*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management* Dear Subscribers, Please see attached the ACT news alert for September-October 2020 period on Conservation Agriculture. Thank you Eng. Saidi Mkomwa for sharing. 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 ecological approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and ecosystem 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).* *These practices are complemented with other good agricultural production and land management practices.* *Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all continents.* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Saidi Mkomwa <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 at 09:49 Subject: ACT CA news alert September - October 2020 To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> Dear Amir, Find attached herein for sharing with the CA-CoP, the ACT news alert for September to October 2020. ACT welcomes comments, views and contributions. With warmest regards Saidi Mkomwa Executive Secretary *African* *Conservation** Tillage* *Network* *Conservation Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods and a Better Environment* KALRO Kabete Compound, Waiyaki Way P.O. Box 10375-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.act-africa.org/ <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.act-africa.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccjenane%40worldbank.org%7C70ae838566544e17197208d766ab5c45%7C31a2fec0266b4c67b56e2796d8f59c36%7C0%7C0%7C637090758494029417&sdata=JPGDjypCnLrbA%2Boey25Q2p5a%2FNq62337HO%2BRHcm%2F2LY%3D&reserved=0> Tel: 254 20 8076064 ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF); ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);