Author: Fiji. Dept. of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Agricultural Circular
Author: Fiji. Dept. of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa
Author: Dorte VernerPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464817677
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Interestingly, some relief from today's woes may come from ancient human practices. While current agri-food production models rely on abundant supplies of water, energy, and arable land and generate significant greenhouse gas emissions in addition to forest and biodiversity loss, past practices point toward more affordable and sustainable paths. Different forms of insect farming and soilless crop farming, or hydroponics, have existed for centuries. In this report the authors make a persuasive case that frontier agriculture, particularly insect and hydroponic farming, can complement conventional agriculture. Both technologies reuse society's agricultural and organic industrial waste to produce nutritious food and animal feed without continuing to deplete the planet's land and water resources, thereby converting the world's wasteful linear food economy into a sustainable, circular food economy. As the report shows, insect and hydroponic farming can create jobs, diversify livelihoods, improve nutrition, and provide many other benefits in African and fragile, conflict-affected countries. Together with other investments in climate-smart agriculture, such as trees on farms, alternate wetting and drying rice systems, conservation agriculture, and sustainable livestock, these technologies are part of a promising menu of solutions that can help countries move their land, food, water, and agriculture systems toward greater sustainability and reduced emissions. This is a key consideration as the World Bank renews its commitment to support countries' climate action plans. This book is the Bank's first attempt to look at insect and hydroponic farming as possible solutions to the world's climate and food and nutrition security crisis and may represent a new chapter in the Bank's evolving efforts to help feed and sustain the planet.
Challenges and Opportunities of Circular Economy in Agri-Food Sector
Author: Rahul S MorPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811637911
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Global population by 2050 is predicted to be over 9 billion and accordingly, the production systems will demolish about 140 billion tons per year of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass, i.e., thrice of the current need, and the food production itself has to be doubled. Optimized resource usage, lifecycle management, and reduced carbon emission have become a priority for agri-food businesses today, and circular economy (CE) helps for a sustainable and flexible way to grow without exhausting primary materials, and it thinks beyond recycling and resource usage. The word CE best relates to the resource and efficiency management, 6Rs, closed-loop production systems, zero waste and lifecycle engineering, reduced overconsumption of resources and waste generation, enriched system redesign and business model innovation, thereby leading to sustainable development goals. In this light, the book calls for theoretical and empirically sound contributions that are focused on the different aspects of the circular economy, 6R’s, sustainable production and consumption, closed-loop systems, etc. in the agri-food sector.
Circular
Author: United States. Farm Credit AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1692
Book Description
Serials Currently Received by the National Agricultural Library, a Keyword Index
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Circulars and Agricultural Journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon
Author: Circular - Pennsylvania State University, College of Agriculture, Extension Service
Author: Pennsylvania State University. Agricultural Extension ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Annual Report of the Farm Credit Administration
Author: United States. Farm Credit AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural credit
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description