81. Sustainable Agriculture Summary | BookRags.com Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainable Agriculture summary with 3 pages of encyclopedia entries, research information, and more. http://www.bookrags.com/research/sustainable-agriculture-ansc-04/

82. Sustainable Soil And Water Ltd - Sustainable Environmental And Farming Solutions Provider of sustainable farming and environmental solutions using beneficial microorganisms that exist freely in nature. http://emsustains.co.uk

HOME Effective Micro-Organisms (EM) What is EM EM-1 EM-A EM Ceramics ... Reed Beds Livestock Equine Swimming Pools CONTACT US What is EM (Effective Microorganisms) Technology? EM is a combination of useful, regenerative and beneficial microorganisms that exist freely in nature. They have not been manipulated in any way. They comprise many different kinds of effective, disease-suppressing micro-organisms, each of which has a specific task to perform. The micro-organism in EM are both naturally occurring and are harmless to humans, animals and plants. In addition, these micro-organisms enhance each other's working, in other words - a synergy occurs! The application of EM Technology increases the natural resistance of soil, plants, water, humans and animals and more importantly, considerably improves the quality and fertility of soil as well as the growth and quality of crops. EM is extremely efficient at cleaning up pollution, be it of chemical or organic origin. EM technology was developed 25 years ago by Professor Teruo Higa, at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan, as an alternative to agricultural chemicals.

83. Applying The Principles Of Sustainable Farming This publication discusses the principles of environmental, economic, and social sustainability, and provides practical examples of how to apply them on the farm. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/Transition.pdf

84. Adding Value To Farm Products This article describes some different approaches to increasing the output from a farm in a sustainable way. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/valueovr.pdf

85. Go Allegiant - Pioneers In Developing The Essential Infrastructure Needed By Dev Group of multinational companies that conceives, designs and implements core technologies that result in sustainable economic development for emerging nations. http://www.goallegiant.com

86. About Us - Centre For Sustainable Development Initiatives The CSDI is a non-governmental organisation dealing with sustainable natural resource development in the drylands of Kenya, concentrating on the three main themes of water, livelihoods and health. http://www.csdikenya.org

Centre for Sustainable Development Initiatives Working Towards Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa About us Where we work The CSDI team Our research work ... Blog About CSDI Welcome to the website of the Centre for Sustainable Development Initiatives (CSDI). The CSDI is a local Non-Ggovernmental Organisation registered with the Government of Kenya (vide registration certificate number OP 218/051/2008/022/5073 issued by the Non Governmental Organisation Coordination Board, Government of the Republic of Kenya). We seek to provide solutions to problems bedevilling the natural resource base of the drylands of Kenya through the application of appropriate technologies. CSDI Head of Programs Abdi Zeila (left) with a farmer in Western Kenya Water in which we seek to address the issues related to supply infrastructure, water storage and conservation, integrated resource management, sanitation facilities and awareness; Livelihoods and directly related sectors such as invasive species management (with primary focus on the most important weeds such as striga and P rosopis juliflora), agriculture (soil health, improved inputs, extension/credit services, storage and marketing, nutrition, links to forestry issues) and pastoralism (land/water access, animal husbandry/veterinary services, cooperatives/marketing);

87. Agtechtours :: Agri Tours: Agricultural Tours, Horticultural Tours, Technical To Provides agricultural and horticultural technical tours in Spain for growers and food industry professionals from around the globe considering environmentally safe innovative crop production and post harvest cultivation techniques through the use of new technology. http://www.agtechtours.com

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88. Altieri Lab Vineyard Agroecology Home Provides information about research being conducted by the Altieri Lab at UC Berkeley on the management of non-crop vegetation for the enhancement of natural pest regulation in vineyard agroecosystems. http://agroecology.berkeley.edu

HOME RESEARCH PEOPLE RESOURCES EVENTS ... CONTACT Advances in Vineyard Agroecology The Altieri Lab at UC Berkeley has been conducting cutting edge research in vineyard agroecology over the past decade. Recent efforts focus on the management of non-crop vegetation to enhance the natural regulation of key insect pests in vineyards. We strive to conduct comprehensive research spanning landscape-level dynamics to specific within-field insect interactions. We also believe in the importance of collaborating with growers to conduct research in real-world settings where the system designs that we are developing will be employed. HOME RESEARCH PEOPLE RESOURCES EVENTS ... CONTACT ©geniousweb. all right reserved. Design By: Template World

89. Tarwyn Park Peter Andrews developed Natural Sequence Farming to regenerate the Bylong horse stud that was dry, barren, salty and eroded. Now Tarwyn Park is green, has water and is frost tolerant. http://www.tarwynpark.com

