Can organic farming help to reduce national energy consumption and emissions of greenhouse gasses in Denmark? [PDF]
, 2002 Methods to investigate whether organic farming might help toreduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions areneeded. The aim of this study is for the first to present anupscaling procedure, where an existing farm level energyconsumption model ...
Dalgaard, T., Fenger, J., Halberg, N.
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Assessing habitat suitability for black grouse broods at the bioregional scale
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.The black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, a galliform species emblematic of the European Alps, is currently threatened by habitat change, particularly given the closure of heathland linked to the rising tree line at higher altitudes. The presence of heathlands in good ecological condition is, however, imperative for the species' reproduction.
Alexandre T. M. Defossez +6 more
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Prospects for productive use of saline water in West Asia and North Africa [PDF]
Water quality / Salinity / Soil salinity / Irrigated farming / Crop production / Feed crops / Fodder / Poverty / Public policy / West Asia / North Africa / Egypt / Jordan / Syria ...
Kijne, Jacob, Stenhouse, J.
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Understanding Farmer Behaviour for Successful Climate Change Mitigation in Voluntary Initiatives
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Private and voluntary initiatives, such as voluntary carbon markets, can support public policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture. This study investigates the impact of behavioural factors (reluctance to change) and social dynamics (peer imitation) on the adoption of two mitigation practices on Swiss dairy and ...
Marta Tarruella +5 more
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Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity: Part 3. Tools for Diagnosis and Institutional Change in Innovation Systems [PDF]
The exploration of fodder innovation capacity requires tools to undertake the following tasks: (i) Diagnosis of fodder innovation capacity to identify project starting points, including micro and macro elements (ii) Socio-economic benchmarking, and ...
Bezkorowajnyj, Peter +2 more
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Fodder productivity of Lucerne-grass mixture depending on fertilizer system and methods of presowing treatment of seeds of leguminous ingredient [PDF]
, 2019 I. Senyk
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Comparing the success and failure of the Murray–Darling Basin Plan's water recovery programs
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract The Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) Plan is held up by some as an exemplar for world‐leading water policy, whilst others have called it a failure. Total proposed recovery was to return 3200 GL of consumptive (e.g. namely irrigation) water use to non‐consumptive (e.g.
Sarah Ann Wheeler
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Ensuring health and food safety from rapidly expanding wastewater irrigation in South Asia: BMZ final report 2005-2008 [PDF]
Wastewater irrigation / Institutions / Public health / Health hazards / Diseases / Cropping systems / Vegetables / Fodder / Livestock / Risk assessment / Economic evaluation / Surveys / GIS / Research priorities / South Asia / India / Pakistan ...
Amerasinghe, Priyanie H. +4 more
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Bi-cropping fodder maize in an existing (grass)clover sward [PDF]
, 2006 Organic cultivation of fodder maize is still considered to be difficult. Weed pressure, soil structure degradation during harvest and low nutrient efficiency are some of the common problems.
Eekeren, N. van +2 more
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Breeders’ knowledge on cattle fodder species preference in rangelands of Benin
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018 BackgroundWe undertook ethnobotanical and ecological studies on fodder plants grazed by cattle across Benin national area. The study aims to ascertain the top priority fodder plants in order to catalogue the indigenous knowledge regarding their use ...
J. Ouachinou +4 more
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