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Agriculture
Media release Under the leadership of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) the European research project “Fertility building in organic cropping systems” (FertilCrop) has commenced. Twenty institutions
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Agriculture
Showcase for low rainfall areas in India By Arun K. Sharma Part 2 of 3 The ‘LIKE AND FOLLOW’ Organic System’ at CAZRI – The
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Agriculture
Showcase for low rainfall areas in India By Arun Sharma Part 1 of 3. A two hectares Model Organic Farm (MOF) plot was established in 2008,
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Agriculture
Underestimated albeit indispensable to sustain life Transitioning from the theme of family farming last year, this year focuses attention on an equally vital aspect in agricultural production, the SOILS.
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Biodiversity
Rampant unsustainable logging of the tropical rainforest in the southwest Pacific Island states of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, is worsening hardship, human insecurity and conflict in
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Consumers
Push for better quality food in America means decline for fast food. The hospitals of the Truman Medical Centres in Kansas City, Missouri no longer serve fast food
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Education
The MSc Programme in Organic Agriculture (Master of organic agriculture) started at Wageningen University in 2002. The programme adopts an integrative systems approach towards agriculture, with a focus
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Education
Farmers and consultants learn from practice. Inquiring into what matters most in organic farming, Conrad Thimm identifies six essentials that need to be taught in organic training and
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Education
Legend has it that organic agriculture was invented and propelled by farmers. Yet, one of the sources of innovation which shouldn’t be underestimated has been young people studying
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