Programme & Tours

 Programme 


Day 1 | REGISTRATION

Sunday 21 July 2024


14h00 to 17h30     -     Arrival and registration (CTICC)

                                       

16h00                      -     Screening of "Roots so Deep (you can see the devil down there)" (venue - CTICC)

                                 -     (Read the CNN segment about the documentary)


18h30                      -    Welcome Cocktail (dress code: smart casual)


Day 2 | PLENARY SESSIONS

Monday 22 July 2024


07h00 to 08h00     -   Late Arrival Registration



OPENING


08h05 to 09h15     -   Opening session & welcome addresses


                                     Prof Johann Strauss:    Welcome from LOC

                                                                              Western Cape Welcome

                                                                              National Welcome

                                     FAO DDG Bechol:          FAO Welcome




SESSION 1: Conservation Agriculture around the world

                                 Moderator: Dr Ilse Trautmann


09h20 to 09h50     -   Dr Theodor Friedrich: The drivers and systems of successful adoption of CA in different parts of the world


09h55 to 10h25     -   Saidi Mkomwa: Resolutions from 3ACCA


                                    

                                    Rapporteur: Ms Annelene Swanepoel




10h25 to 10h55     -   Coffee break




SESSION 2: Conservation Agriculture Challenges

                                 Moderator: Prof Pieter Swanepoel


11h00 to 11h30    -   Prof Ken Flower: Reliance on herbicides – The Achilles heel of Conservation Agriculture in Australia


11h35 to 11h55    -   Prof Peter Byck: Soil Health, Farmer Wealth: can AMP grazing get farmers out of debt, restore the land and be a climate solution?

    

                                    

                                    Rapporteur: Ms Charne Viljoen

                                    




12h00 to 12h55    -    Lunch




SESSION 3: Crops and Crop Live/Stock CA systems


                                     Moderator: Dr Hendrik Smith



13h30 to 15h30     -   Cobus Bester:     CA under Mediterranean conditions in the Western Cape

                                     Danie Bester:      CA under Summer rainfall in Mpumalanga

                                     Rick Clark:            Tbc


                                     Farmer Panel Discusion

                                     Egon Zunckel RSA

                                     Vikas Chaudhary India

                                     Alfred Fast Paraguay

                                     Emilio Gonzalez Spain

                                     Rick Clark America


                                     Rapporteur: Prof Johann Strauss



15h30 to 16h00     -    Coffee break




SESSION 4: Extensive Livestock systems


                                      Moderator: Andrew Ardington


16h05 to 16h55          DF Fyver (South Africa)

                                      Danie Slabbert (South Africa)

                                      James Brodie (South Africa)

                                      Peter Byck (USA)

                                      

                                      Rapporteur: Ms Liane Erasmus     

  


SESSION 5: Role of sustainable agricultural mechanization in scaling the adoption of smallholder CA in Africa


                                      Moderator: ADG Abebe Haile-Gabriel


17h00 to 17h30          Dr Bram Govaerts: Scaling of regenerative CA via sustainable agricultural mechanization – the CIMMYT approach



17h30 to 19h00          Panel Discussion

                                      

                                      Saidi Mkomwa - ACT Network

                                      Introductory remarks about the F-SAMA and the session


                                      HE Madam Josefa Sacko - ARBE, AUC :

                                      Retiring the Hand Hoe to the museum, and the Call to Action to Member States, Private Sector and development partners


                                      The World Bank (TBC): 

                                      Directions for Investments in sustainable agricultural mechanization with CA


                                      International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT):  

                                      Digitalization and innovative financing opportunities in enhancing access to machinery hire services


                                      Andriamady Rondromalala, Director Mechanization Madagascar, Vice Chair Committee of Directors of Mechanization

                                      Organizational structures for formal collaboration of national governments' Directors of Agricultural Mechanization and Extension                                       Services (DAMES)

                                     

                                      Josef Kienzle, FAO

                                     The futuristic perspective of operationalization of the F-SAMA


                                     Panel Discussion, Q&A: Moderator

                                     

                                     Rapporteurs: Geoffrey Mrema (Sokoine University of Agriculture) and Paswell Marenya (CIMMYT)


Day 3 | PARALLEL SESSIONS

Tuesday 23 July 2024

VENUE 1

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SESSION 6


08h00 to 10h00


Special session: Soil Health measurements -
sense and nonsense

                                    

Moderator: Prof Pieter Swanepoel



Prof Karin Jacobs

Sense and Non-sense in Soil Health


Dr Ieda de Carvalho Mendes

Large scale soil heath assessments


Prof Bobbi Helgason

Successes and surprises: conservation

agriculture in the Canadian Prairies


Dr Gerhard du Preez

Context Matters: What role does

environmental and management factors

play in promoting soil health?



