Sentences with phrase «agricultural practices such»

Global efforts to address climate change can be supported through the uptake of best agricultural practices such as conservation tillage, and increases in productivity that protect carbon sinks from encroachment.

Caves also provide a venue for speaking with spirits to learn the right time for agricultural practices such as when to plant corn and burn the fields.

Careful planning, and the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices such as soil and water conservation techniques, mixed cropping and appropriate crop varieties were critical to achieving success.

Conversion of natural vegetation to agriculture is a major source of CO2, not only due to losses of plant biomass but also, increased decomposition of soil organic matter caused by disturbance and energy costs of various agricultural practices such as fertilization and irrigation.

The latter includes good agricultural practices such as soil erosion prevention, minimizing water use and pollution, responsible use of chemicals, and habitat protection.

Not exact matches

Government has often played a role in promoting performance - enhancing work practices to enhance overall economy - wide outcomes from higher productivity and innovation, such as the long history of agricultural extension services (since 1887) to spread information on best practices in farming, and employer education on safety practices conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Such establishments had largely disappeared in this country, although agricultural labor practices often had a similar character.

The UN also intends to set - up an agriculture working group to explore which type of agricultural practices and systems might be supported under such mechanisms.

Sustainable agricultural practices, such as those we promote through the Sustainable Agriculture Network standard, offer simple, practical solutions, such as maintaining big buffer zones, preferably planted with native trees, between farm fields and waterways.

Where laws and / or regulations do not exist or are in conflict with generally accepted best practice, suppliers should adopt the highest standard applicable to their situation by reference to leading safety standards such as the Global Food Safety Initiative and Global G.A.P. McCormick expects that all agricultural suppliers will take steps to ensure that agricultural products can be traced back to their source of origin regardless of whether or not this is legally required.

Farmers, as well as those employed, retained or otherwise authorized to act on behalf of farmers, may lawfully engage in agricultural practices within Erie county at all such times and all such locations as are reasonably necessary to conduct the business of agriculture.

Agricultural practices conducted on farmland shall not violate the public policy of Erie county if such agricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or publAgricultural practices conducted on farmland shall not violate the public policy of Erie county if such agricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or publagricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or publagricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or public roadways.

The Bureau added that apart from youths employment, the state government's massive infrastructure programme such as new roads, schools construction, introduction of modern agricultural extension and practices, and other infrastructure projects, several thousands of indirect jobs have been created to reduce the problem of unemployment.

Changes in forest management and agricultural practices could significantly reduce the threat of global warming much more quickly than can technological solutions such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) from coal - fired power plants, according to experts.

Farmers are seeing the same trend in voluntary FDA and Agriculture Department standards called «good agricultural practices,» which include several common - sense measures such as hand - washing but can dock farms points if they sit within 2 miles of livestock.

Other fish in Africa, such as populations of cichlids, are being eliminated due to changing agricultural practices.

Food commodities such as corn, canola and soy all yield oil, but they are expensive, require intensive agricultural practices and threaten food supplies.

There's also the not insignificant challenge of implementing such solutions globally — otherwise known as the problem of scale — as well as overcoming the reasons of engaging in traditional practices, such as burning the residue in agricultural fields to increase fertility, in the first place.

For its part, Agriculture hopes to be able to determine what the overriding impacts and concerns might be for a given multistate region as well as offer advice on farming practices that might curtail agricultural contributions to greenhouse gas emissions (via such processes as fertilizer production and use, plowing practices, and rice paddy methane release).

-- In promulgating regulations under section 502, the Secretary shall establish methodologies for domestic agricultural and forestry practices listed under section 503, if the Secretary determines that methodologies can be established for such practices that meet each of the requirements of this section.

Such clean energy schemes and improved agricultural and forestry practices are likely to be more economic than direct air capture of CO2, but they must be carefully designed to minimize undesirable impacts and the amount of CO2 that can be extracted on the time scale of decades will be limited, thus emphasizing the need to limit the magnitude of the cleanup task.

To cooperate with veterinary and agricultural organizations and regulatory agencies of government to encourage the adoption of such technical and managerial programs and policies as will promote health and productivity of small ruminants, to increase public and government awareness of the expertise of small ruminant practitioners and involvements of AASRP and elevate the standards of practice for the public interest.

Observed positive effects for poor and marginalized people, which are limited and often indirect, include examples such as diversification of social networks and of agricultural practices.

Surely, smarter planning of existing land - use, and modernizing agricultural practices (such as «digital farming» in rural Shanghai) would more directly address the underlying problem of food security.

Exploring alternative agricultural practices that minimize such emissions and their impacts on air quality, visibility, health, and climate may be prudent in such areas in the future.

Other techniques, such as planting cover crops and no - till soil management, can further increase CO2 uptake and reduce energy use.25, 26 Use of agricultural best management practices can also improve water quality by reducing the loss of sediments and nutrients from farm fields.

Based on this source list, future CH4 emission trajectories depend upon such variables as volumes of fossil fuels used in the scenarios, regional demographic and affluence developments, and assumptions on preferred diets and agricultural practices.

«(A) development and demonstration of practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon in agricultural operations where there are limited recognized opportunities to achieve such emissions reductions or sequestration; and

This potential can be realized by employing sustainable agricultural practices, such as those commonly found within organic farming systems.

In fact human agricultural practices have greatly increased the extent of arid lands, from which such dusts could arise.

The imagery, of the north - west Indo - Gangetic plain, was taken at such a high resolution that it was able to capture variations in local agricultural practices.

These actions mostly address sectoral interests, such as agricultural practices (e.g., altering sowing times, crop cultivars and species, and irrigation and fertilizer control), public health measures for heat - related risks (e.g., early warning systems and air pollution control), disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning systems), and water resources (e.g., supply and demand management).

Likewise, all three could benefit from payments to farmers in support of emission - reducing agricultural practices, but only the United States already has such a program (although repackaging agri - environment payments to farmers as a «climate mitigation activity» is proving a tough sale).

Third, soil carbon sequestration aims to increase soil carbon stocks through land management practices such as reducing agricultural tillage, planting more deeply - rooted species, and incorporating relatively persistent compounds (e.g., biochar) into soil for long - term storage.