5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture I N C O R P O R A T I N G

3rd Farming Systems Design ConferenceBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre • Brisbane Australia • 26-29 September 2011

resilient food systems for a changing world • www.wcca2011.org

Australia, host for the 5th World Congresson Conservation Agriculture (WCCA5) and3rd Farming Systems Design Conference

(FSD3), will welcome scientists and practitionersto Brisbane to discuss current and futuredevelopments of sustainable agriculture inSeptember 2011.

The co-location of WCCA5 and FSD3 provides agreat opportunity to explore the application ofconservation agriculture practices and principles ina systems context. The common objective is thedesign of more productive, economic, andsustainable farming systems to meet thechallenges of expanding population, global change,and environmental degradation.

Conference program options and tours will caterfor different interest groups, and take advantageof Brisbane's proximity to intensive, extensiveand sub-tropical farming, as well as to worldleading research groups and facilities.

We look forward to meeting you in Australia!

Invitation Themes

Theme 1: More efficient management practices for ConservationAgriculture to improve livelihoods / profitability / food security and toreduce environmental footprint1.1 Striking the balance between efficiency and trade-offs in input use (carbon,

nutrients, water, pesticides, labour, energy, green house gas emissions)

1.2 More integrated solutions for crop, residue and weed management, includingpermanent raised beds, controlled traffic and site-specific management

1.3 Cost- effective and fit-for-purpose implements and machinery (small-holderimplements, raised bed machinery, heavy residue seeders)

1.4 Reducing off-site impacts (soil ecology, runoff, erosion, groundwater pollution,GHG emissions)

Theme 2: Designing productive farming systems that integrate solutionsand balance trade-offs2.1 High value and lower input farming systems

2.2 Designing more robust and resilient farming systems in face of change(climate, markets, technologies, and policies).

2.3 More integrative and interdisciplinary approaches to support complex farmingsystems (multi-objective, new crops and genetics, multi-cropping, agroforestry

2.4 Maximising environmental services and biodiversity outcomes

Theme 3: Achieving impact through more effective consultation,participation and knowledge sharing3.1 Industry-farmer-science-policymaker consultative platforms and the role of

systems tools

3.2 Adoption and innovation / learning systems (extension, farmer’s experimentation)

3.3 Landcare and participatory natural resource management

3.4 Global institutions and platforms (conventions, UN, CGIAR)

Theme 4: Informing policy development and supporting marketeffectiveness4.1 Carbon and water markets (C sequestration, water saving technologies,

institutional arrangements)

4.2 Polices and regulation (subsidy regimes, national/local and cross-sectoralharmonisation)

4.3 Assessment of intervention impact / equity / sustainability (methods,indicators)

4.4 Assessments of vulnerability and adaptive capacity to inform policy interventions

John HarveyManaging Director,Grains Research andDevelopment Corporation

Nick AustinCEO, AustralianCentre forInternationalAgriculturalResearch

F O U N D A T I O NS P O N S O R S

Paper Submission Condensed paper submissions are invited for the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (WCCA5) incorporating 3rd Farming System Design Conference (FSD3).

Early paper submission will allow early notification of acceptance, which will be important for overseas delegates needing time toarrange Visas, travel and financial assistance.

The 3-page condensed paper format will provide delegates with a concise record of all papers. It is important that authors follow theCongress paper submission format, which can be downloaded from the Congress website: www.wcca2011.org/condensed.htm

Super early bird registration closes on 31st December 2010. Early bird registration closes on 31st March 2011Final date for paper submission is 15th May 2011 but earlier submission is advisable for authors particularly seeking oralpresentations, or requesting financial assistance.

All inquiries regarding condensed papers for WCCA5 & FSD3 2011should be emailed to: infowcca5@icmaust.com.au.

Workshop Proposals Workshop proposals are invited to promote debate on important issues of CA andFSD. Details on the website: www.wcca2011.org/Workshop.htm

Mid-Congress Field Day This will be held at University of Queensland Gatton campus on 28 September,featuring demonstrations of high and intermediate-technology conservationagriculture equipment and techniques. It will be combined with CA and FSDworkshops, and conclude with the Congress dinner.

Venue The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is a world-class purpose-built venuerenowned for its operational and service excellence. The Centre is located in a unique urban culturaland entertainment precinctin the heart of Brisbaneknown as South Bank.

