*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable agriculture and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the latest CA Scoopit information from Peter Hobbs at Cornell Universiuty. Thank you Peter for sharing, and apologies for any cross-posting. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* *Global CA-CoP* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture *Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting); (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops), along with other complementary good agricultural production and land management practices. Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all continents, involving rainfed and irrigated systems including annual cropland systems, perennial systems, orchards and plantation systems, agroforestry systems, crop-livestock systems, pasture and rangeland systems, organic production systems and rice-based systems. Conservation Tillage, Reduced Tillage and Minimum Tillage are not Conservation Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own* (more at: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture). ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Peter Hobbs <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 21:33 Subject: CA Scoopit information To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> Dear Amir: Here is our March 2020 Conservation Agriculture Research Update. You can also view on line at https://www.scoop.it/topic/conservation-agriculture-by-conservation-ag?curate=true&null Can you send this out to people who get your list serve material? The hard copy is below. It has been a while since I was able to compile the monthly Scoopit data but I will be sending more next month. Thanks for the help in sending this. Peter [image: Conservation Agriculture Research Updates - March 2020] <http://sco.lt/4zOzvk?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Conservation Agriculture Research Updates - March 2020 <http://sco.lt/4zOzvk?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> by Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org) <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Powered by [image: Scoop.it] <http://sco.lt/62rhAn?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Global learnings to inform the local adaptation of conservation agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa. <http://sco.lt/8Oo62S?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8Oo62S?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From linkinghub.elsevier.com <http://sco.lt/6VvlEO?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 4:15 PM <http://sco.lt/8Oo62S?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Brown, B., llewellyn, R., & Nuberg, I. 2018. Global Food Security. 17: 213-220. <http://sco.lt/8Oo62S?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.10.002 <http://sco.lt/6o65YW?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This study looked at how CA has been modified in various regions around the World and what processes occurred to enable CA uptake. The first finding is that there was limited evidence that all three pillars of CA were adopted in any region. They also identified several processes and developments required to enable CA uptake. They conclude that for smallholder farmers in Africa three key learnings are needed. <http://sco.lt/8Oo62S?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/76GPse?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7OQkCm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7gb4Wu?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7ylOr2?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Aggregate-associated N and global warming potential of conservation agriculture-based cropping of maize-wheat systems in north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains. <http://sco.lt/6nfgrQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6nfgrQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From linkinghub.elsevier.com <http://sco.lt/8GvjBA?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 3:55 PM <http://sco.lt/6nfgrQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Bhattacharyya, R., Bhatia, A., Das, T.K., Lata, S., Kumar, A., Tomer, R., Singh, G., Kumar, S., &Biswas, A.K. 2018. Soil and Tillage Research. 182: 66-77. <http://sco.lt/6nfgrQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2018.05.002 <http://sco.lt/8Z63VI?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This study assessed the effects of medium term (5 years) CA on total soil N changes in bulk soils and aggregates, N20 and C02 emissions, GWP and total C fixed in soils under maize-wheat cropping in the IGP. The treatments included CT, ZT on narrow beds and wide beds with and without residues. They conclude that PBB + R is better for soil N improvement than CT since it led to 36% and 8.2% higher biomass productivity of maize and wheat, respectively and similar GHG intensity to CT plots. <http://sco.lt/6nfgrQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8rGNpQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/99Qi9Y?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/4m4Bns?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/54EW80?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Global spread of Conservation Agriculture: International <http://sco.lt/5KhFfk?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From www.tandfonline.com <http://sco.lt/5MOqS8?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 3:18 PM <http://sco.lt/5KhFfk?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Kassam, A., Friedrich, T., & Derpsch, R. 2018. International Journal of Environmental Studies. 76(1): 29-51. <http://sco.lt/5KhFfk?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2018.1494927 <http://sco.lt/5eZAmG?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: Data on the adoption of conservation agriculture has been collected by these authors since CA was first promoted to farmers. This is the latest data they have compiled on this theme that is difficult to collect. They suggest that CA in 2015-16 was 180 mha in 78 countries, an increase of 69% and 42 more countries since 2008-09. The largest adoption is in South and North America, followed by Australia and New Zealand, Asia, Russia and Ukraine, Europe and Africa. <http://sco.lt/5KhFfk?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5wjV6O?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6EtpQW?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6X49ke?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6pEU4m?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> A review of conservation agriculture research in South Africa <http://sco.lt/77OoOu?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From www.tandfonline.com <http://sco.lt/7PZ8j2?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 2:58 PM <http://sco.lt/77OoOu?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Swanepoel, C. M., Swanepoel L.H., & Smith, H. 2018. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 35 (4): 297-306. <http://sco.lt/77OoOu?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2017.1390615 <http://sco.lt/7hjT3A?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This paper looks at the research status of CA in South Africa by reviewing available literature.They conclude that CA generally had a positive effect on soil properties and crop yield. However, limitations of poor recording, insufficient data, and short trial periods were apparent. They suggest more local research with farmers is needed to support best management practices. <http://sco.lt/77OoOu?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7ztnNI?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8I47hQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8aES1Y?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8sOmLg?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Dependence of temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon decomposition on nutrient management options under conservation agriculture in a sub-tropical Inceptisol <http://sco.lt/89LEUy?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/89LEUy?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From linkinghub.elsevier.com <http://sco.lt/9AZ6fo?