Sentences with phrase «potential of organic agriculture»

Recommended reading for anyone interested in the potential of organic agriculture and forestry to draw down the already dangerous anthropogenic excess of atmospheric CO2 by sequestering carbon in soil and biomass:

Still a solid endorsement of the potential of organic agriculture if you ask me.

It outlines the mitiga - tion and adaptation potential of organic agriculture and addresses main opportunities, challenges, insti - tutional and policy aspects, thus placing this dis - cussion in a broader context, which also addresses consumer aspects and policies.

The main challenges to dealing appropriately with the climate change mitigation and adaptation potential of organic agriculture, and agriculture in general, stem from

Not exact matches

One potential solution gaining support is organic agriculture, a form of farming that avoids synthetic chemicals and genetically modified organisms.

I know that peanut butter gets a bad rap because of the potential for the fungus aflatoxin (which is considered to be carcinogenic) to be present, but good news is that our agriculture practices have gotten much better and buying organic, roasted peanuts exponentially reduces the risk for toxicity.

Improved access to knowledge and innovations in organic agriculture holds great potential for improving food security and raising the productivity of smallholders» farms in Africa and India economically, ecologically and socially...

By drawing on the strengths of the small farmers strategies to sustainably produce food and factors affecting the viability of small farmers, this Chapter analyses the potential of non-certified organic agriculture.

There is little scientific evidence demonstrating organic agriculture's potential for combating desert - ification but several practical examples of organic agriculture systems in arid areas show how organic agriculture can help bring degraded lands back to fertility.

The potential pathways and the role of organic agriculture in counteracting global climatic change are summarized in Table 6.

I know that peanut butter gets a bad rap because of the potential for the fungus aflatoxin (which is considered to be carcinogenic) to be present, but good news is that our agriculture practices have gotten much better and buying organic, roasted peanuts exponentially reduces the risk for toxicity.

But on the other hand, we here have to balance that fact against a compelling development argument: agriculture of high - margin organic produce is a potential economic boon for many people in developing countries — which also can diversify their economies and to do so in a (locally) green way.

While organic agriculture practices result in higher soil organic matter (SOM) contents and, in turn, higher nutrient - and water - supplying potential to crops, transition to organic farming typically involves a lag time of several years in which yields can suffer and input demands increase as rebuilding soil microbial communities compete with crops for nitrogen and other available nutrients (Simmons and Coleman, 2008).

A guest post by Heather Chi on the promise (and potential perils) of small - scale organic agriculture in China.

Organic agriculture (OA) has a significant potential contribution in this respect: practices that are commonly used on organic farms (use of organ - ic fertilizers, fertility building leys with legumes and cover crops) further the production of soil or - ganic matter (Smith et al., 2008; Leifeld and Fuhrer, 2010, Chirinda et al. 2010a).

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 report argues that up to 86 % of agriculture's potential for climate change mitigation lies in carbon sequestration in soils; that organic farming results in 20 % -28 % higher levels of soil carbon compared to non-organic farming; and that a global conversion to organic farming could sequester up to 11 % of global greenhouse gas emissions.