Sentences with phrase «agriculture practices»

Over 1200 farmers have since been brought in to observe the benefits of organic agriculture and to learn some simple organic agriculture practices.

On farms where climate - smart agriculture practices are used, the soil is treated almost as if it were a crop.

Or do better agriculture practices need more CO2 to produce those increased crops?

We continue to support the wheat and barley industries in the face of global challenges such as climate change, food and fuel security and sustainable agriculture practices.

There is urgent need, however, to investigate the interactions between organic agriculture practices and natural resources dynamics in these areas.

We're committed to helping farmers adopt climate - smart agriculture practices, halt deforestation, and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Their predictions estimate a 4 percent overall decline in the consumption of fruits and vegetables and a 0.7 percent decline in red meat in the coming decades due to changes in agriculture practices, primarily due to weather.

While organic agriculture practices result in higher soil organic matter (SOM) contents and, in turn, higher nutrient - and water - supplying potential to crops, transition to organic farming typically involves a lag time of several years in which yields can suffer and input demands increase as rebuilding soil microbial communities compete with crops for nitrogen and other available nutrients (Simmons and Coleman, 2008).

Unsustainable agriculture practices lead to overconsumption of water on farms, threatening the resilience and viability of farming in regions sensitive to climate change — and reducing the amount of water available for non-agricultural uses.

«We hope this project allows us to generate data to show that implementing regenerative agriculture practices results in improved outcomes — including economic resiliency and long - term benefits for farmers,» said Carla Vernón, president of the operating unit at Annie's, also owned by parent company General Mills.

Yet, «we already grow enough food to feed the world, we've been doing that for decades,» noted ecologist Catherine Badgley of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (U.M.), who led a study assessing whether organic agriculture practices alone might adequately meet global nutritional requirements.

He said the institution has the capacity to train, retrain and conduct various researches that would not only increase farmers» yields but also expose them to modern agriculture practices.

That is one of the reasons that microfinance and improved agriculture practices are key to our work.

While Hart points out there is a limited understanding of how agriculture practices change soil biodiversity, it is important to understand what the soil would be like if left in its natural state, so growers are aware of how they may be changing it.

Some of these gains come from the precision agriculture practiced by large - scale farmers who use satellite navigation to keep their gigantic tractors on tram tracks.

HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL will seek to improve its environmental sustainability and engage in sustainable agriculture practices through:

Lerner is now working — and farming — to promote sustainable, organic, and humane agriculture practices.

At the Freeman Farm, families will learn about 19th - century agriculture practices and tools, as well as learn...

Professor Alao said as President Muhammadu Buhari - led administration goes the whole hog to salvage the economy from the brink of collapse, much ought to be done by the present government in making agriculture attractive to Nigerians, saying with effective and productive agriculture practices alone, the nation's economy can be sufficiently stimulated.

Economists are also sounding the alarm, cautioning in a series of articles set to be published in Human Ecology that government policies that have forced these farmers to abandon traditional agriculture practices will leave them vulnerable to future fluctuations in rubber prices.

As with many traditional forms of agriculture around the world, the cacao industry in Belize was almost extinct due to the industrial agriculture practices of deforestation and growing cacao on large plantations.

- Organic Trade Association Organic agriculture practices can not ensure that products are completely free of residues; however, methods are used to minimize pollution from air, soil and water.

By working with Rainforest Alliance Certified floral sourcing groups, Kroger has been able to make a direct, positive impact for farming communities in Colombia, as well as help reduce water consumption and pesticide use, and adopt climate - friendly agriculture practices.

But farmers who utilize climate smart agriculture practices have lesser need to expand their farms — higher yields negate the need to clear forest, and keeps those greenhouse gases sequestered in the forest.

We therefore call for the adoption and effective implementation of a standalone goal on sustainable agriculture as part of the Sustainable Development Goals to put an end to subsidizing unsustainable agriculture practices.

