Conservation Agriculture - References

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Conservation Agriculture Factbook. Professional Alliance of Conservation Agriculture (PACA)
    http://www.gkb-ev.de/konservierend/Factbook.pdf

Derpsch, D. and Friedrich, T., 2009. Global Overview of Conservation Agriculture Adoption. Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation. Club of Bologna, Hannover, Germany, November 8, 2009.
    http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/doc/Derpsch-Friedrich-Global-overview- CA-adoption3.pdf

Dumanski, J., R. Peiretti, J. Benetis, D. McGarry, and C. Pieri. 2006. The paradigm of conservation tillage. Proc. World Assoc. Soil and Water Conserv. P1: 58-64.
    http://www.unapcaem.org/publication/ConservationAgri/ParaOfCA.pdf

FAO, 2007: Agriculture and Water Scarcity: A Programmatic Approach to Water Use Efficiency and Agricultural Productivity

FAO and CTIC (Conservation Technology Information Center): Conservation Agriculture Carbon Offset Consultation – West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 28-30 October 2008, Soil Carbon Sequestration in Conservation Agriculture. A Framework for Valuing Soil Carbon as a Critical Ecosystem Service

FAO, Rome, What is Conservation Agriculture?  
    http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/1a.html

Friedrich, T., Kienzle, J. and Kassam, A. 2009. Conservation Agriculture in Developing Countries: The Role of Mechanization. Innovation for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation. Club of Bologna, Hannover, Germany, November 8, 2009
    http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/CA-Publications/Club%20of%20 Bologna%202009.pdf

Goddard, T., Zoebisch, M.A., Gan, Y., Ellis, W., Watson, A., and Sombatpanit, S. (Eds.), 2009. No-Till Farming Systems. Published as Special Publication No. 3 by The World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC)
    http://waswc.soil.gd.cn , http://www.waswc.org

Investing in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification. The Role of Conservation Agriculture - A Framework for Action. FAO, Rome. 2008
    http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/doc/proposed_framework.pdf

Kassam, A., Friedrich, T., Shaxson, F. and Pretty, J. 2009. The spread of Conservation Agriculture: Justification,sustainability and uptake. International Journal of Agricultural Stability 7(4) 2009, PAGES 292–320.
    http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/8.html

Example 1: Lebanon

ACSAD - GTZ, January 2010; Conservation Agriculture in Lebanon, Fact Sheet No. 10

Example 2: Syria

ACSAD - GTZ, January 2010; Conservation Agriculture in Syria, Fact Sheet No. 9