South Bank is a uniqueriverside cultural andentertainment precinct in the heart of the city ofBrisbane. Set in lushsubtropical riverfrontparkland, it is a dynamicurban lifestyle and retailprecinct that showcasesQueensland’s art and culture and hosts one of the world’s most important collectionsof indigenous art. Located on a one kilometre stretch of the Brisbane River, SouthBank is home to the only sand and swimming beach in the heart of an Australian city.You’ll be surprised at the diversity of attractions, with rainforest walks, more than 30restaurants, cafes and bars, stylish shops, symphony orchestras, state operacompanies, performing arts theatres and art culture including Australia’s newest andlargest Gallery of Modern Art.

Brisbane is an alive and bustling city of 1.6million people that features all therequisite offerings of the nation’s fastest growing capital -world-class facilitiesand ever-expanding infrastructure, and unparalleled support services, shoppingand entertainment. Brisbane also combines traditional Australian informality andfriendliness with a multicultural atmosphere. Restaurants offering menus frommany different parts of the world can be found within 10 minutes walk of theCongress venue.

The WCCA5 venue of choice is a central city location, convenient for visitors witheasy and direct access to an efficient citywide transport network of buses, trains,taxis and the river’s high-speed regular catamaran service. The city to airport AirTrain is also very convenient and operates from the South Brisbane train station,adjacent to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Registration Key dates for registration

Close of Super Early Bird Registration 31 December 2010

Close of Early Bird Registrations 31 March 2011

Close of Standard Registrations 30 August 2011

Registration fees (AU$) (cost includes field day and dinner)

Delegates OECD Non-OECD

Super Early-Bird 700 550

Early Bird 850 650

Standard 1050 750

Day registrations 400 400

Full time students

Super Early-Bird 450 400

Early Bird 450 400

Standard 750 600

Contact Us All enquiries including registration, accommodation, sponsorshipand exhibition should be directed through the Congresssecretariat.

WCCA5 & FSD3 2011 Congress Secretariat PO Box 3599 South Brisbane QLD 4101 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 7 3255 1002 Fax: +61 7 3255 1004 Email: infowcca5@icmsaust.com.au

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Program Sunday 25th September 20114.00pm Plaza Terrace Foyer

Registration Opens

6.30pm - Plaza Terrace Room8.30 pm Welcome Reception sponsored by

Welcome – Dr Nick Austin, CEO, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Program Day 1: Monday 26th September 20118.30am Plaza Terrace Room

Welcome to Country Songwoman MaroochyOfficial Opening: Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley, Governor of Queensland and Congress PatronWelcome on behalf of the Australian Government, The Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM, MP Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryMC Keith Perrett, Chairman, Grains Research and Development Corporation

9.15am Congress Keynote SpeakerDr Pedro Arreas, President, EMBRAPA - Agricultural Research Corporation of Brazil

10.00am - Morning Tea10.30am

10.30am Plaza Terrace RoomKeynote Speaker – Theme 1Dr John Kirkegaard, CSIROSense and Nonsense in Conservation Agriculture – Pragmatic Applications in the Right Context

11.00am - Concurrent Paper Sessions12.30pm Plaza Terrace Room Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5

1.1 Efficiencies and 1.4 & 1.5 Reducing Off-Site 4.1 Carbon and 3.1 Participatory Platforms 2.2 Adapting to climate 2.2 More Robust and ResilientTrade-Offs in CA Impacts with CA Water Markets for R,D&E variability and change Farming Systems DesignChair Rolf Derpsch Chair Pedro Machado Chair Emilio Gonzales Chair Brian Sims Chair Elizabeth Clarke Chair David Parsons

11.00am – The synergy of raised beds, 11.20am controlled traffic, minimum

tillage and stubble retention deliver higher water use efficiency in SW Vic, AustraliaRenick Peries

Short-term effect of no-tillage on profitability, soilfertility and microbiota: acase study in a tropicalecosystem (altitude plains,Lao PDR)Pascal Lienhard

Soil Organic Carbonaccumulation inconservation agriculture: Areview of evidenceSandra Corsi

Impact and adoption ofconservation agriculture inAfrica: a multi-scale andmulti-stakeholder analysisMarc Corbeels

Adapting agriculture toclimate change: the needfor a systems perspectiveLauren Rickards

Opportunities andchallenges for the adoptionof CA in maize productionareas of LaosGuillaume Lestrelin

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Plaza Terrace Room Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5

11.20am – Direct seeded rice and zero 11.35am tillage wheat: an approach of

resource conservation in rice- wheat system of Indo Gangetic plains (IGP) of IndiaVirendra Pratap Singh