Rapporteur: Prof Johann Strauss
















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10h00 to 10h30


Coffee break



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SESSION 7


10h30 to 12h00


Panel Discussion:

Challenges to Small Scale Farmers


Moderator: Mr Klaas Mampholo


Panellists:


Erna Kruger South Africa


Dr Kofi Boa Ghana


Dr Christian Thierfelder Zimbabwe


Royd Miselo Zambia


Dr. Matthew Mbanga Zimbabwe



Rapporteur: Dr Jaap Knot




























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SESSION 8


12h00 to 13h20


Promoting CA-based knowledge


Moderator: Prof Emilio J. Gonzalez-Sanchez



Dr Mina Devkota, Icarda

Conservation Agriculture an option for climate adaptation and mitigation with improved crop productivity and soil health: Case study from rainfed and irrigated drylands



Asoc Prof Antonio Rafael Sánchez-Rodríguez, University Of Córdoba

Soil health in a cereal-oleaginous crop rotation under no tillage in a semiarid region in Spain: nutrient use efficiency and biodiversity



Dr Vicky Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

Integrated effect of nitrogen and crop residue management practices on terminal heat, crop production and nitrogen use efficiencies in

cereal-based cropping system in South Asia



Mr Kelvin Kalala, CIMMYT

Long-term impacts of conservation tillage practices on soil quality and maize yield in monze, southern province, Zambia.



Rapporteur: Dr Christian Tierfelder



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13h30 to 14h20 


Lunch



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SESSION 9


14h20 to 17h00


Examples of successful CA adoption

and scaling out/up


Moderator: Dr Enamul Haque



Dr Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT

Unanswered Questions and Unquestioned Answers: The Challenges of Crop Residue Retention and Weed Control in Conservation Agriculture Systems of Southern Africa



Prof Aziz Nurbekov, FAO

Effect of different crop residue rate on productivity of winter wheat yield under

no-till method in salt affected regions of Uzbekistan.



Dr Denizart Bolonhezi, Agronomic Institute

Of Campinas - Iac

Soil Health and Soybean Yield Responses to Strategic Tillage and Cover-Crops

in Long Term No-Tillage



Dr Wei Xiong, International Maize And Wheat Improvement Center

The optimization of conservation agriculture practices requires attention to location-specific performance: evidence from large-scale gridded simulations across South Asia



Dr Hambulo Ngoma, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Understanding sustained adoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers: Insights from a sentinel site in Malawi



Prof Sue Walker, Agric Research Council 

Soil, Climate & Water

Comparison of Conservation, Regenerative and Agro-ecological Agriculture in South Africa



Dr Willem Hoffmann, Stellenbosch University Profitability of sheep production in modified conservation cropping systems in the Middle Swartland



Rapporteur: Prof Antonio Rafael Sánchez-Rodríguez



 
  

VENUE 2

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SESSION 6


08h00 to 10h00


Special session: Scaling conservation agriculture -  bursting the barriers, harnessing

the drivers


Moderator: Mangi L Jat, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)


 

Hambulo Ngoma, CIMMYT

Mechanisation and digitalisation innovations supporting conservation agriculture adoption


Rachid Moussadek, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique/International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Morocco green growth vision of one million hectares under conservation agriculture by 2030


Nawfel Roudies, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University/Al Moutmir

Low-cost, high-impact technologies: innovations for accelerating adoption of conservation agriculture in Morocco


Philip Wanjohi, African Conservation Tillage Network

AfricaMechanize platform & F-SAMA webinars series


Reynolds Shula, African Conservation Tillage Network

Concluding comments and way forward



Rapporteurs: El Hassane Bourarach & Christian Thierfelder


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10h00 to 10h30


Coffee break


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SESSION 7


10h30 to 12h00


Special session: Gender equity, youth and

social inclusion (GEYSI)

in Conservation Agriculture (CA)


Moderator: Monica Fisher, CIMMYT


Sieglinde Snapp (CIMMYT)

Welcome to the special session


Munyaradzi Mutenje (International Water Management Institute)

Engendering inclusiveness of bundled climate resilient innovations in Zambia


Adane Tufa (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture)

Implications of intra- and inter-household differences in conservation agriculture adoption for gender equality in agriculture in Southern Africa


Henry R. Mloza Banda (University of Eswatini & ACT Network)

Exploring the role of intergenerational transmission of skills and knowledge in facilitating conservation agriculture in Southern Africa


Monica Fisher (CIMMYT)

Designing agricultural advisory approaches to promote social inclusion in conservation agriculture awareness and uptake: lessons from Zambia


Cathy Rozel Farnworth (senior gender researcher, chair)

Small-group discussions on research gaps, defining a Gender Equality, Youth and Social Inclusion research agenda, and how to encourage research on the topic


Cathy Rozel Farnworth, chair

Plenary feedback from the small group discussion


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SESSION 8


12h00 to 13h20


Farm- and ecosystem level benefits


Moderator: Dr Chloe MacLaren



Dr Isaiah Nyagumbo, CIMMYT

Conservation Agriculture can be an

Effective Fall Armyworm Control Strategy in Maize-Based Cropping Systems in Southern Africa



Dr Md Abdul Matin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Mitigating Labour Bottlenecks and Improving Productivity of Smallholder CA Farmers in

SSA through Mechanization



Mr Selebalo Joseph Ramakhanna, Agricultural Research

The Farmers Perceptions and Factors

Influencing Adoption to No Till CA among

Beans and Maize Farmers in Lesotho



Dr Johan Van Der Waals, Realipm

The Effect of Soil Organic Matter Fractions in Conservation Agriculture



Rapporteur: Dr Neal Eash





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13h30 to 14h20


Lunch


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SESSION 9


14h20 to 17h00


Farmer Session 1



Moderator: Saidi Mkomwa


Dr Petrus Du Toit, Econotech Farming Pty Ltd 

Precision Farming Of Cattle As An Integral Part Of Conservation Farming



Mr Mark Stewart, Eternal Values (PTY) Ltd

A diverse South African conservation farming journey in a nutshell



Miss Temakholo Mathebula, Mahlathini Development Foundation

Regenerative Agriculture in Smallholder

Farming Systems in the Natal Midlands:

A Case Study of Martina Xulu



Mr Leon Badenhorst, LenteBaden Farm

Lente Farm Regenerative dairy farm development process



Mr Klaus Keppler, Gkb e.V. Germany

Our way to no-till farming



Prof Raymond Auerbach, Centre of Excellence for Food Security

Chinese Dairy Farming in the Mongolian Desert



José Mário Lobo Ferreira

Surface Temperature Variation as a Proxy for Soil Health Assessment in Cerrado Biome Agroecosystems



Rapporteur: Dr. Matthew Mbanga


VENUE 3

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SESSION 7


10h30 to 12h00


Special session: Conservation agriculture in the

rice-based irrigated intensified systems of South

and Southeast Asia


Moderator: Dr Eric Huttner,

Conservation Agriculture Alliance in Asia and the Pacific (CAAAP) chair



Speaker 1 (tbi)


Speaker 2 (tbi)


Speaker 3 (tbi)


Speaker 4 (tbi)


Panel discussion




Rapporteur: John Yaxley, ES, CAAAP






















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SESSION 8


12h00 to 13h20


Mainstreaming of CA


Moderator: Prof Sue Walker



Assoc Prof Stephanie Midgley, Western Cape Department Of Agriculture

SmartAgri: Conservation Agriculture as a Pillar in

Sub-National Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy

and Implementation in the Western Cape of

South Africa



Dr Melmangalam Ramasubramaniyan, National

Agro Foundation

Constraints in Adoption of Conservation Agriculture among the Farming Communities in Different Agro Climatic Zones of Tamilnadu State, India



Prof Karim Houmy, FAO

Plant Production and Protection Division Southern Africa's Roadmap to Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: Navigating Challenges in Climate-Smart Agriculture



Dr SN Theron

Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies among Wheat Farmers in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: Insights from the

2015–2018 Drought



Rapporteur: Dr Kofi Boa


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13h30 to 14h20


Lunch


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SESSION 9


14h20 to 17h00


Farm- and ecosystem level benefits



Moderator: Prof Stephanie Midgley



Dr John N. Landers, Febrapdp

Areas Where Conservation Agriculture Can Advance



Dr Mohammad Esmaeil Asadi, Agricultural And Natural Resources Research and Education Center Comparison the efficiency of energy consumption

of Conservation Agriculture and conventional methods in wheat, rapeseed and irrigated

cotton crops in Golestan Province, Iran



Prof Johann Strauss, Western Cape Department Of Agriculture

Conservation Agriculture System stability

under varying rainfall



Mr Mulundu Mwila, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute

CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA) FOR

ENHANCED RESILIENCY AND INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY IN MAIZE SYSTEMS: UTILISING

GREEN MANURE/ COVER CROPS IN

EASTERN ZAMBIA.



Mr Julio Román-Vázquez, European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF)

The role of Conservation Agriculture in enhancing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems



Mr Neil Miller, Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet Intercropping Provides Production, Sustainability, and Environmental Benefits for Farmers in Northern Tanzania



Mrs Eleanor Mutsamba-Magwaza, CIMMYT

Soil Moisture Dynamics in Maize-Legume Intercropping Systems in Semi-Arid Region




Rapporteur: Dr Isaiah Nyagumbo

Day 4 | PARALLEL SESSIONS

Wednesday 24 July 2024

VENUE 1

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SESSION 10


08h00 to 09h00


Panel Discussion: Future CA

Moderator: Chris Burgess


Panellists:

                                    

Leïth Ben Becher Tunis


Prof Pieter Swanepoel South Africa


Prof Gottlieb Basch Spain


Dr Nele Verhulst Mexico


Dr Enamul Haque Bangladesh



Rapporteur: Dr Amelia Genis


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SESSION 11


09h10 to 10h50


Farmer Session 2


Moderator: Dr Jaap Knot



Mr Vikas Chaudhary, Society for Conservation of Natural Resources and Empowering Rural Youth Role of Farmer Cooperatives in Refining and Scaling of Smart Agriculture Technologies in Haryana, India



Mr Nqobile Mbokazi, Mahlathini

Development Foundation

Conservation Agriculture And Livestock Integration Phumelele Hlongwane &

Nothile Zondi Small-Scale Farmers, Bergville, South Africa



Mr Dirk Laas, Holfontein Farm

Participatory on-farm research to adapt conservation agriculture in the semi-arid North West Province, South Africa



Mr Cobus Van Coller, Libanon Farm

The development of conservation agriculture systems on a farm in the arid, sandy north-western Free State, South Africa



Rapporteur: Dr Hendrik Smith


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10h50 to 11h40


Coffee break


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SESSION 12


11h40 to 13h00


Farm- and ecosystem level benefits


Moderator: Dr Sjoerd Duiker



Dr Blessing Mhlanga, International Maize & Wheat Improvement Centre

Two crops are better than one for nutritional and economic outcomes of Zambian smallholder farms, but require more labour



Dr Lindah Muzangwa, Royal Agriculture University Evaluation of Soil Health on South African Conservation Agriculture Systems using Biofunctool®: A Case Study of Ottosdal and Ladybrand



Prof Tesfay Araya Weldeslassie, University Of The Free State

Improving crop productivity, resilience, and sustainability through conservation agriculture systems in Eastern Cape, South Africa



