The utilization of biochar as an amendment to improve soil health and the environment has been a catalyst for the recent global enthusiasm for advancing biochar production technology and its management (Atkinson et al., 2010; Verheijen et al., 2010). This rapid rise in understanding biochar technologies is a pro-active response to the anticipated stresses of meeting future global nutrition dema...

Chile contains some of the driest areas in the world, yet human activities in these areas require large volumes of water, the result is regions experiencing high water scarcity leading to environmental degradation, conflicts and reduced industrial productivity. The aim of this paper was to quantify the water scarcity in the central and northern regions by calculating the water scarcity index—th...

in this paper we showed th at e nergy as an input has a significa nt role in th e production fun ction in the diffe rent sectors o f eco nomy. ene rgy inte nsity in th e ir ani an economy has increased dramatically d ur ing 1972-94. usi ng a cobb-douglas production fu nctio n for the diltcrc nt sectors in ir an (assuming each se ctor to usc lab o r. ca pit al and e ne rgy asinput ) we showed th...

the present research aimed at identifying employment limitations and constraints facing the university graduates in agricultural majors, also finding the solutions to enhance opportunities and job potentials for the agricultural graduates. the study used qualitative research methods. qualitative data collection was done with the help of semi-structured interviews. data were gathered from 30 emp...

ICTs are changing all the spheres of human lives. Hence, it is a popular belief that, agricultural extension also no exception to this. It is also expected that the ICT led extension systems are going to act as a key agent for changing agrarian situation and farmers’ lives by improving access to information and sharing knowledge. Hence, renewed enthusiasm to use new ICTs for agricultural adviso...