• As of 2023, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 14.4 thousand to 549 thousand hectares. (cbs.nl)
  • Soils & Compost - Healthy soils can improve crop and livestock production. (oregonstate.edu)
  • In 2017, the market value of Maryland crops and livestock sold exceeded $2.4 billion and contributed $8.25 billion to the Maryland economy. (umd.edu)
  • In 2022, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 1.9 percent more income than in 2021. (cbs.nl)
  • Last year NCDA&CS awarded more than $1 million to 22 projects that benefited North Carolina's specialty crops industry and helped local farmers grow more profitable crops. (ncagr.gov)
  • A panel of Purdue and government agricultural experts will dissect the USDA's report on the development of major crops and give insight into what it might mean for farmers and the economy. (purdue.edu)
  • The overall goal of the project is to contribute to improved food security of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia through reduction of crop postharvest losses at farm and primary cooperatives level. (fao.org)
  • Estimating Nitrogen & Dry Matter from Cover Crops - Cover crops are used by many farmers, but very few know how much nitrogen (N) or dry matter they are getting from their cover crops. (oregonstate.edu)
  • It is advantageous for policymakers and farmers alike to be able to precisely estimate crop yields throughout the growing season since it allows them to anticipate market prices, plan import and export operations, and limit the social cost of crop losses. (hindawi.com)
  • The use of this tool assists farmers in making informed decisions about which crops to grow on their land. (hindawi.com)
  • Among contemporary farmers, precision agriculture (PA) [ 1 ] is a well-known and improved approach of farm management. (hindawi.com)
  • As part of a bilateral cooperation project of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Tinashe Chavhunduka and Dr. Misheck Musoder of SACAU, the umbrella organization of 19 national farmers' associations in southern Africa, visited various agricultural institutions in Germany with the support of the Andreas Hermes Academy. (dlg.org)
  • Awareness farmers on environmentally sound agricultural practices. (who.int)
  • In grain crops such as wheat, barley and oats, uniformly dried crops do not have to be windrowed (swathed and dried) prior to harvest, but can easily be straight-cut and harvested. (wikipedia.org)
  • We find that the sunlight-mediated effect of stratospheric sulfate aerosols on yields is negative for both C4 (maize) and C3 (soy, rice and wheat) crops. (nature.com)
  • One of these systems uses the newly domesticated cereal Kernza TM , also known as Intermediate wheatgrass, while the other follows a conventional crop rotation with crops such as wheat, sugar beet, barley and oilseed rape. (lu.se)
  • The infrastructure will measure the exchange of greenhouse gases between the atmosphere and agriculture in real time in two parallel cultivation systems: the newly domesticated Kernza (Intermediate wheatgrass) and conventional crop rotation in Skåne (including wheat, sugar beet, barley and rapeseed). (lu.se)
  • With grains, for example, as a consequence of crop plant uniformity as noted above, grain ripeness can be made more uniform through the same process. (wikipedia.org)
  • New this year, students from a Purdue agronomy class have created posters on topics including how amaranth, often considered a weed, potentially could be a nutritious leaf and grain crop. (purdue.edu)
  • Noninversion tillage with tine- or disc-based cultivations prior to crop establishment is the most common way of reducing tillage for arable cropping systems with small grain cereals, oilseed rape, and maize in Europe. (bioone.org)
  • This points toward a strategy for significantly increasing the yield of sorghum and other staple grain crops. (cshl.edu)
  • Can agriculture shift to perennial grain crops? (lu.se)
  • There were 73 thousand agricultural and horticultural enterprises in the Netherlands on 1 April 2009. (cbs.nl)
  • The study shows that conversion of arable to miscanthus and SRC willow is preferable when cultivating bioenergy crops while conversion of pasture to SRC willow should be avoided. (nih.gov)
  • Geographic distribution of crop areas, yields, physiological types, and net primary production in the year 2000, Global Biogeochem. (usgs.gov)
  • Here we use the volcanic eruptions that inspired modern solar radiation management proposals as natural experiments to provide the first estimates, to our knowledge, of how the stratospheric sulfate aerosols created by the eruptions of El Chichón and Mount Pinatubo altered the quantity and quality of global sunlight, and how these changes in sunlight affected global crop yields. (nature.com)
  • Agribusiness crop yields may be increased by carefully selecting the right crops and putting in place supportive infrastructure. (hindawi.com)
  • One method of dealing with the issue is to forecast human population and agricultural yields. (hindawi.com)
  • In this field of study, the goal is to demonstrate how crop yields are related to the location of agriculture, while also taking into account environmental elements such as soil quality and irrigation systems. (hindawi.com)
  • First, that Ethiopia has undergone a "Green Revolution", defined as a specific case of agricultural development where crop output and crop yields double at the national level in under 25 years (Paper 2). (lu.se)
  • Our overarching strategy is to improve agricultural production systems, enhance agricultural sustainability and efficiency, while protecting the environment. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Crop biodiversity has the potential to enhance resistance to strains due to biotic and abiotic factors and to improve crop production and farm revenues. (nber.org)
