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Importance and Strategies in Forest Biotechnology and Conservation

Agric4profits

This suggests that the total value in plantations is not simply a financial equation. While intensive forestry and biotechnology are not panaceas, in the absence of concerted… Read More » Importance and Strategies in Forest Biotechnology and Conservation

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21 New Books to Inspire the Movement for Sustainable Food Systems

Food Tank

Raskin and Dibben lend decades of experience and the latest scientific research to this practical guide to successfully incorporating forestry into your growing space. The Kidney and the Cane: Planetary Health and Plantation Labor in Nicaragua by Alex M.

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The Bourbon Industry Relies on White Oaks, Which Are in Decline. Now, They’re All In on Saving Them

Modern Farmer

Ironically, our relatively recent “hands off” approach to forestry is creating exactly the wrong kinds of conditions for oaks to thrive. “We It’s a money-maker for the forestry industry. Oaks are trees that benefit from disturbance in the forest; they’re fairly fire and drought tolerant, and they compete well when forests are grazed.

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The contribution of farming to the rural environment: A farmer’s viewpoint in 1985

Sustainable Food Trust

On my own farm this period is remembered by a 25-acre Scots pine plantation which was naturally regenerated on land that had previously grown wheat. Alternative economic enterprises like small-scale forestry (up to 10% of the land area), tourism or leisure could be introduced. I ask two questions: 1. Would the planners help?

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A palm oil company, a group of U.S. venture capitalists, and the destruction of Peru’s rainforest

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Share this This Story’s Impact 100 million global monthly unique visitors Business Insider Two of the largest palm oil plantations in Peru are located on the west side of the Ucayali River, which flows from the Andes to the Amazon. ” But the creation of the plantations came at a steep price.