The study analyzed the emerging land rights and extent of relationship between agricultural extension education soil conservation practices. A survey 376 household heads randomly sampled respondents was administered using a well-structured questionnaire. Results from correlation analysis revealed that "agricultural education" variables "mulching, zero tillage, use crop residues or refuse" posit...

Purpose: Modern agriculture aims at sustainable management, i.e., stable and, simultaneously, economically viable and socially acceptable production, without endangering the environment. The aim of this paper was to evaluate ecological awareness pro-environmental attitudes among farmers managing agricultural holdings located in Wielkopolskie Voivodship. Methodology: source empirical material co...

China’s agricultural development in recent decades is impressive. Its farmers continue to feed the world’s largest population and China’s crop yields are well above global averages. Yet rural incomes have been stagnating, with wide and growing geographic disparities. Overall, China’s median net per capita rural income is low, estimated at US$317 in 2003. Nevertheless, Chinese agricultural devel...

Assessing water supply sustainability is crucial to meet stakeholders' needs, notably in the Mediterranean. This region has been identified as a climate change hot spot, and as a region where water demand is continuously increasing due to population growth and the expansion of irrigated areas. The Hérault River catchment (2500 km2, France) is a typical example and a negative trend in discharge ...

The discipline of sustainability science has emerged in response to concerns of natural and social scientists, policymakers, and lay people about whether the Earth can continue to support human population growth and economic prosperity. Yet, sustainability science has developed largely independently from and with little reference to key ecological principles that govern life on Earth. A macroec...

1. Sustainable development Today, the concept of sustainability significantly affects our life and economic activities. In 1987, the Bruntland Commission stated: “Humanity has the possibility of making development sustainable, i.e. ensuring that the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (World Commission for environment and ...

Due to the important role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in ecosystem functioning, determination of the effect of management practices on the AMF diversity in agricultural soils is essential for the sustainability of these agro-ecosystems. The objective of this study was to compare the AMF diversity in Prunus persica roots under two types of fertilisation (inorganic, with or without manu...