Global CA-CoP
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
for sustainable production
intensification and land management
Alert No. 50 (5 June 2017)
1.
Soil carbon 4 per mille. By Budiman Minasny
et al. Geoderma 292: 59–86 (2017).
2.
Cost-benefit
analysis of Conservation Agriculture implementation in Syrdarya province of
Uzbekistan. By Azizbek Daujanov1*, Rolf Groeneveld et al. Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and
Sustainable Development 48: 48-52 (2016).
3.
The role of abiotic factors modulating the plant-microbe-soil
interactions: toward sustainable agriculture. A review. By Gustavo Santoyo et al. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 15
(1). e03R01, 15 pages (2017).
4.
The
transformation of agriculture in Brazil through development and adoption of
Zero Tillage Conservation Agriculture. By P. L. de Freitas and J. N.
Landers. International Soil and Water
Conservation Research, Vol. 2( 1): 35-46 (2014).
5.
No-till
and conservation agriculture in the United States: An example
from the David Brandt farm, Carroll, Ohio. International Soil and Water Conservation
Research, Vol. 2 (1): 97-107 (2014).
6.
How climate-smart is conservation agriculture
(CA)? – its potential to deliver on adaptation, mitigation and productivity on
smallholder farms in southern Africa. By Thierfelder et al. Food Sec, published
online (2017).
7.
Efficient C sequestration and benefits of
medicinal vetiver cropping in tropical regions. By Munnu Singh et al. Agron.
Sustain. Dev. Published on line (2013).
8.
Proceedings
of the 2nd Conference on Conservation
Agriculture for Smallholders (CASH-II). By Richard Bell and Enamul Haque (eds).
Bangladesh Agriculture Universtiy, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
9.
Field
Pennycress Production and Weed Control in a Double Crop System with Soybean in
Minnesota. By Gregg Johnson et al. Agronomy Journal 107 (2): 532-540 (2015.
10. A framework for evaluating ecosystem services provided
by cover crops in agroecosystems. By Meagan Schipanski et al.
Agricultural Systems 125: 12–22 (2014).
11. Cover
Crops as a Means of Ecological Weed Management in Agroecosystems. By Fikre
Lemessa and Mulatu Wakjira. J. Crop Sci.
Biotech. 18 (2): 133-145 (2015).
12. Weed growth and crop yield responses to tillage and mulching
under different crop rotation sequences in semi-arid
conditions. By N. Mashingaidze et al. British Society of Soil Science, Soil Use
and Management, pages 1-17 (doi: 10.1111/sum.12338 ) (2017).
13. Quantifying
global soil carbon losses in response to
warming. By T.W.Crowther et al. Letter, Nature 540: 104-109 (2016).
14. Earthworms are more important than pandas (if you want
to save the planet). By Sarah Johnson. The Conversation. 29 March 2017.
15. The Future of Food and Agriculture: Trends and
Challenges. FAO, Rome (2017).
16. Environmental
Sustainability: A Case of Policy Implementation
Failure? By Michael Howes et al. Sustainability 9, 165-182 (2017).
17. Up-dating Conservation Agriculture Database
in AquaStat, FAO.
The CA land
area database is updated periodically based on the feedback received from our
regular sources of information. These include: official government sources,
no-till associations, NGOs, national and international research institutes, and
informed individuals. The information is posted in AquaStat. The latest figures
(update 2013) can be seen at the FAO CA-Website at (http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/6c.html).
Amir Kassam
Moderator
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