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Village in India Boasts 100% No-Till Adoption

No-till & conservation agriculture help small farmers be more resource efficient

By Nima Chodon posted on September 18, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: CIMMYT

Millions of rural Indians, mostly farmers, are at the mercy of changing weather and climate change. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

No-Till, Seed Fairs Help Zimbabwe's Smallholder Farmers Improve Yields

In the Mbire and Murehwa districts of Zimbabwe, smallholder farmers are being introduced to agroecology interventions as part of a CGIAR Initiative.

By Tawanda Hove posted on February 27, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Source: CIMMYT: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Smallholder farmers in resource-poor communities of Zimbabwe and much of the Global South have been experiencing low crop productivity due to many factors, including the wrong seeds and seed varieties, labor shortages, loss of agro-biodiversity, insufficient inputs, degrading soils and recurrent droughts. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

An agriculture field extension officer trains farmers on conservation agriculture during a farmer’s day in Laikipia, Kenya. (Africa Conservation Tillage Network)

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Ecological Farming Proves Beneficial for Farmers in Africa

August 1, 2022

Source: Farmers Review Africa

An international team of scientists has found that eco-friendly practices such as growing a range of crops, including legumes such as beans or pigeon peas, and adding plant residues or manure to soils can raise food crop yields in places such as rural Africa, where small-scale farmers cannot apply much nitrogen fertilizer. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

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Groundbreaking Wheat Research Continues at CIMMYT

Mexican no-tiller Guillermo Breton details how organization impacts farmers everywhere.

By Noah Newman posted on May 9, 2022

Source: Global Farmer Network

Guillermo Breton's family had a front row seat to Dr. Norman Borlaug's groundbreaking research on wheat in the 1950's. The fifth-generation no-tiller describes how their work continues today in central Mexico, and is helping farmers better prepare for challenges ahead. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

Breeding for Rust Resistance in Wheat

January 24, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University

While there's some benefit to having a wheat variety on which stripe rust develops more slowly, the industry will need to either increase the number of minor genes used to combat stripe rust or combine them with traditional major-gene, strong resistance to specific races of stripe rust in our varieties, say researchers from Kansas State University.

Soaring Asian Population Demands More No-Till

Even with plenty of unrest, Southern Asia is a hot spot for no-till growth these days.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2002

With all of the bad news concerning terrorists since September 11, one bright spot in South Asia is the growing adoption of no-till.

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