Karbin, SaeedKassam, AmirOza, ApoorvaSawhney, TinniSahu, PramodMogare, BharatMitra, BhaskarViswakarma, SandeepSingh, JitendraMahajan, RamKrishnaMalviya, SunilBadole, PankajPatidar, Naveen2023-11-072023-11-072022-12Karbin, S, Kassam, A, Oza, A, Sawhney, T, Sahu, P, Mogare, B, Mitra, B, Viswakarma, S, Singh, J, Mahajan, R, Malviya, S, Badole, P & Patidar, N 2022, 'Initiating conservation agriculture shows reduced soil CO2 emissions and improved soil aggregate stability in the first season in rainfed cropping in India', International Journal of Environmental Studies, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 998-1014. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2021.19870501029-0400ORCID: /0000-0002-8327-8037/work/146549386https://hdl.handle.net/2164/22133Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge the opportunity provided by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSP-India) and Aga Khan Foundation India (AKF-India) to undertake the work reported in the paper. Special thanks are extended to Matt Reed, CEO of AKF-India, and to AKF-Geneva, for their support and goodwill. Funding The study was supported by AKF-India and AKRSP-India. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis or preparation of the manuscript.171165919engconservationsustainabilityno-tillcarbonemissionaggregateGE Environmental SciencesGEJournal article10.1080/00207233.2021.1987050796