The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) consists of practitioners and promoters who believe the adaptation and adoption of conservation tillage principles is a cost effective method of reducing and reversing the environmental degradation and food insecurity devastating Africa. ACT NOW! is ACT's electronic update on events and findings which may assist accelerate this process. ACT NOW! AND HELP AFRICA GROW!
ACT NOW !
Vol. 2:11/12
November/December 2001
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BREAKING PLOUGHSHARES INTO PEACES
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The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) consists of practitioners
and promoters who believe the adaptation and adoption of conservation
tillage principles is a cost effective method of reducing and reversing
the environmental degradation and food insecurity devastating Africa.
ACT NOW! is ACT's electronic update on events and findings which may
assist accelerate this process.
ACT NOW! AND HELP AFRICA GROW!
http://www.fao.org/act-network
[email protected]
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N.B.
INTERNATIONAL ATNESA / ACT WORKSHOP & EQUIPMENT EXPO
19 - 25 May 2002
Jinja, Uganda
CONTACT
Engineer Wilfred R. Odogola [email protected]
Dr Pascal Kaumbutho [email protected]
ACT RC Martin Bwalya [email protected]
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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EDITOR'S NOTE
We thank all those of you who sent us Season's greetings, and trust you,
your colleagues and families had a good year end break and have returned
refreshed and renewed to a great new year.
Sadly in this issue we have to report the retirement from the World Bank
of that great advocate and servant of Conservation Tillage, Christian
Pieri. We join you in thanking him for all he has done for sustainable
agriculture throughout the world, and welcome his avowal to continue to
use his great fund of experience, knowledge and wisdom for the further
healing of Planet Earth.
Trust you find this edition(s !!) of ACT NOW! interesting and
informative. Well over target length, I'm afraid, but tried to compress
two months news into one - and avoid the temptation of the many other
items we could have included.
Richard Fowler
[email protected]
CO-ORDINATOR'S CORNER
To contribute to the increased adoption of sustainable soil and water
management practices at farm level is one of ACT's primary objectives.
To this end ACT believes in strong effective grassroot partnerships,
including projects and departments with farm level activities and
national or area networks. To facilitate increased interaction within
an area/country and beyond, ACT would appreciate volunteers prepared to
be contact persons. If you're interested please e-mail the Secretariat
for details.
Martin Bwalya
[email protected]
TOPICAL TIPS
FURTHER BENEFITS OF CONTROLLED TRAFFIC
In addition to the benefits listed by Peter Walsh in October's ACT NOW!,
Des McGarry of Queensland suggests that, by using GPS, one can do away
with visual markers; spray at night; and precision plant. See the
illustrated report on http://www.desmcgarry.cjb.net/
TERMITES
Malkerns Research Station, Swaziland advise the use of traditional
methods such as flooding, removal of the queen, or opening the top of
the mound and burning straw. Extracts of neem, wood ash, wild tobacco,
and dried chili in water or cow urine were not found satisfactory.
MUCUNA & NUTGRASS (Cyperus spp)
Honduras farmers say that keeping nutgrass covered for 12 months will
kill it. They use mucuna to do this. (Roland Bunch, MULCH-L)
PARAMETER FOR SOIL QUALITY David Menne
"A single practical indicator of soil health is the presence of
earthworms".
CONSERVATION TILLAGE IN AFRICA
SOIL DEGRADATION IN THE SAVANA REGION OF TOGO
Azouma Yaovi Ouézou of Université de Lomé, Togo, advises that in 1986
PNUD/FAO and the Soil Conservation and Improvement Institute initiated
a project to raise farmer awareness of soil erosion. A survey in the
semi-arid zone (annual rainfall 900 - 1100 mm) showed inappropriate use
of farm tools and technologies such as burning, felling, lack of
fertilizer, etc lead to erosion, plough pan, low yield, and
deforestation. Appropriate solutions included extension and training
farmers in soil and water conservation techniques; creation of water
ways; combining agroforestery and animal draft power to provide wood,
biomass for soils and more fodder for animals; using organic fertilizer
to regenerate poor soils; subsoiling to 25 cm to break plough pans;
introducing Dolichos lablab for soil protection, food and fodder; and
using coulters to
facilitate infiltration of the crucial first rains.
