Setif, Algeria, May 3-5, Organized by

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1 4 TH MEDITERRANEAN MEETING ON NO TILLAGE Setif, Algeria, May 3-5, 2010 Organized by ATU.PAM (Association Trait d Union pour une Agriculture Moderne) FERT (Formation pour l Epanouissement et le Renouveau de la Terre) With the collaboration of INRAA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Algérie) ITGC (Institut Technique des Grandes Cultures, Algérie) DSA (Direction des Services Agricoles de Sétif) First announcement

2 Madam, Sir, Conservation Agriculture constitutes a viable alternative to overcome the challenging water scarcity and basic natural resources degradation in the Mediterranean region which is dominated by rain fed agriculture In this context, it will be held, on May 3-5, 2010, at Sétif (Algeria) the 4 TH MEDITERRANEAN MEETING ON NO TILLAGE As with the previous meetings (Saragossa, Spain 2006 ; Tabarka, Tunisia 2004 and Settat, Morocco 2001) initiated within the framework activities of RCM (Mediterranean Field Crop Network hosted by FERT), this meeting will be an opportunity to exchange experiences, and ideas among Farmers, Technicians, Researchers and Policy Makers about Conservation Agriculture. This is especially an opportunity to address particularly the practices related to No Tillage and simplified cultivation techniques such as weed management, rotation, fallowing, cover crop and mechanization. The purpose of this first announcement is intended as an awareness of issues of Conservation Agriculture by offering you the opportunity to participate to this meeting under different forms: - Oral communication in the framework of the predefined themes by the Technical and Scientific Committee (TSC) which are listed below. - Poster on a topic related to the overall theme of Conservation Agriculture - Simple registration to participate to the 3-day program. The final program of this meeting will be elaborated in the coming weeks by the TSC, based on the expressed interest received after the first announcement In this context, you find below the themes for this event, the procedures for submitting an oral presentation or a poster and a pre- registration bulletin. For further information, please feel free to contact us. Sincerely yours Organization Committee - Technical and Scientific Committee

3 Organization The fourth Mediterranean meeting on No Tillage is organized by the Association Trait d Union Pour une Agriculture Moderne (ATU-PAM) of Sétif (Algeria), la Formation pour l Epanouissement et le Renouveau de la Terre ( FERT, France), l Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, Algeria), l Institut Technique des Grandes Cultures (ITGC, Algeria), la Direction du Développement des Zones Arides et Semi- Arides du Ministère de l Agriculture et du Développement Rural ( DDZAS_MADR, Algeria), La Direction des Services Agricoles de Sétif ( DSA, Sétif, Algeria), la Chambre d Agriculture de la Wilaya de Sétif ( CAW, Sétif, Algeria) and la Wilaya de Sétif (Algeria). ATU-PAM has the responsibility of assuring the permanent secretariat and the organization material of the 4 th Mediterranean Meeting on No tillage.the program will include two days of conferences and workshops and a half-day field trip. The meetings will take place at Setif, on May, 3-5, 2010 ATU-PAM Tel : Fax : E_mail : atu.pam@gmail.com Technical and Scientific Committee Hamenna BOUZERZOUR Said MAHNANE Hocine IREKTI Zitouni SOUACI Omar ZAGHOUANE Ali ACHIRI Mahfoud MAKHLOUF Bruno VADON Rabah LAHMAR Rachid MRABET Moncef BENHAMMOUDA Salah Salim BENHAJ Carlos CANTERO-MARTINEZ Ricardo FREIXIAL Khaled ABBAS Mohamed El Hadi OULD FERROUKH Abdelghani BOUGUENDOUZ Rachid BOUKHLIF Houria CHENNAFI Fadela BELLAH Zakia ABDELLAOUI Saida KHALDOUN Mohamed DEKHILI Mohamed FENNI Miloud HAFSI Said KERMALI Abdelhakim ROUABAH (President) ITGC, Algiers, Algeria ITGC, Setif, Algeria FERT RCM, France CIRAD, France INRA, Tanger, Morocco ESAK, El Kef, Tunisia INGC, Bou Salem, Tunisia UdL, Catalonia, Spain Evora University, Portugal INA, Alger, Algeria ITGC, Algiers, Algeria ITGC, Algiers, Algeria INRAA, Algiers, Algeria

4 Organization Committee Zitouni SOUACI Said MAHNANE Ali ACHIRI Mahfoud MAKHLOUF Abdelghani BOUGUENDOUZ BOUKHLIF Rachid Ahmed FELLAHI Mokhtar HIMA Kamel KAHLAINE Saïd KERMALI Abdelhakim ROUABAH Bruno VADON Représentant DDAZASA (President) (V. President) ITGC, Setif, Algeria DSA, Setif, Algeria INRAA, Algiers, Algeria ATU-PAM, Algeria FERT _ RCM, France MADR, Algeria Sessions The various sessions will focus on practical approaches to lead to practical and useful recommendations to Farmers and Developers adopting Conservation Agriculture. Each session will include conferences, Farmers testimonial, free communications and porters related to the following topics: May 3 rd 2010 Morning session: Registration, Opening and presentation of Algerian case Presentation of Algerian Agriculture Definition of concepts of Conservation Agriculture (CA): No Till, TCS vs Conventional Tillage Research results and application of CA Afternoon session: Farmers testimony, principles and issues in CA Testimony of farmers (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Spain...) Principles and issues of CA Adaptation of crop management: N, diseases, pests Control of weed flora May 4 th 2010 Morning session: Soil and Fallow Management in Conservation Agriculture Soil management Fallow management Cover Crops Rotations: forage and food legumes Agriculture Opportunity Afternoon session: The integration of livestock (sheep and cattle) and development strategies, dissemination and adoption of CA The association cereal-sheep farming and compatibility with No Till Transition from conventional farming to No Till Environmental impact Policies favouring the adoption of CA

5 Symposium Proceedings Proceedings of the Fourth Mediterranean Meeting on No Tillage will be edited by CIHEAM- Saragossa IAMZ in the journal Options Méditerranéennes and also by INRAA, for local dissemination of the information. Registration and fees Registrations must be done no later than December 25 th, 2009, by sending the registration form filled in. People registered for a conference, an oral communication or a poster, (accepted by the TSC) are taken fully in charge for the hotel and catering by ATU-PAM. No fees are required. The participants to the seminar will be hosted in the down town hotels. The list of the hotels will be send with the second announcement of the meeting. Call for papers: deadline December 25 th, 2009 Oral or poster contributions are accepted for all sessions, the abstract should be sent by E_mail, along with the registration form filled in before December 25 th, Language The languages used during the seminar are Arabic, English and French.

6 Association Trait d Union Pour une Agriculture Moderne (ATU-PAM) Association Formation pour l Epanouissement et le Renouveau de la terre (FERT) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Algérie (INRAA) Institut Technique des Grandes Cultures (ITGC) 4 th Mediterranean Meeting on No Till Setif, Algeria, May, 3-5, 2010 Registration form * Deadline December, 25 th, 2009 First name Family name Institution Address Telephone E_mail I present a conference (.), an oral communication ( ), a poster ( ). The summary is attached to this registration form. I participate to the field strip of May, 5 th, 2010 : Yes Non * Registration form to complete and mail it with a summary of your contribution to ATU_PAM: atu.pam@gmail.com before December 25, 2009.