Sentences with phrase «with organic agriculture»

We also need to draw down the already dangerous anthropogenic excess of CO2, which can be done by sequestering carbon in soil and biomass with organic agriculture, reforestation, etc..

Again, pretty much everyone who has seriously considered the issue has understood for years (some of us for decades) that any solution must be built on the foundations of (1) eliminating fossil fuel use ASAP, necessarily focusing on the largest sources first (e.g. coal - fired electricity generation and oil - fueled ground transport) and (2) drawing down the already dangerous excess of CO2 with organic agriculture and reforestation.

Can we actually feed the world with organic agriculture?

With organic agriculture, environmental costs tend to be lower and the benefits greater.

This aspect indicates that the improvement of landscape infrastructure in combination with organic agriculture may be an important factor for the conservation and enhancement of species - rich communities on agricultural land.

Muller, A., Schader, C., El - Hage Scialabba, N., Hecht, J., Isensee, A., Erb, K. - H., Smith, P., Klocke, K., Leiber, F., Stolze, M. and Niggli, U., 2017, Strategies for feeding the world more sustainably with organic agriculture, Nature Communications 8:1290 DOI: 10.1038 / s41467 -017-01410-w

Hubert J. Karreman, VMD: Hubert Karreman has been involved with organic agriculture since 1988 when he was a herdsman at an organic / Biodynamic farm in Pennsylvania.

We can change the world's production methods with organic agriculture and regain health benefits now lost with modern wheat by going back to ancient wheat.»

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This effort would merge with existing movements for sustainable agriculture and organic farming.

I was interested in organic agriculture and I got in touch with the International Foundation for Organic Aagriculture and I got in touch with the International Foundation for Organic AgricultureAgriculture.

In the wake of the OTA controversy, the Rodale Institute, the world's leading organic agriculture research organization, has launched a new Organic Farming Association along with an expansion of regional teaching farms in the U.S.

«We have a tremendous opportunity to bring organic farmers» voices and their experience with agriculture to policymakers in Washington, D.C.,» Elizabeth Kucinich, Board Policy Chair for Rodale Institute and head of the Organic Farming Association, said in a statement.

For more than sixty years, we've been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing our findings with farmers and scientists throughout... Continued

The findings were announced by Professor Carlo Leifert of the Tesco Centre for Organic Agriculture based at Newcastle University, UK, who with his team are working on the EU funded project called the Quality Low Input Food (QLIF) project, the biggest ever to research the pros and cons of organic farming and food.

Many of our interns continue onto successful careers in organic agriculture, taking with them the insightful knowledge they learned while working on... Continued

Peggy is also currently working with the Alabama Agriculture Commissioner and the Agriculture Department at Alabama's Auburn University to create an organic farmer's co-op, in an effort to encourage local farmers to plant and harvest organic grains that To Your Health can use.

Job Description: Research interns work directly with Rodale Institute's Research Department to address current and future agricultural needs by conducting high - quality research using regenerative, organic methods for agricultural production and identifying tools and practices to help grow organic agriculture by... Continued

U.S. Department of Agriculture organic regulations have established regulations on appropriate waiting times, and now all organic producers must wait either 90 or 120 days to harvest their crops following the use of untreated manure, depending on whether the crop has contact with the soil (90 days: think cherries or apples; 120 days: think lettuce or carrots).

For seventy years, the Institute has been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest option for people and the planet.

Job Description: Research interns work directly with Rodale Institute's Research Department to address current and future agricultural needs by conducting high - quality research using regenerative, organic methods for agricultural production and identifying tools and practices to help grow organic agriculture by addressing pest and fertility issues; mitigate and adapt to climate change, and improve human health by addressing nutrient density in crops.

The Agrifood Markets and Value Chain chapter analyses the organic agriculture option as one of the strategies to help small farmers sell to markets, together with fair trade and «short - chain strategies».

It provides a unique perspective of organic agriculture that we enjoy sharing with our readers.

With high - hopes to share research, agricultural practices, farming experiences, and more importantly, build new relationships between the two countries, the continuing support organic farmers give each other, can promote organic agriculture on a global level.

The future of agriculture is organic, and we must have a farm bill that helps fulfill this growing market demand with US supply.»

ALGOA pursues activities with IFOAM Organics Asia to achieve the adoption of organic agriculture in Asian countries.

At that time, Larry was not thinking about organic agriculture but does contribute his fascination with soil structure to all the 6 ft. fighting positions he had to dig.