FACING THE FOOD CHALLENGE IN AFRICA
A recent regional course in Sustainable Agriculture for East & Southern
Africa held in Eldoret, Western Kenya was attended by 36 participants
from 7 countries. Organized by the Sustainable Agriculture Centre for
Research, Extension and Development in Africa (SACRED-Africa),
participants felt the workshop should in future be held annually on a
rotating basis in different countries. Next workshop scheduled for
13th - 14th October 2002, Jinja, Uganda. Contact Dr.Eusebius J.
Mukhwana, Workshop Convener/Coordinator, [email protected].
CONSERVATION TILLAGE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
WORLD BANK CT ADVOCATE RETIRES
After 10 years in the "Rural Family" working on environmental issues,
Christian Pieri has retired from the World Bank. Not just to spend more
time with his family and three grand children, or take holidays in his
'father-island' Corsica, but to promote Sustainable Land Management,
especially capacity building and No-Till farming. (See Editorial)
CONGRESS ON CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE
The Web site (http://www.ecaf.org/Congress/Latest_news.htm) has recently
been updated with a List of participants; some more papers; and a Report
which includes Conclusions; Declaration and the Action Plan.
LIVESTOCK IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE E-CONFERENCE
Domestic animals are essential to CA for draft power, but may be an
impediment for crop residue management. A moderated global
e-conference 4 February - 29 March 2002 will discuss the Roles of
livestock in CA; Crop residue utilisation; Forage cover crops and crop
rotation; Grazing crop residues and permanent pastures; Recycling
animal manures; & Draft power. To submit articles, questions and
suggestions please contact M.Sánchez ([email protected]).
BIOTECH SOYBEANS FACILITATE CT ADOPTION
A recent study by the American Soybean Association (ASA) reveals that
73% of 450 growers polled credited herbicide-tolerant soybeans as the
main reason they were able to adopt reduced tillage practices leading to
less loss of topsoil, reduced soil compaction, and significant fuel
savings. ASA calculated that reduced tillage in soybeans during 2000
alone "saved 247 million tons of irreplaceable topsoil," and cut fuel
usage 886 million litres.
CLIMATE CHANGE
The United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC)'s official declaration that "most of the observed warming over
the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the increase in
greenhouse gas concentrations" was awarded Science Magazine's Runner-up
Award for the scientific breakthrough of the year.
CLIMATE CHANGE: BIG DROP IN CROP YIELDS FORECAST
http://www.unep.org/Documents/Default.asp?DocumentID=225&ArticleID=2952
Harvests of some of the world's most important food crops could fall by
as much as a third in some crucial parts of the planet as a result of
climate change. KABISSA-FAHAMU-SANGONET NEWSLETTER 44
CONSERVATION TILLAGE FOR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
Agriculture is a primary potential source of emission reductions through
implementation of standard conservation techniques maintains Richard
Ney, President, Essential Science Inc, USA ([email protected]).
CONSERVATION TILLAGE AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Gottlieb Basch & Friedrich Tebrügge, in a paper presented at the
International Meeting on Climate Change at Evora, Portugal 15-16 Nov.
2001, noted a 1% reduction of SOC in the 30 cm topsoil layer is the
equivalent to a loss of 45 tons carbon or 166 tons CO2 per hectare.This
reveals the potential CO2 sequestration which reduced tillage could have
in restoring soil organic carbon lost over decades of traditional land
use, not only on the levels of soil organic matter but also soil
fertility and long-term sustainability of agriculture and food
production.
