Soil Management

Decisions in recent days to restrict water use in major cities show that the threat of drought is becoming more widespread. With water losses in cities reaching 60 percent and the drought set to become a more prominent topic of conversation after May, experts say the focus should be on what needs …

Only a bold and ambitious U.N. treaty with sweeping reforms of the entire plastic life cycle can stem the world’s waste crisis, experts said yesterday. Even if measures thought to have the greatest potential for reducing plastic consumption are implemented, they would still fail to prevent a substantial rise in plastics production and use, …

Professor Dr. İbrahim Ortaş, Lecturer of Adana Çukurova University’s Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, stated that agriculture and agriculture-based production is carried out in earthquake regions in general and said, “New constructions should definitely not be allowed in agricultural areas. Additionally earthquake resistance should be …

A nutrient spray is being used by Airponix to deliver a growing system that makes agricultural sustainable in extreme conditions... Michael Ruggier is speaking at “CEA is Growing Up” he is the CEO of Airponix which has a smart, sustainable and soilless system that is designed to support the growth of a …

The water level behind the Mosul Dam has dropped, causing an electric power plant in the north of the country to shut down. To restore the level to its height, Iraq appealed to neighboring Iran and Turkey to release water to its lands as a solution to the problem, and the …

The area under organic farming in the European Union (EU) has increased by 41% within five years reaching 14.8 million hectares in 2020, according to a report published by the European Commission.EU agricultural land farmed organically grew by more than 50% in the 2012-2020 period, with an annual increase of …

Increasing biodiversity is the new kid on the block for sustainability professionals. But solving it will require investing in the old guard that we keep overlooking. February 9, 2023 Biodiversity is poised to become this year’s biggest sustainability trend. Following the “Paris agreement for biodiversity” reached at COP15 in Montreal …

UN considers millet production as a solution to food crisis… The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) drew attention to the need for the world to focus on millet agriculture within the framework of the search for a solution to the drought and food crisis in the world. …

Agriculture is a major contributor to climate change. But it is also part of the solution. Smallholder farmers are key to reducing emissions as they tend not to use harmful fertilizers or machinery powered by fossil fuels. That’s why, at COP27, IFAD and the United States launched the Global Methane Pledge partnership to …