Mr Bisrat Getnet Awoke, University of Hohenheim Evaluating Agronomic and Economic Performance of 4WT-based Mechanized Conservation Tillage Systems in Ethiopia



Rapporteur: Dr Samuel Anuga



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13h00 to 13h40


Lunch


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SESSION 13


13h40 to 16h00


Promoting CA-based knowledge


Moderator: Dr Josef Krinzle



Dr Simbarashe Jombo, Sol Plaatje University Advancing Conservation Agriculture: Mapping Maize Areas Using Multispectral and Radar

Image Analysis with a Random Forest

Machine Learning Algorithm



Dr Samuel Anuga, European University Institute Climate-smart agriculture: Greenhouse gas mitigation in climate-smart villages of Ghana



Ms Erna Kruger, Mahlathini Development Foundation

Successful adoption of a range of practices

within CA in smallholder farming systems in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa leads to improved climate resilience.



Frits van Oudtshoorn,

Working on Grass The impact of ultra-high-density-grazing on botanical composition,

diversity and productivity



Dr Jaap Knot, Asset Group

A risk analyses quantifying the benefits of integrated crop-livestock CA systems



Dr Abir Dey, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Impacts of conservation agriculture on quality

and mineralization of soil organic matter under contrasting hydro-thermal regimes of

rice-wheat system in eastern

Indo-Gangetic Plains



Mr Alfonso Moreno Moraga, University Of Córdoba

The effect of Rhizoglomus spp. applied as a biostimulant to durum wheat on the crop productivity and quality, when planted with direct seeding and reduced fertiliser doses



Rapporteur: Dr Martin Harries


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16h00 to 16h20


Coffee break


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SESSION 14


16h20 to 18h00


Examples of successful CA adoption

and scaling out/up


Moderator: Dr Nele Verhulst



Emilio González-Sanchez (for Prof Amir Kassam), University of Reading, UK

Conservation Agriculture: The Foundation for Regenerative Agriculture



Mr Ernst Hendrik Smit, Western Cape

Department of Agriculture

Enhancing agriculture resilience with long term crop rotation trials under Conservation

Agriculture



Dr Denizart Bolonhezi, Agronomic Institute Of Campinas - Iac

How to Improve the Soybean Grain Yield and Root System in a Long-Term Trial of No-tillage under Sugarcane Straw ?



Dr John N. Landers, Febrapdp

Zero Tillage Planting into a Permanent Tropical Legume Sward - The Next Revolution in Conservation Agriculture



Prof Jagdish Ladha, University Of California, Davis The Journey of Conservation Agriculture in South Asia: From the Rice-Wheat Consortium to the Cereal System Initiative for South Asia



Rapporteur: Prof Raymond Auerbach



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19h30


Gala Dinner

Awards for talks and poster

Congress Declaration

Announcing 10th WCCA host



 
  

VENUE 2

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SESSION 11


09h10 to 10h50


Examples of successful CA adoption

and scaling out/up


Moderator: Dr Vijesh Krishna



Dr Chloe MacLaren, Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences

Farm Management or the Environment:

What Determines Whether Crop

Diversification Works?



Dr Martin Harries, Department of Primary Industries Western Australia

Western Australian No-till Farmers Continue to Increase Water Use Efficiency.



Dr Ramin Lotfi, Dari

The status of conservation agriculture development in Iran's dryland farming system



Miss Talent Namatsheve, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Synergistic effects of conservation agriculture and biochar on nitrous oxide emissions, biological N2-fixation, and soil N dynamics in three contrasting soils



Rapporteur: Dr Blessing Mhlanga


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10h50 to 11h40


Coffee break


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SESSION 12


11h40 to 13h00


Mainstreaming of CA


Moderator: Prof Gottlieb Basch



Dr Jaap Knot, Asset Group

Benefits of Cover Crops in Commercial

Maize-based Conservation Agriculture Production Systems of South Africa



Miss Boitumelo Lekgoathi, Tshwane University Of Technology

Effect of intercropping dry bean with

indigenous crops on soil health under

regulated deficit irrigation (RDI)



Prof Tiago Telles

Conservation Agriculture advances and challenges in Brazil



Mrs Liudmila Orlova, National Movement for Conservation Agriculture

Promoting knowledge about CA in Russia, the activities of the National Conservation Agriculture Movement



Rapporteur: Prof Aziz Nurbekov





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13h00 to 13h40


Lunch


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SESSION 13


13h40 to 16h00


Farm- and ecosystem level benefits


Moderator: Prof Tesfay Araya Weldeslassie



Dr Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State University

Soil Health-Food Health Connection Confirmed in Conservation Agriculture



Dr Md Enamul Haque, Murdoch University

Bio-physical and Social Constraints Restrict

Yield and Economical Gains from Long-term Conservation Agriculture in Intensive

Rice-based Systems



Dr Gert Van Coller, Western Cape

Department of Agriculture

Management of Fusarium Crown Rot of Wheat Through Conservation Agriculture



Dr Vijesh Krishna, International Maize and

Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Residue Burning and Air Quality in Punjab, India



Dr Leonard Rusinamhodzi, Iita

Perennialism Is An Enabler of Conservation Agriculture: An Opinion



Dr Neal Eash, The University of Tennessee

Can "Small" Maize Fields Sequester Carbon?



