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Environmental Restoration: Buried Clay Pot Irrigation
Iran, Mexico, and Brazil. In Mexico buried clay pot irrigation enabled two corn crops to be grown in a season with yield sufficient to feed ... growth- a major constraint on production in many areas of the world. They also may be refilled every few days instead of requiring constant ... 1/2):1-85. Mondal, R.C. 1974. Farming with a pitcher World Crops. 26:94-97. Mondal, R.C. 1983. Salt tolerance of tomato ...
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InterGarden(c) - Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Permaculture and Bioregionalism
Change Garden Garden Walk and Talk: Seeds The Vitrual Orchard | Native American Agriculture and New World Crops | BeanRef G. Caselton's Chili Pages CGIAR Photos: Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Cassava Chile-Heads Home ... - 4- MISTLETOE 780 North Glen Annie Rd.
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February 16, 2005: China Replacing the United States as World's Leading Consumer (printable)
In the use of the nutrients that feed our crops, China is now far and away the world leader. In China’s consumer economy, sales of almost ... : Group Media & Publishing, June 2004). Energy Information Administration, “World Oil Demand,” International Petroleum Monthly. International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook: The Global Demographic Transition (Washington, DC: September 2004 ...
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June 16, 2004: Dead Zones Increasing in World's Coastal Waters
Fertilizers provide nutrients for crops to grow, but when they are flushed into rivers and ... , Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. Coastal Dead Zones Around the World Source: UNEP, GEO Yearbook 2003 (Nairobi: 2004), compiled from Boesch 2002 ... areas along riverbanks are developed. Over the last century, the world has lost half its wetlands. In the United States, ...
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03/30 - World' Resources in 'Critical Condition'
The study contains what its authors call a stark warning for the entire world. The wetlands, forests, savannahs, estuaries, coastal fisheries and other habitats that recycle air, water and ... to put a value on the business services provided by nature the free pollination of crops, the air conditioning provided by wild plants, the recycling of nutrients by the oceans. They ...
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The World's Breadbasket
Three quarters of the world's food supply consists of five crops; potato, manioc, wheat, maize and rice, and all of these crops are grown in the drylands. Sustainable socio-economic development and sound environmental management will maintain the high productivity of the drylands as the world's population continues ...
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NRDC: Environmental stories from news sources around the country and the world
Skip to main content La Onda Verda (Español) News Issues ... section are selected from news sources around the country and the world. They do not necessarily reflect official NRDC positions or the opinions ... Beijing Pollution Index Shows Improvement 7/30/2008 Associated Press As Crops Burn, Farmers Increasingly Use Sunscreen 7/30/2008 Associated Press A ...
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WWF - Our solutions to the world's freshwater problems
Perverse subsidies Public awareness River Navigation News Resources Our solutions to the world's freshwater problems Stop the loss of our most precious resource Natural resources ... ecological processes are proving beneficial in drier parts of the world, including many that suffer from food shortages. Growing crops without ploughing the soil, harvesting rainwater, better crop selection, ...
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Plants For A Future - Alternative Food Crops
PS Am enjoying exploring this database immensely-well done!Alternative Food Crops D ... possibly invasive, plants, particularly as permaculture. Are there not appropriate alternative food crops which are native?Alternative Food Crops Ken Fern, Plants for a Future Sat Feb 17 2007 I share ...
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GM crops | Greenpeace UK
GM crops. Read more » Tags: WHO, syngenta, GM crops, GM, european commission, BASF ... Greenpeace volunteers quarantined a whole island where GM soya crops are being grown, which is illegal under EU ... crops, direct actions, france, GM maize, GM soya, romania 0 comments | login or register to post comments | Permalink Add to del.icio.us | Digg this | Incoming links | Help World ...
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