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



*for sustainable production intensification *


*Alert No. 36 (13 October 2014) *


*1.     **Agroecology for Africa – AfA 2014, International Conference on
Agroecology and Sustainability of Tropical Rainfed Cropping Systems,
03-04  November 2014, Antananarivo, Madagascar.*

Conference Themes:The conference seeks to improve both scientific and
practical understanding of how agroecology is best integrated in the
management of tropical rainfed agriculture for sustainability by African
small-scale farmers. Specific themes include:

* 1- *
*Exploring options for sustainable ecological processes and the development
of the (agro) biodiversity of rainfed cropping systems. 2- Identifying
bottlenecks and opportunities for implementation of Agroecology.*
*3- Building capacity in climate-smart agriculture through agroecology *

More information at: http://www.cirad.mg/conference/AFA-2014/



*2.     **Regional Conference on Conservation Agriculture for Smallholders
in Asia and Africa, Bangladesh, 7-11 December 2014.*



Conference themes:

(i) Machinery: Design and development of CA-based crop establishment and
herbicides spraying machinery, implements, tools for smallholders.
(ii) Weed management: Suitable weed management options (chemical,
mechanical, crop rotation and biological).
(iii) Soil, water and agronomy.
(iv) Commercialization adoption and continuous improvement of CA-based
technologies.
(v) Policy and institutional framework for the adoption of CA.


For more information, visit:  http://www.scac2014.org/

Contacts: Dr. Md. Enamul Haque ([log in to unmask])
Dr Richard W Bell ([log in to unmask])





*3.     **Short- to medium-term impact of Conservation Agriculture on yield
variability of upland rice: evidence from farmers’ fields in Madagascar. By
Burelle et al. Experimental Agriculture. 2014 (*
*doi:10.1017/S0014479714000155)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/CA_Lake_Alaotra_GB_final.pdf>


 *4.     **No-tillage permanent bed planting and controlled traffic in a
maize-cotton irrigated system under Mediterranean conditions: Effects on
soil compaction , crop performance and carbon sequestration. By Cid et al.
European J Agron 61:24-34 (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Patricio Cid CA in
Med.pdf>



*5.     **DSSAT modelling of Conservation Agriculture maize response to
climate change in Malawi. By Ngwira et al. Soil & Tillage Research 143:
85-94 (2014)* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Ngwira
et al 2014 DSSAT Modelling.pdf>



*6.     **Conservation Agriculture and ecosystem services: An overview. By
Palm et al. Agric Ecosys & Env 187:87-105 (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/Palm_et_al_AEE_2014.pdf>



*7.     * *Soil Security: Solving the Global Soil Crisis. By Koch et al.
Global Policy (2013)* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/Koch et al 2013.pdf>



*8.     * *Soil carbon research and global environmental challenges. By
Hartemink et al. PeerJ Preprints (2014) *(
http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.366v1)
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/peerj-preprints-366-Hartemink Soil carbon research.pdf>



*9.     * *Conservation Agriculture in an irrigated cotton-wheat system of
the western Indo-Gangetic Plains: Crop and water productivity and economic
profitability. By Das et al. Field Crops Research 158: 124-33 (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Cotton-Wheat CA_FCR
2014.pdf>



*10.            * *Nutrient Management and Use Efficiency in Wheat Systems
of South Asia. By Jat et al. Advances in Agronomy 125 (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Jat et al 2014,
Nutrient management in wheat systems of South Asia-Advances in Agronomy.pdf>



*11.            * *On-farm economic and environmental impact of
zero-tillage wheat: a case of north-west India. By Aryal et al. Exp Agric
(2014) (*http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S001447971400012X)
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Zero till
wheat-Experimental Agriculture-2014.pdf>



*12.            * *Development of small/medium size no-till and
minimum-till seeders in Asia: A review. By He Jin et al. Int J Agric & Biol
Eng 7(4):1-12 (2014)* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/Development of smallmedium size no-till and minimum-till seeders in Asia
A review.pdf>



*13.            * *Seven years of Conservation Agriculture in a rice-wheat
rotation of Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia: Yield trends and
economic profitability. By Jat et al. Field Crops Research (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Jat et al 2014
FCR-Seven Years of CA in RWS of EIGP.pdf>