11.35am – Energy scenario and water 11.50am productivity of maize based

cropping system under conservation agriculture practices in South AsiaCM Parihar

11.50am – Irrigation performance and 12.05pm seasonal changes under

permanent raised beds on vetrisols in Qld, AustraliaGhani Akbar

12.05pm – Evaluation of mulch for 12.20pm irrigated zero till wheat in

north-west IndiaBalwinder Singh

12.20pm – Discussion12.30pm

12.30pm - Lunch & Exhibition1.30pm

Conservation agriculturepotential effects on SoilErosion for rainfed crops inthe Lake Alaotra region inMadagascarEric Scopel

Harnessing EcosystemServices with ConservationAgricultureAmir Kassam

Global Overview of theSpread of ConservationAgricultureTheodor Friedrich

Adapting to change: morerealistic quantification ofimpacts and betterinformed adaptationalternativesDaniel Rodriguez

Striga asiatica : a driving-force for dissemination ofCA systems based onStylosanthes guianensis inMadagascarOlivier Husson

Conservation agriculture,aggregate stability and theorganic carbon distributionin soil aggregatesMariela Fuentes

An index to rate the qualityof no-till systems: aconceptual frameworkGlaucio Roloff

The conservationagriculture Network for SEAsia -CANSEA, an initiativeto develop & disseminateCA in SE AsiaJean-Claude Legoupil

Assessing the adaptation ofarable farmers to climatechange using DEA and bio-economic modellingArgyris Kanellopoulos

Acehnese farmers trialconservation farmingtechniquesGavin Tinning

The effects of soilconservation practicesimplemented in basalplateau scarp -southernBrazilGustavo Merten

A comparison of thegreenhouse gas emissionsfrom dryland and irrigatedgrain farming systems inAustraliaTek Maraseni

Development andpromotion of zero tillage inIraq and SyriaColin Piggin

Capacity of broadacrefarmers to adapt to climatechange in QueenslandKerry Bridle

Assessment of tradeoffs forbiomass uses betweenlivestock and soil cover atfarm levelKrishna Naudin

Carbon sustainability andproductivity of maize basedcropping system under CApractices in Indo-GangeticplainsShankar Jat

An index to rate the qualityof no-till systems:validationGlaucio Roloff

CA coordination inZimbabwe, through theZimbabwe CAMichael Jenrich

Performance of an efficientdairy farm system usingcombined environmentalimpact mitigation strategiesin a variable climateVicki Burggraaf

Short term intensiverotational grazing in nativepasture: Effects on soilnitrate and extractable PGholamreza Sanjari

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1.30pm - Concurrent Paper Sessions3.00pm Plaza Terrace Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5

1.1 Efficiencies and 1.3 Effective CA 1.6 Adaptation of CA 3.1 Participatory Platforms 2.2 Opportunities and 2.2 More integrative Trade-Offs in CA Equipment across environments for R,D&E Trade-offs in farming analyses in farming Chair Mahesh Gathala Chair John Blackwell Chair Saidi Mkomwa Chair Emilio systems design systems design

Gonzalez-Sanchez Chair Valentin Picasso Chair Howard Cox

1.30pm – CA in cereal systems of South 1.50pm Asia: Effect on crop

productivity & carbon based sustainability indexML Jat

1.50pm – Short term agronomic gains 2.05pm from conservation agriculture

in NW ChinaAllen McHugh

2.05pm – Enhancing nitrogen use 2.20pm efficiency in wheat sown into

rice residue and effect of straw management on soil health in rice-wheat system in North West IndiaYadvinder Singh

2.20pm – InfoRCT: productivity, income 2.35pm and environment simulation

tool for CA based rice-wheat rotationYashpal Saharawat

2.35pm – Sustainable agriculture in the 2.50pm Aral Sea Basin: Introducing

Legumes in Crop RotationsMaryse Bourgault

Disc seeders in conservationagriculture: An AustraliansurveyJack Desboilles

Genetic control of wheatadaptation to conservationagricultureRichard Trethowan

Decision support systems,risk assessment and prioritysetting - some experiencesand opinionsDavid Freebairn

Robustness of livestockfarmers to climatevariability: a case study inUruguayValentin Picasso

A decision support tool foroptimizing integration ofspecialty crop enterprises ingrain production systemsLori Hoagland

Advanced Design ofPermanent Raised BedMachinery in PakistanMuhammad Irfan

Conservation tillageimproves soil properties andcrops yields in North ChinaHe Jin

An integrated systemsthinking deliberativeprocess to exploreapproaches for dealing withthe impacts of land use onwater qualityLiz Wedderburn

Using value chain systemsmodelling to develop moresustainable cool temperatevegetable marketing systemsin a transitional economy: acase study in PNGLaurie Bonney

