Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This means increased crop yields and reduced inputs like fertilizers and pesticides. Healthy soil can absorb and retain water more effectively, helping crops withstand droughts and floods. Healthy soil can absorb and retain water more effectively, helping crops withstand droughts and floods.

Agriculture 97

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 97

The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

Those corporations spray pesticides that often drifts over people and sensitive environmental areas. They create little employment in the local area because they grow cash crops that don’t need many farmworkers. Denise and Kayode participated in the ALBA program , a land-based training for future agroecology small farmers.

Agriculture 106

Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide Ruralism 106

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Suppressing pests and disease Much of pest management in conventional systems relies on synthetic pesticides, often alongside genetically modifying a single variety for resistance to sprays, in the case of herbicides. Rotating crops also significantly reduces pests and diseases.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Agriculture Crop Rotation Pasture 98