CASI

susanta — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:23:18 +0000

CASI susanta Sun, 09/30/2018 - 13:08

Conservation Agriculture Sustainable Intensification (CASI) is generalized as a system of sustainable food production from less inputs through more efficient use of resources and with minimal impact on environment. It also implies improving the capacities of people and their institutions to deliver and use inputs efficiently so as to avoid excessive wastage and harness large scale ecosystem services that benefits producers and consumers alike. This approach doesn’t attempt to have no impact on the environment but to limit any environmental footprint to a level below the natural recovery capacity. Above all, CASI is necessary to achieve and sustain increased yield in ways that don’t harm the resource base and the environment.

Conservation Agriculture

susanta — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:22:09 +0000

Conservation Agriculture susanta Sun, 09/30/2018 - 13:07

Conservation Agriculture is a holistic approach characterized by minimal soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and surface crop residue retention aimed not only at conserving soil and water but also biotic bases of sustainability. It is a resource saving concept that strives to achieve acceptable profits together with high and sustained production level while concurrently conserving the environment. CA is a scientific response to the question of sustainability that agriculture is facing today in the sense that it helps to reduce cost of production, saves time, increases yield through timelier planting and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Introduction

CASI

Conservation Agriculture