Conservation agriculture is that type of farming system which help in preventing the loss of arable land while regenerating degraded land.

While conservation tillage means tillage practice that build up crop residues on the surface of soil and minimize the impact of water and wind erosion.

Conservation tillage is a technical issue related to soil and the environment , it is just one part of conservation agriculture that includes technical, scientific, and even social activities.

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As many have been answering and arguably tillage conservation one of the practices that involves in agricultural conservation . As the agricultural conservation about helping the soil with minimum amount of soil loss in erosive events or other climatic effects that make the soil vulnerability .

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dear Dr Sami or it is a part of management or agricultural management.

Decrease in soil erosion also regards as a most important soil management and also related with zero tillage , and final aim is food security.

Q. The basic difference between Conservation Agriculture and Conservation Tillage?

A. Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a sustainable approach to agricultural production which aims to protect soil from erosion and degradation, improve its quality and biodiversity, contribute to the preservation of natural resources, water, and air, whilst optimizing yields.

• Conservation Agriculture is based on three (03) core principles: i. minimum soil disturbance, ii. maintenance of permanent soil cover, and iii. use of crop rotations with a diversity of crop species.

B. Conservation tillage (CT) is any tillage and planting system that covers 30 percent or more of the soil surface with crop residue, after planting, to reduce soil erosion by water.

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Article Conservation tillage is not conservation agriculture

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Dear Shubham Anil Durgude as of my understanding, Conservation Agriculture (CA) is basically centric to the principle of 1. Minimum soil disturbance, 2. Permanent soil cover and 3. Crop diversification which collectively aim to conserve the natural resources along with sustainability in crop productivity. Whereas, Conservation Tillage (CT) is one of the practice of CA which reduce the mechanical movement and recycle the residue of preceding crops. However, both the production systems collectively aim to maintain the soil quality.

Dear Shubham Anil Durgude, you have a nice question. I have the same viewpoint as Shiv Vendra Singh. Conservation agriculture is based on minimum soil disturbance, permanent vegetative soil cover, and increased crop diversity. On the other hand, conservation tillage is a soil cultivation management strategy to conserve soil by reducing soil degradation processes like erosion.

Conservation agriculture is neither a method nor a practice but it is a concept which came into existence since last 1-2 decades when global population was facing the problem of loss of sustainability as well as productivity decline...on the other hand Conservation tillage is only a practice or method by which soils are mechanically manipulated so as to prepare suitable seed bed(where planting has to be done or seeds have to be sown) with the objective to achieve the goal of minimum soil disturbance owing to maintain the organic carbon and organic matter in the soil..broadly, Conservation tillage is a part of conservation agriculture which comprises 3 basic principle ,one of which is conservation tillage (may be zero tillage/reduced/minimum tillage; though there are little bit differences between them). Other practices involved under conservation agriculture is sensible crop rotation and permanent soil organic cover...it has been reported that at least 30 -33 % of the organic matter must be retained in the soil surface...

Conservation agriculture is based on minimum soil disturbance, permanent vegetative soil cover, and increased crop diversity, but conservation tillage is a soil cultivation management strategy to conserve soil by reducing soil degradation processes like erosion.

I think this paper could help you;

Conservation tillage is not conservation agriculture, September 2015,

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conservation tillage is a part of conservation agriculture.

Conservation agriculture is based on minimum soil disturbance, permanent vegetative soil cover, and increased crop diversity. On the other hand, conservation tillage is a soil cultivation management strategy to conserve soil by reducing soil degradation processes like erosion.