Dr Mohammad Esmaeil Asadi

The Effect of Conservation Agriculture on Organic Carbon Content in Arid and Semi-arid Areas: A Case Study of Rainfed Lands in

Aq-Qala city, Northern Iran



Rapporteur: Dr Yash Dang









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16h00 to 16h20


Coffee break


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SESSION 14


16h20 to 18h00


Promoting CA-based knowledge


Moderator: Ms Annelene Swanepoel



Dr Luxon Nhamo, Warer Research Commission 

Linking Conservation Agriculture to the 5PS of the Sustainable Development Agenda: A WATER-ENERGY-FOOD-ECOSYSTEM Nexus Perspective



Mr José Javier Guerrero-Criado,

University Of Córdoba

Modeling Soil-Plant Behavior in a Wheat-Canola Rotation in the South of Spain: A New Approach from Digitization and Conservation Agriculture



Dr Kamaluddin Tijjani, CIMMYT

Does soil native supply of nutrients depend on all the three principles of conservation agriculture?



Dr Jana Epperlein, GKB e.V.

Supporting adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Europe – first experiences with a farmer-based movement in German speaking European countries



Assoc Prof Emilio J. Gonzalez-Sanchez

Worldwide trends in Conservation Agriculture and climate change scientific production



Rapporteur: Dr Rachid Moussadek



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19h30


Gala Dinner

Awards for talks and poster

Congress Declaration

Announcing 10th WCCA host



 
  

VENUE 3

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SESSION 11


09h10 to 10h50


Promoting CA-based knowledge


Moderator: Dr Hafiz Muminjanove



Prof Chunsheng Hu, Center For Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology,

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Effect of mineral N fertilizer and organic input on maize yield and soil water content for assessing optimal N and irrigation rates in Central Kenya



Prof Johann Strauss, Western Cape

Department Of Agriculture

Driving Conservation Agriculture adoption in the Western Cape, South Africa



Dr Brian Muroyiwa, National University Of Lesotho Determinants of No-Till Conservation Agriculture Adoption in Maize and Bean Cultivation in Lesotho



Mr Francesco Carnevale Zampaolo, Sri-2030

Compatibility between Conservation Agriculture

and the System of Rice Intensification



Rapporteur: Dr Josef Krienzle




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10h50 to 11h40


Coffee break


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SESSION 12


11h40 to 13h00


Examples of successful CA adoption

and scaling out/up


Moderator: Prof Jagdish Ladha



Prof Mohamed Annabi, INRA-Tunisia

Conservation Agriculture to Rebuilt Soil Fertility in Northern Tunisia



Assoc Prof Emilio J. Gonzalez-Sanchez, Etsiam University of Cordoba (Spain)

Harvesting Sustainable Futures: Global Perspectives on the Adoption of Conservation Agriculture



 Ademir Calegari, IAPAR (Agricultural Research Institute)

Conservation agriculture in a subtropical region

of Brazil: soybean yield and soil health parameters

after 37 years



Dr Hendrik Smith, ASSET Research

Adoption of conservation agriculture in

South Africa – from current insights and initiatives towards future needs and responses



Rapporteur: Mr Lewis Hove




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13h00 to 13h40


Lunch


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SESSION 13


13h40 to 16h00


Mainstreaming of CA


Moderator: Dr Mike Wallace


Assoc Prof Stephanie Midgley, Western Cape Department Of Agriculture

SmartAgri: Conservation Agriculture as a Pillar in

Sub-National Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy

and Implementation in the Western Cape

of South Africa



Prof Aziz Nurbekov, FAO

Economic Efficiency of Conservation Farming

along with Short Crop Rotation System in

Salt Affected Areas



Dr Adeeth A. G. Cariappa, CIMMYT

Carbon Farming to Override the Yield-Emission

Trade-Off in Punjab, India



Dr Tika Karki, Nepal Agri. Res. Council

Up-scaling of Conservation Agriculture in Nepal: Partnership between CIMMYT and NARC



Miss Ananya Khurana, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Decoding the Smoke: Socioeconomic Drivers and Regulatory Strategies for Crop Residue Burning in India



Dr Rachid MOUSSADEK, ICARDA

Faster the adoption of the conservation agriculture

to 1 million Ha in Moroccan Drylands by 2030: Challenges and opportunities



Mr Óscar Veroz-González, Spanish Association for Conservation Agricultura

Living Soils Conservation Agriculture in the

European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP):

The eco-schemes in Spain.



Rapporteur: Dr Lindah Muzangwa






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16h00 to 16h20


Coffee break


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SESSION 14


16h20 to 18h00


Examples of successful CA adoption

and scaling out/up


Moderator: Dr Leonard Rusinamhodz



Dr Yash Dang, The University Of Queensland

55 years of no-tillage and crop residue retention

on a Vertisol in north-eastern Australia



Prof HAITHEM BAHRI, National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water, and Forestry

Study on crop rotation management under conservation agriculture in Tunisia: A crop modelling approach



Dr Hatem Cheikh M'hamed, National Institute for Agricultural Research of Tunisia

Crop Livestock Integration for Rapid Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in North Africa: Case of Tunisia



Prof Aziz Nurbekov, FAO

Short Crop Rotation under No-till Improves Crop Productivity and Soil Quality in Salt Affected Areas



Dr Dhanyalekshmi Pillai, Indian Institute Of Science Education And Research Bhopal

Accurate detection of Zero-Tillage Practice in Smallholder Systems using Multi-Spectral Imagery



