Farmers all over the world are waging war against insects and weeds as they struggle to produce bountiful crops to meet increasing demand. The most effective weapon to fight this war is by the use of herbicides. In spite of the benefits of using herbicides, research has shown that their use can have negative impact on human health and the environment. A rapid appraisal via questionnaire adminis...

Agriculture has always played a determining role in Hungarian landscapes. Forested areas were also under agricultural use; however, their use changed, starting at least from the Middle Ages when need for new arable fields resulted tremendous decrease forested areas. The protection of forests started many reasons, saving them fuelwood and construction materials. This is reason why there periods ...

BACKGROUND Agroforestry systems (AFS) are valuable production systems that allow concealing benefits provision with conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. We analysed AFS of the zone of alluvial valleys of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (TCV), Mexico, the most intensive agricultural systems within a region recognized for harbouring one of the most ancient agricultural experience of...

Management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farms or increase on-farm carbon storage can contribute to climate change mitigation. Farmers, however, are only likely to adopt new management practices if they contribute to farm profitability. We use the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) to simulate how different cropping practices contribute to greenhouse gas aba...