  • Organic greenhouse production has its added challenges to elaborate optimum production regimes for new crops, namely development of appropriate growing media, soil fertility management, and control of pests and diseases. (dal.ca)
  • Organic producers strive for a sustainable production system that broadly links healthy soils to the production of healthy crops. (dal.ca)
  • Since 1995, the volume of Dutch agricultural production has grown by 20 percent. (cbs.nl)
  • They are among other activities, including analysis of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's August crop production report, Purdue Day and recognition of outstanding women in agriculture, which will involve Purdue Agriculture during the run of the fair. (purdue.edu)
  • A review of the USDA's August crop production report, at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 11 in Our Land Pavilion. (purdue.edu)
  • The University of Maryland College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Agriculture Production Systems Strategic Initiative Team is excited to announce the creation of the Center for Excellence in Animal and Crop Production (CECAP), an interactive virtual reality experience highlighting the College's off campus assets, including eight Research and Education Centers (RECs) and local Extension Offices in every county. (umd.edu)
  • There is considerable attention paid to the medical and veterinary use of antibiotics but there is a paucity of data on their use in global crop production. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The extent of antibiotic use in crop production when grouped by the WHO regions was analysed using descriptive statistics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Antibiotic use in crop production is an emotive and controversial topic, not only because of safety concerns for the operator and the consumer (Gusberti et al. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Proponents of the use of antibiotics in crop production point out that despite widespread use of antibiotics, for over half a century, there have been no reports of adverse effects in human health or persistent impacts on the environment (Stockwell and Duffy 2012 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Oregon agricultural enterprise budgets for Conventional and Organic blueberry production in the Willamette Valley: Revised for 2020! (oregonstate.edu)
  • The Crop and Soil Sciences studies and research areas include crop physiology and management, environmental soil sciences, microbial ecology, plant pathology, plant breeding and genetics, production ecology, soil fertility and management, turfgrass science and weed science. (msu.edu)
  • Machine learning is critical in crop production prediction because it can anticipate crop output based on factors such as location, meteorological conditions, and season. (hindawi.com)
  • Because of the complexities of the data, crop production forecasting is a difficult assignment for policymakers to do successfully. (hindawi.com)
  • Siv Biada (2nd from left) and Dr. Bruno Görlach (center, both DLG) presented the field trials and projects at the DLG International Crop Production Center to Dr. Misheck Musoder (left) and Tinashe Chavhunduka (2nd from right, both Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions, SACAU) as well as Christoph Bracher (right, Andreas Hermes Academy). (dlg.org)
  • This is serious, as it weakens the very basis for agricultural production, productivity and economic development of the countries and regions in question. (lu.se)
  • One model is that local landowners would become co-investors with their own land in the production of crops and receive returns by being a shareholder in the companies that use their land. (lu.se)
  • Most agricultural work carried out by men involves the production of crops destined for direct commercialisation, such as palm oil, coffee, and fruit, whereas most women produce food for the household, and can travel long distances in search of opportunities for agricultural land to produce food", says Yengoh Genesis Tambang. (lu.se)
  • Lepidopterans affect crop production worldwide. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of this study is to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with the cultivation of bioenergy crops in Ireland including land-use change (LUC) emissions by using geographical information systems (GIS) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). (nih.gov)
  • An LCA study was carried out to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the LUC caused by the cultivation of bioenergy crops. (nih.gov)
  • A recent joint investigation by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organisation (WHO) into antibiotic use found that the numbers of countries that are currently monitoring the use of antibiotics in crop cultivation is very low compared to those monitoring antibiotic use in the veterinary and medical arenas (FAO and WHO 2019a ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • and annual crops associated with permanent crops and complex cultivation patterns. (cdc.gov)
  • For 10,000 years our food has come from annual crops, even though they cause or contribute to many of the problems agriculture struggles with such as erosion, nutrient leakage, greenhouse gas emissions, high costs and vulnerability to climate change. (lu.se)
