Ebook: Conservation Agriculture: Environment, Farmers Experiences, Innovations, Socio-economy, Policy
- Tags: Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation, Agricultural Economics
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soil tillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation leading to stagnating or even declining production levels and increasing production cost. It causes the soil to become more dense and compacted, the organic matter content to be reduced and water runoff and soil erosion to increase. It also leads to droughts becoming more severe and the soil becoming less fertile and less responsive to fertiliser.
This book brings together the key notes lectures and other outstanding contributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and provides an updated view of the environment and economic advantages of CA and of its implementation in diferent areas of the World.
In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soil tillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation leading to stagnating or even declining production levels and increasing production cost. It causes the soil to become more dense and compacted, the organic matter content to be reduced and water runoff and soil erosion to increase. It also leads to droughts becoming more severe and the soil becoming less fertile and less responsive to fertiliser.
This book brings together the key notes lectures and other outstanding contributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and provides an updated view of the environment and economic advantages of CA and of its implementation in diferent areas of the World.
In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soil tillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation leading to stagnating or even declining production levels and increasing production cost. It causes the soil to become more dense and compacted, the organic matter content to be reduced and water runoff and soil erosion to increase. It also leads to droughts becoming more severe and the soil becoming less fertile and less responsive to fertiliser.
This book brings together the key notes lectures and other outstanding contributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and provides an updated view of the environment and economic advantages of CA and of its implementation in diferent areas of the World.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Conservation Agriculture: Global Environmental Benefits of Soil Carbon Management....Pages 3-12
Factors Affecting the Uptake of No-Tillage in Australia, Asia and New Zealand....Pages 13-20
Conservation Agriculture and the Rural Women. Breaking Barriers for a New Horizon....Pages 21-29
Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. The Role of Conservation Agriculture....Pages 31-35
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
No Till, the Stubble and the Soil Nutrition....Pages 39-48
Argentine Agriculture: An Innovative Experience....Pages 49-57
The Soil, Agriculture and I....Pages 59-68
Farmers’ and Experts’ Opinion on No-Tillage in Western Europe and Nebraska (USA)....Pages 69-77
Experiences with Farmer Clubs in Dissemination of Zero Tillage in Tropical Brazil....Pages 79-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Conservation Agriculture in Europe: Current Status and Perspectives....Pages 87-91
Direct Seeding on Plant Cover: Sustainable Cultivation of Our Planet’s Soils....Pages 93-99
Survival Farming....Pages 101-104
Latin American Conservation Agriculture Network — RELACO....Pages 105-110
The African Conservation Tillage Network Enhancing Conservation Tillage in Africa....Pages 111-122
Need for Establishment of South Asian Conservation Agriculture Network....Pages 123-132
A Strategy for Soil Conservation Farming in Northern Kazakhstan....Pages 133-138
FAO’s Role in Promoting Conservation Agriculture....Pages 139-153
Western Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association....Pages 155-158
A World of Conservation Agriculture....Pages 159-164
ICARDA’s Network on Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia....Pages 165-168
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Conservation Agriculture for the Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo- Gangetic Plains of South Asia: A Case Study from India....Pages 169-174
Zero Tillage in Switzerland: The Bernese Incentive Program....Pages 175-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Conservation Tillage, No-Tillage and Related Technologies....Pages 181-190
Cover Crop Management....Pages 191-199
Weeds and Conservation Agriculture....Pages 201-210
Non-Inversion Tillage in Integrated Farming Concepts: Prospects and Constraints of Cropping Systems in the Southwest of Germany....Pages 211-219
Conflicts between Conservation Agriculture and Livestock over the Utilisation of Crop Residues....Pages 221-234
«Improved Cereal Production Technology» FAO Project on Conservation Agriculture in Mongolia....Pages 235-242