The Food and Agriculture Policy released by USDA in August 2001
adddresses the important contribution of SOC
http://www.usda.gov/news/pubs/farmpolicy01/chapter5.pdf
A recent report on "The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating global
climate change" can be found on www.royalsoc.ac.uk/policy/index.html,
while a paper available on www2.essex.ac.uk/ces, "Potential Carbon
Mitigation and Income in Developing Countries from Changes in Use and
Management of Agricultural and Forest Lands" by John O. Niles, Sandra
Brown, Jules Pretty, Andrew Ball, John Fay, analyses how much money 48
developing countries could earn from carbon sequestration.
The Web site (http://www.swcs.org/docs/carbon_brochure.pdf) has a
generalized pamphlet on carbon sequestration, and the Carbon
Sequestration Newsletter produced by the National Energy Technology
Laboratory, USA, provides information on recent activities and
publications. To subscribe, e-mail [email protected]
with "subscribe sequestration" in the body of the message.
GREEN MANURE/COVERCROP DATABASE
CIDICCO still needs information for the second phase of a project to
inventory formal and informal agricultural systems in the tropics using
legume (and other) species as cover crops, green manures, or improved
fallows. Those who complete the 12-page questionnaire will receive a
free CD-Rom containing the finished database, be included in the
database credits, and may receive 'modest compensation' for time
invested. The form can be downloaded at
file://cidicco.hn/survey_form.zip
or a printable version at http://cidicco.hn./survey_eng.PDF%A0. For
more information contact [email protected]
OTHER NEWS
WATER SHORTAGES CONTRIBUTE TO GRAIN HARVEST DEFICITS
Eco-Economy Update 2001-3 of the Earth Policy Institute notes that
the the poor international grain harvests of the last two years were
largely due to weak grain prices, drought, and spreading water shortages
due, in part, to falling water tables in key food-producing regions.
WSSCC SAYS RAINWATER HARVESTING VITAL
Gourisankar Ghosh, Executive Director of the Geneva-based Water Supply
and Sanitation Collaborative Council, affirmed, at the Rainwater
International 2001 conference in Mannheim, Germany, that the key to a
successfulrainwater harvesting programme or project is not so much in
the engineering design but in involving people with a good communication
strategy. www.sustdev.org/industry.news/112001/0701.shtml
NGOC & THE CGIAR
Monica Kapiriri and Ann Waters-Bayer, Co-Chairs of the NGO Committee of
the CGIAR, advise that the AGM of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research) was held at
the end of October 2001. The official records of this and Executive
Council meetings can be found at www.cgiar.org:
FAO STARTS IPM DISCUSSION GROUP
The Global IPM Facility at FAO-Rome has launched a moderated electronic
discussion group, Global-IPM-L to encourage focused discussion on
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Integrated Production and Pest
Management (IPPM). Aims include the promotion and dissemination of
information on IPM/IPPM, and the establishment of stronger links between
governmental and NGO IPM/IPPM practitioners and decision makers. Post
information to:
information from
[email protected] or E. Tagliati [email protected].
(ex IPMnet News #96)
FAO SOIL BIODIVERSITY PORTAL
The Portal has been recently updated with a matrix providing linkages
with ongoing work by many organisations/institutes; a global survey of
expertise; news and events; & a soil biodiversity brochure for info and
advocacy. http://www.fao.org/ag/AGL/agll/soilbiod/default.htm
ROOTALK
The editors of this e-Newsletter invite YOU to provide any information
related to soil biological management and sustainable agriculture.
