The agriculture industry cannot continue to grow without its roots firmly fixed in healthy, productive soil, writes David McKenzie.
... , a grand civilization,” Lentz notes. “They had irrigation systems, monumental construction, agriculture and a complex society.
This is a Native American of the Otomi group who was interviewed by the ...
A recent report recommends investing in nanotechnology R&D to boost Indian agricultural productivity.
... will also inform research at the University of Nairobi - and ultimately, we hope, inform agricultural policy in Kenya”, says Professor Elmirghani. “It’s crucial that the work of the project can be ...
Jamaica will open a research centre of excellence to combat the food crisis and boost agricultural production in the Caribbean region.
... , air pressure, light, and soil moisture and temperature – information crucial to making key agricultural decisions about planting, fertilization, irrigation, pest and disease control and harvesting.
Recycled wastewater -- used in agriculture in Mexico -- are potentially dangerous for health, a study reveals.
... potential functions high spatial and temporal resolution satellite imagery offers. They should, in the long term, lead to improved management of water and plant resources in agricultural areas.
African small-scale farmers will benefit from the rehabilitation of agricultural infrastructure, with Ghana, Madagascar and Mali first in line.
... forest, and reduced the total of available land accordingly.
Land has fallen out of agricultural production for a variety of reasons. In some instances, new technologies or infrastructure made land ...
Agriculture is important, of course, for generating jobs and income. But it has a host of non-economic benefits, too, according to a Cornell study that asked New Yorkers about the value of local ...
... into a debate over the concept of coexistence between transgenic and conventional organic agriculture. This concept was introduced in 2002 by the European Commission with two objectives: to deal with ...
... A. Cady, of Monsanto, St. Louis. Cornell funded the research.
"Sustainability is important in agricultural production, with an emphasis placed upon meeting human food requirements while mitigating ...
The latest international reports show that global agricultural practices must change if we are to reduce hunger, poverty and environmental degredation, writes Wendy Pyper.
... ' forelimbs are thicker and stronger than those of their female counterparts, more of the intersex frogs only found in agricultural areas had thin, weak forearms. Also, intersexes had fewer "nuptial ...