Development of an Animal Drawn Zero Tillage Seeder for Small Grains....Pages 243-247
No-Till Management Intensity Zones for Pennsylvania....Pages 249-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Farm Machines for Large-Scale Conservation Agriculture....Pages 255-262
No-Tillage Equipment for Small Farms in Brazil....Pages 263-269
Integrated Pest Management for Conservation Agriculture....Pages 271-279
Perspectives of Precision Agriculture in Conservation Agriculture....Pages 281-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Tillage-Induced CO2 Emissions and Carbon Sequestration: Effect of Secondary Tillage and Compaction....Pages 291-300
Long-Term Effects of Agricultural Practices on Microbial Community....Pages 301-306
Tillage and Soil Compaction....Pages 307-316
Soil Moisture Conservation....Pages 317-326
No-Tillage Visions- Protection of Soil, Water and Climate and Influence on Management and Farm Income....Pages 327-340
Environmental Impacts of Zero Tillage in Brazil — A First Approximation....Pages 341-350
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Watershed Conservation Farming «A Friendly Solution to Soils Degradation»....Pages 351-354
Carbon Dioxide Fluxes from Arable Soils as Affected by Temperature and Moisture....Pages 355-359
The Role of Draft Animal Power in Soil and Water Conservation....Pages 361-365
The Use of Powerful Machines in Different Soil Tillage Systems....Pages 367-373
A Rapid, Immediate, Farmer-Usable Method of Assessing Soil Structure Condition to Support Conservation Agriculture....Pages 375-380
Soil Conservation Options for Olive Orchards on Sloping Land....Pages 381-385
Development of the Biological Activity in Different Tillage Systems....Pages 387-393
Adaptation of Sowing Techniques to Maintain Important Lumbricid Biomasses in the Hydromorphic Soils of Normandy....Pages 395-400
Soil Management Systems to Support Soil Microbial Biomass in Vineyards....Pages 401-405
Conservation Agriculture as a Tool to Reduce Emission of Greenhouse Gasses. A Case from Southern Brazil....Pages 407-416
Agrochemical Leaching and Water Contamination....Pages 417-424
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Economic Globalisation and Conservation Agriculture the Case of Mercosur....Pages 427-434
Strategies for International Cooperation....Pages 435-444
Investing in Conservation Agriculture....Pages 445-456
Win-Win Options for Food Security: Conservation Agriculture Soil Fertility, Soil Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration Nexus....Pages 457-458
Conservation Farming among Small-Holder Farmers in E. Africa: Adapting and Adopting Innovative Land Management Options....Pages 459-469
Land Use Planning: A Key to Sustainable Agriculture....Pages 471-483
The Development and Transfer of a New No-Tillage Technology....Pages 485-488
Conservation Tillage Options for the Poor, Small Landholders in South Asia....Pages 489-494
An Innovative Approach to Develop Conservation Agriculture Programs and Funding....Pages 495-499
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Adoption of No-Till by Small Farmers: Understanding the Generation of Complex Technologies....Pages 501-508
Developing Soil Protection in the EU....Pages 509-514
Back Matter....Pages 515-516
In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soil tillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation leading to stagnating or even declining production levels and increasing production cost. It causes the soil to become more dense and compacted, the organic matter content to be reduced and water runoff and soil erosion to increase. It also leads to droughts becoming more severe and the soil becoming less fertile and less responsive to fertiliser.
This book brings together the key notes lectures and other outstanding contributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and provides an updated view of the environment and economic advantages of CA and of its implementation in diferent areas of the World.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Conservation Agriculture: Global Environmental Benefits of Soil Carbon Management....Pages 3-12
Factors Affecting the Uptake of No-Tillage in Australia, Asia and New Zealand....Pages 13-20
Conservation Agriculture and the Rural Women. Breaking Barriers for a New Horizon....Pages 21-29
Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. The Role of Conservation Agriculture....Pages 31-35
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
No Till, the Stubble and the Soil Nutrition....Pages 39-48
Argentine Agriculture: An Innovative Experience....Pages 49-57
The Soil, Agriculture and I....Pages 59-68
Farmers’ and Experts’ Opinion on No-Tillage in Western Europe and Nebraska (USA)....Pages 69-77
Experiences with Farmer Clubs in Dissemination of Zero Tillage in Tropical Brazil....Pages 79-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Conservation Agriculture in Europe: Current Status and Perspectives....Pages 87-91
