enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Sustainable agriculture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture

    To move toward sustainable agriculture, farmers are encouraged to utilize green pesticides, which cause less harm to both human health and habitats, but would entail a higher production cost. [97] Climate change is also a rapidly growing barrier, one that farmers have little control over, which can be seen through place-based barriers. [98]

  3. Outline of sustainable agriculture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_sustainable...

    Sustainable agriculture – applied science that integrates three main goals, environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. These goals have been defined by various philosophies, policies, and practices, from the vision of farmers and consumers.

  4. Green groups back farmers calling on Government to ‘fix ...

    www.aol.com/green-groups-back-farmers-calling...

    Angela Francis, director of policy at WWF, said: “British farmers must be at the heart of any serious action on nature, climate, and sustainable food production.

  5. Sustainable food system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_food_system

    Sustainable food systems have been argued to be central to many [1] or all [2] 17 Sustainable Development Goals. [3] Moving to sustainable food systems, including via shifting consumption to sustainable diets, is an important component of addressing the causes of climate change and adapting to it.

  6. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Sustainable...

    NSAC's definition of a sustainable agricultural system is one that produces readily available, affordable, nutritious food; provides farmers and laborers a high standard of living; and promotes the health of the environment and of communities.

  7. 20 of the Most Bountiful Farmers Markets Across America - AOL

    www.aol.com/20-most-bountiful-farmers-markets...

    Touted as a sustainable farmers market, the Green City Market in Chicago comprises three locations: Lincoln Park, West Loop, and Avondale. The market promotes farmers whose practices are ...

  8. California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it ...

    www.aol.com/california-farmers-enjoy-pistachio...

    Farmers across California are bracing for the impact of the 2014 state law aimed at ensuring a more sustainable use of groundwater after years of over pumping depleted basins and eroded water ...

  9. Subsistence agriculture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsistence_agriculture

    A Bakweri farmer working on his taro field on the slopes of Mount Cameroon, 2005 Subsistence farmers selling their produce, 2017. Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. [1] Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local ...