Since 2008/2009, conservation agriculture (CA) cropland area has been expanding globally
at an annual rate of more than 10 M ha per year. In 2015/2016, the total CA cropland area …

Conservation Agriculture (CA) and the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) are both
agroecologically-oriented production systems that support more productive, sustainable …

Greenhouse gases do not generate heat. Bare ground is the furnace: vegetation and the
water cycle provide the air-conditioning. Heat is emitted as infrared radiation; greenhouse …

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an alternate strategy for sustainable agriculture that is
based on ecological principles and practices that can be shown to be biologically …

Soils are critical for agriculture and natural ecosystems and need protection, and adherence
to nature's principles. The objective of this work is to understand how nature manages …

ABSTRACT Proponents of Conservation Agriculture (CA) believe that by not tilling the soil,
climate-friendly agriculture is achieved by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from …

Agricultural land use has left its traces on the planet since sedentary agriculture started.
Most of the ancient cradles of mankind and agriculture, such as the area between the rivers …

In 1930, dust storms emerged in the US due to intensive tillage, low soil cover, and
overgrazing (Joel 1937; Hobbs 2007; Baveye et al. 2011). This phenomenon, known as the …

Innovations such as Conservation Agriculture (CA) systems and the resulting ecological
understanding of sustainable production are leading a paradigm change in the food and …

Tillage has been used for thousands of years to prepare the seed bed, mix nutrients, and
control weeds in crops. However, tillage can reduce soil health by altering its physical …