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 2:34 PM <http://sco.lt/89LEUy?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Parihar, C.M., Singh, A.K., Jat, S.L., Ghosh, A., & Dey, A. et al., 2019. Soil and Tillage Research. 190: 50-60. <http://sco.lt/89LEUy?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.02.016 <http://sco.lt/4nCaK8?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This 5 year long term tillage study looked at 3 tillage practices, zero-tillage, permanent beds and conventional tillage on SOC build-up under different nutrient levels in a maize-wheat-mungbean system in NW India. At higher temperatures, higher SOC decay rates were observed under CT and unfertilized plots compared with ZT and PB plots <http://sco.lt/89LEUy?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/55MueG?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5NXEyO?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5fhZIW?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5xrtce?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Conservation agriculture and precision nutrient management practices in maize-wheat systems: Effects on crop and water productivity and economic profitability. <http://sco.lt/65OGZM?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/65OGZM?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From linkinghub.elsevier.com <http://sco.lt/6G2Dwm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 4:05 PM <http://sco.lt/65OGZM?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Jat, R.D., Jat, H.S., Nanwal, R.K., Yadav, A.K., Bana, A., Choudhary, K.M., Kakraliya, S.K., Sutaliya< J.M., Sapkota, T.B., & Jat, M.L. 2018. Field Crops Research. 222: 11-120. <http://sco.lt/65OGZM?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.03.025 <http://sco.lt/6YCYGu?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This 3 year field study with farmers in NW India to evaluate the effect of tillage and nutrient use on crop yields, water productivity and profitability of MW + mungbean systems. They showed that CA based treatments with mungbean and site specific nutrient management provided opportunities for enhancing crop yield and water use efficiency, and profitability of maize-wheat systems. <http://sco.lt/65OGZM?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6qMsb2?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/78XCvA?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7QhXFI?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7irrZQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Two year responses of earthworm abundance, soil aggregates, and soil carbon to no-tillage and fertilization. <http://sco.lt/6SwyMi?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6SwyMi?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From linkinghub.elsevier.com <http://sco.lt/812BtY?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 3:42 PM <http://sco.lt/6SwyMi?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Arai, M., Miura, T., Tsuzura, H., Minamiya, Y., & Kaneko, N. 2018. Geoderma. 332: 135-141. <http://sco.lt/6SwyMi?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.10.021 <http://sco.lt/8JCWDg?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This study looked at two tillage practices, conventional and no-till plus mulch weeding (NWM) and fertilizer on earthworm abundance, soil carbon and soil aggregation two years after grassland was converted to agricultural land. After two years earthworms were only found in the NWM plots where macro-aggregates and soil carbon were also higher than CT. This will have significant consequences for sustainable crop yields. <http://sco.lt/6SwyMi?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8bMqXo?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8tXArw?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/9BhVC4?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/4oKyqO?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa. A review. <http://sco.lt/8i75vs?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From doi.org <http://sco.lt/56VJAW?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 3:10 PM <http://sco.lt/8i75vs?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Thierfelder, C., Baudron, F., Setimela, P., Nyagumbo, I., Mupangwa, W., Mhlanga, B., Lee, N., & Gerard, B. 2018. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 38(2): 1-16 <http://sco.lt/8i75vs?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-018-0492-8 <http://sco.lt/56VJAW?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This paper looks at 11 complementary practices and enablers to make CA more functional for smallholder farmers in Africa and result in positive outcomes for soil health and resilience to climate change. <http://sco.lt/8i75vs?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5OfdUe?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5gpxom?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5z0I8u?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6HAcT2?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Meta-analysis on carbon sequestration through conservation agriculture in Africa. <http://sco.lt/6KITwm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6KITwm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From linkinghub.elsevier.com <http://sco.lt/6ZKwnA?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 2:47 PM <http://sco.lt/6KITwm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Gonzalez-Sanchez, E.J., Veroz-Gonzalez, O., Conway, G., Moreno-Garcia, M., Kassam, A., Mkomwa, S., Ordonez-Fernandez, R., Trivino-Tarradas, P., & Carbonell-Bojillo, R. 2019. Soil and Tillage Research. 190: 22-30. <http://sco.lt/6KITwm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.02.020 <http://sco.lt/6rVH7I?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: Africa contributes the smallest amount of GHG emissions but is the most vulnerable to climate change. This includes rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns but also increasing severity and frequency of droughts, hear stress and floods. CA enhances biodiversity and natural biological processes above and below ground to contribute to better water and nutrient use efficiency and help sustain productivity. This review looks at looks at carbon sequestration in different agro-climatic regions of Africa. <http://sco.lt/6KITwm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/79fbRQ?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7RpvlY?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7k0G5g?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/82AaPo?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From plot to scale: ex-ante assessment of conservation agriculture in Zambia <http://sco.lt/6ZBb84?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6ZBb84?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> From linkinghub.elsevier.com <http://sco.lt/8KKujw?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> - Today, 2:22 PM <http://sco.lt/6ZBb84?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> Komarek, A.M., Kwon, H., Haile, B., Thierfelder, C., Mutenje, M.J., & Azzarri, C. 2019. Agricultural Systems. 173: 504-518. <http://sco.lt/6ZBb84?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.04.001 <http://sco.lt/8cVF44?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/9EQpIv?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1>'s insight: This paper looked at biophysical, economic and farm characteristics to assess CA in Zambia for continuous maize cropping compared to conventional tillage. There was a large variation in in biophysical, economic and farm characteristics and yields associated with CA ranged from -37% to +70% compared to CT. Highlighted differences relevant to the suitability of CA included mineral fertilizer application rates, ownership of livestock, soil texture and rainfall. <http://sco.lt/6ZBb84?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8ufZOC?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/9CptiK?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/4pTNMe?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> <http://sco.lt/57dhgm?_tmc=x8ipfak7j33UdSSXB97yxZbKLCeMWEaRPWUWagXC9uQ&track=1> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);