Agriculture is the leading industry in Alabama. Agriculture and fields related to agriculture contribute $2.7 Billion to the state every year. Sustaining future generations of agriculture are important, to show its importance, a convention is held to inform people about sustaining agriculture for future generations. During the convention, you will learn the many ways that agriculture is important and how what you do in your daily lives pertains to agriculture. Technology plays a big role in sustaining
compares favourably to traditional agriculture because of its highly efficient use of soil and water resources, limited reliance on fertilisers and pesticides, and ability to reduce food waste. Slide 10: Agroforestry: This is the integration of trees and shrubs with crops and livestock systems. Agroforestry allows producers to make the best use of their land, can boost field crop yields, diversify income and increase resilience to climate change. Slide 11: Bibliography: • Globaleducation.edu.au. (2017)
would do is to give up a number of agricultural practises and follow farming methods that favour environmental conservation and sustainability. Since the area has been cleared already, as a farmer I would firstly resort to start practising agroforestry. Agroforestry requires a farmer to incorporate crops and trees on the same piece of land. This would increase the availability of trees which assists the water cycle. I would also give up the practise of clearing more land for farming by following a crop
Biomass is a renewable energy source. The United States utilizes about 19% of biomass energy. This energy is extracted through crops, wood, solid waste, and landfill gas. Although we do have numerous contributions to biomass which are more beneficial than nonrenewable resources, which renewable resource causes the most harm to the planet and the bank? The contributions of materials are used to create biofuel, biodiesel, bioethanol and waste energy. The United States currently produces a total of
In the article “Tropical Deforestation,” by Rebecca Lindsey, published on March 30, 2007, by NASA Earth Observatory it discusses Tropical rain forests, Sub-tropical forests, Mediterranean forests, Temperate forests, Coniferous forests, Montana and Plantation forest and how they are a vital storehouse of biodiversity, sustaining millions of different animals, birds, algae and fish species. The problem of tropical deforestation is now recognized as a very serious and important issue throughout the
The goal of organic agriculture is to contribute to the enhancement of sustainability. But what does sustainability mean? In the context of agriculture, sustainability refers to the successful management of agricultural resources to satisfy human needs while at the same time maintaining or enhancing the quality of the environment and conserving natural resources for future generations. Sustainability in organic farming must therefore be seen in a holistic sense, which includes ecological, economic
Good morning residents of Queens Park, thank you for joining me here today. I once lived in Maputo, back when it was home to the most ethereal forests and delightful fauna. I don’t recognise it anymore. The luscious green forestry and the diverse creatures that once made the city a beautiful, green oasis, was obliterated. I miss it. I don’t want to miss Queens Park. Now if you’re wondering why I’d have to miss our lovely suburb, to put it simply, the city council has plans to deforest Queens