Making Climate - Smart Agriculture Real in Africa with Conservation Agriculture: Supporting the Malabo Declaration and Agenda 2063

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Dr Johann Strauss

Dr Johann Strauss is an agronomist working on sustainable cropping systems based on Conservation Agriculture principles. He runs 6 large scale CA trials within the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The oldest trial started in 1996. The next 3 followed in 2002, with the last two added in 2016 and 2018. All 6 are long term trials.  He is also the secretary of Conservation Agriculture Western Cape (CAWC) an association formed in 2011 to facilitate improving local CA systems by bringing producers, industry and researchers together. The CAWC holds an annual CA conference that consist of a lecture and practical day. A website is also part of the CA effort.

Important Dates

Registration Opens - Online

1st February 2018

Call for submission condensed papers

1st February 2018

Deadline of submission for condensed papers

15th June 2018

Early bird registration deadline

30th March 2018

Deadline for submission of revised papers

20th August 2018

Registration at venue

8th - 9th October 2018

Conference & Field tour

9th - 12th October 2018

Contact Us

Tel: +254 20 8076064,
Fax: +254 0412013604
www-act-africa.org
cacongress@act-africa.org
2ACCA Secretariat
P.O Box 10375 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
KALRO - NARL, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, Kenya
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