Mixed crop-livestockbusinesses reduce price andclimate-induced variabilityin farm returns: a model-derived case studyLindsay Bell

Economics of alternatives ofowning the Happy Seederfor managing stubble anddirect drilling wheat inRice-Wheat SystemRajinder Singh

Conservation agriculture inHaryana, India: PastExperiences & Future PlansAshok K Yadav

Combining differentmodelling approaches for aparticipative assessment ofalternative agriculturalsystems at different scalesSylvestre Delmotte

Cultivation of AfricanWalnut Tetracarpidiumconophorum Mull. (Arg) onAgricultural Plantation: Anapproach to CA in NigeriaFolaranmi Babalola

Feed gaps and the effect ofcereal grazing in a drylandfarming system of the SouthAustralian Mallee – a crop-livestock model applicationKatrien Descheemaeker

Machinery Development forcrop residue managementunder direct drillingHarminder Singh

Upland rice under zerotillage in Brazil: Performanceof Embrapa cultivars, covercrops, soil mineral nitrogen,furrow compaction andtermite controlPedro Machado

Assessing production risksin agricultural systems – amodelling study withAPSIM-maize in NewZealandEdmar Teixeira

Can corporate farmsprovide new pathways toimprove the profitabilityand productivity of familyfarms?Brendan Lynch

Modelling options for aWestern Queensland mixedgrain and graze farmevaluating enterpriseoptions under climatechangeHoward Cox

Improved no-till seedingperformance in NorthernChina using powered-chainresidue managerLi Hui

Cereal systemcharacterization andpotential of conservationagriculture in South AsiaVijesh Krishna

Inclusive research foragricultural development:farmers’ participation andinnovationAjai Kumar

Western Australian farmbusinesses build resilienceDavid Maxwell Gray

Modelling sowing timeresponse of canola in thenorthern wheatbelt ofWestern AustraliaBob French

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2.50pm – Discussion3.00pm

3.00pm – Afternoon Tea3.30pm

3.30pm – Concurrent Workshop Sessions5.00pm Plaza Terrace Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5

Maize Legume Intensification in Eastern Southern Africa(SIMLESA I)Mulugetta Mekuria (CIMMYT)

5.00pm – Plaza Terrace Room6.00pm Reflections: International Panel

6.30 pm – Congress rooms will be available for special interest group meetings9.00 pm

6.00pm International Farmers Event hosted by CAAANZ (Conservation Agriculture Alliance of Australia and New Zealand) - Jean-Francois Rochecouste Plaza Room 5

7.30pm WCCA 5 International Steering Committee Meeting 1st meeting - By Invitation Only Boardroom 2 (Mezzanine Level)

Program Day 2: Tuesday 27th September 2011 8.30am – Plaza Terrace Room9.00am Keynote Speaker – Theme 2

Dr Mario Herrero ILRIProduction systems for the future: balancing trade-offs between food production, efficiency, livelihoods and the environment

9.00am – Poster Presentations – Plaza Terrace Foyer10.00am

10.00am - Morning Tea10.30am

10.30am - Concurrent Paper Sessions12.00pm Plaza Terrace Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5

1.2 More integrative CA 1.4 & 1.5 Reducing Off and 4.2 Policies and Regulation 3.2 Adoption and 2.3 More integrative analyses 2.3 New systems analysis toolssystems Solutions On-Site Impacts Chair Glaucio Roloff Innovation platforms in farming systems design in farming systems designChair Li Hongwen Chair Eric Scopel Chair Jay Cummins Chair Colin Birch Chair Holger Meinke

No-till, the need for anagreed definitionPat Wall, (CIMMYT)

Sustainable Farm Practices& PoliciesIan Thompson (DAFF)

Adaptive Systems for aChanging WorldDrew Lyon (U. ofNebraska)

Reduced Labour for LowerMekong FarmingPheng Sengxua (NAFRI) &Len Wade (CSU)

Farming Systems toMinimise GHG EmissionsPeter Thorburn, (CSIRO)

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10.30am – Soil and yield improvements 10.50am from Controlled Traffic

Farming CTF on a Red Chromosol were similar to CTFon a swelling Black VertosolTim Ellis

10.50am – Comparison of different soil 11.05am tillage systems, under several

crop rotations in wheat production at Central Anatolian Plateu, TurkeyÝrfan Gültekin

