*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
*for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management*
Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow the announcement for the 3rd Webinar in the Road to
8WCCA Webinar series on the second sub-theme entitled:* 'Farm and ecosystem
level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment' by Dr.
Don Reicosky *to be held on Thursday 5 November 2020 15:00-16:00 hrs (Rome
Time -- CET).
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
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Subject: THE ROAD TO THE 8WCCA- Invitation to Webinar 3. Farm and ecosystem
level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and environment
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*Invitation to Conservation Agriculture webinar*
Conservation Agriculture (CA) offers a wide range of productivity,
economic, environmental and social benefits to the farmer and society.
These benefits include improved yields, stability and profit, reduced
application and cost of production inputs, control of soil erosion and land
degradation, regeneration of soil health and biodiversity, enhanced system
resilience, climate change adaptability and mitigation, and improved
ecosystem societal services such as clean water and carbon sequestration.
This sub-theme presentation will highlight the empirical and scientific
evidence on some of the benefits that are being harnessed in the different
regions through CA-based farming systems. Intensive tillage agriculture has
degraded agricultural ecosystems through the loss of carbon and soil
erosion. The importance of carbon loss arises from the soil organic matter
(SOM) in which carbon (C ) is embedded that provides many ecosystem
services. Soils and carbon management provide critical ecosystem services
that requires multifunctional management to improve all services and
provide synergistic interactions and benefits. Emphasis will be placed on
improvement of both storage and cycling of carbon, water, and plant
nutrients in CA systems. The presentation will also elaborate on a range of
ecosystem services at the farm level and address enhanced hydrologic
properties at watershed levels to benefit CA farmers, society and the
environment.
*Farm and ecosystem level benefits of CA systems to farmers, society and
environment*
*Thursday 5 November 2020 15:00-16:00 hrs (Rome Time – CET)*
<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FDRQWoqcQZCT9VdQitsZ7w>
(Please connect 10 minutes before the webinar starts to ensure the audio
works properly)
*Don Reicosky *is a retired Soil Scientist from the USDA-ARS, North Central
Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, Morris, MN, and adjunct Professor in
the Soil, Water and Climate Department, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
(USA). He holds degrees from Ohio State University and the University of
Illinois. His basic research in soil and water conservation for 42 years
emphasized carbon cycling, carbon management and tillage impacts.
Short-term tillage-induced carbon losses after moldboard plowing help
explain the long-term decline in soil carbon associated with intensive
cropping. The carbon loss is directly proportional to the volume of soil
disturbed. The findings demonstrate environmental quality degradation
associated with tillage and residue management that require carbon
management and Conservation Agriculture to minimize carbon losses in
agricultural ecosystems. Modern agriculture requires minimum soil
disturbance, permanent vegetative cover and diverse cropping systems and
cover crops to maintain economic and environmental benefits for our food
security.
Agenda
*Moderator – Prof. Dr. Emilio Gonzalez-Sanchez (ECAF, ETSIAM-University of
Cordoba, Spain)*
*1. **Introduction to the webinar– Dr. Fenton Beed, NSPLD Team Leader
(FAO)*
*2. **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*
*3. **Questions and answers*
*4. **Closing remarks – Josef Kienzle (FAO) and Gottlieb Basch (ECAF)*
The webinar schedule:
· 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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