Does conservation agriculture work for smallholder farmers in Africa? New report highlights key points for action

From IFAD social reporting blog Fri Aug 29 2014, 13:27:00

*Originally published hereon the CCAFS blog

As year 2015 has been earmarked as the International Year of Soils to highlight the urgent need for better soil management, many are promoting conservation agriculture (CA) as a key solution for African farmers. Yet, a slow adoption in sub Saharan Africa raises questions on the effectiveness of CA and the true value of such cropping practices for smallholder farmers. A new CCAFS report, based on collaboration with IFAD and CIRAD, gives some answers.

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