The practice of crop rotation is one of the most effective farming strategies, as it comes with numerous benefits that are very important for reducing the use of chemicals and...
Matthews Shaba Mpofu is pioneering something that a few Malawians have ever heard of. He is teaching people about permaculture farming to achieve sustainable...
Through conservation agriculture practices and the growing of drought resistant crops, local subsistence farmers are hoping to salvage something out of the climate change challenges.
Natural agricultural practices do leave rural areas susceptible to flooding. By taking these steps to properly drain, replenish and repair your soil, you can begin the process of replanting any damaged crops.
Farming systems of the future have to effectively produce high amount of calories from small areas. Biointensive farming uses only a fraction of the resources...
Farm employees are exposed to pesticides in unprecedented amounts, as they are the ones who come into direct contact with these chemicals. The effect of pesticides...
Is the use of biotechnology in agriculture a technological revolution which we should be welcoming or are there hidden disadvantages of artificially changing foodstuff?
What is over-cultivation? An unsustainable use of land can lead to permanent damage to the productivity of the land, creating a number of problems...
Modern agriculture with its intensive cultivation of our land has greatly contributed to many irreversible changes in our ecosystems. It would be foolish to ignore...
With our agriculture occupying almost half of the Earth’s land mass, it is clear that it has a critical impact on biodiversity. Reasons why agricultural biodiversity matters are...
