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

*for sustainable agriculture, land and ecosystem management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Sandra Corsi and Hafiz
Muminjanov of the Plant Production and Protection (NSP) Division of FAO
regarding a 2-minute survey on semi-arid drylands.

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, 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
Agriculture systems operate regeneratively at multiple levels to harness a
range of productivity, economic, environmental and social benefits as well
as address local and global concerns related to food and water security,
climate change, land degradation, biodiversity and smallholder agricultural
development.**Conservation Tillage, Reduced Tillage, Low tillage and
Minimum Tillage are not Conservation Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its
own* (more at: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture).

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From: Corsi, Sandra (NSP) <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 at 19:47
Subject: DRYLANDS semi-arid | SURVEY

Dear all,

Drylands are particularly challenging for agriculture and food production.
In this regard, FAO would like to promote more broadly the agronomic
practices effective for optimizing crop production in dryland
agro-ecosystems.

We are keen to hear your experience on an agroecosystem's approach to
Conservation Agriculture / no-till systems and have developed short
surveys, each one targeting one dryland subtype. We will launch them on a
circa bimonthly basis.

Our second survey on semi-arid drylands<
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepLnSj6fKYII9NCaMWXvEQxXpEYjTmdI4Kxg5PsbLYgQPBrg/viewform>
will explore adapted agronomic management solutions and options for the
diversification of crop systems and will take approximately 2 minutes to
complete.

Your answers will be very valuable to us in prioritizing our work.

The results will be made available at this website<
http://www.fao.org/uploads/pics/Results_for_dry_subhumid_drylands__5_.pdf>
and further discussed in a webinar organized in cooperation with FAO RNE,
FAO NSP and the University of Cordoba.

We also consider developing a publication and would like to acknowledge
those who have shared their experience. So please make sure to indicate
your name and contact details.

If you need any information, please contact us at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

Thanks,
Sandra and Hafiz


Sandra Corsi, PhD
Climate-Smart Crop Production - Project Coordinator<
http://www.fao.org/in-action/save-grow-climate-smart/en/>
Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP)<
http://www.fao.org/agriculture/plant-production-and-protection/en/>
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
Tel:       +39 06 570 56163 (Office)
Email:   [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Web:     www.fao.org<http://www.fao.org/>
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