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Do farmers need to start planting different fruit trees? What are the issues with climate adaptation in agriculture? What are the latest trends in the food industry, the pig sector, and how have cereal prices changed? See our weekly briefing on agriculture, food and nature news in Hungary https://lnkd.in/dvMy7NJS #agriculture #climate #news

Agricultural experts and farmers in Sindh are using intercropping to boost crop yield, improve soil health, #inp #independentnewspakistan #inp_wealthpk #AgriculteursEnColere Read Article, click on ⬇️ link

Thrilled to share my 16th blog post! 🌾🦋 Explore the ecological impact in "Impact of Agricultural Practices on Butterfly Populations in Pakistan." 🇵🇰🌱 Let's delve into the delicate balance between farming practices and butterfly habitats. 🌼🔗 #ButterflyConservation #AgriculturalImpact #BiodiversityPakistan 📖 Read more here:  https://lnkd.in/dTFWRy2N

When I used to work with farmers promoting sustainable agriculture, I became curious about why some farmers adopted practices quicker than others, or why wouldn’t continue once the project ended… this was one of the motivations to start my master by research, but how to unpack and process 10, 15 or 20 years since having transitioned? well, I shared with you my experience in trying to do so on this blog: https://lnkd.in/ePxp4UJt Understanding the transition to alternative ways of agriculture such as organic, regenerative or agroecological agriculture is important to help other farmers interested in transition to potentially have fewer mistakes and get prepared for the challenges through their own journey. In terms of policies, ensuring the adoption of practices that help us to keep producing enough food while reducing the impact on resources such as soil, water, biodiversity and air is one of the major challenges when designing agricultural policies these days. #ukagriculture #regenerativeagriculture #organicfarming #policies #policymakers #farmers

Soil Health: Can Agriculture Be a Positive Influence? - https://lnkd.in/gpeukiGb Claire Williams Agriculture Myth Busting Agriculture needs soil. Not dirt, soil. The difference between dirt and soil should be on either end of the land spectrum but, due to human actions (agriculture included), soil can begin looking dirt-like. The physical use of tilling, potential crop monocultures, fertilizer reliance, and field pesticide residues are only a few threats that food production can have to the longevity of soil fertility. Beyond agriculture, expanding urbanization and infrastructure contribute to the declining quality of food-producing acres although, in Canada, reporting on those acres is insufficient for creating an accurate understanding of soils. Canadian food-producing soils are […]

A new report shows that CGIAR crop technologies have generated a cumulative economic impact of USD 1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020, significantly improving food access and reducing undernutrition worldwide. Read Details👇 #CGIAR #croptechnology #modernagriculture #agriculture https://lnkd.in/ecEydKR2

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation (EDIT: https://lnkd.in/ggEhyb8b), one US farmer today feeds roughly 165 people, globally, whereas in the 1970s, one US farmer fed roughly 73 people (as an aside, this number was less than 10 in the 1930s). This incredible efficiency gain has arisen from continual improvements in multiple agricultural technologies (seeds, chemistries, fertilizers, field equipmemt, digital tools, etc) plus improvements in land stewardship at the farm level. It’s interesting to buttress this knowledge with the grain production and land use efficiencies called out in this insightful post from Agriculture Advocate and Science Communicator, Simon Maechling.

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay and this year's theme is #GenerationRestoration. Over the years, the human race has caused increasing damage to our #environment. All industries have a role to play in taking better care of the world around us, but #agriculture has to balance its environmental responsibilities with increased demand as our population continues to grow. There is a difficult balance to strike for growers, and #biostimulants play a vital role in helping to tip the scales.    Our biostimulant technologies impact natural plant physiology to help them cope with environmental stress. Depending on the product's contents, this will translate as increased root and shoot growth, improved photosynthetic activity, better nutrient assimilation and more. This causes the crop to exhibit better nutrient and water use efficiency under both stressed and healthy conditions, enabling a reduction in traditional fertiliser use and irrigation without compromising on crop yield or quality, or growers' profits.   Read more about our technologies here: intracrop.co.uk/technical/

While reading the article "Human management of ongoing evolutionary processes in agroecosystems" published in Plants People Planet. 2024;1–17. I am amused and deeply moved by the #problem/ #impact #statement i.e., "Agricultural #sustainability depends on the adaptation of crops to their local environment. Smallholder farmers who save seed provide an essential “#evosystem” service by growing locally adapted seed varieties that can recruit biodiversity to enhance their growth and defense. While professional plant breeding has diverted evolutionary processes away from local adaptation, smallholder farmers, particularly those in centers of origin for crops, benefit society by selecting and propagating diverse crop varieties that allow local adaptation processes to perpetuate. Given that smallholders support society through the generation of evosystem services, changes in policy and practice are needed to support the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in ways that mitigate risk and recognize their important contributions to agricultural sustainability." During the last 2 days, I visited 4 decades old Deccan Development Society, and their Krishi Vignana Kendra. And the most amazing one is their conservation of traditional crops and their seeds, seed storage structure made up of low-cost pots and furthermore, the model of seed exchange between the farmers besides between the community seed bank and farmers. The seed exchange goes like this - anyone who needs seeds can collect from the seed bank and have to return double the quantity from their produce. What an amazing model! Having also worked in so-called organized & evolved Agricultural Research System (National Agricultural Research System (NARS) constituting ICAR & SAUs), I feel bad for them because most of their research is not driven by farmer's interests or from agroecological point of view. I find NARS has started ignoring farmers, rural societies, soils, weather, local environment, crop adaptation, crop suitability, and ecology a long back. Probably, they love to live in their own cocoons, far from reality. I wish that at least KVKs in the regions bridge the gap between lab and land.

Interesting post about Ag companies set to make waves in 2024 across crop protection, biologicals, ag tech, and plant health: