MPTCA 2025

Conservation agriculture represents a crucial approach to sustainable farming, particularly in response to local climate and weather dynamics. Explore the principles and practices of conservation agriculture, emphasizing its adaptive strategies in the face of environmental challenges such as droughts, floods, fires, windstorms, and more. Conservation agriculture enhances agricultural resilience by minimizing soil disturbance, maintaining soil cover, optimizing water use, and employing sustainable harvesting techniques like crop rotation and companion planting. It supports stable plant and animal populations over time. Attendees will gain practical insights and resources to effectively incorporate conservation agriculture into their teaching, preparing students to become future leaders in sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship by equipping educators with the tools to integrate these principles into their classrooms. This session will empower educators with practical knowledge and resources to integrate conservation agriculture concepts into their teaching, thereby cultivating a generation of informed students about agriculture.

Session Objectives:
1. Key Practices in Conservation Agriculture - Techniques to minimize soil disturbance
2. Key Practices in Conservation Agriculture -Importance of maintaining soil cover
3. Key Practices in Conservation Agriculture - Sustainable harvesting practices