Rapporteur: Mr Selebalo Joseph Ramakhanna




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19h30


Gala Dinner

Awards for talks and poster

Congress Declaration

Announcing 10th WCCA host



 
  

Day 5 | FIELD DAY

Thursday 25 July 2024


07h00                     -    Depart to Langgewens Research Farm


08h30 to 09h30    -    Arrival refreshments


09h30 to 09h45    -    Welcome   


09h45 to 10h00    -    Move to first point


10h00 to 14h00    -    Trials and exhibitions*


14h00 to 15h00    -    South African braai (bbq)


16h00                     -    Travel back to Cape Town



*Viewings for the day


  • Soil health and production in 4 soil disturbance regimes
  • Grazing strategies
  • Long-term CA trial
  • Soil pits
  • Planters - local manufacturers
  • Local farmers sharing their experiences about their rotation systems
  • Tech exhibition - drones and agriculture



Poster Contributions


Prof Thomas Weyer:

30 years of conservation agriculture at the agricultural teaching and testing institute Merklingsen (Germany), effects on soil functions


Miss Mamotshabo Rakgwale

A Comparison of Arthropod-mediated Ecosystem Services between Annual and Perennial Cropping systems in the Central Free State, South Africa


Dr Gabriel Vusanimuzi Nkomo

A Review of CA adoption and learnings from conservation agriculture efforts in Zimbabwe


Mr Gerard Rass

Adoption of Conservation Agriculture at Local Level : a Guide for Developers Made by Farmers


Dr Hintsa Araya

ADOPTION OF SELF-REGULATING, LOW-ENERGY, CLAY-BASED IRRIGATION (SLECI) SYSTEMS TO SAVE WATER AND IMPROVE CROP PERFORMANCE BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS


Dr Debashis Chakraborty

Advisory for Stakeholders: Adoption of Conservation Agriculture with the Right Combinations of Techniques and Niches


Dr Brian Muroyiwa

Agricultural finance and extension services for smallholder maize farmers practising CA in Lesotho- Determinants of adopters and non-adopters access to finance and extension services.


Mr Hafiz Mujeebur Rehman

Assessment And Implementation Strategy For Adoption Of Conservation Agriculture For Improving Livelihood Of Vulnerable Peasant Communities In Sindh, Pakistan


Mr Antonio M. Conde-López

Best Management Practices implemented in annual crops mitigate climate change


Miss Robin Riet

Canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivar, plant density and herbicide use effect on weed suppression


Dr Rosa Carbonell-Bojollo

Carbon farming as a mean to mitigate the impacts of climate: The LIFE Agromitiga Project.


Mr AL Moutmir Al Moutmir

Carbon Sequestration Potential of No-Till Wheat Cultivation in Moroccan Provinces: A Case Study of the Al Moutmir not till program


Mr Andries Le Roux

Climate Change Impacts on Canola Growth and Yield Characteristics: Challenges and Opportunities


Mr Amon Chirchir

Combating Animal Mortality And Preserving Plant Life


Mrs Thembisile Mapumulo

Commercializing homestead amadumbe production: A case study of assessing sustainability of an agronomic traditional system in Umbumbulu KwaZulu Natal


Miss Mary Maluleke

Comparing the Financial Benefits of Different Grain Farming Systems in South Africa


Dr Deepak Deepak

Conservation Agriculture based Sustainable Intensification Options in Cereal Systems to Improve Profitability, Resource Use Efficiency in EIGP of India


Prof Regis Chikowo

Conservation agriculture enhanced by better targeting of resources driven by policy in Zimbabwe


Mr Clive Kudzai Govah 

CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE FOR REGENERATING SOIL HEALTH AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN SMALLHOLDER SYSTEMS OF ZIMBABWE.


Mr Frans Joseph

CONTROLLING GULLY EROSION IN THE FREE STATE PROVINCE USING LOW-COST SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNIQUE


Dr Willem Hoffmann

Coping Strategies for Lower Rainfall Scenarios on Winter Cereal Production Systems in the Swartland, Western Cape


Dr Tannishtha Bardhan

Decoding Behavioural Drivers Impacting the Adoption of Conservation Agriculture by the Farmers in Indo-Gangetic Plains


Mrs Connie Madembo

Demystifying The Intermediating Role of Conservation Agriculture on Resource Pool Diversity and Weed-crop Competition in Maize-Based Farm Ecosystems


Dr Brian Muroyiwa

Determinants of Conservation Agriculture Adoption and Farmers Perceptions of Effects of its Adoption on Maize and Beans Yield in Lesotho


Dr Denizart Bolonhezi

Direct Transplanting of Pre-Sprouted Sugarcane Seedlings under Straw of Soybean and Cover Crop: Impact on Yield and Soil Organic Carbon


Mr Ittai Warburg

Earthworm species diversity from two vineyards in Northern Israel


Dr Manuel Moreno-García

Effects of no tillage on soil nematode populations in cereal crops in Spain


Mrs Noluthando Aruwajoye

Enhancing Mineral Nitrogen and Extractable Phosphorus through Vermicomposting Paper and Blood Meal Mixtures with Added Winery Waste.


Mr Love Kumar Singh

Enhancing Nutritional Security in Indo-Gangetic Plains through Sustainable Agri-Food Systems


MD Lydia Nakupanda

Enhancing productivity through agroecological principles toward tackling climate change.