[email protected]
CONNECTING THOSE WORKING ON LIVESTOCK & ENVIRONMENT
The Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative Centres
focus on the alleviation of the negative and enhancement of the positive
impact of livestock on the environment and the sustainable use of the
natural resource base. LEAD's Virtual Centre includes language and
regional platforms operated by collaborating institutions such as CIRAD,
CATIE and FAO which enable R&D workers around the globe to access
information on livestock and environment interactions. Register on the
distribution list by e-mailing [email protected] leaving the
subject blank and entering in the body of the message:
SUBSCRIBE LEAD-ANNOUNCE-L "Your name, organisation, country"
A CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN FOR ACP AGRICULTURE
ICT UPDATE can be viewed at http://www.agricta.org/ictupdate/. To
subscribe e-mail [email protected] with, in the in the body
of your message, SUBSCRIBE. Questions etc to [email protected]
HIGHLAND UPLAND FARMING SYSTEMS
The FAO is currently engaged in a Technology Assessment and Transfer
Project for Highland/Upland Farming Systems. Those interested in
participating should contact Dr. Ralf Kwaschik at [email protected].
ASIA PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION CENTRE
75 Participants from 24 countries attended the 13th APFEJ World Congress
of Environmental Journalists recently. Their 'Manilla Declaration" can
be obtained from [email protected], or contact
Dharman Wickremaretne,President/APFEJ, [email protected]
RISING SEA LEVEL FORCING EVACUATION OF ISLAND COUNTRY?
Eco-Economy Update 2001-2 of the Earth Policy Institute reported
leaders of Tuvalu - an11,000 citizen island in the Pacific Ocean -
had announced they were abandoning their homeland due to rising sea
levels. Agence France-Presse reported from Auckland, New Zealand,
however, that Tuvalu Deputy Secretary Simeti Lopati said that "We are
not leaving Tuvalu just yet". See also
http://www.greeningearthsociety.org/Articles/2001/vca42.htm
THE FUTURE ORIENTATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA:
SYNTHESIS ex ICT-UpDate 1/12/01
www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Conference_Reports_and_Other_Documents/disd/
codi/docs/doc3EN.pdf
DEVECOL is a new way of finding information about sustainable
development that is site-specific and relating it to similar
environments elsewhere, or conversely, finding information in
environments that are similar to your site ( www.devecol.org.). The
developers are seeking additional partners in the creation of an
Africa-wide atlas of such documents accessible from digital map
displays. See
(http://www.devecol.org/devecolsite/Intro/Geo%20eLinks.htm)
Peter H. Freeman, Development Ecology Information Service.
CONCEPTUAL MODELS FOR USING ICTS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(ex ICT-Update 1/12/01)
Two models can be seen at http://www.fao.org/sd/:
- VERCON is the Virtual Extension-Research Communication Network
designed to create and improve linkages among agricultural research and
extension systems.
- FARMNET, the Farmer Information Network, uses communication tools and
technologies to facilitate the generation and exchange of knowledge.
[email protected] or [email protected]
GENETIC ENGINEERING
GMinfo is a weekly (free) e-digest of information available on
genetically
engineered crops. Prepared primarily for concerned South Africans, it
contains much of international interest. Editor Andrew Taynton of the
South African SAFE FOOD COALITION with the NATURAL LAW PARTY invites
subscription requests. [email protected]
REGISTER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
One of the world´s largest registers is available at
http://www.mcbup.com/research_registers/emh/sponsors.asp
Researchers undertaking environmentally-related research should submit
details on their work free of charge at the web site. Prof Walter Leal
Filho, Technical University of Hamburg, Editor. [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL DAYS TO REMEMBER
22.March (Water Day); 22.April (Earth Day); 25.April (Tree Day); 5 June
(Environment Day); 16.September (Day for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer).
COMING EVENTS (* denotes first time in ACT NOW!)
1. COUNTRY (What's happening in YOUR country related to conservation
tillage?)
* September 4, 2002. NO TILL CLUB CONFERENCE, Cedara, South Africa.
Contact Mr Herby Hodgson [email protected]
2. AFRICA
April 20-25, 2002. 4th INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON WORKING EQUINES
Al-Ba'ath University, Syria. [email protected]
* May 19-25, 2002. COMBINED ACT WORKSHOP & EQUIPMENT EXPO / 6th ATNESA
THEMATIC WORKSHOP, Jinja, Uganda. Modernising agriculture through
improved animal traction, conservation agriculture and rural transport.
