Agroforestry at 40: how tree-farm science has changed the world
Written by Meine van Noordwijk, The Conversation “Agroforestry” – the practice of having trees as part of farms – is as old as agriculture itself. But as a field of scientific enquiry and policy making, it’s now marking its 40th birthday. In 1978 the International Council for Research in Agro-Forestry was created to document the use of Read more…
Dung Beetles Are Key to Healthy Pasture. Now They May Also Help Make Produce Safer
Photo by Krzysztof Niewolny on Unsplash Written by VIRGINIA GEWIN, Civil Eats Dung beetles—named for what they eat—may be one of the more underrated creatures in the food web. When no one is looking, these tiny janitors clean up pound after pound of manure on pastures, enriching the soil as they spread and bury it. Read more…
Agroforestry: An ancient ‘indigenous technology’ with wide modern appeal
Jim Kelly in the community of Bampu, Papua New Guinea, stands next to a young cacao tree within an agroforestry garden. Image by Camilo Mejia Giraldo for Mongabay. Written by Erik Hoffner, Mongabay The highly climate- and biodiversity-friendly agricultural practice of agroforestry is now practiced widely around the world, but its roots are deeply indigenous. Read more…
Putting pigs in the shade: the radical farming system banking on trees
Photo by Magdalena Smolnicka on Unsplash Written by John Vidal, The Guardian The land to the north of the village of Foros de Vale Figueira in southern Portugal has been owned and farmed through the centuries by Romans, Moors, Christians, capitalists, far rightists, even the military. It has been part of a private fiefdom, worked by slaves Read more…
Smart Farm Regenerative Ag
https://www.iotforall.com/smart-farming-future-of-agriculture Smart Farming: The Future of Agriculture “Smart farming” is an emerging concept that refers to managing farms using technologies like IoT, robotics, drones and AI to increase the quantity and quality of products while optimizing the human labor required by production. Sciforce -June 22, 2020 The Internet of Things (IoT) has provided not only Read more…
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