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Browsing by Author "African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT)"

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    2nd East Africa Regional Workshop Report: Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA - Analysing and Foreseeing its Impact - Comprehending its Adoption
    Apina, Tom; Mkomwa, Saidi; Weldone, Mutai; Njeri, Caroline (CA2Africa, 2011)
    This resource provides a summary of the 2nd East Africa Sub-regional workshop held in Nanyuki, Kenya, on 28-30 March 2011. Attendees included the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF/AFNET), Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), LEIBNIZ-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) UYOLE, SELIAN Agricultural Research Institute (SARI-MAFC), Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (CA SARD), and the Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya).
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    African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT): Conservation agriculture for improved livelihood and better environment
    African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) (African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), 2002)
    This pamphlet describes the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to information networks and partnerships that support the adoption and adaptation of Conservation Agriculture in Africa. This publication also explains the ACT's current goals and projects, membership, reasons why individuals and groups should join ACT, and the ACT operational and management setup.
  • African Conservation Tillage Network Website
    African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) (African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), 2009)
    Maintained by the African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), this website provides information on Conservation Agriculture in an African context and gathered by stakeholders (NGOs) native to the continent. Resources on projects, practices, reports, and training courses are provided.
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    Conservation Agriculture (CA) for Food Security
    African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) (African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), 2012)
    The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) is a voluntary non-profit organization of various stakeholders in Africa dedicated to sustainable use of resources, sharing technologies, and Conservation Agriculture (CA). In this newsletter, produced by ACT, several topics related to CA in Africa are discussed. These include CA's role in alleviating food insecurity in Africa, the transfer of CA technologies to African farmers, ACT's recent training workshops and other news, impacts of CA on farmer income in Tanzania, village banks and CA, Australia's position on food security and CA, and basic tenants in CA practices.
  • Conservation agriculture: A manual for farmers and extension workers in Africa
    International Institute of Rural Reconstruction; African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) (Nairobi, Kenya: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)and African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT), 2005)
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    Linking production, livelihoods and conservation: Proceedings of the third world congress on conservation agriculture, 3-7 October 2005, Nairobi
    African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) (Nairobi, Kenya: African Conservation Tillage Network, 2008)
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    SARD and conservation agriculture in Africa
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.‏ United Nations Development Programme; African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT); International Cooperation Centre of Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD); International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT); Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI); Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI); Uyole Agricultural Research Institute; International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) (Rome, Italy: SARD Initiative, 2007)
    The SARD Policy Brief describes the problem that sub-Saharan Africa faces with their increasing population and decreasing food production. The brief presents actions that need to be taken in order to improve Africa's situation. While recognizing the need for a policy that will respond to the growing food demand, the authors understand and address the issues that will need to be taken into consideration. Different policy options are described and are followed by reminders of the commitments that will be met when a policy is developed. [summary by record creator]
  • Smallholder conservation agriculture promotion
    African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) (Nairobi, Kenya: African Conservation Tillage Network, 2009)