Rafael Fuentes of IAPAR presents its research work since the 1970s on conservation agriculture to field workshop in Pato Branco, Parana State, to Project Breadbasket participants from Africa.

1. IAPAR, No-till and Conservation Agriculture Rafael Fuentes [email_address]

2. Surface under NT 2008 Australia 17,0 Other countries 5,0 Brazil 25,5 Paraguay 2,4 Argentina 25,8 116,9 millions ha Source: Derpsch & Friedrich, 2010 ( millions ha 2007/08 ) Canada 13,5 USA 26,5 China 1,3

4. 200,000 km2 2.3% of country area 25% of grains production

5. RAINFALL BALANCE IN LONDRINA (PR)

6. Oats Coffee Barley Triticale Rye Soybean Beans Cotton Maize Peanuts Rice Wheat Sugar cane Onion Tobacco Cassava Tomato Potato Garlic

7. WINTER SOYBEAN MAIZE WINTER MAIZE OATS+RADISH+PEA BLACK OATS WHEAT BLACK OATS SUMMER

8. TOBACCO BEANS CORN CASSAVA

10. SURFACE UNDER NO-TILL IN BRAZIL Denardin et al., 2008 Research Institutions and Universities

21. Consolidation of systems for small farmers FEBRAPDP project 33 seeders

24. Denardin, 2008

25. ♣ ON PERENNIAL CROPS

26. Sweet pepper Cassava Onions Cucumber Tomato Squash ♣ VEGETABLES

28. SOIL AGGREGATION Castro Filho et al, 1998

29. Active zone of aggregation Active zone of decomposition 0 - 5 cm New structure

30. Before and after Photos : Rolph Derpsch

31. Thank you ! [email_address]