CA-CoP CONSERVATION
AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
for sustainable production
intensification
Alert No. 41 (19 September 2015)
1.
A system approach to Conservation Agriculture. By R.
Lal. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 70 (4): 882-88 (2015).
2.
Where to Target Conservation Agriculture for African
Smallholders? How to Overcome Challenges Associated with its Implementation?
Experience from Eastern and Southern Africa. By F. Baudron et al. Environments
2: 338-357 (2015).
3.
Implications for a future agrarian structure in South
Africa based on conservation and sustainable agriculture: alignment of a
multi-institutional and multi-policy landscape. By S. Midgley et al. Asset
Research. Booklet No. 1, Pretoria (2015).
4.
Promoting and advancing the uptake of sustainable,
regenerative, conservation agricultural practices in South Africa with a
specific focus on dryland maize and extensive beef production. By J. Blignaut
et al. Asset Research, Booklet No. 2, Pretoria (2015).
5.
Effects of straw mulch on growth and yield of durum
wheat during transition to Conservation Agriculture in Mediterranean
environment. By F. Stagnari et al. Field Crop Research 167: 51-63 (2014).
6.
Effects of Conservation Agriculture and Fertilization
on Soil Microbial Diversity and Activity. By J. Habig and C. Swanepoel.
Environments 2: 258-284 (2015).
7.
What is
Conservation Agriculture (CA)?: Sustainable farming system based on 3
principles. CIMMYT (2015).
8.
Nitrogen
fertilization reduces yield declines following no-till adoption. By M.E.Lundy
et al. Field Crop Research 183: 204-218 (2015).
9.
Contribution
of cover crops to the productivity of maize-based Conservation Agriculture
systems in Zimbabwe. By B. Mhlanga et al. Crop Science 56: 1719-1805 (2015).
10.
When does
no-till yield more? A global meta-analysis. By C. M. Pittelkow et al. Field
Crop Research 183:156-168 (2015).
11.
The
Practical Implementation of Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East. By S.
Loss et al. ICARDA and ACIAR (2015).
12.
Mechanization
of Conservation Agriculture for smallholders: Issues and options for
sustainable intensification. By B. Sims and J. Kienzle. Environments 2: 139-166
(2015).
13.
Crop
production and soil water management in Conservation Agriculture, no-till and
conventional tillage systems in Malawi. By D. TerAvest et al. Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment 212: 285-296 (2015).
14.
Evidence
and lessons learned from long-term on-farm research on Conservation Agriculture
systems in communities in Malawi and Zimbabwe. By C. Thiefelder et al.
Environments 2: 317-337 (2015).
15.
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).
Amir Kassam
Moderator
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