11.05am – The effects of minimum and 11.20am conventional tillage systems on

maize grain yield and soil fertility in western EthiopiaTolessa Debele Dilalessa

11.20am – Controlled Traffic/ Permanent 11.35am Bed Farming Reduces GHG

EmissionsJeff Tullberg

11.35am – Controlled Traffic Farming – 11.50am more productivity,

sustainability and resilienceDon Yule

11.50am – Discussion12.00pm

12.00pm – Plaza Terrace Room12.30pm Keynote Speaker – Theme 3

Dr Dennis Garrity, ICRAFMaking Conservation Agriculture Ever Green

Crop roots and cropresidues management:impacts on soil structureunder zero tillageMariela Fuentes

Mainstreaming CA:Challenges to Adoption,Institutions and PolicyAmir Kassam

Initiating SustainableAgricultural Systems throughConservation Agriculture inMozambique: Preliminaryexperiences from SIMLESAIsiah Nyagumbo

Farm typologies andresilience: The diversity oflivelihood strategies seen asalternative system statesPablo Tittonell

Reducing the cost ofcomplexity for greaterfarming systems changeRick Llewellyn

Conservation agriculture insouthern Africa: Longerterm trends in soil qualityand crop productivityChristian Thierfelder

Ecological responses topublic policy scenarios infarmlands: a bio-economicmodelling approachLauriane Mouysset

Adaptation of ConservationAgriculture by smallholderfarmers in Malawi: drivers,intensity, benefits andproblems for up scalingAmos Robert Ngwira

Building social resiliencethrough understandingcapacities of smallholderfarming in Papua NewGuineaColin Birch

ADOPT: a tool for evaluatingadoptability of agriculturalinnovationsGeoff Kuehne

The Contribution of RainfallErosivity, Soil Cover andOrganic Carbon to Soil loss andRun-off under ConservationAgriculture on a Fersiallitic Redclay soil in ZimbabweIsaiah Nyagumbo

Brazilian Public Policy toMitigate and Adapt forClimate Change andDevelop a Low-CarbonAgriculture PlanLuiz Cordeiro

Predisposition forConservation Agriculture inNorth West GhanaKeith Moore

Improving cattleprofitability in mixed crop-livestock systems in southcentral coastal Vietnamusing an integratedmodelling approachDavid Parsons

To mix or not to mix :evidences for theunexpected highproductivity of newcomplex agrivoltaic andagroforestry systems.Christian Dupraz

Happy seeder technology: asolution for residuemanagement for thesustainability of the rice-wheat system of theIndo-Gangetic PlainsMahesh Gathala

Regional ConservationAgriculture project proposalin degraded annualcropping systems areas inSouth East AsiaPanyasiri Khamkéo

Extension and determinantsfor adoption of directseeding mulch-basedsystems in smallholderagriculture, LAO PDRFrédéric Jullien

The sustainableintensification of maize-legume farming systems ineastern and southern Africa(SIMLESA) programMekuria Mulugetta

The expected value ofseasonal stream-flowforecasts to a grain-cottonirrigator in the Condamine-Balonne catchment.Brendan Power

No-tillage effects on soilcarbon storage and carbondioxide emissions innorthern ChinaEn Ke Liu

Opportunities forConservation Agriculture inthe European Union’schemes 2020Gottlieb Basch

The Role of Social Capital inthe Adoption ofConservation Agriculture:The Case of likoti in Lesotho.Amir Kassam

A framework for exploringrural futures throughcollective learningM Wedderburn

Exploring hotspots in thecarbon footprint and energyuse profiles of tomatoesgrown for the Sydney marketGirija Page

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12.30pm – Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Presentations1.30pm

1.30pm- Concurrent Workshop Sessions3.00pm Plaza Terrace Room Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4

Maize Legume Intensification in Eastern Southern Africa(SIMLESA II)Mulugetta Mekuria (CIMMYT)

3.00pm – Afternoon Tea3.30pm

3.30pm – Concurrent Paper Sessions5.00pm Plaza Terrace Room Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5

3.30pm – 1. 2 More integrative CA 1.3 Effective CA Equipment 4.3 & 4.4 Policy Impacts on 3.2 Adoption and Innovation 2.3 The role of systems 2.3 Opportunities and 3.50pm systems Solutions Chair Harminder Sidhu Equity, Sustainability, platforms analysis in co-learning trade-offs in farming

Chair Liz Humphreys Vulnerability and Adaptive Chair Mary Johnson Chair Walter Rossing systems designCapacity Chair Drew LyonChair Amir Kassam

3.30pm – The Effect of Tillage Practice 3.50pm and Residue Management on

Wheat Yield and Yield Stability in Two Agro-ecological Environments in MexicoBram Govaerts

3.50pm – Rice straw mulching and 4.05pm nitrogen management to

improve productivity of no-till wheat following rice in BangladeshAtaur Rahman

Development of theconservation agricultureequipment industry in sub-Saharan AfricaBrian Sims

