is another video on the Dust Bowl but this time it is the one in the
USA.

Thank you Sandra Corsi from the World Bank.

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*Alert No. 35 (16 June 2014) *

*1. **6th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture to be held June
22-26, 2014, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada*

The 6th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture will be held June 22-26,
2014, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Learn more at www.ctic.org/WCCA

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