Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides case studies showing its performance in Africa.
About the author
Saidi Mkomwa is: (i) Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) since 2008, (ii) Member of the International Steering Committee hosting the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th World Conservation Agriculture Congresses, (iii) Member of the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) of ICRAF’s Drylands Development Programme (DRYDEV), since 2016, (iv) Registered professional member of the Engineers’ Registration Board of Tanzania, since 2002, and (v) Technical Secretary of the International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa (ICAAP-Africa)
Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781780648415 ● File size 24.2 MB ● Editor Theodor Friedrich & Amir Kassam ● Publisher CABI ● City Oxford ● Country GB ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7034786 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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