  • Using Cover Crops in Oregon - Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of cover cropping and how to choose the right cover crop. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Describes a method for estimating the nitrogen (N) contribution of cover crops to a following crop. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Provides information on the varieties, environmental range, uses, dry matter and N accumulation, pest interactions, and management of 15 Oregon cover crops. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Cover Crops for Home Gardens - Cover crops planted in late summer are an inexpensive way to build better soil for gardening. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Cover crops often are called green manure crops. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Managing Cover Crops Profitably - This publication explores how and why cover crops work, and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation. (oregonstate.edu)
  • however, all vegetable growers can implement soil improvement potential from the use of cover crops. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Midwest Cover Crops Council - Cover crops are plants seeded into agricultural fields, either within or outside of the regular growing season, with the primary purpose of improving or maintaining ecosystem quality. (oregonstate.edu)
  • The goal of the Midwest Cover Crops Council is to facilitate widespread adoption of cover crops throughout the Midwest, to improve ecological, economic, and social sustainability. (oregonstate.edu)
  • As an example, Maryland agriculture has worked to conserve resources and improve water quality through new management practices such as cover crops and nutrient management planning. (umd.edu)
  • Perennial crops have the potential to reduce the need for ploughing and pesticides, which in turn can lead to reduced soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. (lu.se)
  • The research facility will play an important role in understanding the ecosystem services and climate benefits that perennial crops can provide. (lu.se)
  • Perennial crops like Kernza TM can also help reduce erosion, cope better with drought and improve soil structure," says Jonas Ardö, Professor of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University. (lu.se)
  • As part of innovative research on perennial crops, a unique research infrastructure has been developed outside Lund. (lu.se)
  • The project aims to investigate opportunities and obstacles for a future transition to an agriculture with completely new perennial crops. (lu.se)
  • With perennial crops, we can solve almost all of these challenges. (lu.se)
  • We are at the forefront of understanding the performance, effectiveness and risks in UK and EU agricultural systems, as we lead data collection and analysis of the Defra Farm Business Survey (FBS), and apply this expertise globally with active research projects in Europe, South East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Central and South America. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Estimating the Impact of Crop Diversity on Agricultural Productivity in South Africa , Cecilia Bellora, Élodie Blanc, Jean-Marc Bourgeon, Eric Strobl. (nber.org)
  • Within our data all WHO regions of the world are using antibiotics on crop plants with the exception of Africa (no data for Europe) and the main crop on which they are used is rice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Agricultural land in Africa is highly relevant for foreign investors and the number of unreported cases of illegal land acquisitions is suspected to be high. (lu.se)
  • What is modern agriculture in Africa? (lu.se)
  • Beginning in the early 1990s, agricultural--input companies introduced a string of innovative seeds, pesticides, and herbicides that have since transformed how our food is grown. (bcg.com)
  • The inclusion of general iLUC data results in a large increase in total GHG emissions because of displaced food crops that must be grown elsewhere. (nih.gov)
  • These courses feature videos and lectures on year-round management of the major berry crops grown in Oregon. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Cotton, corn, and soybeans are the main GE crops grown in the United States. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Results of search for 'au:'Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. (who.int)
  • CD-ROM for development : coordination of international assistance , proceedings of a seminar organized by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO, Paris, France, 19-21 October 1992. (who.int)
  • Sustainable agriculture integrates applied plant, animal and environmental research from across the School. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • This webpage showcases the key research advances made in hyperspectral remote sensing of agricultural crops and vegetation over the last 50 years. (usgs.gov)
  • The primary focus is on the seminal research conducted over the last 20 years by this group using hyperspectral data of agricultural crops and vegetation, gathered from around the world, from various platforms: ground-based, platform-mounted, drone or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based, airborne, and spaceborne. (usgs.gov)
  • Input companies continue to conduct -research in seeds, traits, and chemical crop protection, of course. (bcg.com)
  • Despite the scientific complexity of these efforts, agricultural-input companies continue to research ways to boost yield through genetically engineered and native output traits. (bcg.com)
  • The Generation Challenge programme (GCP) is a global crop research consortium directed toward crop improvement through the application of comparative biology and genetic resources characterization to plant breeding. (oregonstate.edu)
  • A key consortium research activity is the development of a GCP crop bioinformatics platform to support GCP research. (oregonstate.edu)
