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Phosphate rich organic manure as fertiliser

open access: yesNature Precedings, 2008
AbstractCertain types of rock phosphates of sedimentary origin are applied to acidic soils as fertilizer directly. Recent research in India showed that high grade rock phosphate in fine size when used as a mix with organic manure works as efficiently as di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) in alkaline soils.
DMR Sekhar   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

From Waste to Value: A Bibliometric‐Systematic Review of Biogas and Biomethane Business Literature

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to escalating environmental challenges and the growing demand for sustainable energy solutions, the agri‐food sector is increasingly exploring business models grounded in circular economy (CE) principles based on the production of biogas and biomethane.
Silvia Cantele   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of green manure in organic farming

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2019
Abstract Green manure is an important source of replenishment the missing amount of organic and mineral fertilizers for modern agricultural enterprises. Therefore, the aim of the study was to identify the role of green manure crops in increasing soil fertility and crop productivity. The plowing of the green mass of the under-cover clover
Dmitry Mamiev   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

The organics iceberg and the tyranny of organic certification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The existence of an ‘organics iceberg’ is a hypothesis rather than a fact. Nevertheless, reports in The World of Organic Agriculture that there are 37,245,686 certified organic hectares worldwide and that this accounts for 0.86% of global agriculture are
Paull, John
core   +1 more source

The Critical Role of Economies of Scale: A Techno‐Economic Assessment of Small‐ Versus Large‐Scale Biogas Upgrading in Rural Tanzania

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Small‐scale biogas upgrading can improve methane quality but remains financially unattractive to individual rural households. Community‐scale implementation substantially lowers energy costs, demonstrating that economies of scale are critical to making purified biogas a viable clean‐cooking option in Tanzania.
Emmanuel Nsekela   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cementing the Organic Farming by Green Manures

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 2018
In this modern era of chemicals, the haphazard use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and weedicide is becoming a great concern. Accumulation and magnification of those toxic materials in soil is degrading soil health and also affects the human health indirectly.
Sagar Dahal, Bishal Bista
openaire   +2 more sources

Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

The roots of organic agriculture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
It was concern about the replacement of traditional organic fertilizers by the then new chemical fertilizers that precipitated the early stirrings of disquiet about the prevailing direction of agriculture and which has grown into today’s organic ...
Paull, John
core   +1 more source

Agronomic and economic evaluation of commercial organic manure doses in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) cultivation

open access: yesNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
This study evaluated the agronomic and economic effects of different organic manure doses recommended by commercial producers on watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) cultivation.
Ahmet S. MALTAS
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers' Soil–Water Management Practices and Perspectives on Soil Salinization in Mirab Abaya District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil salinization is a critical threat, impacting 20% of the world's irrigated lands and jeopardizing food security. In Ethiopia's Mirab Abaya district of the Gamo Zone, unsustainable irrigation methods exacerbate this issue. This paper examines local farmers' soil–water management systems and their awareness of salinization, aiming to educate
Oloba Jobe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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