Sentences with phrase «conventional agriculture systems»

Table 1: Nitrate leaching rates per hectare from organic agriculture compared to conventional agriculture systems

Table 3 below shows figures on energy consumption (GJ) both per hectare and per unit of output (t) for different crops, comparing organic and conventional agriculture systems in Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland.

The authors concluded that the organic agriculture system was more effective than the conventional agriculture system in reducing soil erosion and in maintaining soil productivity.

Not exact matches

Nutrient Density Comparison Between Organic and Conventionally Grown Oats By Marisa Wagner and Emmanuel Omondi (Ph.D.) The Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute is America's longest running side - by - side comparison of organic and conventional agriculture.

Comparing rotations of different production systems in Iran, Zarea et al. (2000) found the energy efficiency of organic agriculture to be 81 percent better compared to high - input conventional agriculture.

Nitrate leaching rates per hectare are significantly lower in organic agriculture compared to conventional systems.

In fact, many farmers in developing countries perceive organic agriculture as a product meeting the demand of industrialized country consumers, and incorporated into the systems of trade and distribution that prevail in conventional agriculture.

CO2 emissions per hectare of organic agriculture systems are 48 to 66 percent lower than in conventional systems.

While in conventional agriculture in the tropics even flat soil gets eroded due to the use of herbicides and the lack of soil cover, in organic agriculture permanent soil cover is an intrinsic part the system.

In the end, to achieve sustainable food security we will probably need many different techniques — including organic, conventional, and possible «hybrid» systems — to produce more food at affordable prices, ensure livelihoods for farmers, and reduce the environmental costs of agriculture....

In the paper, he reported that they (University of Alberta and Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) had compared the two tillage systems (zero till and conventional till) and had included spring thaw emissions as well as growing season emissions.

The banning of GMOs hasn't led to a transformation of agriculture because GM seed was never a linchpin supporting the conventional food system: Farmers could always do fine without it.

The Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute is America's longest running side - by - side comparison of organic and conventional agriculture.

Nutrient Density Comparison Between Organic and Conventionally Grown Oats By Marisa Wagner and Emmanuel Omondi (Ph.D.) The Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute is America's longest running side - by - side comparison of organic and conventional agriculture.

Along with «exponentially higher» yields, the CropBox promises that their complete growing system also uses 90 % less water and 80 % less fertilizer than conventional agriculture does.