CA-CoP CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
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Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow the information on a book recently published by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank?  The book is titled Restoring the Soil: A Guide for Using Green Manure/Cover Crops to Improve the Food Security of Smallholder Farmers.  The author, Roland Bunch, is widely known for his previous book, Two Ears of Corn: A Guide to People-Centered Agriculture Development.

Thank you to Alden Braun for bring it to CA-CoP's notice. 

Amir Kassam
Moderator


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Subject: New Book by Roland Bunch: Restoring the Soil - A Guide for Using Green Manure/Cover Crops to Improve the Food Security of Smallholder Farmers
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Dear Amir,

 

Would you mind posting to our colleagues in the CA-CoP the following  information on a book recently published by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank?  The book is titled Restoring the Soil: A Guide for Using Green Manure/Cover Crops to Improve the Food Security of Smallholder Farmers.  The author, Roland Bunch, is widely known for his previous book, Two Ears of Corn: A Guide to People-Centered Agriculture Development.

 

A challenge often identified in our network of implementing partners and smallholder farmers is maintaining soil cover in conservation agriculture systems.  Restoring the Soil addresses this problem by providing tips on choosing the right green manure/cover crops and providing examples of green manure/cover cropping systems already used by smallholder farmers.

 

Regards,

 

Alden Braul

 

 

Alden Braul

Technical Advisor

Agriculture and Livelihoods

Canadian Foodgrains Bank

400-393 Portage Avenue

P.O. Box 767

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  R3C-2L4

Tel: (204) 926-4247

Email: [log in to unmask]

Skype: alden.braul

Website: www.foodgrainsbank.ca

 

 

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Restoring the Soil cover_web.jpgNew Book: Restoring the Soil - A Guide for Using Green Manure/Cover Crops to Improve the Food Security of Smallholder Farmers

Canadian Foodgrains Bank has published a new book by Roland Bunch, author of Two Ears of Corn: A Guide to People-Centered Agricultural Improvement

Restoring the Soil
offers practical advice to improve soil fertility for smallholder farmers in the developing world. Especially written for development practitioners and smallholder farmers, readers will learn how to use green manure/cover crops to restore soil fertility.

 

“This is the book we have been waiting for. Restoring the Soil distils and condenses a lifetime of learning and a wealth of experience,” says Dr. Robert Chambers from the University of Sussex’s Institute of Development Studies.

 

Central to the book is a ‘decision tree’ that identifies appropriate green manure/cover crops for a variety of climatic zones and farming systems. Over 90 examples of green manure/cover cropping systems currently used by smallholder farmers around the world are described in the book.

 

Restoring the Soil is available in an easy-to-use, coil-bound format perfect for use in indoor or farm settings for the suggested contribution of $12.95 plus $3.50 per book for shipping and handling. Order your copy by calling  1.800.665.0377  or e-mailing [log in to unmask]

 

At this time the book is only available in English.  It will be available in Spanish and French in 2014. 

 

More information, and a free PDF version of the book, available at http://foodgrainsbank.ca/book_restoring_the_soil.aspx

 

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