Understanding the effects of GHG emissions, cost and benefit analysis within the dairy farming system has become an important concern with respect to food security. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of climate-smart practices in the dairy farming systems centred on economic …

The Ministry of Agriculture of Rwanda (MINAGRI) launched the Crop Intensification Program (CIP) in 2007 with the aim of making agricultural systems more commercially-oriented in order to increase productivity, self-sufficiency; reduce poverty and improve food security outcomes. This program was implemented …

Dairy farming in Punakha District is kept mainly for subsistence; however, the trend is picking up towards commercialisation. The demand for dairy products in the market is also increasing with high marketing scope, mainly from urban settlement and neighbouring district. However, the concept of the formal …

Smallholder rice farming has an important role to secure a sustainable livelihood, food and nutrition security in Bihar, India. Despite being a staple food and main source of income of smallholder rice farmers, productivity is comparatively very low. The intended objective of this study was to examine …

In 2016, a non-governmental organization called AgroTech Liberia implemented a home gardening program titled Make Use of Your Backyard for smallholder farming households who were identified during needs assessment study conducted by the organization. The home gardening program was introduced because …

Dutch dairy farms feel an increasing need to improve grassland production and grassutilization while at the same time reducing the environmental impact because of sustainability goals, legislation on manure management and recent intended policies.

Dutch dairy farms feel an increasing need to improve grassland production and grassutilization while at the same time reducing the environmental impact because of sustainability goals, legislation on manure management and recent intended policies.

Binnen het project 'Koeien en Kruiden' van Van Hall Larenstein, de Friese collectieven van agrarische natuurverenigingen, het Louis Bolk Instituut en de Vlinderstichting wordt onderzoek gedaan naar de voordelen van kruidenrijk grasland voor de boer, de inpasbaarheid in de bedrijfsvoering en de effecten …

In het project Grass4Farming is de afgelopen twee jaar op Dairy Campus en bij maatschap Kroes gewerkt aan een proof of concept voor strategieën (King John en Robin Hood) voor precisiebemesting binnen percelen voor grasland op basis van met sensoren gemeten plaats- en tijdspecifieke bodem- en gewasinformatie …

Van Hall Larenstein profileert zich als de meest groene hogeschool van Nederland. Duurzaamheid dringt door in alle haarvaten van het onderwijs, in een zich steeds vernieuwend proces van ontwikkelingen en ontdekkingen. Bij dat proces hoort het voortdurend zoeken naar uitbreidingen van kennis en onderzoeksmogelijkheden. …