Prasad, P. V. VaraDalton, T.2016-04-192016-04-192010Presented at the 2010 SANREM CRSP Kick-Off/Annual Meeting, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 6 May 20104642_Prasad_Improving_Soil_Quality.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68885This presentation describes conservation agriculture research activities in West Africa, with a focus on Ghana and Mali (LTRA-8). The variation between the two countries and their differing research focus creates a number of opportunities to further the study of conservation agriculture. For example, in both countries alternative uses for crop residues is raised as a major concern for conservation agriculture adoption. In Ghana, crop residues are gathered and sold after the harvest while in Mali, free ranging livestock survive by grazing upon field residues. As a result of such problems, the proposal emphasizes that innovation for conservation agriculture must be a farmer led activity.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightRainfed agricultureSubsistence productionConservation agricultureCrop residuesCAPSInnovationFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale WatershedPresentation