  • UC Cover Crop Resource Page - The report includes summaries of research projects related to cover cropping. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Agriculture faculty are located in county offices and research and education centers around the state and on campus. (umd.edu)
  • Visit this interactive map to see UMD AGNR locations across the state and the latest agricultural research. (umd.edu)
  • Collaborative partnerships and interdisciplinary research with industry leaders, the USDA Northwest Center for Small Fruit Research (NCSFR), and the OSU- USDA Cooperative Berry Crop Breeding Program have benefited industries in the Pacific Northwest, the U.S., and the world. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Graduates of Crop and Soil Sciences pursue jobs across different agriculture, sports turf, research, and scientific areas. (msu.edu)
  • Doreen Ware , Ph.D., a CSHL Adjunct Associate Professor and research scientist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), led the research, together with ARS colleague Zhanguo Xin, Ph.D. Their study was focused on high-yield strains of sorghum that were generated several years ago by Dr. Xin. (cshl.edu)
  • Recently, a unique research infrastructure that has the potential to transform agriculture was inaugurated by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and LUCSUS, in collaboration with SLU Alnarp. (lu.se)
  • The new facility, funded by the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant) and Formas, is focused on exploring perennial agricultural crops and their potential to transform modern agriculture. (lu.se)
  • The infrastructure is part of the research project "PERENNIAL / Is there a PERENNIAL future of agriculture? (lu.se)
  • The researchers also hope that the research infrastructure will pave the way for further research collaboration between LU and SLU in the field of agriculture. (lu.se)
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (infoplease.com)
  • The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering grants to fund new projects to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the marketplace. (ncagr.gov)
  • The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is managed by NCDA&CS and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the 2008 farm bill. (ncagr.gov)
  • Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (msu.edu)
  • In addition to the FDA, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulate bioengineered plants and animals. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The US Department of Agriculture has recently started requiring food manufacturers to disclose information about bioengineered foods and their ingredients. (medlineplus.gov)
  • US Department of Agriculture website. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Our work will support sustainable pollination for the $862 million spring fruit crop industry, and will allow for the inclusion of bees in forestry best management practices. (usda.gov)
  • The knowledge will help guide crop improvement through traditional breeding practices as well as approaches that take advantage of genome editing technologies, Ware says. (cshl.edu)
  • Information exchange networking for agricultural development : a review of concepts and practices / John Nelson and John Farrington. (who.int)
  • It is also a way to change agriculture in a direction back towards a functioning ecosystem, says Lennart Olsson at Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies. (lu.se)
  • This suggests that solar radiation management-if deployed using stratospheric sulfate aerosols similar to those emitted by the volcanic eruptions it seeks to mimic-would, on net, attenuate little of the global agricultural damage from climate change. (nature.com)
  • Plant, soil and microbial scientists seek solutions related to world hunger, soil remediation, the effects of climate change on crops, water quality, plant diseases and much more. (msu.edu)
  • The round trip also revealed the prevailing dry conditions at the Bernburg site and thus demonstrated the optimal conditions of the site for projects in the field of adaptation of agriculture to the climate. (dlg.org)
  • WESTMINSTER, Md. (PRWEB) December 03, 2019 -- Johanna Rohrer, Division Marketing Specialist for MidAtlantic Farm Credit, was awarded as the winner of PFB's Young Ag Professionals Excellence in Agriculture Award on November 19, 2019 at the organization's 69th annual meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (prweb.com)
  • Spring-blooming fruit crops are often pollination-limited, likely due to short bloom periods combined with inclement spring weather which limits pollinator activity. (usda.gov)
  • Early-flying native bees such as Andrena and Bombus, which are adapted to highly variable weather, are important pollinators of spring fruit crops. (usda.gov)
  • The goal of this project is to determine how northeastern forests can be managed to support spring fruit crop pollinators and other bee species that use forests. (usda.gov)
  • To (4) determine which forest plant species are key pollen resources for bees, we will identify pollen in bees' scopal loads, and publish guidelines for growers who wish to manage forest remnants near orchards for fruit crop pollinators. (usda.gov)
  • Apples are one of the most important fruit crops in Canada, with a farm gate value of about $150 million ( AAFC, 2010 ). (dal.ca)
  • The only well documented use of antibiotics on crops is that on top fruit in the USA. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Put blueberry plants in now for a great crop of sweet, healthful fruit in the future. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Understanding the biology of cereal crops to provide rational methods for crop improvement. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Like many cereal crops, sorghum's grains are produced in clusters of flowers that develop from an elaborately branched structure at the top of the plant called a panicle. (cshl.edu)
