1 Professor, University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj, Universiteti, Kosovo; 2 Researcher, LNEC, Portugal; cE3c – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group and University of Azores, Faculty of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal; 3 Researcher, CEF Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, P...

This paper reviews the risk assessments prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in support of regulations implementing the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). These two natural resource conservation programs were authorized as part of the 1996 Farm Bill. The risk assessments were required under the Federal Crop Insurance Reform a...

Across the world, a heavenly use of chemical fertilizer is major environmental issue in agricultural fields for sustainable growth of plants. Hence, the chemical fertilizers show adverse environmental effects in human life along with degrade the quality of soil fertility and polluting the water. So there is a need to develop an alternative approach to minimize the high consumption of chemical f...

Sustainable Agriculture satisfies human food and fiber needs, makes the most efficient use of on-farm resources and integrates natural biological cycles, enhances the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole, and sustains the economic viability of farm operations. A farm that is able to produce continuously, yet has negative effects on environmental quality elsewhere, does not support...

In the past the environmental consequences of arable agriculture were often accepted without question. However, there is now increasing debate and public concern regarding the short and long term environmental impacts that might occur as a result of farming practices. Concern, within arable agriculture, is especially focused towards the over-ambitious use of fertilisers and the consequence of n...

We investigated the seasonal and annual variability of surface sulphur plumes in the northern Benguela upwelling system off Namibia because of their significant impacts on the marine ecosystem, fishing industry, aquaculture farming and tourism due to their toxic properties. We identified the sulphur plumes in ocean colour satellite data of the medium resolution imaging spectrometer (MERIS) for ...

■ Abstract Agriculture is a resource-intensive enterprise. The manner in which food production systems utilize resources has a large influence on environmental quality. To evaluate prospects for conserving natural resources while meeting increased demand for cereals, we interpret recent trends and future trajectories in crop yields, land and nitrogen fertilizer use, carbon sequestration, and gr...

abstract soil quality evaluation is an essential issue in soil management for agriculture and natural resource protection. soil quality indices are useful tools for determination and comparison of soils quality. using of principle component analysis in this study we selected 6 important properties as a soil quality minimum data set (mds) among 18 soil properties (tds). then, soil quality of agr...

Although predictable output is desirable for most businesses, agriculture is behind other industries in the adoption of information technology. While precision agriculture provides a technological means for obtaining desirable goals such as product quality, labor cost, and product mix and market requirements, the dairy industry relies on semi-controlled environments. This paper describes the us...