Conservation Agriculture and mechanization ‘Suitable Machinery’ – a climate-smart approach by Theodor Friedrich, FAO. (This webinar is in two parts. This is the first of the two parts) Dr. Theodore Friedrich of the FAO explains the 3 Conservation Agriculture principles: • Continuous minimum mechanical soil disturbance • Permanent organic soil cover • Diversification of species grown in rotation or association at the same time He explains the implications of Conservation Agriculture for various aspects of conventional agriculture; particularly for seeding and planting, as well as with regards to tillage, mechanical and animal traction. With regards to weed management, Friedrich introduces the viewer to some non-chemical options for weed control such as soil coverage of various means, which may be manual or aided by mechanical equipment. © FAO: http://www.fao.org