In Eastern Tyrol (Austria), homegardens are an integral part of the farming system. The aim of this paper is to present evidence for the development of gardening in the study area and to identify differences/similarities between gardens at organic and non-organic farms. In 1997 and 1998, in homegardens on 91 organic and 105 non-organic farms from 12 communities, occurrence and abundance of cult...

the main purpose of this research was to perform an analysis of the attitude of male and female students towards agrisciences in the college of agriculture and natural resources of the university of tehran. it was a correlational-descriptive research which was conducted through a survey method. the statistical population of the study consisted of 1677 male and female students, out of which 236 ...

John R. Teasdale is a plant physiologist at the Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland. N o-tillage cropping systems are known to provide many benefits to soils that can enhance production of grain crops. Many of the improvements to soils that result from no-tillage production such as increases in soil aggregation, water-holding cap...

Farmers attitude towards any developmental activity is a priceless resource to policy makers for designing policies in order reduce vulnerabilities of farmers. Farmers' attitudes toward Integrated Farming System have significant impact on its upkeep. There are certain factors that influencing the person. Therefore, by analyzing these factors, better strategy can be formulated developing positiv...

We investigate farmers’ decision to engage in organic production. Our objective is to identify the key factors that promote or hinder the update of organic farming. In particular, we focus on neighborhood factors and the spatial allocation of organic land parcels. A rich spatial panel data of all agricultural parcels is compiled and the information on land use, soil quality, biodiversity, local...

in recent years, mathematics is an essential aspect of all areas of daily life and the best predictor of being successful in economic situations of society. for many students, the mathematics accompanied with frustration, anxiety and negative attitudes towards mathematics. these students believe their anxiety have been derived from their math teachers, math misconception and weakness in math as...