Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
Book (stand-alone)Practice of Conservation Agriculture in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan 2016The book summarizes and presents the information on possible ways to adopt Conservation Agriculture (CA) approaches under the conditions of the countries mentioned above and makes recommendations for their further promotion. The Guidelines cover such topics as the significance and current state of agriculture in the project countries, permanent raised-bed planting technologies, zero-tillage technologies, weed varieties and main measures to control them, crop rotation, overview of CA machinery an d equipment, and laser-assisted land levelling. The Guidelines target agricultural scientists, specialists, trainers, extension consultants and interested farmers. We hope that the information in these Guidelines will contribute to the promotion of CA, increase of productivity and sustainability in irrigated areas of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries of Central Asia.
-
Book (stand-alone)Tropical crop–livestock systems in conservation agriculture
The Brazilian experience
2007Also available in:
This publication describes how pasture, fodder and livestock production have been integrated into conservation agriculture systems in Brazil’s tropical zones. Vast areas of forest have been cleared in the tropical areas of Brazil for establishment of pastures that become unproductive once the native fertility of the soil is exhausted; this leads to yet more forest clearing. -
DocumentDirect seeding equipment for tractors (Conservation Agriculture) 2014
Also available in:
This practice describes how direct seeding without mechanical seedbed preparation and with minimal soil disturbance since the harvest of the previous crop can benefit crops growing.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.