The Asian Local Governments for Organic Agriculture (ALGOA) was initiated by IFOAM Organics Asia in 2013 with the aim of fostering dialogue and cooperation among Asian local governments for the development of organic agriculture and its related Agriculture (ALGOA) was initiated by IFOAM Organics Asia in 2013 with the aim of fostering dialogue and cooperation among Asian local governments for the development of organic agriculture and its related agriculture and its related industries.

DUSA, Elena Mirela (2009) Research on the productivity of maize intercropped with common bean in two spatial arrangements, in the organic agriculture system.

In order to facilitate knowledge and experience sharing within and beyond the African (Ecological) Organic Movement, as well as accelerate the uptake of Organic Agriculture, the Africa Office of IFOAM — Organics International works with local training and coaching institutions in project implementation.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Market News reported widespread concern in 2014 about tightening organic dairy supplies, with supermarkets in many parts of the United States posting signs about organic milk shortages by the end of the year.

The Ethiopian region Tigray, which IFOAM — Organics International has always showcased as one of the best examples for putting sustainable agriculture practices and policies into practice globally, was awarded with the Gold Future Policy Award 2017.

Although there are some similarities to organic, the practices are quite different, with biodynamic placing greater emphasis on regenerative agriculture and soil health.

The researchers say their interest was piqued after seeing a study that positioned organic agriculture as less productive than conventional, with lower crop yields.

All content is collaboratively authored and peer - reviewed by eOrganic's community of University researchers and Extension personnel, other agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.

To engage farmers, agricultural professionals and other members of the organic agriculture community with timely and relevant science -, experience - and regulation - based information in a variety of media and educational formats

Present were different organizations working with peasants, farm workers, women farmers, youth, church groups, sustainable and organic agriculture practitioners and community health workers.

Even with that in mind, the researchers say they were a bit stunned by the profitability of organic agriculture.

The Organic Center, in collaboration with USDA Economic Research Service and eOrganic will bring farmers, scientists, extension agents, industry members and key policy influencers together this spring for what will be the third annual Organic Confluences Summit to address the challenges facing organic agriculture and to share knowledge and research findings.

The Organic Science Cluster II (OSCII) is completing its 3rd year of activities, with 37 research activities in progress across Canada in organic agriculture and processing.

Annually, all OTA Trade Members must sign the Association's Code of Ethics, a statement of the common values of this Association, to guide us in the decisions we make as businesses and individuals and to assist us with our responsibilities to the principles of organic agriculture and ethical business practices.

The conference, presented by The Organic Center in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service, focused on making certain that the research happening in the organic sector tackles the issues most critical for moving organic forward, and on communicating research findings in the most effective way.

Today Rodale Institute, the global leader of regenerative organic agriculture, announced it has received a grant for $ 5,995,000 from the William Penn Foundation to partner with Stroud Water Research Center, the global leader in the advancement of knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems, on a groundbreaking project to improve soil health and water quality.

For more than sixty years, we've been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing our findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest option for people and the planet.

In 1988 Bioagricoop was entrusted by Emilia Romagna Agriculture Committee with the study of organic farming in the region.

The program offers assistance with job placement and developing business plans for farms so that graduates can easily move into organic agriculture careers.

While Bioagricoop continued only with the activity of promotion, training and research in organic agriculture and sustaianble development.

With the theme «PGS: securing market access of small organic farmers in the Philippines», the general assembly aimed to further strengthen the alliance and inspire more organizations and local governments to take up organic agriculture and PGS.

In this event, Dr. M. Reza Ardakani the Director of IFOAM - IRAN participated as one of the invited speakers and on behalf of the head of Tehran Municipality - Management of Fruit and Vegetable Organization (Mr. Abdolhossein Rahimi), Head of the Board of Iran Organic Association (Mr. Seyed Reza Nurani) and IFOAM - IRAN signed the MoU for further cooperations with ALGOA and its members.The purpose for the establishment of ALGOA is to facilitate the 100 % adoption of organic agriculture in Asia.

IFOAM Academy in collaboration with the rera sd, undertook to organize the fifth Organic Leadership Course in Croatia on organic agriculture issue from 20 — 28 May 2017.

This comprehensive collection of the latest available data (2016) on organic agriculture worldwide contains data on area, operators, and retail sales: 57.8 million hectares of organic agricultural land and organic products with a total value of almost 90 billion US dollars were sold globally.