As we transition to full organic regenerative agriculture practices, these crops will require less water than conventionally grown grains, and actually help rebuild healthy topsoil.

With a changing landscape thanks to development and modern agriculture practices, among other things, the all - important milkweed and food flowers that these royal pollinators rely on are dwindling, leaving them no place to lay their eggs and little to eat.

While organic agriculture practices result in higher soil organic matter (SOM) contents and, in turn, higher nutrient - and water - supplying potential to crops, transition to organic farming typically involves a lag time of several years in which yields can suffer and input demands increase as rebuilding soil microbial communities compete with crops for nitrogen and other available nutrients (Simmons and Coleman, 2008).

Responsible farmers and smaller plantations with multi-cropping build up degraded land through organic agriculture practices, often on small plots surrounded by other complementary crops while leaving a portion of the land uncultivated to foster biodiversity.

«I always wanted to be in sustainable agriculture, especially in agriculture practices, but it was hard to find a job,» says Chaisson.

Dannon pledged to its farmers, retail customers and consumers to further improve sustainable agriculture practices and technology for its milk supply, to increase transparency for its portfolio of products and evolve to more natural and fewer ingredients (that are not synthetic and non-GMO) for three flagship brands — Dannon, Oikos and Danimals.

The Ethiopian region Tigray, which IFOAM — Organics International has always showcased as one of the best examples for putting sustainable agriculture practices and policies into practice globally, was awarded with the Gold Future Policy Award 2017.

In principle, the only exception we would make is for food that has been grown and sold locally with the use of sustainable agriculture practices, even if that food has not been officially certified as organic by the USDA or a state agency.

I know that peanut butter gets a bad rap because of the potential for the fungus aflatoxin (which is considered to be carcinogenic) to be present, but good news is that our agriculture practices have gotten much better and buying organic, roasted peanuts exponentially reduces the risk for toxicity.

Both PGS and CSA enhance transparent and shared decision - making processes prioritizing a solidarity approach where the responsibilities for implementing sustainable agriculture practices are shared by the community.

Long before sustainable farming became a household term, our company innovated and implemented sustainable agriculture practices and milling practices, because that is how the best coffee is grown.

Jean - Marie will be meeting with farmers from Maraba in a series of eight multi-day workshops over the next 18 months, teaching the sustainable agriculture practices that, research has shown, increase farm productivity, increase the quality of harvested coffee, and improve downstream water quality.

Clover cows are raised on small, local family - owned farms that follow sustainable agriculture practices and tend small herds on spacious ranches, where the cows are well - treated and healthy.

Our bakery's mission is to give superior service in providing the finest quality baked - goods to our valued customers nationwide by utilizing a worker - owned and managed cooperative business structure and to strive to use whole grain and organic ingredients whenever possible, to support sustainable agriculture practices and healthy living.

The learning experience highlights sustainable agriculture practices; the planting, growing, and harvesting of a wide variety of olives to capture unique qualities and distinctive flavors; the unique mill and press, and cold pressing to extract oil from the fruit.

The learning experience highlights sustainable agriculture practices; the planting, growing, and harvesting of a wide variety of olives to capture unique qualities and distinctive flavors; the unique mill and press; and cold pressing to extract oil form the fruit.

McDonald's is partnering with the non-profit TechnoServe (which coordinates many coffee - related projects) and SCAN (Sustainable Commodity Assistance Network), a global consortium of 20 organizations that provide an array of support for sustainable agriculture practices.

Second, because sustainable, organic agriculture practices have tremendous potential to mitigate climate change by sequestering (storing) greenhouse gases in the rich and fertile soils.

On private group tours (September through June) at Olive View Ranch in the countryside east of Temecula Valley, participants learn of sustainable agriculture practices; the planting, growing, and harvesting of a wide variety of olives to capture unique qualities and distinctive flavors; of the mill and press, and cold pressing to extract oil form the fruit.

In Peru, organic agriculture practices are promoted in the buffer zone of the Ampay Forest Sanctuary.