Agriculture

Here we have Boschveld Hens. They run completely on a vegetarian diet which in one sense is quite interesting because they are not vegetarian, they are omnivores, they do need protein. For those who know a little bit about hens, you will be able to judge quite quickly whether they ...

My name is Akim Riemer, I’m the General from the Green Gorilla’s and I classify myself as a soil nerd. I get very excited about soil and my focus is on producing a soil that I would regard as a forest floor soil, which means that you would have everything ...

Important: Watch “Alan Savory” on “How to fight desertification and end climate change“ People can have a reference to the clip that is there, but these are strategies that were developed for large extensive areas, what we call grazing lands, which are a component. It also fits into a context ...

Instead of neat rows of monoculture, forest gardens combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables together in one seemingly wild setting. This type of agroforestry mimics natural ecosystems and uses the space available in a sustainable way. UK-based Martin Crawford is one of the pioneers of ...

This video sees Mr Luis Felipe talking to us about how Costa Rica looks after their livestock and different agricultural techniques that are used. Mr Luis tells us about how he addresses the three major issues of mitigation, irrigation and adaptation/productivity. Mr Luis ensures us that he wants to make ...

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: UNFCC Int, Collapse of Agriculture, Question time for Heads of State Questions: Ecosystem management and the ecosystem adaptation, can you comment something on that, whether climate-smart is to heavy on the technology side? What disturbs us greatly at the ...

This video is very informative and interesting. Mr Roger Godwin, a project and environmental researcher has an endlessly interesting pool of knowledge stored in his cranium.   Mr Godwin talks to us initially about the rights farmers used to have to their mineral rights. Where agriculture used to be fairly ...

Pristine is relative to what type of ecosystem is in place at the time. The Sahara desert used to be a high rainfall area with jungle and as the rainfall dropped it became a desert. Does one now say that if it starts to come back we must start shoveling ...

At this Science to Action Day at COP 22, Marrakech, Ms Charlotte Hebebrand, Director General – International Fertilizer Association (IFA), speaks on Climate-Smart Agriculture ~ What Role for Fertilisers? The presentation opened with a summary on the state of African soils by highlighting key issues, viz; 75% of arable land ...

In this panel discussion on Methane Emissions in Livestock and Managing the Impacts, various speakers address a variety of subjects like agricultural practices, livestock products, etc and answer questions from the floor at COP 22, Marrakech. Alexandre Berndt, EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), answers an audience member’s questions on our ...