Intensive agriculture is a modern farming approach characterized by maximizing crop yields through high-input practices. It involves the extensive use of advanced technologies, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and machinery to optimize productivity. This method aims to cultivate a significant amount of produce on limited land, emphasizing efficiency and output. While intensive agriculture has led to increased food production to meet growing global demands, it also raises concerns about environmental sustainability and biodiversity loss due to chemical usage. Farmers practicing intensive agriculture often employ precision farming techniques, such as data-driven decision-making and smart irrigation, to enhance resource efficiency. Striking a balance between meeting food demands and ensuring environmental stewardship is a key challenge in the ongoing discourse on the future of agriculture.
Title : Development of Virginia mountain mint as a potential commercial crop in the southern USA
Srinivasa Rao Mentreddy, Alabama A&M University, United States
Title : Socioeconomic constraints in implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in crops and solutions for sustainability
Shashi Vemuri, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, India
Title : Suitaiology: A strategic science for reframing agricultural risks under climate extremes — from water-use efficiency to water-situation wisdom
Dachang Zhang, Water & Eco Crisis Foundation, United States
Title : The use of CHP condensate water in greenhouse cultivation
Lisa Huybrechts, Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt vzw, Belgium
Title : Characterization of isolated strains of microorganisms from mineral, mountain, and spring waters from France, Italy, England, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Dubai, and Bulgaria.
Nedyalka Valcheva, Vocational High School, Bulgaria
Title : Markers of PM produced by biomass combustion and development of a sampling and analysis technique
Enrico Paris , CREA-IT , Italy