Mr Hafiz Mujeebur Rehman

Enhancing The Water And Yield Productivity of Rice Crop Through Innovative Rice Planting Technologies In The Punjab, Pakistan


Mr Pacsu Simwaka

Enhancing Use of Sustainable Tillage Systems under Conservation Agriculture in Malawi


Dr Bonginkosi Vilakazi

Enzyme activity under different tillage techniques and N fertilizer management in dry land agriculture.


Miss Ngeletshedzo Makhaga

Evaluating the effect of knowledge transfer on the adoption of Conservation Agriculture in OR Tambo District


Dr Idah Mbengo

Exploring Smallholder Farmers' Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern Cape, South Africa


Miss Morgan Lee

Exploring sustainable agricultural transitions in South Africa’s commercial grain sector


Dr Siviwe Shwababa

Exploring the impact of extreme weather events on agricultural production


Mr Sibongiseni Peacock

Exploring the smallholder farmer's perception towards grass biodiversity conservation in uMzimkhulu Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Nata Province


Dr Brian Muroyiwa

FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF MAIZE AND BEANS MARKETING CHANNELS FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN LESOTHO: THE CASE OF CA AND

CONVENTIONAL FARMERS


Mr Kent Buchanan

Growing Resilience in Agriculture: Evaluating the Relevancy of Long-Term Conservation Agriculture in South Africa


Prof Denis Topa

Impact of conservation tillage system on soil properties assessed by X-ray computed tomography (CT) and portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF)


Mrs Betty Rutendo Masamba

Impact of Cropping Systems on Weed Community Dynamics under Conservation Agriculture in sub-humid Zimbabwe


Mr Themba Kumwenda

IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN SHIRE RIVER CATCHMENT


Mr Selebalo Joseph Ramakhanna

IMPACTS OF MAIZE AND BEANS MARKETING FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN LESOTHO: THE CASE OF CA AND CONVENTIONAL FARMERS


Dr Lynn Katsoulis

Improving Crop Pollination by Providing Nesting Resources to Boost the Populations of Crop-Specific Solitary Bees


Dr Nadia Araya

Improving the Productivity of Leafy Vegetables Grown under Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation Techniques in a Semi-arid Area of South Africa


Mr Mulundu Mwila

Increasing options for optimizing surface residue retention in Conservation Agriculture through doubled-up legumes in eastern Zambia


Mr Mongalo Makubu

Investigating adoption of Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools by small-scale farmers in Blouberg Local Municipality Limpopo Province.


Miss Catalina Rico Lenta

Local Sustainable Management Practices Fostering Biodiversity among Family Farmers in Argentinian Patagonia


Mr Nariman Nishanov

Looking at the Economic Efficiency of Conservation Agriculture Practices: Case of Uzbekistan


Mr Joe Collins

Lower yield is balanced by lower input costs in a systems-level evaluation of conservation agriculture net profit: some early results.


Mrs Telma Sibanda

Mechanised conservation agriculture as part of agroecology transition in smallholder systems in Zimbabwe


Mr Antonio M. Conde-López

Methodology to quantify energy consumption in annuals and permanent crops production


Dr Derian ECHEVERRI

Monocropping vs Crop rotation. Risk scenarios in South African commercial forestry


Miss Lehlogonolo Seale

Nematode resistance of tillage radish to Meloidogyne incognita under greenhouse conditions


Dr Miguel A. Repullo-Ruibérriz de Torres

No tillage contribution to climate change mitigation. Emissions balance in a cereal field with different fertilisation and irrigation strategies


Dr Denizart Bolonhezi

No-tillage for Sugarcane-Peanut Crop Rotation System


Dr Stephano Haarhoff

Nutrient Management for Grain and Oilseed Crops In The Summer Rainfall Region Of South Africa


Dr Mina Devkota

Opportunities, challenges, and future outlook of Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa


Mr Mxolisi Mtyobile

PERFORMANCE OF MAIZE VARIETIES UNDER MINIMUM TILLAGE IN SEMI-ARID CONDITION OF O.R TAMBO DISTRICT, SOUTH AFRICA


Dr Siyabusa Mkuhlani

Prediction of maize yields under conservation agriculture cropping systems using crop and machine learning models in Eastern Southern Africa


Dr Katia Gobbi

PRODUCTIVITY OF CASSAVA GROWN ON PALISADE GRASS STRAW IN AN INTEGRATED CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEM


Prof Aziz Nurbekov

Restoration Efficiency of Glycyrrhiza Glabra L. in Abandoned Saline Areas of the Aral Sea Region


Miss Jade Andrews

Rooting For Resilience: Cultivating Prosperity Through Conservation Agriculture in South African Vegetable Soils


Dr Rosa Carbonell-Bojollo

Soil management practices in annual crops for climate change mitigation


Prof Raymond Auerbach

South African Conservation Dairy Farming and the Tigerkloof Experiment


Dr Paidamoyo Mataranyika

Strategies to improve conservation agriculture using bacteria-based bio-fertilisers isolated from drought-tolerant legumes


Mrs Connie Madembo

Strip cropping systems improve soil fertility, productivity, and nutritional yield of small-scale maize farmers in Zimbabwe


Dr .Miguel A. Repullo-Ruibérriz de Torres

Sustainable systems based on Conservation Agriculture for cost saving in Western Europe


Prof Cornie Van Huyssteen

The effect of Trichderma asperellum on fodder yield in the southern Cape


Dr Brian Muroyiwa

THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF NO TILL CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE AMONG BEANS AND MAIZE FARMERS IN LESOTHO


