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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 herebelow an invitation to participate in a Webinar on
Conservation Agriculture for Commercial Vegetable Home Gardens: Field
Experiences on Yield, Labor, Pests, Diseases and Water Management organized
by The FAO Network on Sustainable Crop Production and Agroecology.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca

*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and 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 (economically, 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, pasture and rangeland systems, organic production
systems and rice-based systems. Conservation Tillage and Minimum Tillage
are not Conservation Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own *(more at:
www.fao.org/ag/ca).

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From: Innocent Chamisa <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 3:22 PM
Subject: [ag-cc] Webinar on Conservation Agriculture for Commercial
Vegetable Home Gardens: Field Experiences on Yield, Labor, Pests, Diseases
and Water Management - Friday, 14 December 2018 - 14:00 – 15:00 pm (Rome
Time - GMT+2)
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The FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Crop Production and Agroecology
is pleased to invite you to the event:

*Conservation Agriculture for Commercial Vegetable Home Gardens:*
*Field Experiences on Yield, Labor, Pests, Diseases and*
* Water Management*

Friday, 14 December 2018
14:00 – 15:00 pm (Rome Time - GMT+2)
online at: *http://fao.adobeconnect.com/rhqe7h2lt292/*
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Please connect 10 minutes before the webinar starts to ensure the
audio works properly.

Decades of intensive agricultural production have caused a significant
decline in agriculture’s natural resource base worldwide, threatening the
future of agriculture production and sustainability. Approximately
one-third of the planet’s soils are degraded. In the Developing World, many
vegetable smallholder farmers are experiencing a decline in crop
productivity due to challenges related to soil degradation, water
management, weed control, plant nutrition, pest and disease management.
Extreme weather events, such as increased temperatures, droughts, heavy
rains and floods, are exacerbating the situation. Central to the decline in
productivity is the issue of “over reliance on whole tillage-based farming
practices” that needs to be changed towards more sustainable farming
systems.

Conservation Agriculture is one of such farming systems that helps to
conserve and enhance the quality of soil and protects the environment.
However, to have higher yields, other sustainable agricultural practices
have to be included as part of the crop management, such as an efficient
use of water through drip irrigation, mulching and water harvesting,
agroforestry and crop rotations.

Whilst there is ample documented evidence on the positive impacts of
Conservation Agriculture on agronomic crop yields, effects on vegetable and
fruits yields have not yet been fully explored. There is a general
misconception that Conservation Agriculture only works for grain crops and
pulses. However, the principles of Conservation Agriculture have been
adapted for vegetables, fruits and tuber crops as well and shows good
results in various agro-ecological zones and farm sizes.

This presentation will show the pioneering farmer-managed research on the
win-win application of Conservation Agriculture to commercial vegetable
home gardens in Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Nepal.
The farmer’s experiences show that through the application of Conservation
Agriculture’s principles, food can be grown, while biodiversity, soil
health and water quality are improved. Furthermore, it shows that the
principles of Conservation Agriculture, in conjunction with other
sustainable agriculture and crop management practices,
increase vegetable yields while protecting fields from erosion, improving
soil quality and mitigating the effects of drought.

*Presenter's bio*
Dr. Manuel Reyes is a research professor at the USAID Feed the Future
Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification,
Kansas State University, USA. He has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering
from Louisiana State University, USA and a Master’s degree in agricultural
engineering from Silsoe College, Cranfield University, UK. He also has B.S.
and M.S. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of the Philippines
Los Baños. Reyes has more than 32 years of experience working with water
quality modelling, and natural resources management – and has extensive
expertise across the globe in research, extension, teaching and project
implementation.
He is a biological and agroecological engineer, designing food production
systems that mimic nature. In Cambodia, his efforts have focused on working
with the Royal University of Agriculture and the University of Battambang
to enhance human and institutional capacity to conduct research and
training of scholars and youth.
He facilitates partnerships with other Feed the Future Innovation Labs,
international organizations and private partners in Cambodia. Currently,
his research focuses on conservation agriculture practices.
He pioneered research in seven countries that showed yield increases as
well as labor and water savings by replacing conventional practices with
conservation agriculture practices in commercial vegetable homegarden
production systems. Reyes uses living systems as materials for his
engineering designs. His aim is to intensify food production while
enhancing soil health and biodiversity and improving water quality and
water availability. His key motivation is to improve food and nutrition
security and the quality of life, especially in poor communities.

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