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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Regenerative agriculture"”.
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Regenerative agriculture and landscape architecture: a promising partnership
Agriculture, like landscape architecture, is an interface between human culture and the rest of the ecologic world. The agro-ecological interface has become incredibly damaging, to humans and the rest of the living world. Globalized industrialized agriculture has led to unprecedented human labor …
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Regenerative agriculture and soil carbon storage in the Upper Corn Belt
… (Pg), resulting in a significant SOC debt. Regenerative cropping practices, such as no-till and cover cropping, are recognized for their potential to enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and bolster soil health, all while allowing producers to maintain commodity crop production systems. …
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Belowground impacts of regenerative agriculture in a South African seed production system
Intensive agriculture, that is environmentally detrimental, is a serious global problem. Widespread deforestation as a means to expand agricultural areas, and the overuse of agrochemicals causes rapid biodiversity loss, large scale soil erosion and agroecosystems to become stuck in negative …
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Adopting Organic Agriculture in British Columbia as an Established Pathway to Regenerative Agriculture
Organic agriculture is increasingly touted as an ecologically superior farming method, and as such, a pathway towards regenerative agriculture. This study is situated in British Columbia, where demand for organic produce continues to grow, yet local adoption of organic agriculture remains limited. …
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Heterogeneous Motivations and Challenges of Regenerative Agriculture in Saskatchewan: Insights from Case Studies and Bioeconomic Modelling
Regenerative agriculture is an alternative farming system proposed to improve soil health, improve economic sustainability, and mitigate climate change. There are a set of principles commonly agreed upon that help guide producers: limit disturbance, armour the soil, increase plant diversity, keep …
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Impacts of no-till and ground covers as regenerative agriculture practices on insect pest densities and yield of tomato and cucumber
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Bridging prairie restoration and regenerative agriculture with compost tea / the rocket incident: post-fire soil microbe recovery on the Eastern Washington University restoration site
… ecosystem that has been reduced by conversion to agriculture. There is growing interest in the role of soil microorganisms in prairie ecosystems, which may be crucial for restoration of the plant community through interspecies interactions within the rhizosphere. One method for improving soil …
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Setting the Baseline for Regeneration of Temperate Native Grassy Ecosystems in Montane Agricultural Landscapes: An Agroecological Approach to Soil Health
… in agroecological thinking, giving rise to the regenerative agriculture movement. This movement aims to go beyond sustainable land management by employing agroecological approaches to regenerate, restore, and enhance biodiversity, soil health, and ecosystem function on farm. Regenerative …
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Setting the Baseline for Regeneration of Temperate Native Grassy Ecosystems in Montane Agricultural Landscapes: An Agroecological Approach to Soil Health
… in agroecological thinking, giving rise to the regenerative agriculture movement. This movement aims to go beyond sustainable land management by employing agroecological approaches to regenerate, restore, and enhance biodiversity, soil health, and ecosystem function on farm. Regenerative …
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Non-formal education and grassroots development : a case study from rural Bangladesh
… of disadvantaged women, education for regenerative agriculture, functional literacy and women's health. The case study focuses mainly on two womens groups. During the field work part of the study, most men were away from the villages in pursuit of salaried jobs or carrying out their …
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Human-environment interactions in rural and agricultural communities: identifying opportunities for sustainability efforts using quantitative, qualitative, and GIS methods
The United States agriculture industry, especially in the Midwest, is expected to be adversely impacted by the consequences of climate change, with temperature and precipitation changes making sufficient crop production exceedingly difficult to achieve. Further, the agriculture industry is also a …
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Understanding the drivers behind farmer decision making toward a new farm management approach : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master Applied Science at Lincoln University
… systems. A recent development in the alternative agricultures conversation is a call for regenerative agriculture (RA), described as a “…change from a battle against nature into the art of encouraging nature to release the most benefits for human use with the least possible effort” (Rodale, 1983, …
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What shapes instruction in course-based undergraduate research experiences? & Spatial, temporal, and structural drivers of soil microbial communities in regenerative agricultural systems
… communities essential for food production. Regenerative agriculture (RA) can counter these effects through practices that support microbial diversity and ecosystem resilience. This study analyzed soils from three RA sites over two years and two seasons in the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion near …
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Crafting Cannabinoid Capitalism: Health, Sustainability, and Regeneration in the United States
… collective efforts to envision and practice “regenerative agriculture" as a response to both the historical injustices of prohibition and the compounding challenges of climate change. Drawing on history, STS, and the anthropology of food, agriculture, and medicine, I show how the logics of the …
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Investigating tagasastes' potential for agricultural climate mitigation and adaptation within the context of South Africa
… global population has led to the expansion of agriculture and increased land use change, exerting negative impacts on the ecosystem services on which agriculture relies. Given their dependence on ecosystem services, rural communities are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change …
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Back to the Land Again: Environmentalism in English georgic life writing 1940-2023
This thesis is in two parts: a creative piece composed of four linked essays, entitled Red Earth, followed by a critical essay entitled Back to the Land Again: Environmentalism in English georgic life writing 1940-2023. The creative work is life writing based on my experience of living and working …
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Social Aesthetics: Affecting Change in Food Provisioning
… green planning initiatives embraced urban agriculture as a critical element of sustainable communities. However, current approaches to bring food cultivation into cities require labor, capital, and physical resources that are often unavailable in sufficient quantity, quality, or duration …
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From symptoms to systems: An autoethnography of cystic fibrosis through systems engineering
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms
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The dynamics of voluntary carbon market in agriculture: a comprehensive analysis of environmental, social, and economic perspectives [Le dinamiche del mercato volontario del carbonio in agricoltura: un'analisi completa delle prospettive ambientali, sociali ed economiche]
L’urgente necessità di raggiungere la neutralità climatica e contrastare i fenomeni del cambiamento climatico richiede al settore agricolo la riduzione delle emissioni di gas ad effetto serra e la cattura di carbonio attraverso pozzi naturali. Le pratiche di “carbon farming” sono emerse come un …