Engineer Wilfred R.Odogola [email protected] / Martin Bwalya
[email protected]
May 26-30, 2002. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CONFERENCE,
Durban, South Africa. [email protected]
September 2 - 11, 2002. World Summit on Sustainable Development. (Rio
Earth Summit +10). Johannesburg, SA. www.earthsummit2002.org
October 26-28, 2002. 3rd Int Symposium:AGROENVIRON-2002: SUSTAINABLE
AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS. Cairo, Egypt.
Email: [email protected]
3. OVERSEAS
January 6-7, 2002. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS WORKSHOP, European Weed
Research Soc, Reading, UK. [email protected]
February 19-22, 2002. NO TILL FARMING IN RICE-WHEAT SYSTEMS. Dr Larry
Harrington [email protected]
* March 13-15, 2002. WCCA, WORLD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS IN AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.
http://wcca.ifas.ufl.edu/ Contact: [email protected]
March 24-26, 2002. INTERNATIONAL IPM CONFERENCE, Toronto, CANADA.
Contact: M.E. Appleby [email protected]
May 7, 2002. 54TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION, Gent, May 14-17, 2002. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIBLICAL HOLISM & May 29-31 2002. ICTs AND DEVELOPMENT: New Opportunities, Perspectives & July 21-26, 2002. WOMEN'S WORLDS 2002: 8th Int Interdisc Cong on * August 11-17, 2002. WORLD WATER WEEK, Stockholm. Symposium August 12-15, 2002. 22ND BRAZILIAN WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Porto Alegre, August 14-21, 2002. 17th WORLD CONGRESS OF SOIL SCIENCE. Bangkok, September 20-24, 2002. II WORLD MEETING OF MOUNTAIN POPULATIONS. September 24-28, 2002. LANDUSE MANAGEMENT, EROSION & CARBON November 16-21 November, 2002. BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION April 27 - 2 May, 2003. 11TH SYMPOSIUM ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF June 19-25, 2004. 4TH INTERNATIONAL WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Durban, TRAINING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. April 21 - June 28, 2002. Wageningen, THE DEVELOPMENT OF IPM APPROACHES. May 12 - June 9, 2002. Wageningen, THE ROLE OF PESTICIDES IN IPM. June 10-22, 2002. Wageningen, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS. June 24-28, 2002. 1ST LATIN-AMERICAN PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. 2nd Regiona PUBLICATIONS RESPONSE TO LAND DEGRADATION SOLAR DRYING INCREASES VALUE & FOOD SECURITY Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development: TRANSGENIC CROPS IN AN AGRO-ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT: MULTITROPHIC EFFECTS OF PLANT HEALTH PROGRESS (PHP) THE POLITICS OF PRECAUTION: GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS IN DEVELOPING WEB SITES REPORTS ON THE WORLD CLIMATE SUMMIT POINT CARBON (www.pointcarbon.com): GREENING EARTH SOCIETY www.co2andclimate.org EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE http://www.earth-policy.org TechKnowNetll Online webdesigning course Economic and agricultural performance of Genetically Modified Effects of GM foods http://www.cqs.com/50harm.htm EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES NOTE
BELGIUM.
AGRICULTURE:Cultivating our roots. Food for the Hungry & Dordt College,
Iowa, USA. http://www.fhi.net/gme/fse/bha_conference/ or
[email protected]
Challenges. Bangalore, India. [email protected] or Shirin Madon
[email protected]
Women. www.kabissa.org/wougnet/projectnews.html#WW2002
"Balancing Competing Water Uses - Present Status and New Prospects".
http://www.siwi.org/sws2002/sws2002.html
RGS, BRAZIL. Contact: [email protected]
Thailand.THEME Soil Science: Confronting New Realities in the 21st
Century. Email:[email protected]
(Quito, Ecuador). "Jorge Leon, APMM"
SEQUESTRATION. Montpellier, 24-28 September 2002
* Dr Eric Roose, IRD, BP 5045, F34032 Montpellier, France, Tel :
(33)(0)467.41.62.65. Fax : (33)(0)467.41.62.94 Email : [email protected]
CONFERENCE 2002, Brighton, UK. [email protected]
WEEDS,Canberra, AUSTRALIA. Contact: S. Corey, Fax: 61-02-6246-4177.
