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Russian backyard agriculture
Green (Living) Review
MAY 13, 2018
backyard agriculture backyard gardens Dacha system Dachas feeding a nation green living kins domain Russia Russian Federation
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Industrial agriculture and forestry
Green (Living) Review
JULY 8, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) We are dealing with Nature as if she were a factory floor and we even call agriculture and forestry nowadays industries. Agri-Industry agriculture Earth forestry green living Mother Earth nature
Conventional vs Sustainable Agriculture: Can Sustainable Agriculture Feed the World?
Greentumble
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Agriculture has experienced a great transformation over the last three centuries. Agriculture has been flourishing. Yields have been increasing, populations growing, and more lands have been converted into agricultural fields. Continuous expansion of agriculture is not possible.
Eco-Friendly Agriculture; the Advantage of Effective Land Drainage
Living Green & Saving Energy
MAY 30, 2014
Increasing Profits in Eco-Friendly Agriculture; the Advantage of Effective Land Drainage. agriculture saving water Increasing Profits in Eco-Friendly Agriculture; the Advantage of Effective Land Drainage
Interested in urban agriculture?
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
The focus of the study was to explore models of urban agriculture that could generate livelihood opportunities, especially for young people; and/or enhance food security for vulnerable and low-income groups.
Scaling Sustainable Agriculture
Nature Conservancy - Science
JANUARY 25, 2018
Ideas Agriculture Food Safety & Security Human Well-Being SustainabilityTo feed the world in 2050, we will need to grow roughly 40% more food. To be sustainable, we need our farms to survive and keep producing food, while also protecting the environment that we rely on to sustain us all.
Agricultural Reality Stars
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 13, 2014
Now, attention-grabbing information is reaching new audiences, and agricultural innovations are successfully reaching the worlds smallest and most remote farming communities. In the United States, media is being used to familiarize the public with agriculture and food production.
Wild Pollinator Habitat Benefits Agriculture
Nature Conservancy - Science
AUGUST 6, 2013
Despite the evidence of wild pollinators being a viable alternative to managed honey bees, they are only just beginning to catch on as a strategy in the agricultural community, primarily due to a lack of understanding of the costs and benefits of investing in them. Department of Agriculture.
Can Traditional Agriculture Restore the Reef?
Nature Conservancy - Science
JUNE 2, 2015
To restore the reef on Oʻahu, a local community and their conservation partners are turning to what may seem an unlikely tactic: agriculture. No, the path to success here is restoring the land to agriculture. Once and Future Agriculture. Restore Agriculture, Restore the Reef.
"Economists flee Agriculture Dept. after feeling punished under Trump"
Environmental Economics
MAY 7, 2019
The beatings will continue until morale improves (update): Economists in the Agriculture Department's research branch say the Trump administration is retaliating against them for publishing reports that shed negative light on White House policies, spurring an exodus that included six of them quitting the department on a single day in late April.
Interest in 'community supported agriculture' grows
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 23, 2015
community supported agriculture CSA growing foodASSUMPTION — A Christian County farm best known for corn and soybeans — including marketing ties to Brazil — has added a backyard garden.
Impact of Industrial Robots in the Food and Agriculture Sector
Green Prophet
MAY 18, 2019
We all cannot live without food and thus, agriculture is the most important sector in the world. A failing agricultural system results in hunger and famine with the possibility of death. Cities agricultureFlux developed Eddy, a robot developed out of Israeli military tech.
10 Benefits of Crop Rotation in Agriculture
Greentumble
MARCH 26, 2018
The practice of crop rotation is, therefore, one of the most effective agricultural control strategies, as it comes with numerous advantages that are very important for reducing the use of chemicals on farms and supporting long-term soil fertility. Crop rotation is a farming technique.
Adventures in Community Supported Agriculture
Green Home Blog
JANUARY 22, 2013
Adventures in Community Supported Agriculture. My interest in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA for short) started at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.
RED TRACTOR CEO RESPONDS TO US AMBASSADOR “MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE”
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 3, 2019
Jim Moseley, CEO, Red Tractor Assurance, said: “Categorically, the UK’s food standards are now under threat from the commercial appetites of the United States food lobby. We urge the government not to sacrifice legislation which prevents these sort of products from being sold in the UK.”