Conservation agriculture:Perspectives from SalamiehDistrict, SyriaShinan Kassam

Integrating ConservationAgriculture into FormalEducation SystemsTonie Putter

The role of systems analysisin co-learningWalter Rossing

Nitrogen is essential tocapture the benefit ofsummer rainfall for wheat inMediterranean environmentsof South AustraliaVictor Sadras

Versatile Multi-crop Planterfor Two-wheel Tractors: AnInnovative Option forSmallholdersMd. Enamul Haque

Policy impacts on land-useand agricultural practices inNorth-West IndiaNick Milham

Conservation Agriculture inTanzania: The Case ofMwangaza B CA FarmerField School (FFS), RhotiaVillage, Karatu District,Arusha TanzaniaWlfred Mariki

Co-innovation of familyfarm systems in Uruguay:the role of farm modelingSantiago Dogliotti Moro

Stubble retention incropping in South-EastAustralia: benefits andchallengesLen Wade

Modelling Mixed Crop-LivestockSystemsAndrew Moore (CSIRO)

Landcare – a model for promotingsustainable agriculture around theworldRob Youl (Australian LandcareInternational)

Controlled Traffic and PermanentBeds Sustainable for CADon Yule (CTF Solutions)

Integrated Assessment of FarmingSystems: Categorising Diversity,Simulating Trade-offs(Typologies I)Walter Rossing (WUR)

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4.05pm – The impact of trash 4.20pm management and tillage on

soybean productivity in sugar-based farming systemsNeil Halpin

4.20pm - Crop residues, an effective tool 4.35pm for improving wheat growth

and suppression of some associated weedsMahmoud Hozayn

4.35pm – Carbon Footprint of Crop 4.50pm Production due to shift from

Conventional to Conservation AgricultureRanjan Laik

4.50pm – Discussion5.00pm

5.00pm – Concurrent “So What?” Sessions What’s the practical significance of what we’ve seen and heard so far? 6.00pm

Plaza Terrace Room Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 Theme 4

6.30 pm – Congress rooms will be available for special interest group meetings9.00 pm

6.00pm CANSEA Reception – Jean-Claude Legoupil(Conservation Agriculture Network for South East Asia) Plaza Room 5

7.30pm WCCA 5 International Steering Committee Meeting 2nd meeting Boardroom 2 (Mezzanine Level)By Invitation Only

Improving furrow backfill inrotary strip-tillage systemsMd. Abdul Matin

Scope of sustainability - Docastor beans and thebiodiesel industry offerfamily farmers a sustainabledevelopment opportunity inBrazil?Madeleine Florin

Training Programme toOvercome Barriers and toIntensify the Adoption ofConservation Agriculture inthe Eastern Cape Province,South AfricaDirk Lange

Assessing rural resourcesand rural livelihooddevelopment strategiescombining socioeconomicand spatial methodologiesKrishna Bahadur

Biomass shifts andsuppresses weedpopulations underconservation agricultureMichael Mulvaney

Innovations for relayplanting of wheat in cotton:a breakthrough forenhancing productivity andprofitability in cotton-wheatsystems of South AsiaGurmeet Buttar

Conservation Agricultureand Rainfall variability inZambia: Is CA a promisingoption for responding todroughts and floods?Bridget Umar

Factors Affecting Adoptionof Conservation Agriculturein Malawi (A Case Study ofSalima District)James L Mlamba

A Spatial Analysis: Creatingsimilarity domains fortargeted research sites inZimbabweAndries Potgieter

Sustainable intensificationof maize-bean productionamong smallholder farmersin western KenyaJohn Achieng

Effect of narrow openergeometry on lateral surfacesoil movement andimplications for no-tillseedingAliakbar Solhjou

From local Min-Tillexperience to a strategy forCA development in EUGerard Rass

Barriers and emergingsuccess factors towardseffective ca adoption in theUluguru Mountains,Tanzania.Monica Coll Besa

Identifying the fit forperennial forage options ina crop-livestock system: useof a whole-farmoptimization modelMarta Monjardino

Agroforestry Adaptationand Mitigation Options forSmallholder FarmersVulnerable to ClimateChangeBrenda Lin

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Program Day 3: Wednesday 28th September 2011Mid-Congress Field Day at University of Queensland’s Gatton Campus7.45am Meet at main entrance of Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

8.00am Buses depart to University of Queensland, Gatton

9.30am Arrival at University of Queensland, Gatton

The field day event will be held at University of Queensland Gatton Campus, about 80 km west of Brisbane. This will be a full day program with demonstrations in the field, combined with workshops, discussionsand software demonstrations in campus buildings, concluding with the Congress dinner. A detailed program and map will be handed out at the Congress, and lunch provided for Congress participants.