  • Bioenergy crops are forecast to play a significant role if Ireland is to reach the 2020 and beyond targets set by the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive (RED). (nih.gov)
  • The number of active ingredients in new crop protection products introduced annually has fallen off dramatically, from more than 30 in 2000 to well under 20 by 2018. (bcg.com)
  • Whist the use and abuse of antibiotics in medical and veterinary arenas is well documented the use of antibiotics in horticulture and plant agriculture is less well studied, but is an emerging area of concern (World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Organisation for Animal Health 2018 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • This report explores the performance of U.S. agricultural exports to Colombia over the past decade (2009-19), examining the top 10 exports and 5 additional exports that are among the fastest growing. (usda.gov)
  • This outlook report offers, on a quarterly basis, the U.S. agricultural import and export outlook, as well as the year-to-date value and volume of U.S. agricultural exports and imports, by commodity and region. (usda.gov)
  • We search for ways to diversify crops, products, markets, and value-added enterprises to keep profits on the farm and in rural communities. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Throughout Crop Provisions, changed "fall" to "winter" to be consistent with terminology in the Small Grains Crop Provisions. (usda.gov)
  • The first genetically modified crop, the Flavr Savr tomato, hit the market in 1994, followed in short order by -numerous genetically modified corn, -potato, and cotton varieties. (bcg.com)
  • As a result, agricultural-input companies have been focusing largely on making -incremental improvements to existing -technologies, including the development of new stacked traits in corn, soybeans, and cotton, for example, and of new germplasm through gene sequencing and breeding innovations. (bcg.com)
  • Conventional noninversion tillage systems rely entirely on the availability of glyphosate products, and herbicide consumption is mostly higher compared to plow-based cropping systems. (bioone.org)
  • Glyphosate (Roundup®) is the principal pre-harvest systemic herbicide used for desiccation of a wide variety of crops. (wikipedia.org)
  • In recent years, however, the pace of innovation among the large agricultural-input companies producing seed and crop protection products has slowed considerably. (bcg.com)
  • Chemical sales (fertilizer, seed and crop protection). (msu.edu)
  • Desiccation of crops through the use of herbicides is practiced worldwide on a variety of food and non-food crops. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a non-food crop such as cotton, reliance on natural frost may be too late to be effective in some regions. (wikipedia.org)
  • If agricultural-input companies are to help meet the growing demand for food and remain competitive with new digitally driven businesses that are entering the field, they must break out of their traditional innovation models and get their product development efforts back on track fast. (bcg.com)
  • This competitive-grant program is designed to help small famers and local food efforts,' said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. (ncagr.gov)
  • FAO is implementing a project GCP/ETH/084/SWI titled "Reducing Food Losses through Improved Post Harvest Management in Ethiopia" in collaboration with and the Federal Government of Ethiopia through the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resource. (fao.org)
  • The University of Maryland Agriculture and Food Systems (AgFS) Extension Program serves the leading private industry in the state. (umd.edu)
  • Every five years or so , Congress updates the Farm Bill, which governs everything from agricultural subsidies and crop insurance to federal food assistance programs. (marketplace.org)
  • The disadvantages Native people face when it comes to land and food access stretch back centuries, said Lexie Holden with the Intertribal Agriculture Council and the Native Farm Bill Coalition. (marketplace.org)
  • One of the coalition's priorities is increasing credit access for producers who farm on tribal land, according to Erin Parker with the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative. (marketplace.org)
  • This project supports Ghana's efforts to achieve food security through environmentally sound agricultural initiatives in the country's three northern (and poorest) regions. (who.int)
  • These activities are helping to improve food security in Ghana's three poorest, northern regions, and to strengthen the capacity of Ghanaian organizations to support both women and men in practising sustainable agriculture. (who.int)
  • According to professor Lennart Olsson it is about fundamentally changing our entire food system, thus contributing to a new agricultural revolution. (lu.se)
  • Currently, he leads Challenge 4 "Smallholder Agriculture within Transforming Food System" being a part of the Sida supported program Agriculture for Food Security 2030 - Translating science into policy and practice, www.slu.se/agrifose . (lu.se)
  • food crops that would have been needed in the country. (lu.se)
  • In addition to large agricultural companies and smallholders, agricultural enterprises and smallholders profit from such predictions since they are able to make educated decisions about the management and financing of their crops [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Committee on genetically engineered crops: past experience and future prospects. (medlineplus.gov)
