Sentences with phrase «enhancing soil fertility»

Today, access to these dark earths is limited by land pressures and changing land tenure systems, and these exact practices of enhancing soil fertility no longer exist.

Given its potential for reducing carbon emissions, enhancing soil fertility and improving climate resilience, Organic Agriculture should form the basis of comprehensive policy tools for addressing the future of global nutrition and addressing climate change.

Emmer & Co. is a San Francisco startup focused on producing the most delicious, sustainable, and humanely - raised 100 % heritage chickens via partnerships with poultry operations where chickens are raised entirely outdoors, and by focusing on pasture rotations that enhance soil fertility.

I think you could emphasize even further its use as a soil amendment — the Amazonian «terra preta» biochar was actually intended to — and did — enhance soil fertility.

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From the data that we have, we see that hemp does have a lot of strong interactions with the biology in soil in enhancing the nutrient content, the fertility of soil and soil structure, which are all very important to enhancing soil health,» said Dr. Kristine Nichols, Chief Scientist of Rodale Institute.

Many soils in such lowland tropical areas are considered infertile and so Terra Preta, with its enhanced fertility due to high levels of soil organic matter and nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium, is quite an anomaly.

Near the top of that list is the New Zealand flatworm, a relative newcomer to Ireland's shores, which feeds on native earthworms that provide important ecosystem services as well as currying favor with farmers for enhancing the fertility and drainage of agricultural soils.

«A significant amount of black carbon» So researchers have counted the biochar locked in the soil — where it enhances fertility — as carbon out of circulation for millions of years.

Professor Richard Bardgett of The University of Manchester said: «Soils are severely degraded in many parts of the world and these findings suggest that enhancing plant diversity could be an important way of speeding up their restoration to bring back fertility.

While conventional farmers strip the soil of nutrients and rely on chemical inputs, Doug enhances soil function and fertility organically.

While conventional farmers strip the soil of nutrients and rely on chemical inputs, Doug enhances soil function and fertility.

Many gardeners, however, find it well worth the trouble to grow: just like all other legumes, astragalus has the ability to promote nitrogen fixation in the soil, thus enhancing its natural fertility.

They are native to open grasslands in California and Oregon and as nitrogen fixers they play an important role in enhancing the fertility of the soil at Milagra.

These and other techniques help maintain and improve soil fertility and enhance crop yields.

Also, why is there no mention at all of the potential of using biochar techniques to sequester organic carbon safely in soils, while at the same time enhancing their fertility and ability to hold water?