When new technologies are extended to farmers, the conditions must be right: if farmers are to adopt innovations, they must want to, they must know how to and they must be able to follow recommendations. If no-till machines or service providers are not available, farmers will not be able to follow the recommendations.
Study by Professor G. Basch et al.
Chapter 15, „Experiences with CA in Europe“ от книгата Conservation Agriculture
Access to labour markets is particularly important for many of the rural poor as hiring out their labour power may be their sole source of income. Often, the only asset possessed by waged agricultural workers is their labour.
Agricultural Workers and Their Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Written by Peter Hurst in collaboration with Paola Termine and Marilee Karl
The objective of NUTRIMAN is to improve the exploitation of these commercially and market ready-for-practice cases of N/P nutrient management/recovery potential that are not yet sufficiently known by practitioners. Our action will create new opportunities for farmers to develop connections between matured research results with market competitive and commercially useful results, and farming practice in the priority area of nutrient management and nutrient recovery.
Some vitally important European crops like vines and olives are being devastated by disease. Scientists are searching for biological replacements for chemical pesticides to improve crop and human health.
By: Vittoria D’alessio
Translated and adapted version in Bulgarian:
Source: Precision Agriculture Techniques and Practices: From Considerations to Applications
Authors: Uferah Shafi, Rafia Mumtaz, José García-Nieto, Syed Ali Hassan, Syed Ali Raza Zaidi, Naveed Iqbal
Translated and adapted in Bulgarian