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Guatemala Farmers Provided with Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategies and Water Management

UC Davis leads an international team involved in connecting 9,000 rural households in Guatemala with climate-smart agriculture strategies and better water management, to promote food security and minimize poverty.

2 Aug 2016

Fescue Grass Proves to be Inexpensive and Key Source for Hydrogen

Scientists claim that garden grass could become an inexpensive and clean source for renewable resources. Researchers from UK, including specialists from Cardiff University’s Cardiff Catalysis Institute, have shown that huge amounts of hydrogen can be released from fescue grass using an inexpensive catalyst and sunlight.

22 Jul 2016

NREL-led Scientists Develop New Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Ammonia Using Light

A group of scientists led by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden and involving the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a new, eco-friendly method to produce ammonia, the main ingredient of fertilizer, using light.

22 Apr 2016

Biomass Production from Perennial Grasslands Increases Economic Benefits of CRP Land

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was established 30 years ago by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency as part of an initiative to boost habitat for sensitive wildlife species, minimize soil erosion, and enhance the quality of water. Farmers receive rent from the program in exchange for land to be removed from crop production and planted with species that enhance the quality of the environment. The land, as well as its cover crop, would be left untouched for a period of 10 to 15 years.

25 Feb 2016

Scientists Discover Genetic Diversity Enhances Productivity Yields of Switchgrass

Going down in history we find that even before farmers could settle down in the Midwestern United States and plant crops, there existed the root systems of prairie grasses, including strong-stemmed and tall switchgrass species that improved the quality of the soil, thus developing millions of acres of top-quality farmland.

25 Feb 2016

University of Arkansas Professor Participates in Ecological Farming Association Conference

Curt Rom, a University Professor of horticulture in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas, was a featured speaker at an Ecological Farming Association conference last month.

12 Feb 2016

Sustainable Bioenergy Will Assist the UK Towards a Low Carbon Economy

Research from the University of Southampton has been an instrumental part in a new report outlining the significance of bioenergy in assisting the UK towards a low carbon economy. Sponsored by the Energy Technology Institute (ETI), the report by the Government and industry contains the work of Professor Gail Taylor. The research focuses on how bioenergy can provide greenhouse gas savings if the correct crop is planted on suitable land.

25 Jan 2016

Using Organic Manure Instead of Chemical Fertilizer Can Help Decrease Emission of Greenhouse Gases

Approximately 35% of global greenhouse gases (GHGs) come from agriculture. Some argues that human can reverse global worming by sequestering several hundred billion tons of excess CO2 through regenerative, organic farming, ranching and land use.

30 Apr 2015

Pegasus Agritech Implements Soilless Farming Technology to Address Food and Water Scarcity Issues

The Hydroponic farming leader of MENA region, Pegasus Agritech has implemented the technology of soilless farming, to meet the food and water scarcity issues of the world today. The water situation in the Middle East is precarious.

28 Nov 2014

Healthy Diets and Reduced Food Wastage Can Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The rising demand for food products has made a significant impact on the environment. A new study published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that if this trend continues then food production will be equal to the worldwide targets set for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050.

2 Sep 2014