CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE. CASE STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA
subjects: Trees and Forests Soil and land rights Plants
levels and types of education: Teachers' training |
BOT ALEXANDRA
BENITES JOSÉ
FAO, ROME, 2001, pages 69
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 English
| This publication shows how conservation agriculture can increase crop production, reduce soils erosion and improve rural livelihoods in developing countries. Three criteria, i.e. no mechanical soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and crop rotations, distinguish conservation agriculture from a conventional agricultural system.
The report, through a review of conservation- effective systems of land use in Africa and Latin America, presents the set of conditions necessary for farming systems to be sustainable.
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Related links
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department
http://www.fao.org/ag/
Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service
http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/index.stm
Contact: Jose Benites
Land Tenure and Management Unit
Land and Water Division
FAO
Rome,Italy
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153
jose.benites@fao.org
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