Amir Kassam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3752741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amir Kassam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amir |
| FAMILY NAME | Kassam |
| SIGNATURE | KASSAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Conservation agriculture
Non-Technical Summary Agriculture is the single largest cause for transgressing planetary boundaries. A global transformation to sustainable intensification is required in order to hold the windows open for meeting the Paris climate accord of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and the global biodiversity framework of halting loss of biodiversity, while securing food for a growing world population. Conservation Agriculture (CA) offers the only unive…
Response to: the importance of strengthening the research base and evaluation of climate change mitigation outcomes associated with cropping practices
The comments question the findings of the study by Freitag et al. without specific factual arguments, mainly stating a misbelief and substantiating this with some literature references, which confo...
Initiating conservation agriculture shows reduced soil CO 2 emissions and improved soil aggregate stability in the first season in rainfed cropping in India
The reported study was undertaken to determine which soil health indicators showed measurable signs of improvement, during the first year of the process of introducing a Conservation Agriculture (CA) cropping system in rainfed areas in Madhya Pradesh, India. Soil health indicators of soil aggregate stability, soil-atmosphere CO2 fluxes, water infiltration, soil moisture, potentially mineralisable nitrogen, soil organic content and bulk density we…
Global spread of Conservation Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture (CA) comprises the practical application of three interlinked principles, namely: no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance, biomass mulch soil cover and crop species diversification, in conjunction with other complementary good agricultural practices of integrated crop and production management. In 2015/16, CA was practised globally on about 180 M ha of cropland, corresponding to about 12.5% of the total global cropland.…
Research Bodies in Development
Research bodies in development form part of the global knowledge system and comprise public, private, and civil society organizations operating at multiple levels. Research is considered to be a necessary condition for development and must deal with a wide range of economic, sociocultural, and environmental issues that confront all societies. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an example of an international r…
Environmental implications of three modern agricultural practices
Substantial and rapid changes in agricultural land management practices are being made in many countries on all five inhabited continents: Conservation Agriculture, comprising practices that avoid or minimise mechanical soil disturbance, maintain a protective soil mulch cover, and produce crops in rotations or associations; the System of Rice Intensification, in which rice is grown in mainly moist, aerobic soils; and Precision Agriculture, using …
Climate change, sea-level rise and development in Bangladesh
In the Preface, Brammer states that, after writing eight books on Bangladesh, he thought that he had written all he knew about the physical characteristics of the country in relation to disaster ma
Reply to Sumberg et al
We reassert our claim made in an earlier C ommentary that C onservation A griculture ( CA ) and the S ystem of Rice Intensification ( SRI ) are providing considerable environmental and socio‐economic benefits to large and growing numbers of practising farmers. CA helps to reduce soil degradation, increase and sustain yields, and sequester carbon. SRI practices reduce water use and methane emissions, and provided a world record rice yield of 21.16…
Combining sustainable agricultural production with economic and environmental benefits
Two paradigm shifts in agriculture are taking place that provide important benefits to farmers and to the environment. Conservation Agriculture involves minimising soil disturbance by avoiding tillage operations; maintaining a continuous soil cover of plants and mulch; and cultivating diverse plant species. Together, these practices protect soils against erosion and desiccation; increase soil organic matter contents that in turn increase soil moi…
Assessing the vulnerability of food crop systems in Africa to climate change
An overview of social science research in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
In the mid-1990s, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) expanded its mission beyond sustainable improvements in productivity and formally incorporated a poverty focus. At the same time it initiated a process for the System to become explicitly output and impact oriented. As a result, social science research has become an integral part of the CGIAR research agenda and the research implementation process. And there i…
Potential Population Supporting Capacities of Lands in the Developing World
Agricultural Ecology of Savanna
Combining sustainable agricultural production with economic and environmental benefits
Two paradigm shifts in agriculture are taking place that provide important benefits to farmers and to the environment. Conservation Agriculture involves minimising soil disturbance by avoiding tillage operations; maintaining a continuous soil cover of plants and mulch; and cultivating diverse plant species. Together, these practices protect soils against erosion and desiccation; increase soil organic matter contents that in turn increase soil moi…
Reply to Sumberg et al
