Maximilian Lackner, Lackner Ventures and Consulting GmbH, Austria
Since plants extract nutrients from soil, particularly monocultures need fertilizers for higher yields of production. Classic mineral fertilizers are of the NPK type (nitrogen + phosphorus + potassium). The nitrogen in mineral fertilizers, which is cheaper than organic one, comes [....] » Read More
Title : Suitaiology — Water resource creation from fog in mountains
Dachang Zhang, Water & Eco Crisis Foundation, United States
For a long time, human have been plagued by droughts and floods. Facing disasters, traditional measures for flood or drought often fail. It highlights the major shortcomings of traditional understanding of water resources and the deficiency of the existing water science to adapt [....] » Read More
Title : Small mammal ecology in commercial orchards and berry plantations: case study in Lithuania
Linas Balciauskas, Nature research centre, Lithuania
We studied small mammal ecology (numbers, diversity, reproduction, body condition, differences in the trophic niches and concentrations of various elements in their bodies) in commercial orchards and berry plantations, these being important parts of agricultural ecosystems in Lit [....] » Read More
Title : Enhancing restoration while saving water
Valasia Iakovoglou, UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect, Greece
The summer of 2022 has been characterized as one of the most arid periods that induced problems related to water availability. The lack of water negatively affected the restoration efforts of ecosystems as well as the production in general. Particularly for the Mediterranean semi [....] » Read More
Title : Grain processing in general and Rice Technology in specific
Vasudeva Singh, Gauhati University, India
Production of cereals in World is around 2600 million tonnes (MT) and India produces around 280 MT as on 2018-19. 750 MT of paddy rice is produced in World and India produces around 160 MT. From this, ~10% (16 MT) goes for the production of rice products like rice flakes, expande [....] » Read More
Title : The Impacts of Supermarkets on Local Fruit and Vegetable Farmers in Vietnam: Opportunities and Obstacles for Small-scale Farmers
Thi Kieu Oanh Nguyen, Mekolink Co., Ltd, Vietnam
This study aims to examine the effect of supermarket channels on fruit and vegetable farmers’ markets in Vietnam. Vietnamese fruit and vegetable farmers are currently building ties with and adapting to potential competition from supermarkets. This research aims to identify [....] » Read More
Title : Soil erosion monitoring in support of achieving SDGs
Sumudu Senanayake, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
The human-induced climate change and land-use change are threatening the health of soil ecosystems. A healthy soil ecosystem improves the agricultural productivity in the farming lands. The soil erosion and soil erosion hazards are influenced by factors such as rainfall, wind and [....] » Read More
Title : Evaluation of the vigure of roselle crop (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) using rhizobacteria for phytoremediation purposes under conditions of stress caused by copper sulfate (CuSo4)
Abdul Khalil Gardezi, Postgraduate College, Agricultural Science, Montecillo, Texcoco, Mexico
The objective of the research was to evaluate the vigor roselle crop (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) using rhizobacteria of Pseudomonas fluorences under conditions of stress caused by copper sulfate (CuSO4), as an alternative for the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with wastewate [....] » Read More
Title : Do rural women participate in homestead plant biodiversity conservation? A case of Homna upazila under Cumilla district
Safiul Islam Afrad, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Rural women are playing a vital role in the conservation of homestead plant biodiversity. Therefore, the main objective guided present study was to assess the extent of women’s participation in homestead plant biodiversity conservation. The study was conducted in five selec [....] » Read More
Title : Feasibility study for the introduction of renewable energies in the organic cacao supply chain in Ecuador
Ana Salvatierra Rojas, Solar Cooling Engineering UG , Germany
Cocoa is an essential source of income and employment in rural regions, particularly for the five to six million small- scale farmers responsible for producing more than 90 percent of the world's cocoa supply. The cultivation of cocoa beans provides a living for around 50 mil [....] » Read More
Title : Agricultural Technology: Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins in Vertical Farming (Controlled Environment Agriculture)
Sarvin Elahi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
FAO announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, about 800 million people lacked access to adequate food in 2020. More than half the people living in urban areas mostly rely on buying agricultural products rather than producing food locally. Spatial limitation of the land and cli [....] » Read More
Title : Characteristics of soil under sago stand and carbon content in Ambon small island for climate change handling
Gun Mardiatmoko, Pattimura University, Indonesia
Sago (Metroxylon spp) is a source of food from wetlands. This plant plays a role in storing water and carbon which is very useful in dealing with climate change. If this plant is widely converted for other uses, such as agricultural expansion, it will cause disturbances in its fu [....] » Read More
Title : Rice Residue Biochar Transfigures Carbon Footprint under Rice-Wheat System of Indian Indo-Gangetic Plains
Shiv Vendra Singh, Graphic Era Hill University, India
Alongside economical produce the India produce 501.73 MT of agricultural residue every year as co-products and140.84 remains unutilized or burned. On-farm burning cause problem of GHGs emission, particulate matters, smoke and volatile matters worsening global environmental and hu [....] » Read More
Title : Do subsidies improve technical efficiency of EU farms? An empirical analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy after decoupling
Alessandro Magrini, University of Florence, Italy
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is an important instrument in the hands of the European Commission to support the economic viability of farms in European Union (EU) countries. The Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN), a system of annual sample surveys on EU farms, has permit [....] » Read More
Title : The use of attractants and biofortification with nutrients in seed production of white clover (Trifolium repens L.)
Barbara Sawicka, University of Life Science in Lublin, Poland
White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is one of the most important, perennial, multi-seeded legumes grown in Poland. The cultivation of white clover ranks third in terms of economic importance among fineseeded legumes in Poland. T. repens is distinguished by high digestibility of th [....] » Read More
Title : Applying Integrated Pest Management strategy as an alternative method for Tuta Absoluta control in Zira settlement, Azerbaijan.
Gunay Talibova, Baku State University, Azerbaijan
Integrated pest management means careful consideration of all available plant protection methods and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms and keep the use of plant protection products and other forms of [....] » Read More
Title : Soil fumigation with dazomet and metham -sodium for manangement of root- knot nematodes in protected cultivation
D J Patel, Anand Agricultural University, India
Phytonematodes are microscopic ubiquitous browsers of plants. Among 10 % of 30,000 parasites identified so far, root- knot nematodes ( Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica) are attacking almost all agricultural and horticultural crops across the country. These root- knot n [....] » Read More