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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...
Improving farmers’ livelihoods through conservation agriculture: options for ch...
Ndah, H.T.; Probst, L.; Kaweesa, S.; Kuria, P.; Mkomwa, S.; Rodrigues, P.; Basch, G.; Uckert, G.; Sieber, S.; Knierim, A.; Zander, P.; Schuler, J.Across Sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural practices for sustainable intensification need to be up-scaled from project interventions to institutional mainstreaming. However, several constraints, including a general lack of resources and knowledge, limited institutional support and challenging market conditions hamper this process. The objective of this study was to develop region-specific options to promote Conser...
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...
Making Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptability Real in Africa with Conservat...
Gonzalez-Sanchez, E.J; Mkomwa, S.; Conway, G.; Kassam, A.; Ordoñez-Fernandez, R.; Moreno-Garcia, M.; Repullo-Ruiberriz de Torres, M.; Gil-Ribes, J.In this report, the authors have gathered essential information on how the agricultural sector can respond to climate change through Conservation Agriculture (CA). This document aims to serve as a basis for decision-making based on science and agricultural experimentation in Africa.
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...
Local Understandings of Soil Fertility, Rainfall and Conservation Agriculture i...
Sousa, J.; Basch, G.; Rodrigues, P.; Kuria, P.; Mkomwa, S.; Coulibaly, K.Conservation Agriculture (CA) is mostly referred to in the literature as having three principles at the core of its identity: minimum soil disturbance, permanent organic soil cover and crop diversity. This farming package has been described as suitable to improve yields and livelihoods of smallholders in semi-arid regions of Kenya, which since the colonial period have been heavily subjected to tillage. Our stud...
Policy and Institutional Support for CA Development (Examples from Europe, Afri...
Basch, G.; Mello, I.; Mkomwa, S.; Goddard, T.; Hongwen, L.; et al.Policy and Institutional Support for CA Development (Examples from Europe, Africa, Asia)
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...
Innovative Conservation Agriculture Approaches: Food Security and Climate Actio...
Schuler, J.; Ndah, H.T.; Mkomwa, S.; Achora, A.; Basch, G.; Sousa, J.; Probst, L.; Hauser, M.The crucial challenge for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa is feeding a growing population while preserving the natural resource base of the agricultural system. In future, this challenge will be exacerbated by soil degradation and climate change. Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been promoted as a strategy that can improve yields, soils and effective water use. CA thus has potential to increase the re...