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

*for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

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

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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




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*Invitation to Conservation Agriculture webinar*



Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an innovative alternate paradigm of
regenerative, ecological and sustainable agriculture that is replacing the
degrading conventional tillage-based agriculture worldwide. CA has spread
globally over more than 180 M ha (12.5%) of annual cropland across all
continents. Global CA cropland area has been increasing at an annual rate
of more than 10 M ha since 2008/09, with the area being distributed about
equally between the global South and the global North. The adoption of CA
is occurring in most major land-based farming systems in rainfed and
irrigated agriculture. Smallholders and larger-scale farmers worldwide are
successfully overcoming the biophysical and socio-economic constraints to
achieve this remarkable agricultural transformation and harnessing a range
of productivity, economic, environmental and social benefits.

This sub-theme presentation will highlight some of the key experiences and
learnings about CA systems in different regions across the world. It will
touch upon some of the implications for the future, taking into
consideration regional differences and the changing nature of the global
challenges with regards to the food and agriculture system.





*Successful experiences and learnings from Conservation Agriculture
worldwide*

*Thursday 22 October 2020 14:00-15:00 hrs (Rome Time – CET)*

<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VlpFs41ATvebkhxYRMGlIg?fbclid=IwAR28s3vWW40TpFCTW9ZxLkpWtoeNQYumCg8LVpT2mfHqSix_ouxS9DQ-b4M>

(Please connect 10 minutes before the webinar starts to ensure the audio
works    properly)





*Amir Kassam* is Visiting Professor in the School of Agriculture, Policy
and Development, University of Reading, UK, where he teaches Agriculture
and Development. He is the Moderator of the FAO-hosted Global Platform for
Conservation Agriculture Community of Practice (CA-CoP) and Chairman of the
International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa. Born in
Tanzania, Amir has a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture and PhD in Agroecology
(University of Reading), and MSc in Irrigation (University of
California-Davis). Amir is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB).
He has published widely. In 2005, Amir was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s
Honours List for services to tropical agriculture and to rural development.
Amir’s former positions include: Deputy Director General (Programme) at the
Africa Rice Centre, CGIAR; Interim Executive Secretary of the CGIAR Science
Council; and Chairman of the: Aga Khan Foundation (UK); Focus Humanitarian
Assistance Europe Foundation; and Tropical Agriculture Association, UK.






Agenda

*Moderator – Prof. Dr. Gottlieb Basch (President of the European
Conservation Agriculture Federation, ECAF)*



1.       Introduction to the webinar series – Dr. Fenton Beed, NSPLD Team
Leader (FAO)

2.       Successful experiences and learnings from Conservation Agriculture
worldwide - Prof. Amir Kassam, University of Reading, UK

3.       Questions and answers

4.       Closing remarks – Hafiz Muminjanov (FAO)  and Gottlieb Basch (ECAF)
  The webinar schedule:

·         5 November 2020: Farm and ecosystem level benefits of CA systems
to farmers, society and environment - Dr. Don Reicosky, retired Soil
Scientist from the USDA-ARS, University of Minnesota, USA

·         19 November 2020: Mainstreaming of CA with national policy and
institutional support and for global governance to support national and
international needs and commitments – Mr. Tom Goddard, retired Senior
Policy Advisor, Alberta, Canada

·         3 December 2020: Promoting CA-based knowledge and innovation
systems and information sharing and communication – Dr. Rachid Mrabet,
Research Director of INRA, Morocco







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