Semi-Sustainable Berber Agriculture
Green Prophet
JULY 18, 2011
With my talented mountain guide leading the way, I trekked across a handful of loose scree peaks and verdant valleys, occassionally stopping to drink mint tea with the locals, and admire their terraced agriculture plots. Terraced agriculture is very labor intensive.
Could Phones Revolutionize Palestinian Agriculture?
Green Prophet
AUGUST 15, 2012
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization recently reported that world food prices soared over 6 percent in July. A recent report by the World Bank found that mobile and digital technologies have immensely positive impacts on a developing community’s agricultural industry.
Roberts vs Kahn on adaptation in agriculture
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 5, 2015
Mike Roberts : Matthew Kahn, author of the cheeky book Climatopolis: How Our Cities will Thrive in the Hotter Future , likes to compliment our research ( Schlenker and Roberts, 2009 ) on potential climate impacts to agriculture by saying it will cause valuable innovation that will prevent its dismal predictions from ever occurring. Matt Kahn : Michael Roberts is a top agricultural economist.
Egypt’s Urban Agriculture Movement is Growing!
Green Prophet
JULY 15, 2011
Can urban agriculture save Cairo? There has been an important spotlight on agriculture not only in Egypt, which is suspected by the EU of causing the E. But getting the seeds of urban agriculture programs to grow in a vast city like Cairo needs tender loving care.
UN applies agricultural tech innovation to improve drought resilience for farmers
Green Prophet
JUNE 17, 2019
Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovations, be it simple solutions or satellite-based technologies, will help prevent a drought from turning into famine and forced displacement and to reverse desertification, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.
"Journals, Preferences, and Publishing in Agricultural and Environmental Economics"
Environmental Economics
MAY 6, 2015
Among the sample of journals studied, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics is ranked at the top for career progression for the aggregate sample, while Science was rated at the top for broader impact. Dan Rigby, Michael Burton and Jayson L.
Agriculture and Water Connect Israel to Africa
Green Prophet
AUGUST 15, 2012
He continued on to Uganda and Kenya, where he will inaugurate two Israeli-cooperation projects in agriculture and health. According to Israel’s ambassador to Uganda, Gil Haskel, Israel is interested in strengthening agricultural cooperation and collaboration with Uganda.
Iraq’s breadbasket gets a $15 million EU grant in agriculture
Green Prophet
JUNE 17, 2019
Some help on the way to get a leg up on the problem in agriculture. will benefit from a European Union contribution of €15 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to recover agricultural livelihoods.
Israeli Business Boosts Agriculture in Kenya
Green Prophet
JULY 31, 2012
Today, he has returned to Kenya as a private businessman with food and agriculture on the agenda. Governments and businesses around the globe are now looking to make stronger connections with Israeli agriculture , water and alternative energy experts.
Climate Smart Agriculture
The Green Changemakers
MAY 10, 2016
This site is your gateway to implementing climate-smart agriculture. THE BASICS What is climate-smart agriculture? Why climate-smart agriculture? Agriculture Climate-change Future Sustainability Sustainable-development
CropX nails precision agriculture with $9 million investment
Green Prophet
JUNE 25, 2015
The round was led by some familiar names: Finistere Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, and GreenSoil Investments, and each investor in the Series A round is dedicated to agriculture technology innovations. ” Cities agritech agtech CropX flux precision agriculture
How Solar Panels Increase Agriculture Productivity
Greentumble
MAY 4, 2018
Using solar energy in the agricultural industry. The agricultural industry plays an important role in our day to day lives. Agriculture will suffer the most from climate change, and generating more renewable energy will lead to a more secure future.
Global Agriculture Trends: Are We Actually Using Less Land?
Nature Conservancy - Science
JUNE 18, 2014
Slash and burn agriculture. The environmental news about the natural habitat being converted to agriculture has been pretty grim. It means that, compared to a few decades ago, agriculture is the driver behind less terrestrial habitat loss. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization).
Gazan farmer is a role model for urban agriculture
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
To that end, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supported 219 households with rooftop hydroponic gardens. Most importantly, his urban farm is serving as a test lab that is showing others how to make small-scale urban agriculture maximally sustainable.