Tarwyn Park Comments Posts Home Page ... Tarwyn Park - Peter Andrews - NSF Peter Andrews: bushman, farmer, horse trainer. Some consider him to be more than that. Many believe him to be a prophet of hope. Tarwyn Park, a horse stud that had once bred the famous Melbourne Cup winner Rain Lover, was dry, barren, salty and eroded. Now, it is always green, with water through the summer and frost tolerant in winter. Fertilizers and chemicals are not used, yet the soil is richer. Salinity has decreased and erosion stabilized. Fish are returning to the creeks. Using observation, logic, intuition and ’smart’ work, Peter Andrews has regenerated and saved Tarwyn Park, but while the land is healing, It was at great personal cost It was done after 30 years of battling neighbours, banks, bureaucracy, politicians, bankruptcy and even those closest to him. It was achieved by flying in the face of conventional wisdom. With a belief in himself and what is right; by not lying down and admitting defeat, he has embarrassed many of the experts who were unwilling to listen, learn or even consider change. At last, Peter Andrews, Tarwyn Park and Natural Sequence Farming are getting deserved recognition. But, there is a debt of gratitude not yet realized, so let it be said to Peter Andrews: Thank you No doubt, Peter Andrews will go down in history as a great man. This web site acknowledges him as a truly great Australian. Also, this web site is dedicated to several purposes: being a links resource for people who would like to learn more and to look at also improving their land. But possibly the most important lesson that Peter Andrews has demonstrated is that it IS possible to triumph against the odds, that we all should remember:

90. PAULOWNIA SURFBOARDS, WOODEN SURFBOARDS, PAULOWNIA This project aims to turn 4 acres of unused agricultural land in France into a sustainable Paulownia plantation. http://www.paulownia.co.uk

91. Vanashree Provides information on this small farm in India including the low cost, organic and natural integrated farming methods used, the alternate energy utilization and the water conservation techniques. http://www.vanashree.in

"Live life simply, so that others can simply Live" T.S. Ananthu, Navadarshanam Vanashree, an 8 acre farm, organically and naturally cultivated over last 3 years, is our "Discovery Lab". Located at Maralwadi, 50 kms from Bangalore, is very close to Bannerghatta forest range and surrounded by gently wooded hills. Eco-sustainable living is the prime focus at the farm . We have been planting trees (3500+ covering 125+ species by Jul'09) to increase bio-diversity. We are also trying to grow most of the essential vegetables, cereals and fruits. Solar based lighting and Gobar gas based cooking fuel means our dependency on non renewable energy is minimal. Cows, small poultry, ducks, guinea fowl , recently introduced bee keeping and carp fish in rainwater harvesting tank form core part of our experiments in integrated farming. Living amidst nature has been a long cherished dream. Though not completely successful, we are getting there by shuttling between Bangalore and Vanashree. There were few questions that we wanted answers for Can we lead a "need" based lifestyle rather than "want" based?

92. Agriculture Information on research into the challenges facing agriculture on the Canadian Prairies provided by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. http://www.iisd.org/natres/agriculture/

93. Suman Sahai Blog Articles on agricultural themes, climate change, food security, gene patents, IPR and GM issues, from an Indian perspective. http://sumansahai-blog.blogspot.com/

Suman Sahai Blog Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Hot, dry, hungry Suman Sahai There is a broad consensus that tropical areas are slated to see an expansion of arid zones. This will be accompanied by a contraction of 31-51 million ha of favourable cultivation areas and a significant reduction in food production in the most vulnerable areas where population density is high and food already scarce. Nearly one billion affected people live in these vulnerable environments, dependent on agriculture. These vulnerable populations have limited capacity to protect themselves from the environmental hazards that will accompany climate change, like drought and floods, and will suffer most from land degradation and biodiversity loss. The Polluter gets Paid According to estimates, a little less than half the production potential in certain developing countries could be lost. In South Asia, the biggest blow to food production is expected to come from the loss of multiple cropping zones. The worst affected areas are predicted to be the double and triple cropping areas like Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh from where the surplus grain for our buffer stock comes. This means areas where two to three crops are produced in a year and which are predicted to turn into single crop zones, where only one crop can be taken in a year because the rest of the season will be too hot and dry for cultivation. Coping with wheat loss For South Asia, particularly India, one of the most serious impacts is anticipated in wheat production. Wheat is the single largest winter crop of north India and states like Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh produce the surplus wheat that goes into the PDS. Wheat is a particularly temperature sensitive crop and it has been estimated that for every one degree rise in temperature, wheat producing areas in India and South Asia will lose about four to five million tonnes of production. This will have a cascading effect on food for the poor.