At lunchtime, there will be a brief address by Dr Tom Lumpkin, Director of CIMMYT, and Bill Crabtree, No-Till Consultant.

Prof Neal Menzies, Head, School of Agriculture and Food, University of Queensland, will welcome delegates pre-dinner.

Farmers will be invited to participate in the field day, and we expect valuable and informative interactions at demonstrations and discussions.

Field events:

Commercial No-till SeedersExperimental No-till SeedersCommercial spray technology

Precision Agriculture, Satellite & UAV ImagesProximal Monitoring, Precision GuidanceSoil Condition Assessment, Rainfall SimulatorSoil Health, Structure and Root ArchitecturePower Penetrometer, Soil Pit

6.15pm Congress Dinner

8.30pm Depart University of Queensland, Gatton by bus and return to Brisbane

Campus events:

Workshops:Empowering smallholders for CA.CTF reduced till for intensive vegetables.Integrated assessment of farming systems.Rice residue management.

DemonstrationsFarming Systems DesignAPSIM demonstrations.Spray nozzle performance

Discussion events.Forum: Mining and Agriculture

4th Farming Systems Design Conference Planning Meeting

Q&A: Farmers, Manufacturer, Scientist

3.3 Adoption and Innovation

Chair: Mary Johnson

11.00am – 11.20am Wolfgang G. SturnyFrom plow to no-till: the Bernese farmerto farmer’s incentive soil support program

11.20am – 11.35am Rob YoulLandcare – apaptable program for ruralcommunity development

11.35am – 11.50am Jeremy BourgoinEngaging local communities innegotiating their own pathway towardsconservation practices

11.50am – 12.05pm Sanjay AroraNatural Resource Conservation throughWatershed approach vis-à-vis economicsustainability in foothills of NorthwestHimalayas, India

12.05pm – 12.20pm Hendrik SmithPromotion of CA in South Africa:evolution and impact

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Program Day 4: Thursday 29th September 20118.30am – Plaza Terrrace Room9.00am Keynote Speaker - Theme 4

Dr Kamel Shideed, ICARDAInforming Water Policy Development for Sustainable and Productive Food Production Systems in Dry Areas.

9.00am – Concurrent Paper Sessions10.30am Plaza Terrace Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5 M2

1.2 More integrative CA systems SolutionsChair Rick Peries

9.00am – Trade-offs of crop 9.20am residue use in

smallholder mixed farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and South AsiaDiego Valbuena

9.20am – Maize Yield Increases and 9.35am Stabilization under CA in

Semi-arid Districts of TanzaniaSaidi Mkomwa

9.35am – Conservation tillage 9.50am systems for peanut

cultivars in rotation with sugarcane and pastures in Brazil: effects on yield pod and root growthDenizart Bolonhezi

1.4 & 1.5 Reducing Off-and On-Site ImpactsChair Gustavo Merten

1.6 Adaptation of CA toacross environmentsChair Bram Govaerts

3.2 Adoption andInnovation platformsChair Rick Llewellyn

2.2 New systemsanalysis tools infarming systems designChair Daniel Rodriguez

2.2 New farmingsystems designs indryland agricultureChair John Dimes

2.1+2.4 FarmingSystems Design:Biodiversity and soilhealthChair Richard Doyle

Spatial variation of soilconstraints and itsimplications for site-specific soil and nutrientmanagement inconservation agricultureYash Dang

The adoption ofconservation agriculturein the Lake Aleotra areaafter 10 yearsEric Penot

Farmer innovation:seeder fabrication anduptake of zero tillage inIraqSinan Jalili

Whole-farm models: areview of recentapproachesMike Robertson

Is there an ideal farmingsystem to maximizestored soil water in theEastern Australian,Vertosol dominated,semi arid sub tropics?Jeremy Whish

Does landscapeheterogeneity modulatethe trade-off betweenproduction andbiodiversityMuriel Tichit

Termite Prevalence andCrop Lodging underConservationAgriculture in Semi-aridZimbabweEleanor Mutsamba

Experience in low costCA farming systemswith small scale farmersof north easternTanzaniaJoseph Mwalley

ConservationAgriculture AdoptionChallenges in ZimbabweKizito Mazvimavi

Designing modularframeworks for cropmodelling:implementation andguidelines for useMyriam Adam

Irrigated lucerne anddryland sorghum areeffective crop optionsfor reducing deepdrainage in the farmingsystems of the LockyerValley, AustraliaBrett Robinson

