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Organic foods and the new business model
In recent years, organic food sales have jumped 17 to 20 percent annually, while sales of conventional food have stalled at a growth rate of 2 to 3 percent. Touting organic farming as a new business m… more »
Organic Agriculture
Organic foods and the new business model
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 10 hours ago: In recent years, organic food sales have jumped 17 to 20 percent annually, while sales of convention … more »
Uganda: Citizen Elected On World Organic Body
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 4 days ago: THE coordinator of the National Organic Agricultural Movement of Uganda, Moses Muwanga, has been ele … more »
Australian farmer joins world organic body
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 week ago: Far North Queensland lychee grower André Leu has been elected to the board of the world’s pea … more »
Organic conversion challenge
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 week ago: The challenges presented by an organic conversion have helped one family forge a successful arable e … more »
organic farming can feed the world and small farms best for the environment!
aspirantlocavore wrote 1 week ago: i came across two very inspiring pieces of news today. the first is about a recent study at the Univ … more »
Uganda: New Organic Fertiliser Improves
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 2 weeks ago: Alex Lumu, a farmer in Nkonjo village, Masaka district, grows soy beans on an acre of land using com … more »
Idaho Scientist Check Potatoes for Organic Use
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 2 weeks ago: Two University of Idaho agricultural scientists are evaluating seven potato varieties under organic … more »
An Impossible Coexistence: Transgenic And Organic Agriculture
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 2 weeks ago: The cultivation of genetically modified maize has caused a drastic reduction in organic cultivation … more »
Organic roses instead of opium
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 2 weeks ago: In recent years Afghanistan has become the biggest producer of opium worldwide. In 2007, this countr … more »
Brookline farmers bring organic fruits and vegetables to neighbors
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 3 weeks ago: Last summer, there was a race between Highland Road residents. Whoever could get to neighbors Tom La … more »
How Organic Agriculture contributes to combat Desertification
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Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 month ago: The 2008 theme of the Day is “Combating Land Degradation for Sustainable Agriculture” and becaus … more »
A Bike Trip
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Wayne wrote 1 month ago: Thursday’s bike trip from campus to the participating downtown businesses started from home to … more »
Organic Agriculture contributes to a low carbon economy
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 month ago: World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through wh … more »
What does 'Certified Organic' really mean?
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Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 month ago: Buying organic is becoming more and more popular as some worry about the health and safety of the fo … more »
Kenya: Growers Shift to Organic Farming to Access Market
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 month ago: With the stringent EUREGAP conditions imposed by the European Union, an increasing number of smallho … more »
Organic Free Grazing Cows Are Cream Of The Crop
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 month ago: A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature i … more »
Organic Corn: Increasing Rotation Complexity Increases Yields Substantially
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Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 1 month ago: Researchers investigated the impact of increasing crop rotation length and complexity on crop yields … more »
Organic Agriculture contributes to Planet Diversity
Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 2 months ago: This week at Planet Diversity, over 550 participants originating from 90 countries convened parallel … more »
Philippines: Mango producers urged to adopt organic farming
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Mahdi Ebrahimi wrote 2 months ago: Mango producers throughout Negros Island were urged to adopt the sustainable and environment-friendl … more »
