Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate
The objective of this article is to review: (a) the principles that underpin conservation agriculture (CA) ecologically and operationally; (b) the potential benefits that can be harnessed through CA systems in the dry Mediterranean climate; (c) current status of adoption and spread of CA in the dry Mediterranean climate countries; and (d) opportunities for CA in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. CA, comprising minimum mechanical soil disturbance and no-tillage seeding, organic mulch cover, and crop diversification is now practised on some 125 million ha, corresponding to about 9% of the global arable cropped land. The area under CA is spread across all continents and many agro-ecologies, including the dry Mediterranean climate. Empirical and scientific evidence is presented to show that significant productivity, economic, social and environmental benefits exist that can be harnessed through the adoption of CA in the dry Mediterranean climates, including those in the CWANA region. The benefits include: higher productivity and income; climate change adaptation and reduced vulnerability to the erratic rainfall distribution; and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. CA is now spread across several Mediterranean climate countries outside the Mediterranean basin particularly in South America, South Africa and Australia. In the CWANA region, CA is perceived to be a powerful tool of sustainable land management but it has not yet taken off in a serious manner except in Kazakhstan. Research on CA in the CWANA region has shown that there are opportunities for CA adoption in rainfed and irrigated farming systems involving arable and perennial crops as well as livestock.
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The objective of this article is to review: (a) the principles that underpin conservation agriculture (CA) ecologically and operationally; (b) the potential benefits that can be harnessed through CA systems in the dry Mediterranean climate; (c) current status of adoption and spread of CA in the dry Mediterranean climate countries; and (d) opportunities for CA in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. CA, comprising minimum mechanical soil disturbance and no-tillage seeding, organic mulch cover, and crop diversification is now practised on some 125 million ha, corresponding to about 9% of the global arable cropped land. The area under CA is spread across all continents and many agro-ecologies, including the dry Mediterranean climate. Empirical and scientific evidence is presented to show that significant productivity, economic, social and environmental benefits exist that can be harnessed through the adoption of CA in the dry Mediterranean climates, including those in the CWANA region. The benefits include: higher productivity and income; climate change adaptation and reduced vulnerability to the erratic rainfall distribution; and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. CA is now spread across several Mediterranean climate countries outside the Mediterranean basin particularly in South America, South Africa and Australia. In the CWANA region, CA is perceived to be a powerful tool of sustainable land management but it has not yet taken off in a serious manner except in Kazakhstan. Research on CA in the CWANA region has shown that there are opportunities for CA adoption in rainfed and irrigated farming systems involving arable and perennial crops as well as livestock. |
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Kassam, Amir H. Friedrich, Theodor Derpsch, Rolf Lahmar, Rabah Mrabet, Rachid Basch, Gottlieb González-Sánchez, Emilio J. Serraj, Rachid |
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Kassam, Amir H. Friedrich, Theodor Derpsch, Rolf Lahmar, Rabah Mrabet, Rachid Basch, Gottlieb González-Sánchez, Emilio J. Serraj, Rachid |
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Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate |
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Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate |
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Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate |
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Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate |
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Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate |
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conservation agriculture in the dry mediterranean climate |
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dig-cirad-fr-5641382024-01-28T20:25:08Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/564138/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/564138/ Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate. Kassam Amir H., Friedrich Theodor, Derpsch Rolf, Lahmar Rabah, Mrabet Rachid, Basch Gottlieb, González-Sánchez Emilio J., Serraj Rachid. 2012. Field Crops Research, 132 : 7-17.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.023 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.023> Conservation agriculture in the dry Mediterranean climate Kassam, Amir H. Friedrich, Theodor Derpsch, Rolf Lahmar, Rabah Mrabet, Rachid Basch, Gottlieb González-Sánchez, Emilio J. Serraj, Rachid eng 2012 Field Crops Research F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture F07 - Façons culturales agriculture alternative climat méditerranéen climat semi-aride pratique culturale système de culture non-travail du sol travail du sol minimal mulch culture sous couvert végétal diversification rotation culturale intensification http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28792 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4697 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_14191 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8511 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32734 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4977 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25706 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6662 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 région méditerranéenne Argentine Chili Espagne France Portugal États-Unis d'Amérique Kazakhstan Afrique du Nord Afrique du Sud Türkiye République arabe syrienne Irak Jordanie Australie http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4698 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_603 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1548 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7273 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6124 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8114 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_11952 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5218 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7252 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8013 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7576 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3941 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4053 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_714 The objective of this article is to review: (a) the principles that underpin conservation agriculture (CA) ecologically and operationally; (b) the potential benefits that can be harnessed through CA systems in the dry Mediterranean climate; (c) current status of adoption and spread of CA in the dry Mediterranean climate countries; and (d) opportunities for CA in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. CA, comprising minimum mechanical soil disturbance and no-tillage seeding, organic mulch cover, and crop diversification is now practised on some 125 million ha, corresponding to about 9% of the global arable cropped land. The area under CA is spread across all continents and many agro-ecologies, including the dry Mediterranean climate. Empirical and scientific evidence is presented to show that significant productivity, economic, social and environmental benefits exist that can be harnessed through the adoption of CA in the dry Mediterranean climates, including those in the CWANA region. The benefits include: higher productivity and income; climate change adaptation and reduced vulnerability to the erratic rainfall distribution; and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. CA is now spread across several Mediterranean climate countries outside the Mediterranean basin particularly in South America, South Africa and Australia. In the CWANA region, CA is perceived to be a powerful tool of sustainable land management but it has not yet taken off in a serious manner except in Kazakhstan. Research on CA in the CWANA region has shown that there are opportunities for CA adoption in rainfed and irrigated farming systems involving arable and perennial crops as well as livestock. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/564138/1/document_564138.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.023 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.023 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.023 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.023 |