Sentences with phrase «sustainable agricultural systems»

Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems.

Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century (National Academies, 2010)

Modelling by the CSIRO has shown that 3 million Australians will need training or re-training in energy efficiency, green building technologies, sustainable energy and more sustainable agricultural systems to enable Australia to achieve the IPCC's recommended minimum reductions.4 This will obviously require HEIs to play a key role in developing graduates and professionals, particularly in engineering and design, who can contribute.

As a Senior Sustainable Agricultural Systems Advisor with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Glover seeks to change the perception that the only goal of agriculture is increasing production: agricultural impacts on the environment, economics and social networks must also be taken into account.

Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere.

And that's the problem... we do know, however, that working with natural systems and employing true sustainable agricultural systems, such as organic methods, can improve human AND environmental health now and into the future!!

«The committee applauds the progress made to date, but a range of issues still need to be addressed, from ensuring farmers have access to all tools to improve productivity to building sustainable agricultural systems,» said Senator Daschle.

Since its initial report in 2011, the committee has monitored global progress on food and nutrition security issues and explored three aspects in greater depth — the role of technology and innovation in agriculture, opportunities for advancing nutrition security, and the need for environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable agricultural systems.

Glover, a senior sustainable agricultural systems research adviser at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), spent years as a researcher at the Land Institute in Kansas.

The transition to more sustainable agricultural systems would create jobs in medium and large organic farms, and allow smallholders to diversify their sources of income, notably if farmers have the right skills.

Japan's historically excellent, productive and sustainable agricultural system is being destroyed by deforestation, development, pollution and pesticides.

To carry the Traditionally Produced logo, the corn must be part of a sustainable agricultural system that manages soil using traditional methods, and not a monocrop farm where the corn is planted in the same areas year after year.

Champions, promotes and provides information on technologies and sustainable agricultural systems

Founding research leader of the Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab.

To feed the future humans living on Mars or the moon the project Food for Mars and Moon aims to set up a sustainable agricultural system.

The curated evening will take place at WeWork SoMa, where we will gather over a shared meal provided by sweetgreen and listen to Sana's fascinating journey into finding the world's best turmeric while supporting a global, equitable and sustainable agricultural system.

OECD Cooperative Research Programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems; Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research.

In sustainable agricultural systems, there's no such thing as waste: manure is part of a holistic cycle and serves as fertilizer.