(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.1) Organic farming (taken from Wikipedia)
Organic farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_farming From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation,green manure, compost, and biological pest control. Depending on whose definition is used, organic farming uses fertilizers and pesticides (which include herbicides,insecticides and fungicides) if they are considered natural (such as bone meal from animals or pyrethrin from flowers), but it excludes or strictly limits the use of various methods […]
(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.1) What is Agroforestry?
What is Agroforestry? https://www.worldagroforestry.org/about/agroforestry Agroforestry is defined as ‘agriculture with trees’. However, it is so much more. Agroforestry is the interaction of agriculture and trees, including the agricultural use of trees. This comprises trees on farms and in agricultural landscapes, farming in forests and along forest margins and tree-crop production, including cocoa, coffee, rubber and […]
(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.1) Agroecology (taken from Wikipedia)
Agroecology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agroecology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A community-supported agriculture share of crops. Agroecology is the study of ecological processes that operate in agricultural production systems. The prefix agro- refers to agriculture. Bringing ecological principles to bear in agroecosystems can suggest novel management approaches that would not otherwise be considered. The term is often used imprecisely and may refer to “a science, a movement, [or] […]