Impact of Conservation Agriculture on human nutrition? Zambia

Paul Wagstaff, TAAI Ireland Coordinator and Advisor toConcern Worldwide, notes that a largeamount of research has been carried out on the impact of ConservationAgriculture on soil fertility, crop yields and environmental benefits but thereappears to be little research so far on the impact of CA on human nutrition,particularly child and maternal nutrition. Concern Worldwide Zambia thereforecommissioned Dr Anne-Marie Mayer to carry out an initial study on the potentialnutritional impacts of CA amongst practicing CA farmers in Zambia. Click to read the Report . If any member knows of any other research on CA andhuman nutrition, particularly soil-plant-human nutrient flows and mycotoxinsrisks, please email Paul Wagstaff13.5.15