Sentences with phrase «agricultural practices yield»

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And in many agricultural regions (India's Punjab, for example) farming practices have degraded soil and water resources, causing yields to fall.

UTZ farmers» greater adoption of good agricultural practices meant in spite of external factors effecting yields, UTZ farmers» yields dropped by just 1 % by year 4 compared to a 52 % drop by non-certified farmers.

We are particularly pleased to note that in spite of the challenging external situations coffee farmers were facing — including severe climatic conditions; extremely high fertilizer prices, Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) infestation and a severe outbreak of coffee rust — better agricultural practices meant UTZ farmers were able to maintian their yield and actually increase their productivity and income.»

As of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the pagricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the pagricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the pAgricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program team.

Deryng, D., Sacks, W., Barford, C. & Ramankutty, N. Simulating the effects of climate and agricultural management practices on global crop yield.

Unsustainable agricultural practices have rendered soils incapable of yielding enough food to feed the hungry.

They will focus on agricultural practices that will increase cocoa yields, and cocoa farmer's income.

SUCAFINA and the Kahawatu Foundation, a Swiss Non-Profit, improve yields per hectare by running model farms, teaching good agricultural practices at farmer field schools, and cooperating with other NGOs and clients to put more income at growers» disposal.

If this is possible, researchers believe that Terra Preta may serve as a model for the development of land intensive, high yielding but sustainable agricultural practices in the tropics.

However, many of these farmers can significantly increase their yields by applying good agricultural practices and basic investments in their farms, if they -LSB-...]

By Carey Gillam (Reuters)- Farmers in important crop - growing states should consider the environmentally unfriendly practice of deeply tilling fields to fight a growing problem with invasive «superweeds» that resist herbicides and choke crop yields, agricultural experts said this week.

The increase in yields for both crops over the past 13 years, the report found, was largely attributable to traditional breeding or improvements in 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.

Our agricultural practices may be trading quality for quantity, as several studies found a negative relationship between crop yield and nutrient levels.

Moreover, unsustainable land use practices, coupled with the effects of climate change, lead to land degradation, falling agricultural yields, rise in rural poverty, land abandonment, forced migration and conflict.

It does so, for example, by improving agricultural practices, boosting yields while conserving soils and diversifying production.

the difference between crop yields observed at any given location and the crop's potential yield at the same location given current agricultural practices and technologies.

Rodale Institute's Research Department investigates a number of scientific and regenerative farming issues, including cover crop practices, organic weed management, organic no - till systems, compost use, influences of agricultural practices on water quality, and effects of mycorrhizae and other soil biota on crop and soil health, and yields.

Optimizing fertilizer management practices without reducing yields is therefore an effective way to reduce N2O emissions and to improve water quality in agricultural areas.

Satellite imaging highlights the growing need to change agricultural practices in South Asia as higher average temperatures cause the reduction of crop yields on the Indo - Gangetic plain.

Again, whilst you are correct in saying that a few changes in fertilizer practices in the US, China and India could yield large agricultural emissions benefits I would not bet on any wholesale (or even small and targeted) changes being made in those three countries any time soon.

Their work draws upon active research on the practices that can simultaneously sequester carbon, raise yields, and enhance agricultural resilience — some of which is occurring at the 15 research centers of the CGIAR network, through the Global Alliance on Climate - Smart Agriculture, and at dozens of academic institutions around the world.

What the Annual Review authors do point out, though, is that land use and agricultural practices can simultaneously trap carbon in soil — helping the fight against warming — and improving yields for all the things humanity's swelling population will need in coming decades.

F F Enhancing biodiversity through the use of sustainable agricultural practices can protect communities from food insecurity associated with both crop loss and decreased yield.

Excellent ability to apply agricultural skills to practice and yield excellent results from work.