Dears Amir and Tim! Thank you very much for the message and the video. I´m very interested in this subject of CA for small holders and small scale machinery. Observing the video I believe that we have some good possibilities to propose alternatives with less soil disturbance. The evolution of Brazilian No-Till System began with the same proposition, the Rotacaster seeder. Nowadays this proposition is completely replaced with other solutions. With my best regards. ricardo ralisch Conservation Mechanization of UEL FEBRAPDP (Brazilian Federation of No-Till System) 2012/8/17 Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> > *CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* > > *for sustainable production intensification* > > > > Dear Subscribers, > > > Please see herebelow a message from Tim Krupnik of CIMMYT in Bangaldesh > regarding a video on CA called "Save More, Grow More, Earn More" > > > You will recall that FAO launched a book called "Save and Grow" as a new > paradigm of agriculture which has CA-based farming systems as a basis for > Sustainable Production Intensification. The book can be seen at:http://www.fao.org/ag/save-and-grow/ > > > > *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 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: TIM KRUPNIK <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 5:19 AM > Subject: Item for CA-CoP? > To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> > > Dear Dr. Kassam, > > Greetings from Bangladesh! > > Would you mind posting to our colleagues in the CA-CoP that CIMMYT > Bangladesh has released a video on CA and appropriate-scale machinery in > Bangladesh and South Asia? The video is called "Save More, Grow More, Earn > More", and is available on Youtube: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqeU1ZRov3Y&list=UUc_U8b1lLAaujXzx1kH2FCw&index=1&feature=plcp > > Details of the video are below: > > *How do farmers grow more, while saving time, water and money? > > Prices for irrigation, fertilizer, fuel and labor are rising. Fresh > water supplies are decreasing, and many farmers find it increasingly > difficult to plant their crop on time to assure good yields and return on > their investments. This video shows how farmers in Bangladesh are > innovating to overcome these problems by using small-scale and > appropriate machinery, and crop management practices that reduce tillage to > save time, soil moisture, and money. > > Inspiring case studies are presented from two distinct environments in > Bangladesh. In the coastal region, soil salinity and insufficient > irrigation are important constraints that keep farmers from growing a dry > season crop. But by using simple machinery that reduces tillage to allow > earlier planting, and keeping crop residues on the soil surface to conserve > soil moisture and reduce salinity, a group of women in southern Bangladesh > show how to forgo the fallow and grow a profitable maize crop. In > central Bangladesh, where the cost of irrigation and farm labor is > skyrocketing, farmers and local service providers team up to demonstrate > the benefits of planting wheat, maize and legumes on raised beds to > reduce labor and irrigation requirements. The crop management principles > both groups of farmers use can be applied anywhere -- it is possible to > grow more, while saving time, water and money!* > > > Thanks and best wishes, > > Tim > > > > > Timothy J. 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