Sentences with phrase «of traditional farming methods»

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These raw, heirloom olives are grown by small family farms and co-ops in Greece who follow the same traditional agricultural methods used in the region for thousands of years.

But moves towards more traditional farming methods, particularly in the Inner Hebrides, have encouraged the growth of rough grassland, which is rich in insects, providing a feast for the choughs.

Equally, instead of encouraging low - tech traditional farming methods it may be preferable to focus on improving high - yield mechanised agriculture on the most fertile farmland to feed the new urban residents, whilst allowing mountainsides and other marginal lands to revert to forest.

While farming methods vary, traditional manipulated «agroecosystems» generally differ from natural ecosystems in six ways: maintenance at an early successional state, monoculture, crops generally planted in rows, simplification of biodiversity, plough which exposes soil to erosion, use of genetically modified organisms and artificially selected crops meanwhile agroecology tends to minimize the human impact.

Traditional Mayan methods of cooking foods over an open fire in clay pans will be used to create the exotic Mayan flavourings and 100 % of the ingredients will be sourced locally from organic farmers and also from the hotel's very own milpa style farm.

In Monteverde, you'll take the El Trapiche Tour to visit a family - run business and learn the traditional methods of production in a local farm.

Listed as a World Heritage Site, Jatiluwih is the place where you can find magnificent view of rice field terraces, organic farming with Balinese traditional method and 300 hectares of rice fields.

The Laotian - born artist Vong Phaophanit intergrates traditional methods of farming with signs of urbanisation in the remarkable installation Neon Rice Field.

In its narrowest sense it applies to intensive and highly productive agroecology, where it is often described as a mesh of traditional / organic farming methods, the science of ecology, and efficient design, and in this sense it has shown great results on small - scale holdings and in Third World and developing countries.

CFS has four stated goals, which promote organic agriculture by restricting traditional farming methods: «Ensuring the testing, labeling and regulation of genetically engineered (GE) foods; Preserving strict national organic food standards; Preventing potential animal and human health crises caused by food borne illness — including «mad cow» disease; Educating the public on the hazards of industrial agriculture.»

The study found that organic practices outperformed traditional methods and chemical - intensive conventional farming and also found strong environmental benefits such as improved soil fertility, better retention of water and resistance to drought.