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Planned Research Cooperation with the Technische Universität München
Mewael Kiros, ASSEFA
Nov. 2012
Conservation Agriculture and Cover Crops: A Choice for
Sustainable Cropland Management
Process of acquiring the innovative approach (August 2011)
Dr. Jörg Peter BareselResearcher, Agronomist at TUM.
Me: TUM assitant researcher working on conservation agriculture
Problem identified Over coffee discussion: use
and enhancement of crop biodiversity in order to improve sustainability of cropping systems.
Discussion continued:• Conservation agriculture
(CA) and use of cover crops • OSCAR
Optimizing Subsidiary Crop Applications in Rotations
Making conservation agriculter work by:
Disturbing the soil as little as possible
Kepping the soil covered as much as possible
By mixing and rotating crops
Contract period: 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2016
Project webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/agriculture/projects/oscar_en.htm
Main funder: EU Framework Programme
Conventional Agriculture
CTDMC
Conservation Agriculture
Direct planted Ploughed
Expected Impact Reduced green house gas emission Increased biodiversity Reduced use of herbicides and pesticides Reduced losses of nitrogen and phosphorus Reduced erosion Improved water use efficiency Lower production costs Social impact: reduction of time
consumption for tillage leaves more time for other reproductive acitivities
Farming situation in Ethiopia
CoNEt : Ethiopian
Conservation Agriculture and Introduction of Cover Crops in
Northern Ethiopia (CoNEt)
Submission date : June 15, 2012
Result notification: Dec., 2012
Partners:
1. Aksum University, Ethiopia
2. Technische Universität München, Germany
3. Best Practices Association (BPA) , Ethiopia
4. Aksum Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia
5. University of Nairobi, Kenya
6. ESASODECOTON/IRAD Project, Cameroon
7. Friedrich Wenz GMBH, Germany
8. Yirga Engineering PLC, Ethiopia
CoNEt initiative presented during OSCAR kick-off meeting
OutcomesCoNEt will be closely related to OSCAR
Impact 1. Research2. International
cooperation
Impact
1. Researchi.e localization of conservation
agriculture in Ethiopia
Testing cover crops
Jab planter: Brazil Maresh Testing direct planters
Testing Rippers and planters
Zimbabwe
Testing an animal-drawn knife-roller
Brazil
2. International and national cooperation
CoNEt
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THANK YOU