The dominant late twentieth century model of land use segregated agricultural production
from areas managed for biodiversity conservation. This module is no longer adequate in …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), traditional farming methods have led to severe
nutrient depletion, low crop yields, and poverty, leaving many farm families disappointed …

In 1999 no-tillage farming, synonymous of zero tillage farming or conservation agriculture,
was adopted on about 45 million ha world wide, growing to 72 million ha in 2003 and to 111 …

Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been practised for three decades and has spread widely.
We estimate that there are now some 106 million ha of arable and permanent crops grown …

Dans ses nombreuses adaptations locales, l'Agriculture de Conservation (AC) est pratiquée
depuis plus de trois décennies. En 2011, elle était déployée dans des fermes de toutes …

A greenhouse pot test was conducted to study the impacts of replacing mineral fertilizer with
organic fertilizers for one full growing period on soil fertility, tomato yield and quality using …

Soil microbes play a key role in soil health, and understanding the functional role of this
living component of soil organic matter is critical to develo** sustainable systems in major …

Serving as “natural laboratories”, altitudinal gradients can be used to study changes in the
distribution of microorganisms in response to changing environmental conditions that …

IUCN is the world's oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than
1,000 government and NGO members and almost 11,000 volunteer experts in some 160 …

Seeds are basic agricultural input, and good quality seeds of preferred varieties are critical
to farmers' capacity to improve agricultural productivity. Local landraces alone are not the …