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… industrial processes, with major ones being chemically intensive agricultural practices (nitrogen and phosphorous … South Asia regions) (OECD-FAO 2013). Unsustainable cotton farming uses large amounts of water, with significant … to farmed crops Cotton: Cotton is typically a chemically intensive crop and grown using fertilizers, herbicides and …

… . . . . . . . . . . 83 II. High Nature Value (HNV) Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … of varying size, though often too small, in the midst of intensive agriculture, built development or transport and … banks, electric power lines, dams and river locks, intensive agriculture and forestry; • immaterial fragmenting …

… A Guidebook for Broadening the Concepts of Gender and Farming Systems. Educational Series 12, Bangladesh … lead to significant productivity growth. In Bangladesh, intensive rice production depends on soil nutrient … quantity – 46 kg per hectare which cost I$39). More intensive strategies can increase yields, but can also bring …

… 65 ENHANCED ADAPTATION OF WINTER PULSES TO RAIN-FED FARMING SYSTEMS IN SOUTH ASIA SARKER, ASHUTOSH; AGRAWAL, SHIV … variability. Less precipitation and longer and more intensive droughts are affecting also the natural cover of … and contributes to their human insecurity. Longer and more intensive droughts related to climate variability increase …

… reduced consumption of livestock products; greening the intensive system as much as possible; capitalising on the … lower emissions per unit of production compared to more intensive feed-lot production systems. viii Sheep moving … to a steady supply of water that are transferred to crop farming communities, contributing to local hostilities. These …

… alarming in the face of the increased demand for land-intensive crops and livestock. Land degradation contributes … based on monocultures, genetically modified crops, and the intensive use of fertilizers and pesticides that undermine … to climate change and other natural resource pressures. 3. Farming for multiple benefits: optimizing the most desirable …

… Shrestha Canyon de Chelly National Monument, USA: Navajo farming traditions and agrobiodiversity by Jessica Brown, … wild biodiversity. In general, these systems involve less intensive interventions – for example, less drainage, less intensive tillage, less reliance on large machinery, and less …

… a warmer world will require new approaches and increasing intensive management of ecosystems to maintain ecosystem … change into account; c) Adaptation of high-mountain farming systems decreases the pressure on natural ecosystems … the night. Farther from the village, management is less intensive and yields are generally lower (Brouwer, 2008). The …

… of on-farm trees: on-farm trees are not only assets for farming systems but are also an important source of … processes such as nutrient and hydrological cycles. Intensive land-use activities are often appropriate but need … dynamics Changing characteristics Extensive-use stage Intensive- exploitation stage Forest-depleted stage Land-use …

… of freshwater supplies. In agriculture, sustainable farming systems are replacing artificial fertilisers and … of water resources in cities and tourism resorts and for intensive agriculture is threatening natural wetlands and … produced can have major impacts on biodiversity. Areas of intensive agriculture support significantly less habitat and …