This article was written by Stacey Stearns, educational program administrator for UConn Extension, based in Storrs, Conn. Organic versus conventional agriculture. Industrial versus sustainable. GMO ...
What started as conventional farming on a modest landholding has grown into a 68-acre sugarcane operation with an annual ...
It’s the year 2050, and the world's population has just passed 9 billion people. Economic growth has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of starvation-level poverty. But the encouraging trend ...
In Fatehpur district, Sant Lal Maurya of Simouri village in Airayan development block has emerged as an example of this growing trend.
J. Scott Angle, the former director of the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, provides some examples of how scientists at University of Florida’s ...
For gardeners looking to do their part to slow the heating of the planet, all vegetables aren’t created equal. Every serving of homegrown or urban-farmed fruits and vegetables contributes nearly a ...
Fruit and vegetables grown on urban farms, which are often touted as a healthier and more sustainable, are often more carbon-intensive than conventionally grown food, according to research published ...
(Beyond Pesticides, March 13, 2024) A comprehensive study released in Journal of Cleaner Production in August 2023 identifies the potential for organic agriculture to mitigate the impacts of ...