*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
*for sustainable production intensification *
*Alert No. 34 (15 April 2014) *
*1. **6th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture to be held June
22-26, 2014, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada*
The 6th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture will be held June 22-26,
2014, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Learn more at www.ctic.org/WCCA
The 6th WCCA announces registration is now open at:
https://www.ctic.org/registration/22/step/0/
Concurrent session tracks will explore the following areas of conservation
agriculture:
Track 1: Growing with less – the future of sustainable intensification
Track 2: Weatherproofing agriculture – the adaptation of farming
practices to address climate variability
Track 3: Increasing conservation adoption – how innovative technology
and approaches can drive greater adoption of conservation systems around
the world.
Direct your inquiries to:
Karen A. Scanlon
Conservation Technology Information Center
3495 Kent Avenue, Suite J100
West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
Tel: 765-494-2238765-494-2238 <765-494-2238>
Fax: 765-463-4106765-463-4106 <765-463-4106>
Email: [log in to unmask]
*2. **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/
*3. **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, please visit: http://www.scac2014.org/
Contact:
Dr. Md. Enamul Haque ([log in to unmask])
Dr Richard W Bell ([log in to unmask])
*4. **Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in
knowledge.* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
34/Thierfelder et al. 2014. CA in southern Africa.RAFS.pdf> By Christian
Thierfelder et al. Renewable Energy and Food System 2014.
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1742170513000550)
*5. **The impact of conservation agriculture on smallholder agriculture
yields: A scoping review of the
evidence.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 34/impact
of CA on
smallholder Bouder.pdf> By Sylvie M. Boulder and Helena Gomez-Macpherson.
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 2014.
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.08.010)
*6. **Adoption and extent of conservation agriculture practices among
smallholder farmers in
Malawi.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 34/Journal
of Soil and
Water Conservation-2014-Ngwira-107-19.pdf> By A. Ngirwa et al. 2014.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. (
http://dx.doi.org/10.2489/jswc.69.2.107)
*7. **From adaption claims to understanding farmers and contexts: A
literature review of Conservation Agriculture (CA) adoption among
smallholder farmers in southern
Africa.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
34/Andersson 2014 From
adoption claims to understanding farmers and contexts A literature review
of Conservation Agriculture %28CA%29 adoption among smallholder farmers in
southern Africa.pdf> By Jens A. Andersson and Shereen D’Souza. Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment 2013. (
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.08.008)
*8. **Soil enzymes in a changing environment: Current knowledge and
future directions.* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert
34/Soil enzymes Burnes.pdf> By Richard G. Burns et al. Soil Biology and
Biochemistry 2013.
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.11.009)
*9. **Research achievements and adoption of no-till, dryland cropping
in the semi-arid U.S. Great
Plains.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert 34/Research
achievements
and adoption of no-till dryland cropping i.pdf> By Neil Hansen et al. Field
Crops Research. 2012.
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.021)
*10. ** 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*
Plant Production and Protection Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca
*Save and Grow*
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