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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable production intensification*



Dear Subscribers,


Please see herebelow a message from Don Reicosky regarding articles on CA
social issues.


Thank you Don.



*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*



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From: Don Reicosky <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:40 AM
Subject: articles on CA social issues
To: Don Reicosky <[log in to unmask]>


File name: C&NT info CA social issues 2Sep2014


*This email provides links to articles related to acceptance of global
CA. *Many
of the articles are too large to email as an attachment.

*1.    **Slow acceptance of global CA is due to poor understanding of
human/social issues.*

This idea is best described by a quote from Katsu Minami, (2009).


*Minamia, Katsuyuki. 2009. Soil and humanity: Culture, civilization,
livelihood and health. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 55(5):603-615. *



“Agriculture is a bridge between the natural sciences and the social
sciences. One could say that it is also the most straightforward, concrete
manifestation of the combined  effect of humans and the environment. For
example, a Japanese word for those who engage in agriculture, hyakusho
(farmer) literally means ‘‘people who know all about many things’’. Farming
requires a comprehensive knowledge of natural sciences related to growing
crops, including crop physiology, soil, weather, fertilizer and topography.*
A comprehensive knowledge of social sciences is also required to understand
the politics, laws, economics, history, culture, customs and other aspects
of the society in which farmers live. As such, agriculture is a
comprehensive science whose medium is the soil.”*


 The link to download this article follows:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1747-0765.2009.00401.x



*2. An excellent book describing the evolution of CA in Canada*. Of
particular interest is the chapter interviewing seven no-till pioneer
farmers describing their “social pressures” implementing NoTill on their
farm.


Lindwall, C. W. and Sonntag, B. (EDS). 2010. Landscapes transformed. The
History of Conservation Tillage and Direct Seeding. University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,SK. S7N 5B8. Pp 219. www.kis.usask.ca

  ISBN 978-0-9812843-1-6


The link to download this book follows:

http://www.kis.usask.ca/ZeroTill/LandscapesTransformed_HistoryofCT_Book.pdf


to purchase the book:

http://www.lulu.com/shop/knowledge-impact-in-society-university-of-saskatchewan/landscapes-transformed-the-history-of-conservation-tillage-and-direct-seeding/paperback/product-11706618.html


*3. A recent PhD thesis putting “science into social issues” that impact
acceptance of CA in Canada by Lana Awada. *As peer-reviewed research
articles become available out of this thesis, they will be forwarded to the
same email list.

 Awada, L. 2012. The Adoption of Conservation Tillage Innovation on the
Canadian Prairies.  A Thesis Submitted to the College of Graduate Studies
and Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy In the Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and
Economics. University of Saskatchewan.  206 pp.

 The link to download this article follows:


https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/awada's+work/147f4d5dec97eaeb?projector=1

 *4. Special publication by the International Soil and Water Conservation
Research (ISWCR) on a few global no-tillage pioneers*.



Dumanski, J.,  D. C. Reicosky, and  R. A. Peiretti. 2014a.  Pioneers in
Soil Conservation and Conservation Agriculture.  International Soil and
Water Conservation Research (ISWCR).  Volume 2 Number 1 March 2014.  Pp107.

 The individual articles literature citations follow:

 Dumanski, J.,  D. C. Reicosky, and R. A. Peiretti. 2014. Preface. Global
pioneers in soil conservation: Common elements and lessons learned. ISWCR  Vol.
2 (1):1-4.



Kassam, A., R. Derpsch, and T. Friedrich.  2014. Global achievements in
soil and water conservation: The case of Conservation Agriculture.  ISWCR
Vol. 2 (1):5-13.

 Peiretti, R.  and J. Dumanski. 2014.  The transformation of agriculture in
Argentina through soil conservation. ISWCR  Vol. 2 (1):14-20.

 Bellotti, B. and J. F. Rochecouste. 2014. The development of Conservation
Agriculture in Australia—Farmers as innovators. ISWCR  Vol. 2 (1):21-34.

 de Freitas, P. L.  and J. N. Landers.  2014. The transformation of
agriculture in Brazil through development and adoption of Zero Tillage
Conservation Agriculture.  ISWCR  Vol. 2 (1):35-46.

 Awada, L., C. W. Lindwall, and B. Sonntag.  2014. The development and
adoption of conservation tillage systems on the Canadian Prairies. ISWCR  Vol.
2 (1):47-65.

 Reicosky, D.  and C. Crovetto.  2014. No-till systems on the Chequen Farm
in Chile: A success story in bringing practice and science together.
ISWCR  Vol.
2 (1):66-77.

 Lingling,  Li,  Zhang Renzhi, Luo Zhuzhu, Liang Weili, Xie Junhong,  Cai
Liqun, and B. Bellotti. 2014.  Evolution of soil and water conservation in
rain-fed areas of China. ISWCR  Vol. 2 (1):78-90.

 Kertész, Á.  and B. Madarász. 2014. Conservation Agriculture in Europe.
ISWCR  Vol. 2 (1):91-96.

 Islam, R.  and R. Reeder. 2014. No-till and conservation agriculture in
the United States: An example from the David Brandt farm, Carroll, Ohio.
ISWCR  Vol. 2 (1):97-107.

 *The link for the special issue follows:*

 Pdf file of high quality can be downloaded from
http://www.waswac.org/report.asp

 Also you can find more information about ISWCR on http://www.waswac.org

If printed copies are needed.

 If the direct links in this document do not seem to function, try copying
the link directly into your browser.

 If anyone knows of similar articles on human/social issues related to
agriculture and CA, I am starting to build a “library” of these types of
articles. Your suggestions and contributions would be appreciated.

 Don Reicosky

-- 
Don Reicosky
Morris, MN USA 56267
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Cell Phone 320-287-2314

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