 *14.            * *Comment on “Evaluating Conservation Agriculture for
small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia” by Andersson et
al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 187: 1-10 (2014)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Andersson et al 2014
AEE commentary.pdf>



*15.            * *Farmers in Southern Africa Reap Benefits of Conservation
Agriculture. CIMMYT Informa No. 1893, June 2014. (Item 5)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/e-Informa1893-1.pdf>



*16.            * *Limited potential of no-till agriculture for climate
change mitigation. By Powlson et al. Nature Climate Change Perspective
(2014)* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/nclimate_2292_JUL14-Plowson.pdf>



*17.            *  *Climate Smart Agriculture Sourcebook. FAO (2013)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/Climate smart
agriculture 2013 FAO.pdf>



*18.            * *A monitoring and evaluation report of the Conservation
Agriculture Project (CAP1) in Zambia. By Aune et al. Noragric Report  No.
68 (2012)* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/noragricrep68-CA in Zambia.pdf>



*19.            * *Conservation Agriculture Cartoon Book by Li Hongwen et
al. Popular Science Press and the World Bank (2014).*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/CA Cartoon Book By Li
Hongwen.pdf>



*20.            * *Adapting to climate change through land and water
management in Eastern Africa: Results of Pilot Projects in Ethiopia, Kenya
and Tanzania* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/Adapting to CC.pdf>



*21.            * *1stAfrica Congress on Conservation Agriculture. *Book*
of Condensed Papers. 18-21 March 2014. African Conservation Tillage (ACT)*
<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 36/1ACCA
book_of_condensed_papers%282%29.pdf>



*22.            * *Cover crop spring review: Return to Litchfield.
Practical Farm Ideas May-August 2014. Soil and Cover Cropping International
(www.farmideas.co.uk)* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
36/Cover_Crop_Spring_Review_Return_to_Lichfield_020614.pdf>



*23.            ** 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).



*We are updating the CA land area data base displayed in AquaStat (*
*www.fao.org/ag/ca* <http://www.fao.org/ag/ca>*), and are contacting our
regular sources of information in the next few weeks. However, anyone else
who would like to provide information on the land area under CA systems at
the national level would be most welcome.*



*Ideally, we would appreciate receiving from you the CA area information at
the sub-national level (by state, province or region), together with any
relevant historical information on adoption (such as when was CA
introduced; duration under CA – x ha under 3 yrs, y ha between 3 and 6 yrs,
z ha more than 6 yrs), cropping pattern, farm size, agro-ecology,
constraints, etc.   *



*For the recording purpose please adhere to the reference quantification of
the CA definition on the FAO-CA website (**http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/6c.html*
<http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/6c.html>*):*



*1. Minimum Soil Disturbance: Minimum soil disturbance refers to low
disturbance no-tillage and direct seeding. The disturbed area for seeding
must be less than 15 cm wide or less than 25% of the cropped area
(whichever is lower). There should be no periodic tillage that disturbs a
greater area than the aforementioned limits. Area under strip tillage can
be included only if the disturbed area is less than the above set limits.*



*2. Maintenance of organic soil cover: Three categories are distinguished:
30-60%, >60-90% and >90% ground cover, measured immediately after the
direct seeding/planting operation. For this data base, area with less than
30% cover is not considered as being under CA.*



*3. Crop rotation/association: Rotation/association should involve at least
3 different crops. However, repetitive wheat or maize or rice cropping that
meets requirements 1 and 2 above is not an exclusion factor for the purpose
of this data collection, but rotation/association is recorded where
practiced.*

*We would further like to stress that the database counts actual land area
under annual crops with CA (permanent no-till). No-till area by crop will
not be recorded to avoid double recording of the same land area.*

*Area under perennial crop systems including orchards and permanent
pastures will be recorded separately. If there is CA land area under
perennial crop systems in the country, please include the information as
separate categories at the sub-national level (by state, province or
region), together with any relevant historical information on adoption
(such as when was CA introduced; duration under CA – x ha under 3 yrs, y ha
between 3 to 6 yrs, z ha more than 6 yrs), cropping pattern, farm size,
agro-ecology, constraints, etc.*

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca

*Sustainable Crop Production Intensification*

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