Conservation agriculture

What is conservation agriculture? In this book you will find the simple and clear answer to this question, supported by international organizations and the experiences of agricultural producers. The development of modern agricultural production requires knowledge and techniques that, applied in a comprehensive and balanced manner, thinking about man, natural resources and the environment, can help achieve sustainable development and confront the climate change that we currently face. Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, in 2021, points out that Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a method that allows increasing resistance to climate change, protecting biodiversity and sustainably using natural resources. The (AC) is based on the interrelated principles of minimal mechanical soil disturbance, permanent soil cover with living or dead plant material, and crop diversification through rotation or intercropping. Helps farmers maintain and increase yields and profits.

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Ph.D. in nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru. M. Sc. in Agraringenieurwesen, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. Agraringenieur, derzeit Professor an der Escuela Superior Politécnica Agropecuaria de Manabí, Ecuador. Berater für CINM S.A.