Sentences with phrase «of synthetic fertilisers»

They comment that the use of organically grown wheat does require 65 % more land area than conventional methods, but this is mainly because of the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides and the subsequent higher yields in the conventional system.

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The term organic refers to an ecological and sustainable farm management system that prohibits the use of genetic engineering, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides, antibiotics and artificial growth hormones.

This year Australian Organic will continue to provide people with support and information to help them understand that organic products are better for our health and wellbeing, organic farming is so much better for the environment, organic standards demand high levels of animal welfare, synthetic fertilisers and chemicals are harmful and buying GM free is important.

The law seeks to ensure a high quality of organic food, boost EU organic food production, and avoid contamination from pesticides and synthetic fertilisers.

The 157 - hectare property of rich, red volcanic soil has been tilled for more than a century, with synthetic fertilisers first used in the 1960s.

Bilbao describes the advantages of the envisioned concept: «With our mineral fertiliser salt and organic soil improver products, synthetic phosphate fertilisers are saved and overfertilisation from the application of livestock manure on the agricultural fields is prevented.

Between 2005 and 2012, the European Union's early warning system registered just under 240 new psychoactive substances that were disguised as incense blends, bath salts or plant fertiliser, and around 140 of them contained synthetic cannabinoids.

With traditional farming practices, the use of synthetic chemical fertilisers and pesticides can often lead to serious groundwater pollution.