Far from being a threat, Livestock is a complimenting asset to adoption of Conservation Agriculture
Jul 06 2016   Far from being a threat, livestock is a complimenting asset to adoption of Conservation Agriculture Philanthropist Dr. Howard G. Buffett, who is a farmer, states in a feature article, “ one thing that has provided consistent success on our farms...

Towards a Conservation Agriculture targeting tool for project implementers in Africa: Identifying the main elements- the QAToCA tool
Apr 21 2016   Introduction Targeting Conservation Agriculture (CA) remains a major challenge in the context of Africa’s heterogeneous agro-ecologies, farmers and farming systems, socio-economic and institutional environments. Although CA can stabilize and...

Push-Pull Technology
Apr 14 2016   Consultative meeting on the implementation of "organic" push-pull based Conservation Agriculture technology in Zambia and Malawi in ICIPE Thomas Odhiambo Campus Over 60% of Africans depend on some form of farming for their sustenance and...

International Year of Pulses 2016
Mar 16 2016   International Year of Pulses 2016 The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP) ( A/RES/68/231 )The Global Pulse Confederation and its IYP 2016 partners have identified a series of thematic areas that will be the...

FIBRE CROPS CONFERENCE CONVENED IN UTALII HOTEL, NAIROBI.
Aug 03 2015   The performance of the fibre crops in Kenya has been in a direct correlation with the prevailing policy environment. National policies and strategies influence the competitiveness of the fibre value chain. It is therefore necessary that existing...

2nd Africa Ecosystem based adaptation for Food Security Conference, 2015 held in Nairobi- Kenya.
Jul 31 2015   Ecosystems approaches, an alternative to conventional approaches, aims at maintaining and improving the fertility and productivity of ecosystems. These approaches often include traditional practices like conservation agriculture, crop rotation,...

Second Eastern Africa Sub-regional Workshop on Climate-Smart Agriculture held in Kampala- Uganda
Jul 28 2015   The second Eastern Africa Sub- regional workshop on Climate- Smart agriculture organized by FAO-Eastern Africa in partnership with FAO Uganda is taking place in Kampala- Uganda. The main objectives of this meeting are to: Consolidate the outcomes...

On- farm field days demonstrate Conservation Agriculture beyond the demo plots
May 29 2015   Field days are part of the larger learning process for farmers and other stakeholders, it is a practical session where farmers, extension staff and other stakeholders come together and share details of on- farm research and demonstration as well as...

Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance launched
May 28 2015   The inaugural session of the first Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance Forum took place from the 13 th to 15 th May 2015 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Organized by the NEPAD Agency in conjunction with the African Union Commission, the Climate...

High level Ethiopian delegation on Sustainable Land Management tour to Conservation Agriculture and Climate Smart Agriculture best practices in Kenya and Tanzania.
Apr 23 2015   Hosted by the African Conservation Tillage Network in Kenya and Tanzania, a high level Ethiopian delegation is on a week-long study tour to Kenya and Tanzania to study best practices on Conservation Agriculture and the wider Climate Smart...