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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Alternative agriculture"”.
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Farmer knowledge in alternative agriculture: Community learning and the politics of knowledge
… obstacles and opportunities experienced by new alternative and agroecological farmers as they seek out farming knowledge in Canada and how this contributes to the shaping of farmer subjectivities. Canada is facing a looming farm and food crisis; the barriers of accessing land and capital are …
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Assessing policy and institutional change's influence on alternative agriculture in Zimbabwe since 1980
… (NGOs) in Zimbabwe are advocating for alternative agriculture as a better form of agriculture compared to conventional agriculture in order to increase agricultural productivity, as well as address challenges such as climate change, erratic rainfall patterns, and environmental …
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Adubação orgânica do solo: a conscientização por meio de campos de multiplicação de sementes crioulas no agreste paraibano.
… was reduced fallow , today we find fields where agriculture practiced on a permanent , continuous cultivation in the same area providing conditions becoming less favorable agricultural production that contribute to socioeconomic and environmental degradation in the region . This work aimed to …
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Knowledge in the making : embodying transdisciplinary moments on organic agriculture in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Organic agriculture in Java, Indonesia, has been historically intertwined with social movements that struggled for more economically, ecologically, culturally, and socially sustainable agriculture. While these grassroots movements emerged under an authoritarian government that showed little …
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Niagara alternative food projects : networks, discourses and nature /
… undertakes an exploration of the nature of alternative food projects in Niagara. A review of various theoretical approaches to the study of food and agriculture, suggests that actor-network theory offers the most useful lens through which to understand these projects. In particular, …
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Engaging Past and Future on a Community Supported Agriculture Farm
… organic, draft-horse powered Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm located on the outskirts of Sparta, Ontario. Here, a thoughtful and flexible approach to management that works with soil, non-human animals, and humans has resulted in a financially viable small-scale farm within a provincial …
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Bringing regulation to the fore of food regime theory: The neoliberal model of development in agriculture and beyond in theory and practice
… regime as the neoliberal model of development in agriculture (NMD in agriculture); and also discuss a possible democratic, counter-hegemonic post-neoliberal model of development in agriculture. The development of this conceptual framework enables the identification of regime and regulatory aspects …
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Annual forage cropping-systems for midwestern ruminant livestock production
… separate projects were conducted to investigate alternative forage options in annual forage production. In the first discussed research trial, two sets of crops were sown following soft red winter wheat (<em>Triticum aestivum</em> L.) grain harvest, at two nitrogen application rates 56 and 112 kg …