*CA-CoP** **CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
**for sustainable production intensification*

*
Alert No. 30 (19 June 2013)
** ***

*1.      **Transforming Rural Livelihoods in Africa: How can land and water
management contribute to enhanced food security and address climate change
adaptation and mitigation?<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/KARI-SSSEA-ASSS-SECOND%20CALL%20FOR%20PAPERS-080213.pdf>Nakuru,
Kenya 20-25 October 2013
*



The Soil Science Society of East Africa (SSSEA) in collaboration with
African Soil Science Society (ASSS) invite participation at a conference
intended to critically analyze Land and Water Management (LWM)
technologies, innovative products and services; and strategies benefiting
small-scale agriculture in Africa. This will be the 6th ASSS Conference.  A
particular focus of this joint conference deals with the contribution of
LWM in the Agricultural Production Value Chains, addressing threats and
opportunities associated with climate change, and scaling up of proven
technologies for transformational impact on the livelihoods of African
small-scale farmers. In addition, land use planning and policy will be
addressed during this conference. In line with the Comprehensive Africa
Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP’s) goal of eliminating hunger and
reducing poverty through agriculture, the conference touches on the pillars
relating to sustainable land management; market access; increasing food
supply and reducing hunger

* *

*Theme*

*Transforming Rural Livelihoods in Africa: How can land and water
management contribute to enhanced food security and address climate change
adaptation and mitigation?*


For further information: Barrack Okoba ([log in to unmask])

Please see the *attached<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/KARI-SSSEA-ASSS-REGISTRATION%20FORM-080213.pdf>
*for registration,



*2.      **Africa Congress on Conservation Agriculture
(ACCA),<http://www.act-africa.org/event.php?com=6&id=7&size=small>
** 18-21 March 2014. ***

* *

ACT, the pan-African network of conservation agriculture (CA) stakeholders,
is pioneering the coming together of practitioners in the continent through
the Africa Conservation Agriculture Congress (ACCA) – this time with a
difference! It will bring together and broker, together with partners,
private sector investors (including small and medium farmers) with
individual farmers, farmer’s organizations and cooperatives. Policy makers,
scientists and the media will participate, however in advisory role
capacity to facilitate reaching service provision along the whole value
chain revolving around CA. ACCA is aiming at expanding the focus in
promotion of conservation agriculture initiatives in Africa. The congress
will encourage CA practitioners and researchers to address new research
questions that will move the CA agenda beyond crop productivity and the
catchment level to the wider global agricultural systems. **

*
Venue: **Lusaka, Zambia *

*Dates: **18 – 21st March 2014 *

*Organizers: **ACT, FAO, CIMMYT and AU-NEPAD * *in partnership with COMESA,
NORAD, CIRAD and the EU. *

More information at: http://www.act-africa.org

Contact: *[log in to unmask]***

* *

*3.      **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: 765-494-2238

Fax: 765-463-4106

Email: [log in to unmask]



*4.      **Carbon depletion by ploughing and its restoration by no-till
cropping systems in Oxisols of sub-tropical and tropical agro-ecoregions in
Brazil.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/Sa%20et%20al%20ldr2218%20Brazil.pdf>
**

By João Carlos de Moraes Sá, Lucien Séguy, Florent Tivet, Rattan Lal, Serge
Bouzinac, Paulo Rogério Borszowskei, Clever Briedis, Josiane Burkner dos
Santos, Daiani da Cruz

Hartman, Clayton Giani Bertoloni, Jadir Rosa, Theodor Friedrich. In: Land
Degradation and Development. Edited By: Professor Artemi Cerdà. John Wiley
& Sons Ltd. (doi: 10.1002/ldr.2218). May 2013.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ldr.2218/pdf



*5.      **Aggregate C depletion by plowing and its restoration by diverse
biomass-C inputs under no-till in sub-tropical and tropical regions of
Brazil.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/Florent%20Tivet%202012-dfa10ab3b04a7ab1a7c3a605e54f85ae.pdf>
By
Florent Tivet, Joa˜o Carlos de Moraes Sa´, Rattan Lal, Clever Briedis,
Paulo Roge´ rio Borszowskei, Josiane Bu¨ rkner dos Santos, Anderson Farias,
Guilherme Eurich, Daiani da Cruz Hartman, Mario Nadolny Junior, Serge
Bouzinac, Lucien Se´guy. Soil & Tillage Research 126 (2013) 203–218. 2012 (
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2012.09.004)



