Sentences with phrase «valuable crops such»

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Every field is carefully fenced in with paling formed of the mid-ribs of the palmyra - leaf, or by rows of prickly plants, aloes, cactus, euphorbias, and others; and every one is divided into small beds, each containing a different crop; but the most frequent and valuable crops are the ingredients for the preparation of curry; such as onions and chilies, which are exported to all parts of the coast and carried in large quantities into the interior.

Just want to share some valuable info (http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/california-targets-wrong-water-wasters/Content?oid=4222724) since I'm writing from Los Angeles — almond crops are currently responsible for making the current extreme draught conditions even worse because they are such a water - intensive crop in an area that does not naturally have sufficient water supply, so please consider using other nuts and seeds instead, as CA is currently the only major source of almonds in the world (if you're able to find a small, local / non-CA supplier, wonderful!).

It is about supporting a system of sustainable agricultural management that promotes soil health and fertility through the use of such methods as crop rotation and cover cropping, which nourish plants, foster species diversity, help combat climate change, prevent damage to valuable water resources, and protect farmers and farmersâ $ ™ families from exposure to harmful chemicals.

REDD + opportunity costs are the difference in net earnings from conserving or enhancing forests versus converting them to other, typically more valuable, land uses, such as crops or livestock.

The results revealed that wildlife loss outpaced the rate of deforestation, and that large, commercially valuable wildlife such as Sumatran tigers, rhinos and elephants declined faster than small primates and deer, which are only hunted as crop raiders or for subsistence.

These «biorefineries» will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high - content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose in municipal solid wastes into valuable and renewable end products.