productivity and diversification problem overview: abiotic stresses such as salinity, water scarcity, heat stress and low soil fertility pose serious threats to agricultural production and ultimately to the livelihoods of local farmers in marginal environments. identifying stress-tolerant alternative crops...
agricultural productivity and are impacting livelihoods and food security in the region and, therefore, demand the re-evaluation of conventional agriculture. one sustainable solution, proposed by icba to be implemented in egypt and the united arab emirates, is the introduction of high-value, resilient crops...
plant genetic resources (pgr) play a key role in sustainable crop production. the ingenious preservation and usage of pgr is extremely important for attaining food security and nutritional needs of current and subsequent generations. the in situ conservation of majority of the accessions of various crops...
government (oda, now dfid) concentrated on manually-carried equipment, including knapsack, spinning disc and electrostatic sprayers, but has involved tractor and aerial application. development of ultra-low and very-low volume application techniques has enabled farmers in semi-arid areas to protect their crops...
systems. amongst the many projects she is involved in, dr karp leads the uk defra funded willow breeding programme, comprising breeding underpinned by genetic mapping and genomics and the relu-biomass project on the social, environmental and economic implications of increasing land use under energy crops...
, rotating a new crop into the field can leave unwanted insects without sufficient food. crop rotation can also minimize disease; the farm rotates in a crop that won't host whatever pathogens are present, so they cannot reproduce. terra bella farmers also experiment with rotating crops high in different...
is an important activity within the chemical industry. without them, many crops would suffer dramatic losses. some of these chemicals, the insecticides, are also very important in combating human and animal diseases. the environmental and toxicological properties of these chemicals have improved considerably...
agriculture and strengthen communities. investments in innovation and training will give farmers the tools they need to increase productivity and meet tomorrow's food demand. with better technology, better seeds, more scale and mechanization, the world's farmers have more than doubled production of staple crops...