Farming – Agriculture


3 Ways Regenerative Agriculture Helps Save the Planet

Source: thrivemarket.com Published: August 31, 2016 When industrial agriculture took over in India around the 1940s, many traditions related to farming and wildcrafting tulsi, also known as holy basil, were lost. But regenerative agriculture ushers in a return to...

Peatlands Rescue Plan Battles Climate Change

Source: scotsman.com Published: December 19, 2015 NOTE: Requires a Scotsman registration to read. The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Picture Allan Milligan SCOTLAND’S first national park has received nearly £250,000 of new funding for vital work that will...

France Unveils New Agroforestry Plans

Source: frenchfoodintheus.org Published: January 19, 2016 As part of the 2nd National Day of Agroforestry, France unveiled new plans for developing ecologically sustainable forestry practices throughout the country. The plan aims to reduce the environmental impact of...

What is Agroforestry?

Source: naturesorganichaven.com Published: March 2, 2017 NOTE: Source Link website has invalid certificate. According to the Association for Temperate Agrofiorestry, “Agroforestry is a land management system that optimizes the benefits from the biological interactions...

Using Agroforestry to Save the Planet

Source: foodtank.com Published: May 1, 2016 Sarah Small Agroforestry—the use of trees in farming—benefits both farmers and the environment. According to a recent report by Biodiversity International, the Center for International Forestry Research, the World...

The Future of Food: How Dry Farming Could Save The World

Source: inhabitat.com Published: November 19, 2016 A dry vineyard in its early stages. Written by Greg Beach You’ve heard the line: water, it’s everywhere, not a drop to drink. Only 3 percent of the world’s water is fresh, 75 percent of which is stored in...

Irish Grower Group Hails Benefits of Agroforestry

Source: hortweek.com Published: January 22, 2016 NOTE: You need a Horticulture Week account to read the full article. Agroforestry, combining field growing with trees for timber or fruit, can meet environmental goals while maintaining or even enhancing productivity,...

Immense Benefits from Agroforestry in Rural Cameroon

Source: allafrica.com Published: January 18, 2016 By Ngala Killian Chimtom Yaounde — COMMERCIAL agriculture has received a major boost and the impact of climate change minimised in Cameroon thanks to the adoption of agro-forestry techniques by thousands of farmers....

Extending the Forest Estate

Source: pft.tas.gov.au Published: March 2, 2017 Agroforestry Program Trees grown on farmland provide a range of benefits and values to landowners and the community.  Well planned tree plantings can increase farm profits by improving crop and animal growth and...