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Conservation Agriculture in the agri-environmental European context
González-Sánchez, E.J.; Basch, G.; Roman-Vazquez, J.; Moreno-Blanco, E.; Repullo-Ruiberriz de Torres, M.A.; Friedrich, T.More and more farmers are realizing that they need a better alternative to tillage agriculture in Europe. Those farmers who have discovered CA as an alternative and are practising it successfully are inspired by it. Every CA farmer has an exciting story to tell about the discovery, learning by doing, on-farm innovations and most importantly, becoming connected again to the land as an effective steward for the b...
Soil management practices and benefits in Conservation Agriculture systems
Pisante, M.; Galieni, A.; Basch, G.; Friedrich, T.; Stagnari, F.Nowadays it is well accepted and emonstrated, mostly in the pioneercountries, that CA adoption delivers several important environmental benefits; furthermore, due to the preservation of the soil fertility, crop yields are well sustained. However, such results derive from the correct and concomitant application of all three CA principles and despite the occurring of some critical aspects, for example weed manage...
Mobilizing Greater Crop and Land Potentials with Conservation Agriculture
Kassam, A.; Basch, G.; Friedrich, T.; González, E.; Trivino, P.; Holgado-Cabrera, A.; Mkomwa, S.; Kassam, L.The engine that supplies food and agricultural products is the way we farm. The current dominant engine of conventional tillage farming based on the Green Revolution agriculture mind-set is faltering and needs to be replaced to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the future food and agricultural demands by consumers and society. This chapter elaborates on the alternate no-till Conservation Agricul...
Mobilizing greater crop and land potentials sustainably
Kassam, A.; Basch, G.; Friedrich, T.; González, E.; Triviño, P.; Mkomwa, S.The supply side of the food security engine is the way we farm. The current engine of conventional tillage farming is faltering and needs to be replaced. This article addresses the supply side issues of agriculture to meet future agricultural demands for food and by industry using the alternate no-till Conservation Agriculture paradigm (involving no-till seeding in soils with mulch cover and in diversified crop...
Mobilizing Greater Crop and Land Potentials Sustainably
Kassam, A.; Basch, G.; Friedrich, T.; González-Sánchez, E.; Triviño-Tarradas, P.; Mkomwa, S.The supply side of the food security engine is the way we farm. The current engine of conventional tillage farming is faltering and needs to be replaced. This presentation will address supply side issues of agriculture to meet future agricultural demands for food and industry using the alternate no-till Conservation Agriculture (CA) paradigm (involving no-till farming with mulch soil cover and diversified cropp...
Sustainable Soil Management Is More than What and How Crops Are Grown
Kassam, A.; Basch, G.; Friedrich, T.; Shaxson, F.; Goddard, T.; Amado, T.J.C.; Crabtree, B.; Hongwen, L.; Mello, I.; Pisante, M.; Mkomwa, S.The title of this chapter is “Sustainable Soil Management Is More Than What and How Crops Are Grown.” Not only how and what crops are grown matters but also the interactions of the two in space and time lead to effects and consequences that influence system performance and delivery of ecosystem services. Some ecosystem services involve processes such as hydrological, carbon, and nutrient cycling that operate at...
Conservation Agriculture in Europe
Basch, G.; Friedrich, T.; Kassam, A.; Gonzalez-Sanchez, J.This chapter provides a description of the past and recent development of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Europe. It reviews scientific and technical literature as well as empirical evidence reported by the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) and its national member associations. Starting from the early beginnings of CA in Europe, this chapter reviews the development of CA until its current sta...
Effects of Zero Tillage (No-Till) Conservation Agriculture on soil physical and...
Landers, J.N.; Rass, G.; Freitas, P.L.; Basch, G.; González Sanchez, E.; Tabaglio, V.; Kassam, A.; Derpsch, R.; Friedrich, T.; Giupponi, L.Not cultivating soil, rotating crops over the years, and leaving crop residues on the surface in the practice of zero tillage/conservation agriculture (ZT/CA) reverses the historically accelerating degradation of soil organic matter (SOM) and soil structure, while increasing soil biological activity by a factor of 2 to 4. The results of this are many: (a) not cultivating reduces soil compaction, leaving old roo...
Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate
Kassam, A.; Friedrich, T.; Derpsch, R.; Lahmar, R.; Mrabet, R.; Basch, G.; González-Sánchez, E.; Serraj, R.The objective of this article is to review: (a) the concepts and principles that underpin Conservation Agriculture (CA) ecologically and operationally; (b) the potential benefits that can be harnessed through CA systems in the dry Mediterranean climates; (c) current status of adoption and spread of CA in the dry Mediterranean climate countries; and (d) opportunities for CA in the Central and West Asia and North...
Sustainable Soil Water Management Systems
Basch, G.; Kassam, A.; Friedrich, T.; Santos, F.L.; Gubiani, P.I.; Calegari, A.; Reichert, J.M.; dos Santos, D.R.Soil quality and its management must be considered as key elements for an effective management of water resources, given that the hydrological cycle and land management are intimately linked (Bossio et al. 2007). Soil degradation has been described by Bossio et al. (2010) as the starting point of a negative cycle of soil-water relationships, creating a positive, self-accelerating feedback loop with important ne...