Sentences with phrase «global agricultural production»

However, the research team also mapped the proportion of global agricultural production reinvested in environmental incentives, and compared it to the proportion gifted to the industry through government subsidies.

Nitrogen fertilizers represent one of the largest sources of GHG emissions from global agricultural production resulting in significant emissions of nitrous oxide (N

Nitrogen fertilizers represent one of the largest sources of GHG emissions from global agricultural production resulting in significant emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), a GHG with approximately 300 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2).

But plant geneticist Norman Borlaug developed a high - yield, disease - resistant dwarf wheat that boosted global agricultural production — the Green Revolution.

Global agricultural production demonstrates Ramankutty et al. is just more global warming hot air

Since organic farming currently accounts for such a small percentage of global agricultural production, Crowder said its effect on food security is not an immediate concern.

Proper management and use of the world's virtual water already save almost 5 percent of the water used annually in global agricultural production, according to Unesco.

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are a vital component of global agricultural production, mainly due to their role as pollinators.

Despite all the attention organic agriculture commands and its rapid growth — sales of organic products grew 11.3 percent in 2014 and are now purchased by the majority of U.S. households — organic still accounts for just 1 percent of global agricultural production.