Many of these discussions have continued after the conference and I hope will facilitate further collaboration to improve
the sustainability of agricultural systems.
Agroecology is the science of sustainable agriculture; the methods of agroecology have as their goal achieving
sustainability of agricultural systems balanced in all spheres.
More ominously, the scientists warn that, «If we do nothing, endocrine disruptors may not only impact on human health but all the ecosystems including those on which we depend — if we compromise soil productivity and
sustainability of our agricultural systems or cause imbalance in marine and freshwater ecosystems through damage to populations of top predators, ultimately, we threaten our own survival.»
Not exact matches
Our members represent a diversity
of stakeholders in the local food
system including: farmers, food processors, distributors, farmers» markets, retailers, restaurateurs, institutional food buyers, consumers, anti-hunger advocates, children's health advocates, faith communities,
agricultural scientists, and
sustainability educators.
However, there are still a number
of sustainability challenges concerning organic
agricultural and horticultural
systems of today and organic farming is criticized for its, in many cases, lower yield performances.
The International Rice Research Institute is a nonprofit, autonomous, nonpolitical, international organization established in 1960 under international treaty, with a mission to reduce poverty and hunger through rice science, improve the health
of rice farmers and consumers and ensure environmental
sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships and strengthening
of national
agricultural research and extension
systems.
Monitoring them yields useful information on the
sustainability of different
agricultural farming
systems.
The International Rice Research Institute is a nonprofit, autonomous, nonpolitical, international organization established in 1960 under international treaty, with a mission to reduce poverty and hunger through rice science, improve the health
of rice farmers and consumers and ensure environmental
sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships and strengthening
of national
agricultural research and extension
systems.
The selected candidate will work closely with the PI on developing an indicator
system and a database to measure several aspects
of sustainability and resilience
of agricultural production.
I am a big proponent
of sustainability, parmaculture, and integrated
agricultural systems.
This book is focused on the challenges to implement
sustainability in diverse contexts such as agribusiness, natural resource
systems and new technologies.The experiences made by the researchers
of the School
of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Science (SAFE) of the University of Basilicata offer a wide and multidisciplinary approach to the identification and testing of different solutions tailored to the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the region and the surrounding areas.Basilicata's productive system is mainly based on activities related to the agricultural sector and exploitation of natural resources but it has seen, in recent years, an industrial development driven by the discovery of
Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Science (SAFE)
of the University
of Basilicata offer a wide and multidisciplinary approach to the identification and testing
of different solutions tailored to the economic, social and environmental characteristics
of the region and the surrounding areas.Basilicata's productive
system is mainly based on activities related to the
agricultural sector and exploitation of natural resources but it has seen, in recent years, an industrial development driven by the discovery of
agricultural sector and exploitation
of natural resources but it has seen, in recent years, an industrial development driven by the discovery
of oil fields.
• Tools to predict change in water demand, which requires demographic models that incorporate climate change impacts and models that consider the effects
of climate change on natural and
agricultural landscape water use • Research on water governance, including adaptive management models, adaptive capacity building, and water
systems sustainability • Research on the economics
of water supply, demand, and conservation