*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable agriculture, land use and ecosystem management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the link to a paper recently published by Blessing Mhlanga and Christian Thierfelder from CIMMYT, Harare, Zimbabwe. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zge3ifa7g46y17q/Mhlanga%20and%20Thierfelder.2021.Longterm%20CA%20improves%20water%20properties.pdf?dl=0 *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* *Global CA-CoP* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: THIERFELDER, Christian Lutz (CIMMYT-Zimbabwe) <[log in to unmask] > Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 at 07:14 Subject: Longterm research shows invaluable insights To: THIERFELDER, Christian Lutz (CIMMYT-Zimbabwe) <[log in to unmask]> Dear Friends and Colleagues, The new paper *“Long-term Conservation Agriculture improves water properties and crop productivity in a Lixisol”* shows how important it is to research not only short term aspects of cropping systems but also document what happens in the long-term which helps in our overall understanding. The summary was made possible by many donors and I would like to singly out USAID who funded the "Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation" and the European Union who funded the "Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia project" (SIFAZ) which are both gratefully acknowledged. May you enjoy the read! Christian *Dr. Christian Thierfelder* | Principal Scientist, Cropping Systems Agronomist, Strategic Leader *International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) - Southern Africa Regional Office* P.O. Box MP 163, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe *email:* [log in to unmask] *skype:* chthierfelder *cel:* +263 772815230 website <http://www.cimmyt.org/en/> | *twitter <https://twitter.com/BusyBeeChris>* | linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-thierfelder-29193468/> | researchgate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Thierfelder> |facebook <https://www.facebook.com/CIMMYT> | flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/cimmyt/> | youtube <https://www.youtube.com/user/CIMMYTint> *This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information from CIMMYT and/or its collaborators. * *Unless explicitly allowed in writing by an authorized representative, any use, reproduction, storage, * *retransmission or unauthorized disclosure of such information, whether in part or in whole, is hereby forbidden. * *If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender and delete it immediately.* ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);