E-mail: [email protected]
SOUTH AFRICA.
ItrainOnline: INTERNET TRAINING CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND
HUMAN RIGHTS
Six international organizations have joined forces to create
ItrainOnline ww.itrainonline.org, a technology resource center for
people who want to learn how to use the Internet effectively for social
justice and sustainable development. For more information contact:
Glen Tarman, OneWorld publicity manager [email protected] or Ann
Tothill, Project Coordinator [email protected]
NETHERLANDS. [email protected]
THE NETHERLANDS. [email protected]
THE NETHERLANDS. [email protected]
SHORT-COURSE, Montelimar, NICARAGUA. [email protected].
Course. October 13-18, 2002. Regional Workshop. Jinja, Uganda. Dr
Eusebius J. Mukhwana [email protected]
FARMER INNOVATION IN AFRICA. Chris Reij & Ann Waters-Bayer(eds)
Case studies and analyses of how agricultural and development policy can
be changed by grass-roots people and organisations. Oct 2001.
Earthscan Publications Ltd, UK. [email protected]
The World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
Editors: E.M. Bridges, I.D. Hannam, L.R. Oldeman, F.W.T. Penning de
Vries, S.J. Scherr and Samran Sombatpanit. July 2001.
Designed for the advanced reader interested in methods of sustainable
land management and the prevention and the control of land degradation.
Science Publishers, Inc., [email protected] / Plymbridge Distributors
[email protected] / The International Union of Soil Sciences
[email protected]. Enquiries to [email protected]
The South African Department of Agriculture has recently published a
booklet on the use of low-cost solar dryers.
www.nda.agric.za/docs/solar/solardrying.htm
(and website) released. http://www.e-volve.org.uk/articles.asp?ID=1771
INSECT-RESISTANT PLANTS
(ISBN: 90-6754-652-6) A.T. Groot and M. Dicke
Dutch entomologists speculate that transgenic crops have the potential
to impact a wide range of both below-, and above-ground, non-target
organisms. The 80-page study proposes a checklist of questions that
should be addressed to determine possible and unintended effects of
insect-resistant transgenic crops. [email protected]
(IPMnet News #96)
PHP is a new multidisciplinary, science-based, not-for-profit e-journal
covering all aspects of applied plant health management. Both peer
reviewed and fully citable, the online-only publication is found at:
COUNTRIES. IFPRI Food Policy Statement 35
2-pager based on the recently released book of the same title by Robert
L. Paarlberg, this Identifies five policy areas in which governments of
developing countries can either support or discourage GM crops:
intellectual property rights, biosafety, trade, food safety, and public
research and investment. http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/fps/fps35.htm
E-VOLVE NEWS www.e-volve.org.uk
http://www.dse.de/iij/cop7news.htm
file://www.techknownet.org
crops: http://www.btinternet.com/~nlpwessex/Documents/gmagric.htm
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ACT NOW! is compiled and forwarded on behalf of the African
Conservation Tillage Network ACT with the aim of accelerating the
adoption of conservation tillage practices in Africa. Views expressed,
however, are not necessarily those of the Network or all or any of its
members, and the Editor reserves the right to publish whatever he deems
relevant and of interest, space permitting. Use may be made of any
information or article published in ACT NOW! provided this newsletter is
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ACT Regional Co-ordinator is Martin Bwalya, ACT Secretariat, c/o IES,
University of Zimbabwe, P.O.Box MP167, Harare, ZIMBABWE. Phone +263 4
334395. Fax 332853. [email protected]
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