نتایج جستجو برای: attitudes towards sustainable agriculture

تعداد نتایج: 542247  

Journal: :Journal of animal science 2004
R K Heitschmidt L T Vermeire E E Grings

The objective of this paper is to examine the sustainability of rangeland agriculture (i.e., managed grazing) on a world-wide basis, with a focus on North America. Sustainability is addressed on three fronts: 1) ecological, 2) economic, and 3) social acceptance. Based on previous and on-going research, we suggest that employment of science-based rangeland grazing management strategies and tacti...

2005
N. V. Hue J. A. Silva

Sustainable agriculture, which is characterized by farming profitably while minimizing damage to the environment, is not easy to practice. “Conventional” agriculture in the USA is commonly considered to involve practices that have potential to damage the environment. These include tilling the soil excessively, overapplying readily soluble inorganic fertilizers (“chemical fertilizers”), and over...

2012
Charles J. Godfray Andrew Balmford John Barrett Marian Dawkins Liam Dolan David Fraser Andy Haines Brian Harris Mario Herrero Irene Hoffmann John Ingram Richard Perkins Anna Saunders Pete Smith Phil Thornton Camilla Toulmin Sonja Vermeulen Jeff Waage Kathy Willis Tara Garnett Charles Godfray

1998
David L. Williams Kenneth L. Wise

The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of Iowa agricultural education teachers and students about sustainable agriculture. The teacher population for the study included all secondary school agricultural education teachers in Iowa (N=248). A stratified random sample of 60 teachers (schools) was selected, I O from each of the six FFA districts. Teachers in the sample were aske...

2001
Edward W. Osborne James E. Dyer

The purpose of this study was to describe the attitudes of Illinois secondary agriscience students and their parents toward the agricultural industry and educational programs in agriculture. Students were sampled based upon enrollment in science applications in agriculture courses. A corresponding number of parents was also selected (one parent per student). Results indicated that approximately...

2009
Carmelo Cannarella Valeria Piccioni

Risk is quintessential in agricultural activities and the introduction of innovation in a farm always implies additional risks difficult to quantify and identify in advance. Surely farm’s internal and external sources of risk or kind of activities determine a complex entrepreneurial scenario but also psychological attitudes, feelings and behaviours of the individuals involved, a co-shared menta...

2016
Adeel Afzal Faisal Sultan Al-Subaiee Abdulrahman A. Mirza

E-extension as a modern mode of communication can be used to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of extension services for agricultural sustainability. E-extension is the delivery of extension services using the Internet and the latest information communication technologies (ICTs), which allow networking, online sharing, and collaboration. Extension workers are a key factor in conducting a...

Journal: :اقتصاد و توسعه کشاورزی 0
محسن عادلی ساردوئی باب اله حیاتی شاپور ظریفیان سیدداود حسینی نسب

abstract in recent decades, more consumption of agricultural inputs led to growth in agricultural products in the world. however, problems occurred due to the lack of attention to environmental issues and risks of excessive consumption of chemicals on human health become a concern for people and policy makers. to solve the problem, sustainable agriculture has been considering by authorities. th...

2016
Ali Hasani Sedigheh Moghavvemi Amran Hamzah

In many countries, especially one such as Malaysia, tourism has become a key factor in economic development, and the industry heavily relies on feedback from local residents. It is essential to observe and examine the perceptions of residents towards tourists and tourism development for better planning in realizing successful and sustainable tourism development. Therefore, this research measure...

2012
Miguel A. Altieri

E. Lichtfouse (ed.), Organic Fertilisation, Soil Quality and Human Health, Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 9, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4113-3_1, © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 Abstract ‘Greening’ the green revolution will not be suffi cient to reduce hunger and poverty and conserve biodiversity. The increasing cost of oil and fertilizers, and the deterioration of the climate and glob...

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