Direct Seeding on Plant Cover: Sustainable Cultivation of Our Planet’s Soils....Pages 93-99
Survival Farming....Pages 101-104
Latin American Conservation Agriculture Network — RELACO....Pages 105-110
The African Conservation Tillage Network Enhancing Conservation Tillage in Africa....Pages 111-122
Need for Establishment of South Asian Conservation Agriculture Network....Pages 123-132
A Strategy for Soil Conservation Farming in Northern Kazakhstan....Pages 133-138
FAO’s Role in Promoting Conservation Agriculture....Pages 139-153
Western Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association....Pages 155-158
A World of Conservation Agriculture....Pages 159-164
ICARDA’s Network on Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia....Pages 165-168
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Conservation Agriculture for the Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo- Gangetic Plains of South Asia: A Case Study from India....Pages 169-174
Zero Tillage in Switzerland: The Bernese Incentive Program....Pages 175-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Conservation Tillage, No-Tillage and Related Technologies....Pages 181-190
Cover Crop Management....Pages 191-199
Weeds and Conservation Agriculture....Pages 201-210
Non-Inversion Tillage in Integrated Farming Concepts: Prospects and Constraints of Cropping Systems in the Southwest of Germany....Pages 211-219
Conflicts between Conservation Agriculture and Livestock over the Utilisation of Crop Residues....Pages 221-234
«Improved Cereal Production Technology» FAO Project on Conservation Agriculture in Mongolia....Pages 235-242
Development of an Animal Drawn Zero Tillage Seeder for Small Grains....Pages 243-247
No-Till Management Intensity Zones for Pennsylvania....Pages 249-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Farm Machines for Large-Scale Conservation Agriculture....Pages 255-262
No-Tillage Equipment for Small Farms in Brazil....Pages 263-269
Integrated Pest Management for Conservation Agriculture....Pages 271-279
Perspectives of Precision Agriculture in Conservation Agriculture....Pages 281-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Tillage-Induced CO2 Emissions and Carbon Sequestration: Effect of Secondary Tillage and Compaction....Pages 291-300
Long-Term Effects of Agricultural Practices on Microbial Community....Pages 301-306
Tillage and Soil Compaction....Pages 307-316
Soil Moisture Conservation....Pages 317-326
No-Tillage Visions- Protection of Soil, Water and Climate and Influence on Management and Farm Income....Pages 327-340
Environmental Impacts of Zero Tillage in Brazil — A First Approximation....Pages 341-350
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Watershed Conservation Farming «A Friendly Solution to Soils Degradation»....Pages 351-354
Carbon Dioxide Fluxes from Arable Soils as Affected by Temperature and Moisture....Pages 355-359
The Role of Draft Animal Power in Soil and Water Conservation....Pages 361-365
The Use of Powerful Machines in Different Soil Tillage Systems....Pages 367-373
A Rapid, Immediate, Farmer-Usable Method of Assessing Soil Structure Condition to Support Conservation Agriculture....Pages 375-380
Soil Conservation Options for Olive Orchards on Sloping Land....Pages 381-385
Development of the Biological Activity in Different Tillage Systems....Pages 387-393
Adaptation of Sowing Techniques to Maintain Important Lumbricid Biomasses in the Hydromorphic Soils of Normandy....Pages 395-400
Soil Management Systems to Support Soil Microbial Biomass in Vineyards....Pages 401-405
Conservation Agriculture as a Tool to Reduce Emission of Greenhouse Gasses. A Case from Southern Brazil....Pages 407-416
Agrochemical Leaching and Water Contamination....Pages 417-424
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Economic Globalisation and Conservation Agriculture the Case of Mercosur....Pages 427-434
Strategies for International Cooperation....Pages 435-444
Investing in Conservation Agriculture....Pages 445-456
Win-Win Options for Food Security: Conservation Agriculture Soil Fertility, Soil Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration Nexus....Pages 457-458
Conservation Farming among Small-Holder Farmers in E. Africa: Adapting and Adopting Innovative Land Management Options....Pages 459-469
Land Use Planning: A Key to Sustainable Agriculture....Pages 471-483
The Development and Transfer of a New No-Tillage Technology....Pages 485-488
Conservation Tillage Options for the Poor, Small Landholders in South Asia....Pages 489-494
An Innovative Approach to Develop Conservation Agriculture Programs and Funding....Pages 495-499
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
Adoption of No-Till by Small Farmers: Understanding the Generation of Complex Technologies....Pages 501-508
Developing Soil Protection in the EU....Pages 509-514
Back Matter....Pages 515-516
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