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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
*for sustainable production intensification *
* 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>
*3. **Implications for a future agrarian structure in South Africa
based on conservation and sustainable agriculture: alignment of a
multi-institutional and multi-policy landscape. By S. Midgley et al. Asset
Research. Booklet No. 1, Pretoria (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Midgley et
al_2015_Implications for a future agrarian structure in South Africa.pdf>
*4. **Promoting and advancing the uptake of sustainable, regenerative,
conservation agricultural practices in South Africa with a specific focus
on dryland maize and extensive beef production. By J. Blignaut et al. Asset
Research, Booklet No. 2, Pretoria (2015)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Blignaut et
al_2015_Promoting and advancing the uptake of conservation agricultural
practices_ASSET Research.pdf>*.*
*5. **Effects of straw mulch on growth and yield of durum wheat during
transition to Conservation Agriculture in Mediterranean environment. By F.
Stagnari et al. Field Crop Research 167: 51-63 (2014).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Fabio Stagnari et al
FieldCropsResearch-10_2014.pdf>
*6. **Effects of Conservation Agriculture and Fertilization on Soil
Microbial Diversity and Activity. By J. Habig and C. Swanepoel.
Environments 2: 258-284 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Habig
environments-02-00358.pdf>
*7. **What is Conservation Agriculture (CA)?: Sustainable farming
system based on 3 principles. CIMMYT (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Infografia AC
Ingles.pdf>
*8. **Nitrogen fertilization reduces yield declines following no-till
adoption. By M.E.Lundy et al. Field Crop Research 183: 204-218 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Lundy et al. FCR-2015
N fertilizer- CA in press.pdf>
*9. **Contribution of cover crops to the productivity of maize-based
Conservation Agriculture systems in Zimbabwe. By B. Mhlanga et al. Crop
Science 56: 1719-1805 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Mhlanga et al. 2015.
Contribution of cover crops to productivity. Crop Science.pdf>
*10. * *When does no-till yield more? A global meta-analysis. By
C. M. Pittelkow et al. Field Crop Research 183:156-168 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
41/Pittelkow2015FCR-yield-NT-in press.pdf>
*11. * *The Practical Implementation of Conservation Agriculture
in the Middle East. By S. Loss et al. ICARDA and ACIAR (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
41/Practical_Implementation_conservation_agriculture.pdf>
*12. * *Mechanization of Conservation Agriculture for
smallholders: Issues and options for sustainable intensification. By B.
Sims and J. Kienzle. Environments 2: 139-166 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Sims and
Kienzle-environments-02-00139.pdf>
*13. * *Crop production and soil water management in
Conservation Agriculture, no-till and conventional tillage systems in
Malawi. By D. TerAvest et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 212:
285-296 (2015).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
41/TerAvest et al 2015. Crop production and soil water management in
Malawi.AEE.pdf>
*14. * *Evidence and lessons learned from long-term on-farm
research on Conservation Agriculture systems in communities in Malawi and
Zimbabwe. By C. Thiefelder et al. Environments 2: 317-337 (2015).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 41/Thierfelder et al
environments-02-00317.pdf>
*15. * *Up-dating Conservation Agriculture Data Base in
AquaStat, FAO. *
The CA land area data base is updated periodically based on the feedback
received from our regular sources of information and is posted in AquaStat.
The latest figures can be seen at the FAO CA-Website at (
http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/6c.html).
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca
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