Mrs Elani Heyneke

The Importance of Understanding Mesoscale Weather Features to Assist Conservation Agriculture Practises in South Africa: A Case Study


Miss Hanneke Augustyn

The Nitrogen Availability in Soil Following Legume Crops and Their Effect on the Subsequent Crop


Prof Cornie Van Huyssteen

The role of water saturation in conservation agriculture


Mr Ernest Adu

Training and Curriculum Development for Conservation Agriculture in the Northern Savannahs of Ghana


Miss Huibrecht Schreuder

Utilisation of host resistance to manage blackleg of canola in South Africa


Dr Roberto Branco

Winter cover crops for ecological weed management in vegetable production under Conservation Agriculture


Speakers

Special Keynotes

Dr Theodor Friedrich

Germany

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

Prof Ken Flower

Australia

Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth

Saidi Mkomwa

Kenya

African Conservation Tillage Network

Farmer Keynotes

Rick Clark

USA

Non-GMO and organic grower from Warren County, Indiana

Danie Bester

South Africa

A farmer from Balfour, Mpumalanga

Cobus Bester

South Africa

A farmer from Moorreesburg, Western Cape

Panellists

Rick Clark

USA

Non-GMO and organic grower from Warren County, Indiana

Egon Zunckel

South Africa

A farmer from Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal

Vikas Chaudhary

India


Alfred Fast

Paraguay

Federation of Production Cooperatives (Fecoprod)

DF Fyfer

South Africa

A farmer from Louwna, North West

Danie Slabbert

South Africa

A farmer from Reitz, Free State

James Brodie

South Africa

A farmer from Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo

Jennifer Speedy

South Africa

A farmer from Vryburg, North West

Prof Pieter Swanepoel

South Africa

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University

Prof Gottlieb Basch

Germany

European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF)

Leïth Ben Becher

Tunisia

Former president and founder: Syndicat des Agriculteurs de Tunisie (SYNAGRI)

Nele Verhulst

Mexico

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

Dr Enamul Haque

Bangladesh

Murdoch University

Erna Kruger

South Africa

Mahlathini Development Foundation

Dr Kofi Boa

Ghana

Centre for No-Till Agriculture

Dr Christian Thierfelder

Zimbabwe

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Prof Karin Jacobs

South Africa

Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University

Dr Ieda de Carvalho Mendes

Brazil

Embrapa Cerrados Research Centre

Dr Gerhard du Preez

South Africa

North-West University, Potchefstroom

Prof Bobbi Helgason

Canada

University of Saskatchewan

Post-Congress Technical Tours

Option 1 - Western Cape

26-30 July 2024

A 5-day tour incorporating some of the Cape's most magnificient highlights, including Cape Agulhas (the Tip of Africa), game drives and an elephant experience.


View the itinerary overview per day below or download the detailed itinerary.

Day 1

26 July 2024

Cape Town to Arniston via Caledon

Morning Farm Visit

Wine Tasting at La Vierge

Lunch in Hermanus

Afternoon Farm Visit

Arniston Hotel

Farm Visits

Day 2

27 July 2024

Full Day Bredasdorp / Swellendam

Morning Farm Visit

Lunch in Swellendam

Afternoon Farm Visit

Travel to Cape Agulhas

Cape Agulhas - The Tip of Africa

Farm Visits

Day 3

28 July 2024

Arniston to Wilderness

Lunch at Botlierskop Game Reserve

Botlierskop 4x4 Game Drive

Botlierskop to Wilderness

Fairy Knowe Hotel 

Day 4

29 July 2024

Wilderness to George

Outeniqua Research Farm

Travel to Oudsthoorn via Outeniqua Pass

1:45 PM Lunch at Buffelsdrift

Buffelsdrift 4x4 Bush Drive Buffelsdrift Game Lodge

Research Farm Visit

Day 5

30 July 2024

Elephant Experience

Oudtshoorn to Cape Town via Robinson Pass and N2

Morning Farm Visit

Lunch stop

Return to Cape Town

Farm Visit

Option 2 - Kwazulu-Natal & Free State

26-30 July 2024

This journey takes you from the bustling coastal city of Durban to the tranquil countryside of the breathtaking Drakensberg Mountains, and into the Free State.


View the itinerary overview per day below or download the detailed itinerary.

Day 1

26 July 2024

Cape Town to Durban

King Shaka International Airport to Cedara

Lunch

Farm visit

Travel to Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak Hotel, or similar

Farm Visits

Day 2

27 July 2024

Full Day Bergville and Winterton

Farm Visit

Lunch

Farm visit

Beer Tasting

Farm Visits

Day 3

28 July 2024

Guided Nature Hike

Drakensberg to Harrismith

Lunch

Spioenkop Battlefield

Travel to Harrismith


Day 4

29 July 2024

Harrismith to Reitz

Riemland Study Group

Lunch

Travel to Vanderbijlpark

Riverside Sun Vanderbijlpark


Day 5

30 July 2024

OR Tambo International Airport

Farm Visit

The 9WCCA Organising Committee has established an ad hoc Bid Committee to oversee the process to select the host country for the 10th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (10WCCA) – currently scheduled for 2027.


The winning bid will be announced at the closing ceremony of the 9WCCA on 24 July 2024 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Bids to host the 10WCCA should be submitted to the 9WCCA Secretariat by 20 May 2024.

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