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SUMMARY:Sustainable Agriculture Development Seminar - Dr Willem Stoop (Uni
 versity of Wageningen) and Dr Amir Kassam (FAO and Reading University) 
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DESCRIPTION:The seminar is being led by the Tropical Agriculture Associati
 on\, co-sponsored by the University Strategic Initiative in Global Food Se
 curity\, the Humanitarian Centre and the Cambridge Conservation Forum (CCF
 )\n\nThe world is facing many threats\, not least the need to feed an incr
 easing population.\n\nModern technologies are encountering environmental a
 nd economic constraints. Agricultural and environmental sciences need to c
 onverge through agro-ecology.\n\nTwo such bodies of practice have emerged 
 over the last 10-20 years: the System of rice intensification (SRI) and Co
 nservation Agriculture (CA)\, which enable producers to raise production w
 ith lower cost\, less dependence on agro-chemical inputs and lower energy 
 and water requirement. These optimise conditions for crop growth\, above a
 nd below ground.\n\nPresentations will be made by two TAA members\, Dr Wil
 lem Stoop (University of Wageningen) on SRI\, and Dr Amir Kassam (FAO and 
 Reading University) on CA.\n\nThey will discuss the basic principles of th
 ese agro-ecological concepts and practices\, with evidence that the approa
 ches can reorientate agriculture in developed and less-developed countries
  to achieve greater productivity with sustainability. There will be time f
 or open discussion. Tea/Coffee and biscuits will be served. \n\n\nPlease e
 mail Keith Virgo eastanglia_convenor@taa.org.uk  to confirm interest and b
 ook a place.
LOCATION:Hughes College\, Pavilion Room\, Cambridge CB1 2EW
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