@article{fdi:010058849,
  title = {{C}onservation agriculture cropping systems in temperate and tropical conditions, performances and impacts . {A} review},
  author = {{S}copel, {E}. and {T}riomphe, {B}. and {A}ffholder, {F}. and {D}a {S}ilva, {F}. {A}. {M}. and {C}orbeels, {M}. and {X}avier, {J}. {H}. {V}. and {L}ahmar, {R}. and {R}ecous, {S}. and {B}ernoux, {M}artial and {B}lanchart, {E}ric and {M}endes, {I}. {D}. and {D}e {T}ourdonnet, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}owadays, in a context of climate change, economical uncertainties and social pressure to mitigate agriculture externalities, farmers have to adopt new cropping systems to achieve a sustainable and cost-effective grain production. {C}onservation agriculture consists of a range of cropping systems based on a combination of three main principles: (1) soil tillage reduction, (2) soil protection by organic residues and (3) diversification in crop rotation. {C}onservation agriculture has been promoted as a way to reduce production costs, soil erosion and soil fertility degradation under both tropical and temperate conditions. {C}onservation agriculture-based cropping systems have diffused widely under {B}razilian large-scale farms' conditions and more recently in {E}urope in the context of medium-size mechanized farms. {T}heir diffusion, however, is still limited under small-scale non-mechanized farms' conditions of tropical countries. {T}o assess the advantages and limits of such new cropping systems, this article compares experiences with conservation agriculture from the tropical {C}errado region of {B}razil and from temperate conditions of {E}urope. {I}t focusses on agronomic performances, environmental impacts and economical results. {C}onservation agriculture systems appear to be interesting options to achieve sustainable and intensive crop production under different agroecological environments because they use efficiently available resources and maintain soil fertility. {H}owever, this mostly results from the permanent presence of an organic mulch on the soil surface and the incorporation of cover crops in the rotations. {S}uch modifications require a significant reorganization of the production process at farm level, and when facing technical or socioeconomic constraints, most farmers usually opt for applying only partially the three main principles of conservation agriculture. {I}nvestigating more fully the consequences of such partial implementation of conservation agriculture principles on its actual efficiency and assessing the most efficient participatory approaches needed to adapt conservation agriculture principles to local conditions and farming systems are top priorities for future research.},
  keywords = {{S}oil fertility ; {S}oil biology ; {B}iodiversity ; {E}cological processes ; {E}nvironmental services ; {C}over crops ; {G}rain production ; {F}arming systems ; {B}razil ; {E}urope ; {BRESIL} ; {EUROPE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}gronomy for {S}ustainable {D}evelopment},
  volume = {33},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {113--130},
  ISSN = {1774-0746},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s13593-012-0106-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058849},
}