  • genetically engineered crops: experiences and prospects. (medlineplus.gov)
  • To investigate the effect of crop biodiversity on crop productivity, we build a probabilistic model based on ecological mechanisms to describe crop survival and productivity according to diversity. (nber.org)
  • We would like to thank Eyal Frank and the participants of the NBER conference on 'Understanding Productivity Growth in Agriculture' for their valuable comments. (nber.org)
  • in Agricultural Productivity and Producer Behavior , Schlenker. (nber.org)
  • Overall, global agricultural productivity has more than doubled. (bcg.com)
  • To access the berry crop publications, click on "Agriculture", then "Berries and Grapes. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Understanding root plasticity will be instrumental for the development of crops that are resilient in the face of abiotic stress. (nih.gov)
  • The optimal strategy to ensure rapid improvement of nutrition requires the implementation of a set of specific nutrition interventions and the integration of nutrition into health, agriculture, education, employment, social welfare and development programmes. (who.int)
  • The rapid growth has been achieved under a policy focus on the agricultural sector - another aspect of development that has seen a renewed wave of optimism in the 21st century. (lu.se)
  • Recovering from two decades of neglect in the 1980s and 1990s, the role of the agricultural sector in economic growth has again risen to the top of the development agenda among many scholars, policymakers, and donors. (lu.se)
  • Second, that agricultural growth has been central to the aggregate growth given Ethiopia's economic structure (Paper 3) and, thereby, that the renewed interest in agriculture-for-development seems warranted (Paper 1). (lu.se)
  • Fourth and lastly, the thesis finds that while a focus on agricultural growth as a means to achieve aggregate economic growth can be warranted during the initial phases of development (Paper 3), rapid agricultural growth does not automatically translate into sustained growth. (lu.se)
  • In agriculture, the term desiccant is applied to an agent that promotes dry down, thus the agents used are not chemical desiccants, rather they are herbicides and/or defoliants used to artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissues. (wikipedia.org)
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) marks this year's theme, Safety Counts: Protecting What Matters, by announcing the new Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing directory page. (cdc.gov)
  • Lately this interest has been more focused in an agricultural context on pest-natural enemies systems. (lu.se)
  • Pest damage on crops has always been a major issue in agriculture. (lu.se)
  • Here, researchers will measure the exchange of greenhouse gases between the atmosphere and agriculture in real time in two parallel cropping systems. (lu.se)
  • Building Soils for Better Crops - This publication is a practical guide to ecological soil management, now expanded and in full color. (oregonstate.edu)
  • This is best done by examining how Marx's ecological critique in this area emerged in relation to the prior critique of industrial agriculture provided by the celebrated German chemist Justus von Liebig. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Abiotic stresses increasingly threaten existing ecological and agricultural systems across the globe. (nih.gov)
  • In 2021, most types of agricultural emissions were lower than in 1995, in spite of higher agricultural output. (cbs.nl)
  • Chen's small plot, situated close to the Yangtze river and its tributary, the Longxi, normally relies on fresh water from mountain streams, but that has dwindled to nothing in recent days, drying out his main crops, which includes sweet potato. (zawya.com)
  • The main focus was put on the functioning of the Technical Center Agriculture - activities in the main office, committee work, knowledge transfer, expert network, internationality and innovation. (dlg.org)
  • In vegetables, our primary focus is on resource-use and edible quality of leafy Brassica crops. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Agricultural researchers and agroeconomists are always on the hunt for new mathematical strategies that might increase prediction accuracy while still making use of existing factors. (hindawi.com)
  • and Greg Preston, director of the National Agricultural Statistics Service office in Indiana. (purdue.edu)
  • The goal of the Native Farm Bill Coalition, she added, is to make sure tribal governments and producers have a louder voice in future agricultural policy, "rather than letting the federal government act now and ask for forgiveness later. (marketplace.org)
  • They recognize Rohrer's "leadership ability, involvement with agriculture, and participation with Farm Bureau. (prweb.com)
  • She is an excellent leader and a true example of how Farm Credit's employees are rooted in agriculture. (prweb.com)
  • MidAtlantic Farm Credit is an agricultural lending cooperative owned by its member‐borrowers. (prweb.com)
  • Looking at the major trends in AgTech, with articles and analysis on the exciting technology developments in the whole agricultural value chain, from farm-to-fork. (information-age.com)
  • The Crop and Soil Sciences major is designed to train professional crop scientists, soil scientists, turfgrass scientists and environmentalists. (msu.edu)
  • The Census Data Query Tool (CDQT) is a web based tool that is available to access and download table level data from the Census of Agriculture Volume 1 publication. (usda.gov)