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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see attached a paper shared by Christian Thierfelder from CIMMYT,
Harare entitled:

*When the going gets tough: Performance of stress tolerant maize during the
2015/16 (El Niño) and 2016/17 (La Niña) season in southern Africa,* by
Peter Setimela, Edmore Gasura, Christian Thierfelder, Mainassara
Zaman-Allah, Jill E. Cairns, Prasanna M. Boddupalli just published in
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.

Thank you Christian for sharing.


*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to sustainable
agriculture and land management based on the practical application of
locally adapted  three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or
minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding,
and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including
harvesting);  (ii) permanent maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass,
stubble and cover crops); and (iii) diversification of cropping system
(environmentally, environmentally and socially adapted rotations and/or
sequences and/or associations involving annuals and perennials, including
legumes and cover crops), along with other complementary good agricultural
production and land management practices. Conservation Agriculture systems
are present in all continents, involving rainfed and irrigated systems
including annual cropland systems, perennial systems, orchards and
plantation systems, agroforestry systems, crop-livestock systems, organic
production systems and rice-based systems *(more at: www.fao.org/ag/ca).

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From: THIERFELDER, Christian Lutz (CIMMYT-Zimbabwe) <[log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 6:16 AM
Subject: When the going gets tough
To: THIERFELDER, Christian Lutz (CIMMYT-Zimbabwe) <[log in to unmask]>


Dear Colleagues,



Find attached publication that describe the response strategies to climate
change in Malawi in cropping season 2015/2016 and 2016/2017.

As it is clear from this paper – it requires a multidisciplinary approach
combining drought-tolerant maize and other climate-smart agriculture
interventions.

Thanks to Peter Setimela for taking the lead!



All the best,

Christian



https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880918303785



*Dr. Christian Thierfelder* | Principal Scientist, Cropping Systems
Agronomist

*International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) - Southern
Africa Regional Office*

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