Adventures in Sustainable Agriculture–Guatemala | Wend Magazine.
Wend Magazine
MARCH 2, 2011
Our driver, Darren Yondorf, is the Field Director for Semilla Nueva , a small non-profit helping small farmers all around Guatemala learn and implement sustainable agriculture technologies. Get the FREE Wend Digital Edition!
11 Steps to Starting an Agricultural Education Program in Your School
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 13, 2014
With a little motivation and determination, you too can start an agricultural-education program in your high school. Why does your community need an agricultural education program? agriculture farming green living school
Empty Lots to Garden Plots: Adventures in Urban Agriculture.
Elephant Journal
AUGUST 20, 2018
Academy Apprentice/Audit Blogs Adventure Apprentice Thesis Editor's Picks Elephant Academy Green Health & Wellness Inspiring (Wow) community gardens farming food food desert gardening growing food home urban agricultureIn fact, most of the cultivars of the produce we’re familiar with in stores have been chosen for hardiness for transport and how quick they can be harvested, not nutrition or flavor.
Zionists Group Seeks Agricultural Homestead Where Jesus Traveled
Green Prophet
APRIL 11, 2011
Even so, given our collective agricultural brain drain, the small country could definitely benefit from a resurgence in small-scale, cooperative farming. Calling themselves “Israeli idealists,&# the Zionist group seeks to redeem and manage agricultural land in the North West Galilee.
When They Said They Wanted to Rethink Agriculture, They Meant It
Nature Conservancy - Science
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
How is the world going to grow more crops with less water without expanding agriculture’s already sprawling footprint? New science says agriculture may benefit from a total rethink.
A Young Generation Sees Greener Pastures In Agriculture
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 6, 2015
Small agriculture may be getting big again — and there''s new crop of farmers to thank for it. America''s heartland is graying. The average age of a farmer in the U.S. is 58.3 — and that number has been steadily ticking upward for more than 30 years.
Community Supported Agriculture
Green Earth Journey
JUNE 27, 2009
If you don't have the resources, space, or desire to grow your own food, you can still support your local economy by purchasing a "farm share" from a local CSA (community supported agriculture) provider. Well, summer is underway, and if you are growing your own food in an effort to be eco-aware and frugal, a good resource to consult is How To Grow More Vegetables (than you ever thought possible on less land than you can imagine) by John Jeavons.
Designing Agricultural Watersheds with Science and Community Engagement
Nature Conservancy - Science
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Scaling-Up Agricultural Planning for Conservation in the Brazilian Cerrado. Department of Agriculture Regional Conservation Partnership Program grants, and in 2015 the “Middle Cedar Partnership Project” (MCPP) was born. Agricultural watershed workshop.
Developing a sustainable living may require urban agriculture
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 23, 2014
"The goal of the Supurbfood project," Han Wiskerke tells youris.com, "is to make urban and peri-urban agriculture much more important than it is now." But it is clear that promoting urban agriculture is likely to encounter some hurdles.
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tropics
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 10, 2014
At the same time, funders recognize the potential for tropical agricultural lands to mitigate the impacts of climate change. They fund projects that reduce deforestation, keep carbon in the ground and reduce agricultural emissions.
Sustainable Fields of Knowledge Campus Evokes Israel’s Agricultural Roots
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
If there’s something that the Israelis do as well as or even better than clean tech , it is agriculture. Architecture & Urban agriculture architecture clean tech green campus green design
Biochar in horticulture and agriculture
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 10, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Even when it comes to gardening (and agriculture) old is new and often this old is made out to be absolutely new and revolutionary. The only thing that is “new” about it is its potential to revolutionize agriculture around the globe as well as for removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
URBAN AGRICULTURE AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 7, 2014
As some of you may know, I am incredibly passionate about urban agriculture initiatives. It is this concept, of viewing urban agriculture as a vehicle for social change, as well as the issues that come with this, that I am going to further discuss with you.
Global Change and Urban/Agriculture Competition for Water
Nature Conservancy - Science
JANUARY 12, 2018
More than 1 in 4 cities could have water shortages by 2050 even if they had first priority for water. Climate Change Climate Nature + People Urban Conservation Water
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