We reassert our claim made in an earlier C ommentary that C onservation A griculture ( CA ) and the S ystem of Rice Intensification ( SRI ) are providing considerable environmental and socio‐economic benefits to large and growing numbers of practising farmers. CA helps to reduce soil degradation, increase and sustain yields, and sequester carbon. SRI practices reduce water use and methane emissions, and provided a world record rice yield of 21.16…
An overview of social science research in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
In the mid-1990s, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) expanded its mission beyond sustainable improvements in productivity and formally incorporated a poverty focus. At the same time it initiated a process for the System to become explicitly output and impact oriented. As a result, social science research has become an integral part of the CGIAR research agenda and the research implementation process. And there i…
Agricultural Ecology of Savanna
Potential Population Supporting Capacities of Lands in the Developing World
An overview of social science research in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
In the mid-1990s, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) expanded its mission beyond sustainable improvements in productivity and formally incorporated a poverty focus. At the same time it initiated a process for the System to become explicitly output and impact oriented. As a result, social science research has become an integral part of the CGIAR research agenda and the research implementation process. And there i…
Assessing the vulnerability of food crop systems in Africa to climate change
Reply to Sumberg et al
We reassert our claim made in an earlier C ommentary that C onservation A griculture ( CA ) and the S ystem of Rice Intensification ( SRI ) are providing considerable environmental and socio‐economic benefits to large and growing numbers of practising farmers. CA helps to reduce soil degradation, increase and sustain yields, and sequester carbon. SRI practices reduce water use and methane emissions, and provided a world record rice yield of 21.16…
Combining sustainable agricultural production with economic and environmental benefits
Two paradigm shifts in agriculture are taking place that provide important benefits to farmers and to the environment. Conservation Agriculture involves minimising soil disturbance by avoiding tillage operations; maintaining a continuous soil cover of plants and mulch; and cultivating diverse plant species. Together, these practices protect soils against erosion and desiccation; increase soil organic matter contents that in turn increase soil moi…
Climate change, sea-level rise and development in Bangladesh
In the Preface, Brammer states that, after writing eight books on Bangladesh, he thought that he had written all he knew about the physical characteristics of the country in relation to disaster ma
Environmental implications of three modern agricultural practices
Substantial and rapid changes in agricultural land management practices are being made in many countries on all five inhabited continents: Conservation Agriculture, comprising practices that avoid or minimise mechanical soil disturbance, maintain a protective soil mulch cover, and produce crops in rotations or associations; the System of Rice Intensification, in which rice is grown in mainly moist, aerobic soils; and Precision Agriculture, using …
Research Bodies in Development
Research bodies in development form part of the global knowledge system and comprise public, private, and civil society organizations operating at multiple levels. Research is considered to be a necessary condition for development and must deal with a wide range of economic, sociocultural, and environmental issues that confront all societies. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an example of an international r…
Global spread of Conservation Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture (CA) comprises the practical application of three interlinked principles, namely: no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance, biomass mulch soil cover and crop species diversification, in conjunction with other complementary good agricultural practices of integrated crop and production management. In 2015/16, CA was practised globally on about 180 M ha of cropland, corresponding to about 12.5% of the total global cropland.…
Initiating conservation agriculture shows reduced soil CO 2 emissions and improved soil aggregate stability in the first season in rainfed cropping in India
The reported study was undertaken to determine which soil health indicators showed measurable signs of improvement, during the first year of the process of introducing a Conservation Agriculture (CA) cropping system in rainfed areas in Madhya Pradesh, India. Soil health indicators of soil aggregate stability, soil-atmosphere CO2 fluxes, water infiltration, soil moisture, potentially mineralisable nitrogen, soil organic content and bulk density we…
Conservation agriculture
Non-Technical Summary Agriculture is the single largest cause for transgressing planetary boundaries. A global transformation to sustainable intensification is required in order to hold the windows open for meeting the Paris climate accord of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and the global biodiversity framework of halting loss of biodiversity, while securing food for a growing world population. Conservation Agriculture (CA) offers the only unive…
Response to: the importance of strengthening the research base and evaluation of climate change mitigation outcomes associated with cropping practices
The comments question the findings of the study by Freitag et al. without specific factual arguments, mainly stating a misbelief and substantiating this with some literature references, which confo...
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