Developing a regional conservation agriculture hub for North Africa: scoping study assessment

Dry land farming projects in North Africa have a strong focus on conservation agriculture principles. This scoping study assessment will provide a strategic approach to scoping and assessing the establishment of a centre of excellence in dryland conservation agriculture (CA) for Northern Africa. Central to this concept is the development of systems' based research and capacity building outcomes. This will be achieved through the development of a mentored adaptive and systems-based research, development and extension system targeting the enhancement of dryland conservation agriculture systems. These projects are designed to lift crop productivity by enhancing soil conservation and water-use efficiency, improving drought management and overcoming land degradation. These approaches benefit from Barbara Hardy Institute's experience in the Australian no-till farming context.

 

This project is funded by the the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) for one year (2010-2011)

For further information, please contact Jack Desbiolles