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(with special machines), controlling weeds with herbicides. The only soil disturbance is the narrow slit in the soil surface where the seeds are inserted, leaving the remainder of the soil undisturbed, covered by crop residues and thus resistant to both water and wind erosion. Small farmers can no-till seed their crops using a stick or a manual hand planter. Now widely used in the production of corn and soybeans in the United States, no-till has spread rapidly in the Western Hemisphere, covering 25 million hectares in the U.S.A., 24 million hectares in Brazil, 18 million hectares in Argentina, and 13 million hectares in Canada. Australia, with 9 million hectares, rounds out the five leading no-till countries. Worldwide, the no-tillage technology was applied on 45 million hectares in 1999 and has expanded to about 95 million hectares in 2005. It now exceeds the 100 million hectares mark. Farmers worldwide are increasingly recognizing the environmental benefits of this technology: Notill protects the soil from wind and water erosion, reduces fossil fuel consumption, reduces CO2 emissions while also providing CO2 sequestration, and increases soil fertility and productivity. Overall, it helps reduce farm expenses and increase the quality of life for farmers. The Author: Lester Brown is founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. (epi@earth-policy.org, www.earth-policy.org) *Adapted largely from Chapter 5, “Natural Systems Under Stress,” in Lester R. Brown, Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006), available for free downloading and purchase at www.earthpolicy.org/Books/PB2/index.htm. 6
You have just read Chapter 1, Introduction, by Les Brown. Chapters 2-34, with details about no-till research, development, policy, etc. in 20 countries, are available in the 544-page book. The price of the book - with a CD and including delivery: US$15 for ASEAN countries US$16 for all other countries in Asia US$18 for countries in Africa, Australia, Europe and Oceania US$20 for countries in the Western Hemisphere THB300 for Thailand Contact Samran Sombatpanit at sombatpanit@yahoo.com for more details and to order copy/ies or see in the next pages if you want to buy the book locally and pay in local currency.
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