Biodiversity loss--one of the most prominent forms of modern environmental change--has been heavily driven by terrestrial habitat loss and, in particular, the spread and intensification of agriculture. Expanding agricultural land-use has led to the search for strong conservation strategies, with some suggesting that biodiversity conservation in agriculture is best maximized by reducing local ma...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations launched a global partnership initiative for the conservation and adaptive management of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in 2002. China is one of the first countries that responded to the GIAHS initiative, witnessed by the designation of Qingtian Rice-Fish Culture by FAO in June 2005. It is also the first country t...

/ This study examines similarities and differences between organic and conventional farmers. We explore the factors that underlie farmers' conservation attitudes and behaviors, including demographic and farm characteristics, awareness of and concern for environmental problems associated with agriculture, economic orientation toward farming, and self-reported conservation practices. A series of ...

Soil fertility depletion due to land degradation and poor cropping diversity have resulted in crop yield sub-Saharan Africa. On-farm experiments were conducted determine the effects of conservation agriculture (CA)-based maize (Zea mays L.)–legume systems conventional tillage (CT) on soil properties maize. The laid out a randomized complete block design with three replications. continued for 3 ...

The rising world population is increasing the pressure on agriculture to produce more food (Fig. 1 and 2). This is more so for the African continent, where it is not just about food supply, but also a critical factor in economic development, poverty alleviation and improving living standards especially in rural areas. On the other side agricultural production is one of the factors contributing ...