Soil – where the answer lies

The TAA Southwest Branch organised a full day seminar at the Royal Agriculture University, Cirencester on 15th October 2015, as part of the UN Year of the Soil 2015. Introduction by John Wibberley, and papers by David Hopkins on Healthy Soils challenges for research & development; Jane Rickson on Soil degradation & Ecosystem Security; Alan Stapleton on Travels with an auger: tropical soil diversity in practice; Tony Reynolds, on Soil management: lessons from and for Conservation Farming; Richard Baines on Reducing Soil Erosion through improved agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Tanzania; Charles Hartley on Soil Conservation via Tropical Tree Crop Management. Followed by an active panel discussion.