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Leveraging Double Materiality as a Decision‐Making Tool for ESG Management and Reporting in Hydroponics

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and double materiality can be integrated within the agri‐food sector, with a particular focus on a company operating in hydroponic agriculture. This study conducts a comprehensive double materiality assessment to evaluate the organization's socio‐environmental ...
Christian Bux   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short communication. Growth and nodulation of cowpea after 5 years of consecutive composted tannery sludge amendment

open access: yesSpanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2014
Tannery industry releases high amounts of tannery sludge which are currently composted and used in agricultural soils. The consecutive amendment of such composted tannery sludge (CTS) may affect soil microrganisms, such as rhizobia.
Ana R. L. Miranda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eco‐Efficient in Mediterranean Olive Grove Systems: Insights From a Life Cycle Cost Analysis in Southern Portugal

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses and compares the eco‐efficiency of six olive production systems in the Alentejo region, southern Portugal, employing a life cycle costing (LCC) approach directly integrated with a prior life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCC has been increasingly applied to Mediterranean olive‐growing, empirical research in Portugal ...
Rachel Hermeto de Pádua Souza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic amendment effects on soil properties and crop yield in cotton field: A meta-analysis

open access: yesIndustrial Crops and Products
China is the world's largest cotton producer; however, its excessive nitrogen fertilizer application has led to serious environmental issues. Substituting part of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with organic amendment is regarded as an effective approach ...
ZhaoFeng Wu   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Composted Cattle Manure Increases Microbial Activity and Soil Fertility More Than Composted Swine Manure in a Submerged Rice Paddy

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2017
Livestock waste composts with minimum inorganic fertilizer as a soil amendment in low-input intensive farming are a feasible agricultural practice to improve soil fertility and productivity and to mitigate soil degradation.
Suvendu Das   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil map of New Zealand /

open access: yes, 1953
Map of North Island of New Zealand showing land types, soil groups, soil moisture classes, soil profiles and boundaries. Relief shown by spot heights.; Geographic coverage complete in 8 sheets.; "Ammended to Jan.
New Zealand. Soil Bureau, cartographer. issuing body.
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Uncovering Social Implications of Circular Strategies in the Wine Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The wine industry is increasingly adopting circular economy (CE) strategies to reduce resource intensity, valorise residues and create economic opportunities. Yet, the social dimension of sustainability remains largely overlooked, limiting the understanding of CE's full impact.
Giulia Gulino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[United States Soil Survey Report]

open access: yes, 1994
Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, roads, and railroads.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The Economic Value of Biochar in Crop Production and Carbon Sequestration [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper estimates the economic value of biochar application on agricultural cropland for carbon sequestration and its soil amendment properties. In particular, we consider the carbon emissions avoided when biochar is applied to agricultural soil ...
Jonathan K. Yoder   +2 more
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Economic and environmental implications of the development of UASB reactors in Mexico for sustainable industrial wastewater treatment

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract The objective of this work is to demonstrate that the inclusion of an up‐flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB reactor) within an industrial wastewater treatment plant reduces the plant's investment and operating costs compared to a system based solely on conventional complete‐mix activated sludge (CMAS), operating under the same design principles ...
Juan Manuel Morgan‐Sagastume   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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