94. Seed And Plant Sanctuary For Canada (Seed Bank, Gene Bank) Charitable organization dedicated to the health and vitality of the earth through the preservation and promotion of heritage seeds. http://www.seedsanctuary.com

Home Become a Member Mailing List Links ... Grains Power Foods Amaranth Quinoa Flax Garlic Articles Seed Saving Procedures at Salt Spring Seeds Many of the heritage and heirloom seeds listed on this site are available for purchase at Salt Spring Seeds Welcome to the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada We are a charitable organization dedicated to the health and vitality of the earth through the preservation and promotion of heritage seeds. We are committed to maintaining, evaluating and keeping records for all the edible, medicinal and useful crops that can be grown in Canada. We are a learning centre and network encouraging local food and seed production. The above three sentences have expressed our mission since we started the Seed and Plant Sanctuary in 2002. We are making progress on all three intentions: We now have a large and diverse seed collection for most kinds of food and herbs housed in a proper storage building. We have many plant “custodians” across the county who tell us how the varieties do in their particular climates. We have over 900 varieties in our living gene bank. You can learn about any of these by clicking on the plant categories on the left.

95. Home - Morethanorganic Community formed by the owner of a small, certified organic farm in North Spain to discuss sustainable farming. Includes a forum and blog. http://more-than-organic.com

96. Home | ISEAL Alliance Describes objectives, which are to improve social auditing processes in agriculture. Also organizational details and partner information. http://www.isealalliance.org/

ISEAL Alliance Keyword search More options Main Navigation Home About Us Members Codes of Good Practice ... Register Uma visão geral sobre a Aliança ISEAL Launch of the ISEAL Alliance Impacts Code Credible Standards ISEAL Members Provide Assurance for Sustainability ISEAL Impacts Code ... About the ISEAL Alliance Latest News An Introduction to the Impacts Code 8 Nov 2010 How voluntary standards measure the impact of what they do is becoming more and more important to the standards themselves and the business world that adopts them. On eve of the launch of our Impacts... Interview: Dr Daniela Büchel – REWE 8 Nov 2010 This month ISEAL talked to Dr Daniela Büchel from the German group REWE. Büchel is Head of the Corporate Marketing/ Sustainability Department of REWE Group. Best known for the Billa... ISEAL’s Stakeholder Council: Producer Representative Wanted 8 Nov 2010 The ISEAL Stakeholder Council is a new governance body made up of leading individuals from business, government, civil society and standards systems that will identify the need for new Codes of Good... Rainforest Alliance and 4C Join Nestlé to Create a Great Cuppa 6 Oct 2010 Nestlé is the world's largest coffee brand, sourcing and selling about ten percent of the world’s coffee beans. ISEAL member Rainforest Alliance, is working with Nestlé on its Nescafé Plan, a new...

97. Training For Rural Development: Agricultural And Enterprise Skills For Women Sma Information on an international research project to explore the type of training that can help women smallholders be more productive and adaptable. http://www.skillsdevelopment.org/t4rd

Browser does not support script. Browser does not support script. Search Home Research Project Next Steps Discussion Forum ... Download final report. What's New CSD exhibit at the African Green Revolution Forum [02.09.2010] Positioning Paper: Skills for rural development: Combining agriculture and enterprise training [20.07.2010] Share your thoughts [19.07.2010] Subscribe to Newsletter Name Email address Photogallery Click here for a range of photos from the field work conducted in Ghana and India. Agriculture is a key focus of the rural development agenda and women now make up the majority of the agricultural workforce in developing countries. In the face of increasingly volatile agricultural conditions, due to the impacts of climate change for example, it is important that the rural poor and particularly women are equipped with the skills to cope and adapt to ensure food security and improve income levels. With this in mind, the conducted an international research project between January and August 2009 to explore the type of training that can help women smallholders to be more productive and adaptable. Conducted in three phases, the project included a literature review, a review of existing international projects and finally, fieldwork in Ghana and India.

98. Foodpolicy.co.uk An independent reference service for food policy researchers and decision-makers containing a library of food policy documents, current affairs and events. http://www.foodpolicy.co.uk

99. Alleviating Third World Hunger, Promoting Agricultural Development - Carter Cent Provides the tools and means to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa increase their crop yields through agricultural development. http://www.cartercenter.org/health/agriculture/index.html

100. ANN Agricultural News Network Agriculture extension service aiming to reach farmers in rural areas of Maharashtra and make available to them information on research and new developments in the field of agriculture. http://www.anntvindia.com

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