The concept of crop yield maximization has been widely supported. In practice, however, yield maximization does not necessarily lead to maximum socioeconomic welfare. Optimization is therefore necessary to ensure quality of life of farmers and other stakeholders. In Thailand, a rice farmers' network has adopted a promising agricultural system aimed at the optimization of rice farming. Various f...

In recent decades, there has been growing interest among farming and scientific communities toward integrated crop– range–livestock farming because of evidence of increased crop production, soil health, environmental services and resilience to increased climatic variability. This paper reviews studies on existing cropping systems and integrated crop– range–livestock systems across the USA which...

aim of this study was to evaluate the possible application fields of organic agriculture, the province is a grower's perspective. because of its accurate and appropriate management, soil and products to help reduce the use of chemicals in production and on track to achieve sustainable development, mazandaran province is a leader in modern agricultural practices and organic agriculture has the p...

Organic farming uses almost exclusively biological and natural materials and processes to produce food. The practice aims to protect human health and conserve, maintain or enhance natural resources, with the goal to preserve the quality of the environment for future generations while being economically sustainable. Organic farming has grown rapidly throughout the world in recent years. Currentl...

Rice is globally the most important food crop and there a dire need to feed ever-increasing population by improving its productivity. It has been realised that diseases are major impediment towards enhancing productivity of this crop. Despite advent modern effective disease control measures such as use chemicals, bioagents resistant varieties; agronomic practices still play vital role in manage...

Farming imposes unenthusiastic externalities upon society. It effects by differ‐ ent sources such as loss of biodiversity, land erosion, nutrient overflow, more water usage and pesticides. Optimistic externalities include respect of nature, independence, free enterprise, and the quality of air. Natural methods decrease some of these costs. It has been proposed that organic farming can reduce th...

Integrated Rice-Fish Farming requires very little input and provides off season employment tofarm labors. It has been observed that combination of rice and fish farming is mutuallybeneficial. Although, in implementation, it can be faced with several challenges and it demandssome requirements. So, this study was conducted to identify challenges and requirements ofIntegrated Rice-Fish Farming in ...

Rice is a staple food in almost all parts of the world, especially Africa and Asia, as rich source carbohydrate. However, rice cultivation contributes greatly to climate change through emission greenhouse gases involved soil plant management, fertiliser application well water management practices.
 
 While environmental benefits environmentally smart farming practices Nigeria have bee...

A balanced assessment of ecosystem services provided by agriculture requires a systems-level socioecological understanding of related management practices at local to landscape scales. The results from 25 years of observation and experimentation at the Kellogg Biological Station long-term ecological research site reveal services that could be provided by intensive row-crop ecosystems. In additi...