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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Conventional Farming"”.
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Historical regimes of socio-natures in farmlands: practices of conventional farming in Fukuoka, Japan
How do conventional farmers engage with farmland, especially rice paddy, nature in contemporary Japan? To answer this question, I examine multiple ways in which they practice their relationships with “socio-natures” and how those practices have historically and transnationally developed, especially …
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The Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Farming in Miyun County, China
… developing countries because farmers often adopt conventional farming methods and the Governments often ignore the role of agricultural development for national economy. A case study was conducted of poor Chinese farmers, where the government provided one-to-one information and communication …
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EFFECTS OF PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING MICROORGANISMS ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS AND PLANT GROWTH RESPONSES OF AEROPONICALLY CULTIVATED SPINACH
… food insecurity caused by the inability to use conventional farming techniques year-round in cold climates increases the need for access to quality, locally sourced, and affordable foods year-round. Shifting from a soil-based system to aeroponics can increase yields, as aeroponic systems are not …
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Aquaponics as a viable food production alternative in the Western Cape - the role of consumer and non-consumer perceptions
… providing an alternative to traditional urban farming. This study identified barriers for acceptance of aquaponic produce, and produces a model that illustrates consumers’ willingness to accept aquaponic produce. The study implemented a mixed methodology approach. Both quantitative data, in the …
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Comparative effects of conservation tillage systems on selected soil properties and yields of groundnut(arachis hypogaea)
… has been recommended as a sustainable farming system for many crops in Zambia based on reported improvements in soil infiltration, moisture, soil carbon, microbial activity and reduced bulk density over time. However, the effects in groundnuts such as plant development, agronomic …
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Comparative effects of conservation tillage systems on selected soil properties and yields of groundnut(arachis hypogaea)
… has been recommended as a sustainable farming system for many crops in Zambia based on reported improvements in soil infiltration, moisture, soil carbon, microbial activity and reduced bulk density over time. However, the effects in groundnuts such as plant development, agronomic …
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Carving out a sense of place: The making of the Marble Valley and the Marble City of Vermont
… to the north, south, east and west. At first conventional farming was the engine of growth in the Central Valley, but the Erie Canal and the rich soil from the Midwest undercut Rutlands agriculture. Rutland switched its economy to sheep. By the 1850s, that too had failed. With the …
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Quantifying the value of wildlife and wildlife-friendly farming for coffee agriculture
… the value of wildlife and wildlife-friendly farming for coffee (Coffea spp.) agriculture to ascertain its potential in protecting biodiversity and enhancing ecosystem services to farmers. I will be doing this in the context of Indonesia, the second and fourth largest coffee growing country in …
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Quantifying the value of wildlife and wildlife-friendly farming for coffee agriculture
… the value of wildlife and wildlife-friendly farming for coffee (Coffea spp.) agriculture to ascertain its potential in protecting biodiversity and enhancing ecosystem services to farmers. I will be doing this in the context of Indonesia, the second and third largest coffee growing country in …
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Future sustainability of organic vegetable production in the UK: perception of the growers
… by post. About 61% of the respondents had been farming in the conventional way before switching to organic and 39% growers started organic farming straightway. Those who started organic farming directly has significantly lower farm size (p<0.01). About 70% growers grew cereals in the …
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Urban Earthship 2026; Resource Generative Architectural Design
… with the degrading agricultural soils caused by conventional farming and the process of climate change have led to severe negative consequences for the environment and for food security. There have been recent advancements in methods of decentralized and compact resource production. Controlled …
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Tillage effects on soil-water-air matrix and prediction of soil bulk density from cone index data
Conventional farming systems create socio-economic problems through increased production costs and loss of the soil and chemicals that are washed from the farmlands. Even though no-till farming systems can increase farm profit and reduce environmental degradation, soil compaction can negate the …
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Organic farming in Thailand: case studies on chemical-free vegetable production in Chiangmai, Thailand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science (International Rural Development) at Lincoln University
… study was to examine the outcomes of organic farming, in particular chemical-free vegetable production, in Chiangmai, Thailand. The main objective of the study was to assess the outcomes in terms of the farmers' objectives, economic performance, and other effects from this method of production …
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Biochar amendment as a tool for improving soil health and carbon sequestration in agro-ecosystems
Conventional farming practices and land-use conversions drive carbon out of soil and into the atmosphere, where it contributes to climate change. Biochar, a soil amendment produced by pyrolyzing organic feedstocks under low-oxygen conditions, is a promising tool to restore soil carbon and draw down …
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Soils, Symbiosis, and Succession: Eco-centric Care in Eastern Ontario
… eco-centrics read Ontario’s colonial history, conventional farming and gardening practices, and (sub)urban development as ecological disturbances with profound impacts on soil communities. My interlocutors critique and make efforts to mitigate these disturbances through various practices of …
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Organic farming: science and ideology in a technological dispute
… seeks to explain the controversy over organic farming. The organic movement is seen as a challenge to “technological” or “conventional” farming on a number of planes—political, ideological, scientific. The empirical thrust is to investigate the extent ideology might be an explanatory …
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Analysis of the ground Coleoptera communities of agro-ecosystems within the Oriented Natural Reserve Pino d Aleppo (Ragusa, Sicily) and their use for assessing the environmental quality
… depend not so much on the reduction of conventional farming practices but rather on other factors, where the most significantly appears to be the patchy structure of landscape. In the Mediterranean area, human activity has dramatically reversed the relationship between open spaces and …
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Effects of systemic fungicides on floral attributes, pollination and fruit aroma in strawberries
… regulated, and approved for organic or conventional farming. Despite the usefulness of fungicides, they have been shown to accumulate in the environment and cause direct harm to non-target organisms. When fungicides are applied to flowers, nectar-inhabiting microbes get in direct contact …
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Adoption,impact and spatial diffusion of conservation farming among the small-scale farmers in Chipata District: The case of Southern agricultural farming block
Since 2006 the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has been promoting Conservation Farming (CF) in Chipata District among the Small-scale Farmers (SsF) and in 2008 the Government of the Republic of Zambia also stepped up the promotion of CF among the …
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Adoption,impact and spatial diffusion of conservation farming among the small-scale farmers in Chipata District: The case of Southern agricultural farming block
Since 2006 the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has been promoting Conservation Farming (CF) in Chipata District among the Small-scale Farmers (SsF) and in 2008 the Government of the Republic of Zambia also stepped up the promotion of CF among the …
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