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Theme 3 featureAchieving impact through more effective consultation, participation and knowledge sharingThe CA revolution in parts of the world went hand in hand with new ways of generating and delivering research outcomes with farmers, and a similar experience is evident with successful Landcare movements. Without the transformation of traditional extension systems into more participatory approaches with effective consultation among farmers, industry, scientists and policy makers, similar gains in uptake of CA which have been achieved in Australia, Argentina, Brazil and the United States are unlikely to be emulated in smallholder systems. In this theme we wish to extract and synthesise principles from examples of successful CA and Landcare innovation systems and explore their applicability and relevance to the more challenging development environments of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, as well as identifying some of the key practical barriers to adoption of CA. The following four sub-themes delineate the perspectives through which we intend undertaking this:
Highlighted Papers
Impact and adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: a multi-scale and multi-stakeholder analysisDr Marc Corbeels, CIRAD, France Conservation Agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted in Africa as an alternative for coping with the need to increase food production on the basis of more sustainable farming practices. CA is specifically seen as a way to address the problems of soil degradation resulting from agricultural practices that deplete the organic matter and nutrient content of the soil. It aims at higher crop yields and lower production costs. Yet, success with adopting CA on farms in Africa has been limited (Kassam et al., 2009). The European Commission has recently funded a collaborative project, CA2Africa (www.CA2Africa.eu), that seeks to better understand the reasons for the limited adoption of CA in Africa by analysing past and on-going CA experiences, in order to assess under which conditions and to what extent CA can strengthen the socio-economic position of smallholder farmers in Africa. A better comprehension of where, when and for whom CA works best, and how CA should be configured in different settings will enable the identification of knowledge gaps for future research, development and promotion of CA in Africa. Ensure you are part of the program submit a
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Key dates for registrations |
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| Close of Early Bird Registrations | 30 April 2011 |
| Close of Standard Registrations | 30 August 2011 |
Registration Fees (AU$) |
OECD | Non-OECD |
| Early-Bird | 850 | 650 |
| Standard | 1050 | 750 |
| Day registrations | 400 | 400 |
Full time students (AU$) |
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| Early-Bird | 450 | 400 |
| Day registrations | 750 | 600 |
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When you register for the World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, the full registration fee includes:
- Entrance to all four days of the conference with the choice to attend a variety of expert sessions
- Morning and afternoon tea and lunch each day
- Dinner on Wednesday evening at UQ Gatton Campus - if you have ticked to attend the conference dinner on your registration form
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- Conference satchel
- Copy of all abstract books
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