Agroecology-basedaggradation-conservation agriculture(ABACO): targetingresource-limited anddegraded environmentsof semi-arid AfricPablo Tittonell

Using ConservationAgriculture to improvewater use efficiency inwheat crops on theBranson farm in SouthAustralia.Mark Branson

Does ConservationAgriculture Pay?Experiences fromZimbabweKillain Mutiro

Up-scaling ofConservationAgriculture in Zambia:Some key practicalbarriers in practice ofminimum tillage amongsmallholder farmersProgress Nyanga

A Modelling Approachto Explore the Impact ofRoot Distribution andCitrate Release onPhosphorus UseEfficiency of CropsEnil Wang

Long-term evaluationof dryland croppingsystems intensificationfor sustainableproduction in the semi-arid tropics ofIndiaV Nageswara Rao

A more predictableapproach tosequestration of organiccarbon in soilPeter McGee

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Plaza Terrace Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4 Plaza 5 M2

9.50am - No-till dryland sugarbeet 10.05am production in the semi-

arid US High PlainsDrew Lyon

10.05am – Soil organic carbon and 10.20am nitrogen sequestration

by long-term of CA in Mollisol in Mexico Joel Perez Nieto

10.20am – Discussion10.30am

10.30am– Morning Tea11.00am

11.00am – Concurrent Workshop Sessions12.30pm Plaza Terrace Plaza 1 Plaza 2 Plaza 3 Plaza 4

Herbicide Resistance and Pesticide Issues in CAJacques Wery (INRA-France)

11.00am Paper Session - Plaza 54.3 Interventions and Impacts Chair Jean-Francois Rochecouste

11.00am – Bio-economic optimisation of land use to manage natural resources11.15am Ian Hume

11.15am – A framework for international standard for CA: stewardship for sustainable production11.30am Shan-Jung Lin

11.30am - The spatial agglomeration of low-impact farming intensity: implications for biodiversity conservation11.45am Felix Teillard

11.45am – Sustainable agriculture in Carbon arithmetics LIFE+ Agricarbon12.00pm Emilio González-Sanchez

White grubs,Scarabaeidae larvae(Insecta, Coleoptera)control by plants in CA:effects on macrofaunadiversityBodovololona Rabary

Conservationagriculture in drylandagro-ecosystems ofEthiopiaTewodros Mesfin

A Qualitative expertAssessment Tool (QAToCA)for assessing the adoptionof ConservationAgriculture in Africa:selected application inKenya and TanzaniaHycenth Tim Ndah

Modernizing traditionalagriculture -Optimization of maize-vegetable intercroppingsystemsSebastian Munz

Economics of growingmungbean after rice inthe rainfed lowlands ofCambodiaSareth Chea

Opportunity to increasephosphorus efficiencythrough co-applicationof organic amendmentswith mono-ammoniumphosphate (MAP)David Gale

Simulating maize (ZeaMays L.) responses tofertilizer under CApractices in two distinctpedo-climatic zones ofZimbabweFrederico Pancaro

ConservationAgriculture forSmallholders in Africa:Lessons, Challenges andthe VisionSaidi Mkomwa

Developing andadapting mechanizedconservation agriculturemachinery forsmallholder systems ofsouthern AfricaLewis T Mataba

Towards an efficientand useful crop diseasemodelRoger Lawes

Intercropping maize andmungbean to intensifysummer croppingsystems in Queensland,AustraliaJoseph Eyre

Effects of conservationagriculture and manureapplication on maizegrain yield and soilorganic carbon: acomparative analysisLeonard Rusinamhodzi

Payment for EnvironmentalServices: Policy, Indicators andCertificationRicardo Ralisch (U. De Londrinas)

Climate Change Mitigation andAdaption PIARNRichard Eckard, University ofMelbourne

ACT 2 Empowering Smallholdersfor CA Adoption Saidi Mkomwa

Landcare and CommunityEngagementRob Youl

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12.00pm – Discussion12.30pm

12.30pm – Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Presentations1.30pm

1.30 pm Plenary Address – Plaza Terrace Room2.00pm Address by the Foreign Affairs Minister of Australia, Mr Kevin Rudd

Chair: Dr Nick Austin, CEO, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

2.00pm – Keynote Speaker – Theme 12.30pm Mr Richard Heath - Conservation Agriculture: have the good years become the bad years?

2.30pm- Plenary Session3.30pm Workshop Reports

3.30pm - Plenary “So What”: International Panel Session4.30pm

4.30pm – Afternoon Tea5.00pm

5.00pm End of Congress