Conservation Agriculture A Management System That...

Literature review of the important aspects of study has been divided under the following heading and sub-headings which are stated in this chapter. Conservation agriculture is a management system that maintains a soil cover through surface retention of crop residues with no till/zero and reduced tillage. CA is explained by FAO (http://www.fao.org.ag/ca) as it is a concept of resource saving agricultural crop production system which is based on enhancing the natural and biological processes above and below the ground. According to Dumanski et al. (2006) conservation agriculture (CA) is not â€Å"business as usual†, based on maximizing yields while exploiting the soil and agro-ecosystem resources. Rather, it is based on optimizing yields and profits, and achieving a balance of agricultural, economic, and environmental benefits. 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