Pratiche rispettose del clima nella tua azienda agricola: un manuale pratico – Climate friendly practices on your farm: a practical manual
Il progetto SOLMACC (Strategie per l’agricoltura biologica e a basso input per mitigare e adattarsi ai cambiamenti climatici), coordinato da FIBL, ha stampato un interessante manuale (in varie lingue, tra cui l’italiano) su come implementare diverse pratiche agricole resilienti e rispettose del clima per ridurre le emissioni di gas serra. Le temperature estreme e gli […]
Role of livestock for organic farming and sustainable agriculture
Livestock integration plays a major role in the life of farmers of our country, it provides food, income, employment and many other contributions to the farming community. Integrated crop-livestock system is advocated to be very promising in boosting food productivity and soil fertility owing to its numerous synergistic benefits. Integrated crop-livestock farming system (IFS) offers […]
Diversified rotations in protected vegetable production systems (DiverIMPACTS Practice Abstract)
In protected vegetable systems of the Mediterranean area, rotations are based on a limited number of species and botanical families. In the long term, this favours the development of soil pests and diseases. In order to diversify rotations, a workshop brought together DiverIMPACTS case study 25 (CS25) participants including farmers, technicians, marketers and scientists, to […]
Organic Farm Knowledge: Winter field peas as green manure before maize
On arable farms without livestock, nitrogen insufficiency can occur when cultivating nutrient demanding crops like maize. This can lead to yield losses and weed infestation. Use a green manure of winter field peas before growing crops that have a high nitrogen demand in the rotation. Ploughing in winter field peas in spring can provide more […]
Long-term effectiveness of sustainable land management practices to control runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient loss and the role of rainfall intensity in Mediterranean rainfed agroecosystems
The study is published in the journal Insects. Mediterranean environments are especially susceptible to soil erosion and to inappropriate soil management, leading to accelerated soil loss. Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices (such as reduced tillage, no-tillage, cover crops, etc.,) have the potential to reduce soil, organic carbon (OC), and nutrient losses by erosion. However, the […]
