*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*



*for sustainable agriculture and land management *



*Alert No. 54 (24 May 2018) *

*1.  Can productivity and profitability be enhanced in intensively managed
cereal systems while reducing the environmental footprint of production?
Assessing sustainable intensification options in the breadbasket of India.
By Kumar, V. et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 252: 132–147
(1918)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/1-22.pdf>



*2.  Conservation agriculture effects on crop and water productivity,
profitability and soil organic carbon accumulation under a maize-wheat
cropping system in the North-western Indo-Gangetic Plains. By Das, T.K. et
al. Field Crops Research 215: 222–231 (2018)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/2-22.pdf>



*3.  Breeding wheat for yield maximization under conservation agriculture,
By Yadav, R. et al. Indian J. Genet. 77(2): 185-198 (2017)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/3-22.pdf>



*4. Controlled traffic farming effects on soil emissions of nitrous oxide
and methane. By Tullberg, J. et al. Soil & Tillage Research 176:18-25
(2018)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/4-22.pdf>



*5.  Why we need a National Living Soil Repository. By Manter, D.K. et al.
PNAS  December 26, vol. 114 (52) : 13587–13590 (2017)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/5-22.pdf>



*6.  Soil quality under long-term cropping by no-tillage compared to
conventional cultivation and permanent pasture in the Manawatu. By Ross, C.
et al. In: The proceedings of the workshop: Dairy farm soil management. pp
119-126. (eds. Currie, L.D. and Loganathan, P.). Massey University,
Palmerston North, New Zealand, 13-14 February, 2002   *
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/6-22.pdf>




*7.  Scaling Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification in
South Asia – A Regional Policy Dialogue. 8-9 September 2017, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.  Proceedings and Recommendations. TAAS, ACIAR, AA, CIMMYT*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/brochure/7-22.pdf>



*8.  Scaling Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification in
South Asia. Policy Brief. 8-9 September 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh. TAAS,
ACIAR, AA, CIMMYT*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/brochure/8-22.pdf>



*9.  Enzymes and C pools as indicators of C build up in short-term
Conservation Agriculture in a savanna ecosystem in Cambodia. By Lyda Hok et
al. Soil & Tillage Research 177: 125–133 (2018)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/9-22.pdf>



*10.         The UWA Institute of Agriculture Annual Research Report 2016.
Sustaining productive agriculture for a growing world.*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/brochure/10-22.pdf>



*11.         Taking stock: progress in natural capital accounting. Science
for Environment Policy, European Commission, In-depth Report 16. (2017)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/brochure/11-22.pdf>



*12.         Conservation Agriculture in mixed crop–livestock systems:
Scoping crop residue trade-offs in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. By
Diego Valbuena et al. Field Crops Research 132:175–184 (2012)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/12-22.pdf>



*13.         Managing Mediterranean soil resources under global change:
expected trends and mitigation strategies. By Philippe Lagacherie et al.
Article in Regional Environmental Change. November 2017 (DOI:
10.1007/s10113-017-1239-9*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/13-22.pdf>
*)*

*14.         Mechanized minimum soil disturbance establishment and yield of
diverse crops in paddy fields using a two-wheel tranctor-mounted planter
suitable for smallholder cropping. By R.W. Bell et al. Expl Agric. 1-19
(2017) (doi:10.1017/S0014479717000370*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/paper/14-22.pdf>
*)*



*15.         The Evergreen Revolution: Six ways to empower India’s no-burn
agricultural future. Wicked EconFest (2017)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/brochure/15-22.pdf>



*16.         Regional analysis of the nationally determined contributions
of eastern Africa. Gaps and opportunities in the agricultural sector. FAO,
Rome (2017)*
<http://www.conservationagriculturedatabase.eu/database/assets/brochure/16-22.pdf>



*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 2013/14) can be seen at the FAO
CA-Website at: http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/6c.html



An interim update for 2015/16 can be found on pages 16-19 of the
Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture at:

https://proceedingswcca.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/7th-wcca_proceedings_final.pdf





*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca



Conservation Agriculture is based on the practical application of three
interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil
disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and no-till weeding);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil much cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and
(iii) diversification of cropping system (rotations and/or sequences and/or
associations involving annuals and perennials including legumes),along with
other complementary good agricultural practices (more at: www.fao.org/ag/ca)



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