No-tillage and conservation agriculture: A progress report

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dc.contributor.authorDerpsch, R.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialLatin Americaen
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.spatialEuropeen
dc.coverage.spatialAsiaen
dc.coverage.spatialAustraliaen
dc.coverage.spatialCanadaen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.coverage.temporal1955 - 2006en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:45:33Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:45:33Zen
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis report describes the mindset change that needs to take place in order to shift from conventional farming to conservation agriculture. The author starts with a brief history of reduced tillage and no-tillage farming systems and the move toward conservation agriculture. Constraints and limitations of the adoption of conservation agriculture are explained, along with examples of how they have been overcome. Information regarding the status of conservation agriculture in various countries around the world is displayed with graphs and figures. The main regions that currently practice no-tillage farming are Latin America, the United States, Canada, and Australia, for a total of approximately 95 million ha worldwide. The report continues to talk about why conservation agriculture has been so successful in Latin America and how the rest of the world can learn from their experience. It is also stressed that long-term no-tillage is much more effective than short-term no-tillage because long-term no-tillage allows the soil to reach its optimal potential. In conclusion, the most important way to spread conservation agriculture is to disseminate information about its success in providing low-cost quality food and protecting the environment. [summary by the record creator]en
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dc.identifier3979en
dc.identifier.isbn978-974-8391-60-1en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68247en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBangkok, Thailand: World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC)en
dc.relation.ispartofGoddard, T., M.A. Zoebisch, Y.T. Gan, W. Ellis, A. Watson and J. Sombatpanit (eds.). No-Till Farming Systems. Special Publication No. 3, 7-39en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.waswc.org/en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2008 by the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC). All Rights Reserved.en
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dc.subjectExperiential learningen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectEconomic impactsen
dc.subjectTraditional farmingen
dc.subjectOver grazingen
dc.subjectControlled grazingen
dc.subjectAdult educationen
dc.subjectSoil erosionen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectLand use managementen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectConservation strategyen
dc.subjectAdoption of innovationsen
dc.subjectFarming systemsen
dc.subjectSoil degradationen
dc.subjectSoil conservationen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectOrganic farmingen
dc.subjectLivestocken
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectEcological restorationen
dc.subjectGreen manure cropsen
dc.subjectManureen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectFertilizationen
dc.subjectConservation farmingen
dc.subjectNo-tillen
dc.subjectLatin americaen
dc.subjectUnited Statesen
dc.subjectCanadaen
dc.subjectAustraliaen
dc.subjectEuropeen
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subjectAsiaen
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.subjectArgentinaen
dc.subjectParaguayen
dc.subjectBoliviaen
dc.subjectMercosuren
dc.subjectUruguayen
dc.subjectEdward faulkneren
dc.subjectPlowman's follyen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subjectParaquaten
dc.subjectEnglanden
dc.subjectPlantio diretoen
dc.subjectSiembra directaen
dc.subjectSoil limingen
dc.subjectSunn hempen
dc.subjectCrotalaria juncea l.en
dc.subjectBlack oatsen
dc.subjectAvena strigosaen
dc.subjectSecale cerealeen
dc.subjectTriticosecaleen
dc.subjectRaphanus sativusen
dc.subjectLupinus albusen
dc.subjectVicia sativaen
dc.subjectVicia villosaen
dc.subjectLathyrus sativusen
dc.subjectHelianthus annuusen
dc.subjectPennisetum americanumen
dc.subjectSorghum bicolor (l.) moenchen
dc.subjectDolichos lablab L.en
dc.subjectBrachiaria plantagineaen
dc.subjectIndo-Gangetic Plainsen
dc.subjectSouth africaen
dc.subjectSpainen
dc.subjectVenezuelaen
dc.subjectFranceen
dc.subjectChileen
dc.subjectColombiaen
dc.subjectChinaen
dc.subjectMexicoen
dc.subjectGhanaen
dc.subjectVicio fabaen
dc.titleNo-tillage and conservation agriculture: A progress reporten
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