Proposed Dates: 2014 September 20-30

Ningxia Academy of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences

Yinchuan City, Ningxia, PR China

Conservation Agriculture (CA) practices, with increasing acceptance across the globe, is today being considered as a harbinger for agriculture sustainability and resilient productivity. Its positive impact on natural resources, and  adaptation to and mitigation of climate change effects, is widely acknowledged as a key combatant in the “Blue Revolution”.

In Asia, CA is a relatively new introduction and capacity development is vital for development, adaptation and scaling-out for impact across the region. Hence, a course on CA shall offer a unique capacity development opportunity to the all those associated with natural resource management, environment,agriculture, supply chains and related service sectors.This national course links the global and regional CA courses for sustainable intensification of maize and wheat systems, restoration of natural resource degradation and resilient cropping systems with vast experience from leading foreign experts from Asia, Africa and the Americas. Dr Ken Sayre, Dr ML Jat, Dr H Sidhu and Dr Jack McHugh have extensive Chinese and Asian agricultural experience and they will build your knowledge and skills to lead CA research and development in China.

Course Coordinator

Dr. A.D. Jack McHugh, Sr. Research Engineer

CIMMYT-China

Ph: +86 951 688 6805

Email: a.mchugh@cgiar.org

Training Executive

Mr Dong Liguo. Program Assistant, CIMMYT-China

Ph: +86 135 1957 0303

Email: dlg0303@163.com

Costs and logistics

Participants are responsible for making their own international and domestic travel rrangements and covering incidentals, including transport from Yinchuan to Wuzhong

Participants will be responsible for their hotel accommodation and incidentals. Transport in

Wuzhong City will be supplied.

Costs for banquets, field trip meals, buses & materials will be 1500RMB/person to be paid on

arrival.

Course location will be in Wuzhong City, Ningxia.Maximum number of participants will be imited,

so apply early to avoid disappointment.

Course length will be 7 days: September 20-27 Apply by sending; your name, contact details &

unit, to the training executive dlg0303@163.com

Application deadline is September 05, 2014.