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Conservation agriculture: environment, farmers' experiences, innovations, socio-economy, policy Featured

Author(s)
Garcia-Torres L, Benites J, Martinez-Vilela A, Holgado-Cabrera A
Media Type
Book
Published in
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Web Link 1
www.lavoisier.fr/notice/frPWOXORRAO3WOKR.html
In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soiltillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation leadingto stagnating or even declining production levels and increasingproduction cost. It causes the soil to become more dense andcompacted, the organic matter content to be reduced and water runoffand soil erosion to increase. It also leads to droughts becoming moresevere and the soil becoming less fertile and less responsive tofertiliser. There is a growing number of experiences in conditions of bothmechanised and un-mechanised agriculture, on small and large farms inboth temperate and tropical zones that further and significantimprovements in conservation-effective agriculture are indeedpossible, and acceptable to farmers, in addressing these variedconcerns now strongly indicate that sustainable production systems canbe achieved when the basic principles of good farming practice areapplied. The terminology being adopted for such systems by FAO, ECAFand other organisations is Conservation Agriculture. This impliesconformity with all three of the following general principles: nomechanical soil disturbance, direct seeding or planting, and permanentsoil cover, making particular use of crop residues and cover crops,judicious choice of crop rotations. This book brings together the key notes lectures and other outstandingcontributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture andprovides an updated view of the environment and economic advantages ofCA and of its implementation in diferent areas of the World.


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