*6.      **Risk and maize-based cropping systems for smallholder Malawi
farmers using Conservation Agriculture
technologies.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/Risk%20analyis%20of%20net%20returns%20of%20conservation%20agriculture%20in%20Malawi.pdf>By
A.
R. Ngwira, C. Thierfelder, N. Eash and D. M. Lambert. Experimental
Agriculture page 1-13. 2013 (doi:10.1017/S0014479713000306)



*7.      **Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Foundation
of Food Security through Sustainable Food
Systems.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/UNEP_Food_Security_Report.pdf>A
UNEP Synthesis Report. 2013.



*8.      **Conservation Tillage and Cropping Innovation Constructing the
New Culture of Agriculture*.<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/conservation%20tillage%20and%20cropping%20innovation%20-%20constructing%20the%20new%20culture%20of%20agriculture.pdf>By
C. MiltonCoughenour and Shankaria Chamala. Iowa State University
Press.
2000.



*9.      **Climate-smart smallholder agriculture: What’s
different?*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/Climate-Smart%20Ag-IFAD%203.pdf>By
* *Elwyn Grainger-Jones. IFAD Occasional Paper 3. April 2012.**

* *

*10.  **Sustainable Intensification: A New Paradigm for African
Agriculture. The Montpellier Panel, 2013.
London*<file:///Z:/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/Montpellier%20Panel%20Report%202013%20-%20Sustainable%20Intensification%20-%20A%20New%20Paradigm%20for%20African%20Agriculture.pdf>
**

* *

*11.  **Scaling up conservation agriculture in Zambia €11 million in
EU-funding to help over 300 000 small-scale farmers increase production. *
http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/178349/icode/

**

*12.  **'No Till Bill' builds N -- **Morawa grain grower and agronomist No
Till Bill Crabtree is recording massive increases in nitrogen in his
soils.*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/No%20Till%20Bill%20WA.docx>
* *Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Updates, Perth, 28
May, 2013.
 **

*13.  **ACT April News
Alert*<file:///Z:/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/ACT%20April%202013%20CA%20News%20alert.pdf>
* *produced by African Conservation Tillage (ACT) Network, KARI NARL
Compound, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, Kenya. For more information, contact Saidi
Mkomwa ([log in to unmask]), Executive Secretary.**

* *

*14.  **Two Wheel Tractor Newsletter May**
2013*<ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/CA-CoP-L-30-13-06/TWO%20WHEEL%20TRACTOR%20NEWSLETTER%20MAY%202013.pdf>
* *produced by R. Jeff Esdaile, Agricultural. Consultant, Tamworth, New
South Wales, Australia ([log in to unmask]).



*15.  **Up-dated Conservation Agriculture Data Base in AquaStat, FAO  *

 The CA land area data base has been updated based on the feedback received
from our regular sources of information and has been posted in AquaStat.
The latest figures can be seen at the FAO CA-Website at (
http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/6c.html).

However, updating of the data base is an ongoing process, and anyone who
would like to provide information on the land area under CA systems at the
national level is most welcome to do anytime. Ideally, we would appreciate
receiving the CA area information at the sub-national level, together with
any relevant historical information on adoption, cropping pattern, farm
size, agro-ecology, constraints, etc.

For the recording of area under CA, please adhere to the quantification of
the CA definition on the FAO-CA website: 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 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. Strip tillage is allowed if the disturbed area is
less than the set limits.*

*
2. Organic soil cover: Three categories are distinguished: 30-60%, >60-90%
and >90% ground cover, measured immediately after the direct seeding
operation. Area with less than 30% cover is not considered as CA. *

*
3. Crop rotation/association: Rotations/associations should involve at
least 3 different crops. However, repetitive wheat or maize cropping 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). Area under perennial crops
will be recorded separately. No-till area by crop will not be recorded to
avoid double recording of the same land area.* ***

*Amir Kassam
**Moderator*

Plant Production and Protection Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy
Tel: +39-06-5705-6375
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca

*Save and Grow
*
*Sustainable Crop Production Intensification*

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